List of All the Political Parties in India 2022

List of All the Political Parties in India 2022: India has a multi-party system. As of January 2022, India has eight national parties, over 50 recognised state parties, and 2796 unrecognised parties.
If a political party fulfils certain objectives then it is recognised as the national or state political party by the Election Commission of India (ECI). A party recognised by the ECI enjoys certain privileges such as a reserved party symbol, free broadcast time on state-run television and radio, consultation in the setting of election dates, and more.
National Political Party:
A registered party is recognised as a National Party only if it fulfils any one of the following three conditions:
1. If a party wins 2% of seats in the Lok Sabha (as of 2014, 11 seats) from at least 3 different States.
2. At a General Election to Lok Sabha or Legislative Assembly, the party polls 6% of votes in four States in addition to 4 Lok Sabha seats.
3. A party is recognised as a State Party in four or more States.
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List of all the National Parties in India
S.No. |
Name |
Abbreviation |
Founding |
---|---|---|---|
1. |
Bharatiya Janata Party |
BJP |
6 April 1980 |
2. |
Indian National Congress |
INC |
28 December 1885 |
3. |
Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
CPI-M |
7 November 1964 |
4. |
Communist Party of India |
CPI |
26 December 1925 |
5. |
Bahujan Samaj Party |
BSP |
14 April 1984 |
6. |
Nationalist Congress Party |
NCP |
10 June 1999 |
7. | All India Trinamool Congress | AITC | 1 January 1998 |
8. | National People's Party | NPP | 6 January 2013 |
Source: Election Commission of India
State Political Party:
A registered party has to fulfil any of the following conditions to be known as the State political Party:
1. A party should win a minimum of 3% of the total number of seats or a minimum of 3 seats in the Legislative Assembly.
2. A party should win at least 1 seat in the Lok Sabha for every 25 seats or any fraction thereof allotted to that State.
3. A political party should secure at least 6% of the total valid votes polled during the general election to a Lok Sabha or State Legislative Assembly and should, in addition, win at least 1 Lok Sabha, and 2 Legislative Assembly seats in that election.
4. Under the liberalized criteria, one more clause has been added to provide that even if a Party fails to win any seat in a State in a general election to the Lok Sabha or Legislative Assembly of the State, the party will still be eligible for recognition as State Party if it secures 8% or more of the total valid votes polled in the State.
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List of all the State Parties in India
Name |
Abbreviation |
Foundation |
States/UT |
---|---|---|---|
Aam Aadmi Party |
AAP |
2012 |
Delhi, Punjab |
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
AIADMK |
1972 |
Puducherry, Tamil Nadu |
All India Forward Bloc |
AIFB |
1939 |
West Bengal |
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen |
AIMIM |
1927 |
Telangana |
All India N.R. Congress |
AINRC |
2011 |
Puducherry |
All India United Democratic Front |
AIUDF |
2004 |
Assam |
All Jharkhand Students Union |
AJSU |
1986 |
Jharkhand |
Asom Gana Parishad |
AGP |
1985 |
Assam |
Biju Janata Dal |
BJD |
1997 |
Odisha |
Bodoland People's Front |
BPF |
1985 |
Assam |
Desiya Murpokku Dravidar Kazhagam |
DMDK |
2005 |
Tamil Nadu |
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
DMK |
1949 |
Puducherry, Tamil Nadu |
Indian Union Muslim League |
IUML |
1948 |
Kerala |
Hill State People's Democratic Party |
HSPDP |
1968 |
Meghalaya |
Indian National Lok Dal |
INLD |
1999 |
Haryana |
Indian Union Muslim League |
IUML |
1948 |
Kerala |
Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |
JKNC |
1932 |
Jammu & Kashmir |
Jammu & Kashmir National Panthers Party |
JKNPP |
1982 |
Jammu & Kashmir |
Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party |
JKPDP |
1998 |
Jammu & Kashmir |
Janata Dal (Secular) |
JD(S) |
1999 |
Karnataka, Kerala |
Janata Dal (United) |
JD(U) |
1999 |
Bihar |
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
JMM |
1972 |
Jharkhand |
People's Democratic Front |
|
2017 |
Meghalaya |
Kerala Congress (M) |
KC(M) |
1979 |
Kerala |
Lok Janshakti Party |
LJP |
2000 |
Bihar |
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena |
MNS |
2006 |
Maharashtra |
Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party |
MGP |
1963 |
Goa |
United People's Party Liberal |
UPPL |
2015 |
Assam |
Mizo National Front |
MNF |
1959 |
Mizoram |
Mizoram People's Conference |
MPC |
1972 |
Mizoram |
Naga People's Front |
NPF |
2002 |
Manipur, Nagaland |
Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party |
NDPP |
2017 |
Nagaland |
Pattali Makkal Katchi |
PMK |
1989 |
Puducherry, Tamil Nadu |
People's Party of Arunachal |
PDA |
1977 |
Arunachal Pradesh |
Rashtriya Janata Dal |
RJD |
1997 |
Bihar, Jharkhand |
Rashtriya Loktantrik Party |
RLP |
2020 |
Rajasthan |
Zoram Nationalist Party |
ZNP | 1997 | Mizoram |
Revolutionary Socialist Party |
RSP |
1940 |
Kerala, West Bengal |
Samajwadi Party |
SP |
1992 |
Uttar Pradesh |
Shiromani Akali Dal |
SAD |
1920 |
Punjab |
Shiv Sena |
SS |
1966 |
Maharashtra |
Sikkim Democratic Front |
SDF |
1993 |
Sikkim |
Sikkim Krantikari Morcha |
SKM |
2013 |
Sikkim |
Telangana Rashtra Samithi |
TRS |
2001 |
Telangana |
Telugu Desam Party |
TDP |
1982 |
Andhra Pradesh, Telangana |
United Democratic Party |
UDP |
1972 |
Meghalaya |
YSR Congress Party |
YSRCP |
2011 |
Andhra Pradesh, Telangana |
Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) |
SJP |
1990 |
Uttar Pradesh |
Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation |
CPI (ML)L |
1974 |
Bihar |
Goa Forward Party |
GFP |
2016 |
Goa |
Indigenous People's Front of Tripura |
IPFT |
2009 |
Tripura |
Janta Congress Chhattisgarh |
JCC |
2016 |
Chhattisgarh |
Jan Nayak Janta Party |
JJP |
2018 |
Haryana |
Source: Election Commission of India
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.
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