List of Political Parties in India
From BJP and Congress to regional giants like DMK & TMC, here's the complete, updated list of all political parties in India 2026 as per ECI.
India is one of the largest democratic countries in the world and it hosts one of the most complex and dynamic political spheres. The Indian political system gives hundreds of parties an opportunity to operate both at the state and national levels, thus it is extremely diverse, just like the people of India, their languages, cultures and ideas.
The Election commission of India is the constitutional institution that is responsible for conducting the elections, and it groups the political parties into different categories.
List of Political Parties in India
As of 2025 PIB release, India has 6 national parties, 67 state parties and more than 2500 unrecognised parties as per PIB release 2025. They constitute one of the greatest and most varied multi-parties in the world.
The national parties are the ones that have recorded a huge electoral representation in the different states and have a direct influence on how the country is being governed and how policy making is being influenced.
Here is the list of the national parties in the country:
| S. No. | Name of Political Party |
| 1 | Aam Aadmi Party |
| 2 | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 3 | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 4 | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 5 | Indian National Congress |
| 6 | National People's Party |
Major State Parties of India
There are 67 state parties in India that are recognised as per PIB 9 August 2025 release. These parties are recognised within specific states and play a very significant role in the control of the state and in shaping the coalition politics at the national level. Here is the list:
| S. No. | Name of Political Party |
| 1 | AJSU Party |
| 2 | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 3 | All India Forward Bloc |
| 4 | All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen |
| 5 | All India N.R. Congress |
| 6 | All India Trinamool Congress |
| 7 | All India United Democratic Front |
| 8 | Apna Dal (Soneylal) |
| 9 | Asom Gana Parishad |
| 10 | Bharat Adivasi Party |
| 11 | Bharat Rashtra Samithi |
| 12 | Biju Janata Dal |
| 13 | Bodoland Peoples Front |
| 14 | Citizen Action Party - Sikkim |
| 15 | Communist Party of India |
| 16 | Communist Party of India (Marxist Leninist) (Liberation) |
| 17 | Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam |
| 18 | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 19 | Goa Forward Party |
| 20 | Hill State People’s Democratic Party |
| 21 | Indian National Lok Dal |
| 22 | Indian Union Muslim League |
| 23 | Indigenous People’s Front of Tripura |
| 24 | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |
| 25 | Jammu & Kashmir National Panthers Party |
| 26 | Jammu & Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party |
| 27 | Janasena Party |
| 28 | Janata Dal (Secular) |
| 29 | Janata Dal (United) |
| 30 | Jannayak Janta Party |
| 31 | Janta Congress Chhattisgarh(J) |
| 32 | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
| 33 | Kerala Congress |
| 34 | Kerala Congress (M) |
| 35 | Lok Janshakti Party |
| 36 | Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) |
| 37 | Maharashtra Navnirman Sena |
| 38 | Maharashtrawadi Gomantak |
| 39 | Mizo National Front |
| 40 | Naam Tamilar Katchi |
| 41 | Naga People's Front |
| 42 | Nationalist Congress Party |
| 43 | Nationalist Congress Party – Sharadchandra Pawar |
| 44 | Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party |
| 45 | People’s Democratic Front |
| 46 | People's Party of Arunachal |
| 47 | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 48 | Rashtriya Lok Samta Party |
| 49 | Rashtriya Loktantrik Party |
| 50 | Republican Party of India (Athawale) |
| 51 | Revolutionary Goans Party |
| 52 | Revolutionary Socialist Party |
| 53 | Samajwadi Party |
| 54 | Shiromani Akali Dal |
| 55 | Shiv Sena |
| 56 | Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackrey) |
| 57 | Sikkim Democratic Front |
| 58 | Sikkim Krantikari Morcha |
| 59 | Telugu Desam Party |
| 60 | Tipra Motha Party |
| 61 | United Democratic Party |
| 62 | United People’s Party, Liberal |
| 63 | Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi |
| 64 | Voice of the People Party |
| 65 | Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party |
| 66 | Zoram Nationalist Party |
| 67 | Zoram People’s Movement |
The Political party system in India can be described as being the most dynamic and complicated system in the world. From the towering national parties which serve the central government, to the regional parties which serve the interest of certain communities, shows the diversity of the nation.
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