List of all political parties in India 2023: India has a multi-party system. As of 2023, India has six national parties, over 56 recognized state parties and 2796 unrecognized parties.
If a political party accomplishes certain objectives, it is recognized as a national or state political party by the Election Commission of India (ECI). A party recognized by the ECI enjoys certain privileges such as reserved party symbols, free airtime on state-run television and radio, advice on fixing election dates, etc
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National Political Party:
A registered party is only recognized as a National Party if any of the following three conditions are met:
1. If a party wins 2% of seats in Lok Sabha (as of 2014 11 seats) from at least 3 different states.
2. At the General Election to Lok Sabha or Legislature, the party won 6% votes in 4 states along with 4 seats in Lok Sabha.
3. A Party is recognized as a Member State in four or more States.
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List of all national parties in India
|
S. No. |
Name |
Acronym |
Founding |
|---|---|---|---|
|
first. |
Bharatiya Janata Party |
BJP |
April 6, 1980 |
|
2. |
Indian Parliament |
INC |
December 28, 1885 |
|
3. |
Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
CPI-US |
November 7, 1964 |
|
4. |
Party Aam Aadmi |
AAP |
November 26, 2012 |
|
5. |
Bahujan Samaj . Party |
BSP |
April 14, 1984 |
| 6. |
National People’s Party |
NPP | January 6, 2013 |
Source: Election Commission of India
On April 10, 2023, the Election Commission of India (ECI) revoked the national party status of three erstwhile national parties – Trinamool Congress (TMC), Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and Communist Party India (CPI). Thereafter, the ECI recognized Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) as a national party.
“No one can stop an idea when it’s time. The time of Aam Aadmi Party has come. India’s time has come.”
—CM @ArvindKejriwal
Congratulations to all of our supporters and volunteers
🎗️Now we are the NATIONAL PARTY pic.twitter.com/s5Iv99WLwC
– AAP (@AamAadmiParty)
April 10, 2023
In the past, India had eight national parties, but now there are six.
State Political Party:
A registered party must meet any of the following conditions to be called a State Political Party:
1. A party must win at least 3% of the total seats or 3 seats in the Legislative Council.
2. A party must win at least 1 Lok Sabha seat for every 25 seats or any part thereof allotted to that State.
3. A political party must have secured at least 6% of the total valid votes cast in the general election to the Lok Sabha or State Legislative Assembly and in addition, must have won at least 1 Lok Sabha seat and 2 Legislative Council seats in that election.
4. Under the liberalization criteria, a further provision has been added to provide that even if a Party fails to win any seat in a State in the general election to the Lok Sabha or the Legislative Council of the State, that party will still be eligible to participate. is recognized as a Member State if it wins 8% or more of the total valid votes cast in the State.
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List of All Member States in India (Recognized and Unrecognized)
Here is a list of political parties in India:
|
Name |
Acronym |
FoundationYears |
State/UT |
|---|---|---|---|
|
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
AIADMK |
1972 |
Puducherry, Tamil Nadu |
|
All India Front |
AIBF |
1939 |
West Bengal |
|
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen |
AIMIM |
1927 |
Telangana |
|
All India NR Congress |
AINRC |
2011 |
Puducherry |
|
All India United Democratic Front |
AIUDF |
2004 |
Assam |
|
All Jharkhand . Student Union |
AJSU |
1986 |
Jharkhand |
|
Asom Gana Parish |
AGP |
1985 |
Assam |
|
Biju Janata Dal |
B.J.D |
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 |
|
Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |
JKNC |
1932 |
Jammu & Kashmir |
|
Jammu & Kashmir National Press Party |
JKNPP |
1982 |
Jammu & Kashmir |
|
Jammu & Kashmir Apni Party |
JKAP |
2020 |
Jammu & Kashmir |
|
People’s Democratic Party of Jammu and Kashmir |
JKPDP |
1998 |
Jammu & Kashmir |
|
Janata Dal (secular) |
JD(S) |
1999 |
Karnataka, Kerala |
|
Janata Dal (United) |
JD(U) |
1999 |
Bihar |
|
Lok Jan Shakti Party |
LJP |
2000 |
Bihar |
|
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
JMM |
1972 |
Jharkhand |
|
Rashtriya Lok Dal |
RLD |
1996 |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
People’s Democratic Front |
|
2017 |
Meghalaya |
|
Kerala Congress (M) |
KC(M) |
1979 |
Kerala |
|
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena |
MNS |
2006 |
Maharashtra |
|
Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party |
MGP |
1963 |
Goa |
|
United Liberal People’s Party |
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 Progressive Democratic Party |
NDPP |
2017 |
Nagaland |
|
Pattali Makkal Katchi |
PMK |
1989 |
Puducherry, Tamil Nadu |
|
People’s Party of Arunachal |
PDAs |
1977 |
Arunachal Pradesh |
|
Rashtriya Janata Dal |
RJD |
1997 |
Bihar, Jharkhand |
|
Rashtriya Loktantrik Đảng Party |
RLP |
2020 |
Rajasthan |
|
Zoram National Party |
ZNP | 1997 | mizoram |
|
Socialist Revolutionary Party |
RSP |
1940 |
Kerala, West Bengal |
|
Samajwadi Party |
SP |
1992 |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
Hiromani Akali Dal |
SAD |
1920 |
Punjab |
|
Shiv Sena |
SS |
1966 |
Maharashtra |
|
Sikkim Democratic Front |
SDF |
1993 |
Sikkim |
|
Sikkim Krantikari Morcha |
SKM |
two thousand and thirteen |
Sikkim |
|
Telangana Rashtra Samithi |
TRS |
2001 |
Telangana |
|
Telugu Desam Party |
TDP |
1982 |
Andhra Pradesh, Telangana |
|
Tipra Motha Party |
TMP |
2022 |
Tripura |
|
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’s Forward Party |
GFP |
2016 |
Goa |
|
Tripura Indigenous Peoples Front |
IPFT |
2009 |
Tripura |
|
Janta Chhattisgarh Congress |
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, run for office together, and try to hold power in government. Members of political parties agree on certain policies and programs for society that promote the collective good.
Political parties wishing to participate in local, state or national elections must register with the Election Commission of India (EC). The number/status of national, state and regional parties increases or decreases based on their performance in elections.
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