List of political parties in India
India has a multi-party system with recognition accorded to national and state and district level parties. The status is reviewed periodically by the Election Commission of India. Other political parties that wish to contest local, state or national elections are required to be registered by the Election Commission of India (ECI). Registered parties are upgraded as recognised national or state level parties based upon objective criteria. A recognised party enjoys privileges like a reserved party symbol,[A] free broadcast time on state run television and radio, a consultation in setting of election dates and giving input in setting electoral rules and regulations.[1]
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This listing is according to the 2019 Indian general election and Legislative Assembly elections and any party aspiring to state or national party status must fulfil at least one of the concerned criteria. In addition, national and state parties have to fulfill these conditions for all subsequent Lok Sabha or State elections, or else they lose their status.[1] As per latest publication from Election Commission of India, the total number of parties registered was 2599, with 6 national parties, 53 state parties and 2538 unrecognised parties.[2][3][4][5]
All registered parties contesting elections need to choose a symbol from a list of available symbols offered by the EC. All 28 states of the country along with the union territories of Jammu and Kashmir, National Capital Territory of Delhi and Puducherry have elected governments unless President's rule is imposed under certain conditions.
National parties
A registered party is recognised as a national party only if it fulfils any one of the following three conditions:[6]
- A party should win 2% of seats in the Lok sabha from at least three different states.[7]
- At a general election to Lok Sabha or Legislative Assembly, the party polls 6% of votes in any four or more states and in addition it wins four Lok Sabha seats.
- A party gets recognition as a state party in four states.
- Recently Trinamool Congress and National People's Party were also recognised as National parties by the Election commission of India
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Name | Abbreviation | Foundation year |
Political Position | Founder(s) | Party Supremo [D] | Party symbol | Headquarters | |
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1 | All India Trinamool Congress | AITC | 1998 | Centre-left | 30B, Harish Chatterjee Street, Kolkata-700026 (Kolkata) | ||||
2 | Bahujan Samaj Party | BSP | 1984 | Centre-left |
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12, Gurdwara Rakabganj Road, New Delhi-110001 (Delhi) | |||
3 | Bharatiya Janata Party | BJP | 1980 | Right-wing |
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6-A, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Marg, Mandi House, New Delhi-110002 (Delhi) | ||
4 | Communist Party of India | CPI | 1925 | Left-wing |
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Ajoy Bhavan, 15, Indrajit Gupta Marg, New Delhi-110002, (Delhi) | ||
5 | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | CPI(M) | 1964 | Left to Far-left |
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27-29, A. K. Gopalan Bhavan, Bhai Vir Singh Marg, New Delhi-110001 (Delhi) | ||
6 | Indian National Congress | INC | 1885 | Centre to Centre-left |
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24, Akbar Road, New Delhi-110001 (Delhi) | ||
7 | Nationalist Congress Party | NCP | 1999 | Centre to Centre-left |
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10, Bishambhar Marg, New Delhi-110001 (Delhi) | |||
8 | National People's Party | NPP | 7 Jun 2019 | Centre to Centre-left |
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M.G. Avenue, Floor, MDU Building, Imphal- 795001, Manipur |
State parties
A party has to fulfill any of the following conditions for recognition as a state party:
- A party should secure atleast 6% of valid votes polled and win atleast 2 seats in a state assembly general election
- A party should secure atleast 6% of valid votes polled and win atleast 1 seat in a lok sabha general election
- A party should win minimum three percent of the total number of seats or a minimum of three seats in the Legislative Assembly.
- A party should win at least one seat in the Lok Sabha for every 25 seats or any fraction thereof allotted to that State.
