Rashtriya Parivartan Dal
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Rashtriya Parivartan Dal (राष्ट्रीय परिवर्तन दल) (National Transformation Party) is a political party
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...

 in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

 led by D. P. Yadav
D. P. Yadav
Dharam Pal Yadav in Hindi धरम पाल यादव is an Indian politician, once described as the "unrivalled don of western Uttar Pradesh". He entered the state politics of Uttar Pradesh initially as a representative of the Samajwadi Party in 1989, held ministerial office and then joined with the Bharatiya...

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RPD have 2 seats in UP State Assembly. Party President is D. P. Yadav, Uttar Pradesh State President is Ram Samujh and State Vice President is Abhinav Shukla.

Yadav's son, Vikas Yadav, had contested the 2002 Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...

 state assembly elections and lost. Vikas Yadav stands accused of murder.

Ahead of the 2004 Lok Sabha elections Yadav joined the Bharatiya Janata Party
Bharatiya Janata Party
The Bharatiya Janata Party ,; translation: Indian People's Party) is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Indian National Congress. Established in 1980, it is India's second largest political party in terms of representation in the parliament...

. His stay in the party did however become short, due to the overwhelming criticism against the BJP for accepting him due to his criminal record. After being expelled from the BJP, Yadav reconstituted his RPD.
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