Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), a junior partner in the Hemant Soren-led coalition government in Jharkhand, is aiming to revive the party in the state with an eye on the 2024 parliamentary and assembly elections.

RJD leader of Opposition in Bihar Tejashwi Yadav is scheduled to begin a two-day visit to Jharkhand on Saturday, the first of many more monthly visits from now, his party workers said.

State RJD president Abhay Singh said on Friday that a state-level meet is planned in Ranchi at Dibdih on Sunday where central leader will address workers and spell out ways to revive the party in Jharkhand.

“Tejashwi has now decided to visit Jharkhand at least for two days every month. The idea is to strengthen the party across all the 81 Assembly segments in Jharkhand. By 2024, we hope to emerge as a key player in Jharkhand,” said Singh.

RJD currently has only one MLA in Jharkhand _ Satyanand Bhokta, who represents Chatra constituency, is a minister in the Hemant government handling labour and employment department portfolio. The party contested both Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in 2019 in alliance with JMM and Congress.

RJD used to be a potential political force when Jharkhand was carved out of Bihar in 2000 with nine MLAs. But later, the party’s prospects diminished. In 2005, RJD was reduced to seven MLAs, five in 2009 and a decade later, it had oy one Assembly member.

Singh said the party was committed to revisit its golden days in Jharkhand for which it has also started a mega membership drive with a view to generate 10 lakh new members. “We want to expand to all the 24 districts and strengthen ourselves in our former strongholds of Palamau, Latehar, Chatra, Godda that border neighbouring Bihar,” he said.