List of All the Political Parties in India 2020 | TheCbseSolver

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Political Parties in India

India has a multi-party system, where political parties are classified as national, state or regional level parties. The status of party is accorded by the Election Commission of India, and the same is reviewed occasionally. All parties are registered with the Election Commission.

A special and unique election symbol is given to every registered party by the Election Commission.

 

 

What is Political Party?

A political party is a group of people who share similar political views, come together to contest elections and try to hold power in the government. The members of the political parties agree on some policies and programmes for the society with a view to promoting the collective good.

Political parties that wish to contest local, state or national elections are required to be registered with the Election Commission of India (EC). The number/status of national, state and regional parties increases or decreases on the basis of their performance in the elections.

 

 

Criterion for Recognition

The Election Commission has laid down certain criteria for a party to be recognised as national or state level parties.

National Party
A party has to live up to at least one of the following qualifications to be recognised as a national party:

• It has to win a minimum of two per cent of the seats in the Lok Sabha from at least three different states.
• In General Elections, the party must manage to win six per cent of the votes and win at least four Lok Sabha seats as well.
• The party is recognised as a 'state level party' in four or more states.

State Party
A party has to live up to at least one of the following qualifications to be acknowledged as a state party.

• The party has to win at least three seats or three per cent of the seats in the state legislative Assembly.
• It has to win minimum one seat in the Lok Sabha for every 25 seats or any fraction allotted to that concerned state.
• In a particular election, the party has to bag at least six per cent of the total votes, and also win one Lok Sabha and two Assembly seats.
• The status of a state party can still be bestowed upon an entity even if it fails to win any seats in the Lok Sabha or the Assembly, if it manages to win at least eight per cent of the total votes cast in the entire state.

 

 

National Parties in India

Despite the large number of political parties operating in India, very few are able to make their presence felt at the national level except when it comes to alliances. The natural reason for this is that it takes a long time for any party to evolve from its regional moorings and have its ideology accepted by a large enough segment of the population. The table below lists political parties that boast of a pan-India presence. These have been listed in alphabetical order, and not necessarily in the order of their influence.

List of all the National Parties in India are given below:

S.No.	Name	Abbreviation	Foundation year
1.	Bharatiya Janata Party	BJP	1980
2.	Indian National Congress	INC	1885
3.	Communist Party of India (Marxist)	CPI-M	1964
4.	Communist Party of India	CPI	1925
5.	Bahujan Samaj Party	BSP	1984
6.	Nationalist Congress Party	NCP	1999
7.	All India Trinamool Congress	TMC	1998
8.	National People's Party	NPP	2013

State Parties in India

Owing to rich cultural diversity, India’s political fabric has seen the emergence of many strong state parties. These cater to the interests of their particular states, and are often critical to make or break alliances in the Lok Sabha elections. The table below provides a list of the various state political parties in India.

S.No.	Name	Abbreviation	Foundation Year	States/UT
1.	Aam Aadmi Party	AAP	2012	Delhi, Punjab
2.	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	AIADMK	1972	Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
3.	All India Forward Bloc	AIFB	1939	West Bengal
4.	All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen	AIMIM	1927	Telangana
5.	All India N.R. Congress	AINRC	2011	Puducherry
6.	All India United Democratic Front	AIUDF	2004	Assam
7.	All Jharkhand Students Union	AJSU	1986	Jharkhand
8.	Asom Gana Parishad	AGP	1985	Assam
9.	Biju Janata Dal	BJD	1997	Odisha
10.	Bodoland People's Front	BPF	1985	Assam
11.	Desiya Murpokku Dravidar Kazhagam	DMDK	2005	Tamil Nadu
12.	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	DMK	1949	Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
13.	Haryana Janhit Congress (BL)	HJC(BL)	2007	Haryana
14.	Hill State People's Democratic Party	HSPDP	1968	Meghalaya
15.	Indian National Lok Dal	INLD	1999	Haryana
16.	Indian Union Muslim League	IUML	1948	Kerala
17.	Jammu & Kashmir National Conference	JKNC	1932	Jammu & Kashmir
18.	Jammu & Kashmir National Panthers Party	JKNPP	1982	Jammu & Kashmir
19.	Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party	JKPDP	1998	Jammu & Kashmir
20.	Janata Dal (Secular)	JD(S)	1999	Karnataka, Kerala
21.	Janata Dal (United)	JD(U)	1999	Bihar
22.	Jharkhand Mukti Morcha	JMM	1972	Jharkhand
23.	Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik)	JVM(P)	2006	Jharkhand
24.	Kerala Congress (M)	KC(M)	1979	Kerala
25.	Lok Janshakti Party	LJP	2000	Bihar
26.	Maharashtra Navnirman Sena	MNS	2006	Maharashtra
27.	Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party	MGP	1963	Goa
28.	Manipur State Congress Party	MSCP	1997	Manipur
29.	Mizo National Front	MNF	1959	Mizoram
30.	Mizoram People's Conference	MPC	1972	Mizoram
31.	Naga People's Front	NPF	2002	Manipur, Nagaland
32.	National People's Party	NPP	2013	Meghalaya
33.	Pattali Makkal Katchi	PMK	1989	Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
34.	People's Party of Arunachal	PPA	1987	Arunachal Pradesh
35.	Rashtriya Janata Dal	RJD	1997	Bihar, Jharkhand
36.	Rashtriya Lok Dal	RLD	1996	Uttar Pradesh
37.	Rashtriya Lok Samta Party	RLSP	2013	Bihar
38.	Revolutionary Socialist Party	RSP	1940	Kerala, West Bengal
39.	Samajwadi Party	SP	1992	Uttar Pradesh
40.	Shiromani Akali Dal	SAD	1920	Punjab
41.	Shiv Sena	SS	1966	Maharashtra
42.	Sikkim Democratic Front	SDF	1993	Sikkim
43.	Sikkim Krantikari Morcha	SKM	2013	Sikkim
44.	Telangana Rashtra Samithi	TRS	2001	Telangana
45.	Telugu Desam Party	TDP	1982	Andhra Pradesh, Telangana
46.	United Democratic Party	UDP	1972	Meghalaya
47.	YSR Congress Party	YSRCP	2011	Andhra Pradesh, Telangana
48.	Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)	SJP	1990	Uttar Pradesh

Source: Election Commission of India