5.Under the liberalised criteria, one more clause that it will be eligible for recognition as state party if it secures 8% or more of the total valid votes polled in the state.[8]
Name | Abbreviation | Foundation year |
Current leader(s) | Recognised in State/Union Territory | Symbol | ||
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1 | Aam Aadmi Party | AAP | 2012 | ||||
2 | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | AIADMK | 1972 |
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3 | All India Forward Bloc | AIFB | 1939 |
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4 | All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen | AIMIM | 1927 |
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5 | All India N.R. Congress | AINRC | 2011 |
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6 | All India United Democratic Front | AIUDF | 2004 |
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7 | All Jharkhand Students Union | AJSU | 1986 |
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8 | Asom Gana Parishad | AGP | 1985 |
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9 | Biju Janata Dal | BJD | 1997 | ||||
10 | Bodoland People's Front | BPF | 1985 |
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11 | Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam | DMDK | 2005 |
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12 | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | DMK | 1949 |
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13 | Goa Forward Party | GFP | 2016 |
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14 | Hill State People's Democratic Party | HSPDP | 1968 |
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15 | Indian National Lok Dal | INLD | 1999 |
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16 | Indian Union Muslim League | IUML | 1948 |
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17 | Indigenous People's Front of Tripura | IPFT | 2009 |
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18 | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference | JKNC | 1932 |
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19 | Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party | JKNPP | 1982 |
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20 | Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party | JKPDP | 1998 |
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21 | Janta Congress Chhattisgarh | JCC | 2016 |
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22 | Janata Dal (Secular) | JD(S) | 1999 |
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23 | Janata Dal (United) | JD(U) | 1999 |
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24 | Jannayak Janta Party | JJP | 2018 |
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25 | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | JMM | 1972 |
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26 | Kerala Congress (M) | KC(M) | 1979 |
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27 | Lok Janshakti Party | LJP | 2000 |
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28 | Maharashtra Navnirman Sena | MNS | 2006 |
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29 | Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party | MGP | 1963 |
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30 | Mizo National Front | MNF | 1959 |
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31 | Mizoram People's Conference | MPC | 1972 |
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32 | Naga People's Front | NPF | 2002 |
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33 | Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party | NDPP | 2018 |
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34 | Pattali Makkal Katchi | PMK | 1989 |
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35 | People's Democratic Alliance | PDA | 2012 |
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36 | People's Democratic Front | 2017 |
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37 | People's Party of Arunachal | PPA | 1987 |
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38 | Rashtriya Janata Dal | RJD | 1997 |
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39 | Rashtriya Lok Dal | RLD | 1998 |
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40 | Rashtriya Lok Samta Party | RLSP | 2013 |
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41 | Rashtriya Loktantrik Party | RLP | 2018 |
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42 | Revolutionary Socialist Party | RSP | 1940 |
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43 | Samajwadi Party | SP | 1992 |
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44 | Shiromani Akali Dal | SAD | 1920 |
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45 | Shiv Sena | SS | 1966 |
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46 | Sikkim Democratic Front | SDF | 1993 |
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47 | Sikkim Krantikari Morcha | SKM | 2013 |
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48 | Telangana Rashtra Samithi | TRS | 2001 |
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49 | Telugu Desam Party | TDP | 1982 | ||||
50 | United Democratic Party | UDP | 1972 |
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51 | YSR Congress Party | YSRCP | 2011 | ||||
52 | Zoram Nationalist Party | ZNP | 1997 |
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Unrecognised parties
Name | Abbreviation | Foundation year | Current leader(s) | States/UT |
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Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam | AMMK | 2018 | T. T. V. Dhinakaran | Tamil Nadu |
Amra Bangali | AMB | 1983 | Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar | West Bengal |
Bharatiya Minorities Suraksha Mahasangh | BMSM | 1983 | Sundar Shaekhar | Maharashtra |
Hindustani Awam Morcha[9] | HAM | 2015 | Jitan Ram Manjhi | Bihar |
People's Democratic Front | 2001 | Ajoy Biswas | Tripura | |
Jan Adhikar Party Loktantrik[10] | JAP | 2015 | Pappu Yadav | Bihar |
Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party | SBSP | 2002 | Om Prakash Rajbhar | Uttar Pradesh |
Jan Shakti Party of India[11] | JSPI | 2015 | Gurjeet Singh Azad | Punjab |
Indhiya Jananayaga Katchi | IJK | 2010 | T.R. Pachamuthu | Tamil Nadu |
Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party | JKAP | 2020 | Altaf Bukhari | Jammu and Kashmir |
Jana Sena Party | JSP | 2014 | Pawan Kalyan | Andhra Pradesh |
Kerala Congress (Jacob) | KC(J) | 1991 | Anoop Jacob | Kerala |
Kerala Congress (B) | KC(B) | 1989 | R. Balakrishna Pillai | Kerala |
Kongunadu Makkal Desia Katchi | KMDK | 2013 | E. R. Eswaran | Tamil Nadu |
Kongunadu Makkal Katchi | KMK | 2000 | A.M. Raja | Tamil Nadu |
Lok Satta Party | LSP | 2006 | Nagabhairava Jaya Prakash Narayana | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana |
Manipur Peoples Party | MPP | 1968 | Sovakiran N. | Manipur |
Makkal Needhi Maiam | MNM | 2018 | Kamal Haasan | Tamil Nadu |
Manithaneya Makkal Katchi | MMK | 2009 | M. H. Jawahirullah | Tamil Nadu |
Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | MDMK | 1992 | Vaiko | Tamil Nadu |
Odisha Janmorcha | OJM | 2013 | Pyarimohan Mohapatra | Odisha |
Param Digvijay Dal | PDD | 2014 | Adhyatmik Neta Krishna Mohan Shankar Yogi | Uttar Pradesh |
Peace Party of India | PPI | 2008 | Mohamed Ayub | Uttar Pradesh |
Puthiya Tamilagam | PTK | 1996 | K. Krishnasamy | Tamil Nadu |
Rashtriya Samaj Paksha | RSP | 2003 | Mahadev Jankar | Maharashtra |
Rashtriya Ulama Council | RUC | 2008 | Aamir Rashadi Madni | Uttar Pradesh |
Rayalaseema Parirakshana Samithi | RPS | 2013 | Byreddy Rajasekhar Reddy | Andhra Pradesh |
Social Democratic Party of India | SDPI | 2009 | M. K. Faizy | Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Assam, Manipur, Telangana, Maharashtra, Goa, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala |
Tamil Nadu Kongu Ilaingar Peravai | KIP | 2001 | U. Thaniyarasu | Tamil Nadu |
Tamil Maanila Congress | TMC | 1996 | G. K. Vasan | Tamil Nadu |
Uttarakhand Kranti Dal | UKD | 1979 | Kashi Singh Airy | Uttarakhand |
Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi | VBA | 2018 | Prakash Ambedkar | Maharashtra |
Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi | VCK | 1972 | Thol. Thirumavalavan | Tamil Nadu |
Welfare Party of India | WPI | 2011 | S. Q. R. Ilyas | Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, West Bengal, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Maharashtra |
Hindu Sena | 2011 | Vishnu Gupta | New Delhi | |
Gorkha National Liberation Front | GNLF | 1980 | Subhash Ghisingh | West Bengal |
Gorkha Janmukti Morcha | GJM | 2007 | Roshan Giri | West Bengal |
Revolutionary Communist Party of India | RCPI | 1934 | Saumyendranath Tagore | Assam, Kerala, West Bengal[12] |
Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League | ABGL | 1943 | Bharati Tamang | West Bengal |
Praja Socialist Party | PSP | 1952 | Kerala | |
Swaraj India | SI | 2016 | Yogendra Yadav | New Delhi, Karnataka, Haryana |
All India Mahila Empowerment Party | MEP | 2017 | Nowhera Shaik | Telangana, Karnataka |
Naam Tamilar Katchi | NTK | 1958 | Seeman | Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Kerala |
All India Hindustan Congress Party | AIHCP | 2015 | Buddh Prakash Sharma | Gujarat, Rajasthan, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh |
Indian Gandhiyan Party | IGP | 2012 | Aashin U S | Kerala |
Jansatta Dal Loktantrik | Jansatta Party | 2018 | Raghuraj Pratap Singh | Uttar Pradesh |
Uttama Prajakeeya Party | UPP | 2018 | Upendra Rao | Karnataka |
All India Sher-e-Hind Party | AISP | 1992 | Anwar Hashmi | Maharashtra |
See also
- List of political parties
Notes
- A If a party is recognised as a national or state party, its symbol is reserved for its exclusive use in the country or in the state.[13][14]
- B In all States/U.T.s except in the State of Assam, where its candidates will have to choose a symbol from out of the list of free symbols specified by the Commission.
- C In addition to those included, the total is 1,761.
- D Current leaders are presidents of their respective parties and not necessarily the leaders of their legislative group in the Indian Parliament.
References
- "Registration of political Parties". FAQs. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
- "List of Political Parties & Symbol MAIN Notification". Election Commission of India. 15 March 2019.
- "Amendment Notificaiton - List of Registered Unrecognised Parties and Symbols after 15 March 2019". Election Commission of India. 1 April 2019.
- "Amendment Notificaiton - List of Registered Recognised Parties and Symbols & List of Registered Unrecognised Parties and Symbols after 1 April 2019". Election Commission of India. 25 September 2019.
- "Amending notification regarding political parties and their eletion symbol dated 10.01.2020". Election Commission of India. 15 January 2020.
- "Dynamics of elevation of political parties to State or National Party". Press Information Bureau. 8 March 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- "When is a Political Party recognized as a National or State Party?". FACTLY. 28 January 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
- "Amendment of the Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order, 1968. Allotment of common symbol to candidates of registered un-recognized political parties". Press Information Bureau. 17 October 2011. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- "Manjhi's HAM recognised by poll panel". The Statesman. 19 July 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
- "Allotment of Common Symbol -10B letter dt 15.9.15" (PDF). Election Commission of India. 15 September 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
- "June 2015 Notification" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 2. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
- "Contact Us". Retrieved 27 November 2019.
- "Names of National, State, registered-unrecognised parties and the list of free symbols" (PDF). Election Commission of India. 12 March 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- "State Party List" (PDF). Election Commission of India. 13 December 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 February 2017.
Further reading
- Subrata K. Mitra and V. B. Singh. 1999. Democracy and Social Change in India: but parties have to be 70per of decision A Cross-Sectional Analysis of the National Electorate. New Delhi: Sage Publications. ISBN 81-7036-809-X (India HB) ISBN 0-7619-9344-4 (U.S. HB).
- Subrata K. Mitra, Mike Enskat, Clemens Spiess (eds.). 2004. Political Parties in South Asia. Greenwood: Praeger.