Rashtriya Samanta Dal
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Rashtriya Samanta Dal, a political party
Political party
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 in India
India
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, based in the Hindi belt
Hindi belt
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. It is a splinter-group of the Bahujan Samaj Party
Bahujan Samaj Party
The Bahujan Samaj Party is a centrist national political party in India with socialist leanings. It was formed to chiefly represent Bahujans , referring to people from the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Castes as well as Buddhists. The party claims to be inspired by the...

. The party is led by Sukhlal Kushwah.

The party is based amongst the Khushwaha caste community.

In the 2003 Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh , often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and Indore is the largest city....

 state assembly elections RSD contested as part of the Madhya Pradesh Jan Mukti Morcha.

In the 2004 Lok Sabha elections in Chhattisgarh
Chhattisgarh
Chhattisgarh is a state in Central India, formed when the 16 Chhattisgarhi-speaking South-Eastern districts of Madhya Pradesh gained separate statehood on 1 November 2000....

 RSD contested as a part of the Yuva Jan Kranti Morcha led by Lok Jan Shakti Party. Sujan Singh Bundela an 2 time Member of Parliament from Jhansi
Jhansi
Jhansi Hindi:झाँसी, , Marathi: झाशी, is a historical city of India. Jhansi is the administrative headquarters of Jhansi District and Jhansi Division. The original walled city grew up around its stone fort, which crowns a neighboring rock. This district is on the bank of river Betwa.The National...

 constituency left Indian National Congress
Indian National Congress
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 after his ticket was cut and given to the sitting MLA, Pradeep Jain Aditya
Pradeep Jain Aditya
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, of Jhansi
Jhansi
Jhansi Hindi:झाँसी, , Marathi: झाशी, is a historical city of India. Jhansi is the administrative headquarters of Jhansi District and Jhansi Division. The original walled city grew up around its stone fort, which crowns a neighboring rock. This district is on the bank of river Betwa.The National...

. He is now contesting from Rashtriya Samanta Dal and filed his nomination on 6 April 2009.

After the grand victory of [bhartiya janta party] in assembly elections of 2004 and 2009, the party is finding it difficult to sustain in madhya pradesh. In 2009 assembly elections it only won 2 seats.
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