candidates in the second phase also Koeri candidates were dominant accounting for 18 seats. Result RLSP failed to grab any seat but its allies AIMIM and BSP ended up getting 6 seat overall. The percentage of vote earned by AIMIM was smaller as compared to the RLSP but unlike the former it emerged stronger in the Simanchal region of Bihar. It also showed its strong presence on many seats including Dinara and Saffron. Merger into JD(U) Following the poor performance of the party in 2020 Bihar assembly elections, the speculation of Upendra Kushwaha's merger with JD(U) rose again. This speculation, however was not clear until March 2021, which led many party leaders including acting state president of RLSP, Veerendra Kushwaha joining hands with the Rashtriya Janata Dal. The party finally merged into JDU, from which it was formed as a result of split in 2013 and Kushwaha was made the president of parliamentary board of the JD(U). The merger and the heartwarming welcome to Upendra Kushwaha was seen as the attempt to revive JD(U)'s old social coalition of Kurmi-Koeri castes, which was utilised by Nitish Kumar to oust the Rashtriya Janata Dal from power after the 1990s. Electoral performance State elections in Bihar General elections in Bihar See also Samata Party List of political parties in India References External links Official Website 1 Official Website 2 Political parties in India Political parties in Bihar Socialist parties in India Political parties established in 2013 Politics of Bihar Janata Parivar 2013 establishments in Bihar Rashtriya Lok Samata Party Political parties disestablished in 2021 2021 disestablishments in India