) in 2014, as the Minister of State for Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Drinking Water and Sanitation, addressing at the inauguration of the National Conference of ‘Bank of Ideas and Innovations’, in
New Delhi. In
2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election,
Upendra Kushwaha, then the president of
Rashtriya Lok Samata Party (RLSP), formed a third front called
Grand Democratic Secular Front, which included parties with minor presence in Bihar. The front included
Bahujan Samaj Party and
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen. The coalition performed poorly in Bihar Assembly elections of 2020, winning only 6 seats. The Rashtriya Lok Samata Party failed to win any seat, but was responsible for defeat of
Janata Dal (United) (JDU) in over dozens of constituencies. Due to shift of
Kushwaha voters to RLSP, JDU became a junior partner in
National Democratic Alliance, with its seats significantly reduced in Bihar Legislative Assembly in comparison to its partner
Bhartiya Janata Party. After the results were out, JDU reorganised itself by analysing the causes of its defeat and Upendra Kushwaha was invited to join the party once again. Kushwaha merged his Rashtriya Lok Samata Party into Janata Dal (United) and was made the President of Parliamentary Board of JDU. The JDU also nominated him to
Bihar Legislative Council. Few months later, the rumours of Nitish Kumar selecting
Tejashwi Yadav as his successor caused uneasiness for many members of JDU. Kushwaha now emerged as the critic of Tejashwi Yadav. He demanded his share in JDU and refused to accept the leadership of Yadav. Amidst verbal attacks by the spokespersons and leaders of JDU, he organised a two day conference in
Patna, in which all the members of his defunct Rashtriya Lok Samata Party, who were in JDU were invited. The members of another organisation led by him called Mahatma Phule Samata Parishad were also invited in this conference. On 20 February 2023, in this two day conference, the Rashtriya Lok Janata Dal(Later renamed as Rashtriya Lok Morcha) was founded. Kushwaha launched his
Virasat Bachao Yatra, a statewide tour in Bihar after the foundation of Rashtriya Lok Morcha. The party was said to be formed in a bid to prohibit the
Rashtriya Janata Dal leader
Tejashwi Yadav from becoming the new face of
Mahagathbandhan and the successor of
Nitish Kumar as the
Chief Minister of Bihar. The RLM also organised Samrat Ashok Jayanti (celebration of anniversary of
Ashoka in
Samrat Ashok International Convention Centre (Bapu Sabhagaar), Patna on 2 March 2023 in a bid to attract the
Kushwaha (
Koeri) caste to the party. Few days after it, the party announced the list of its office bearers. The list included some of the old allies of Upendra Kushwaha like Fazal Imam Mallick and Madhav Anand, who were associated with him from the time of
Rashtriya Lok Samata Party. Some new entrants were also given significant position; Jitendra Nath, who is reported to have significant hold on
Dhanuk and
Kurmi caste in
Magadh region was made National Vice President while former Member of
Bihar Legislative Assembly from
Ziradei Assembly constituency,
Ramesh Singh Kushwaha was appointed as the Bihar state president of the party. Party's name changed on 18 February 2024 to Rashtriya Lok Morcha as
Election Commission of India refused to assign it the name of
Rashtriya Lok Janata Dal. In
2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election, the party contested from 6 seats as part of
National Democratic Alliance and won from 4 of these. However,
Deepak Prakash, the son of Upendra Kushwaha was made the minister for panchayati raj in
Tenth Nitish Kumar ministry in place of any of the victorious candidates of party. This led to rebellion and resignation of some of the key members of party including state president Mahendra Kushwaha and vice president Jitendra Nath over accusations of 'dynastic politics'. ==Organisation==