Center-left party formed to represent river, water-centric castes who specialize in boating and fishing, particularly the Nishad located in the state of Uttar Pradesh. Party was founded by Sanjay Nishad and jocularly explicates Nishad as "Nirbal Indian Shoshit Hamara Aam Dal" (NISHAD). Party supports adding the Nishad to Scheduled Caste status as proposed by the Samajwadi Party-controlled Government of Uttar Pradesh.
