List of political parties in Tamil Nadu
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The following is a list of political parties in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, on the national, state and regional levels.[1]
Dravidian parties
- Dravidar Kazhagam (DK)
- Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)
- All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK)
- Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK)
- Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK)
- Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam (AMMK)
Congress parties
- Indian National Congress (INC)
- Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) (TMC(M))
Forward Bloc parties
- All India Forward Bloc (AIFB)
- All India Forward Bloc (Subhasist) (AIFB-S)
- Democratic Forward Bloc (DFB)
- Desiya Forward Bloc (NFB)
Others
- Bahujan Samajwadi Party (BSP)
- Abdul Kalam Vision India Party
- Social Democratic Party of India
- Indhiya Jananayaga Katchi
- Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)
- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
- Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK)
Ambedkarite parties
Communist parties
- Communist Party of India
- Communist Party of India (Marxist)
- Tamil Nadu Communist Party
- Indhiya Jananayaga Katchi
- Marxist Periarist Communist Party
Other regional parties
- All India Samathuva Makkal Katchi
- Tamizhaga Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (TMMK)
- Tamizhaga Murpokku Makkal Katchi
- Tamizhaga Vazhvurimai Katchi
Religious parties
- Hindu Makkal Katchi
- Shiv Sena[2]
- Tamil Nadu Muslim Munnetra Kazagham
- Indian Union Muslim League
- Manithaneya Makkal Katchi
- Indian Christian Front
Caste based parties
- Puthiya Tamilagam
- Ahila India Naadalum Makkal Katchi
- Perunthalaivar Makkal Katchi
- All India Moovendar Munnani Kazhagam
- Kamarajar Adithanar Kazhagam
- Kongu Desa Makkal Katchi
- Kongunadu Munnetra Kazhagam
- Kongunadu Makkal Desia Katchi
- Kongunadu Makkal Katchi
- Makkal Tamil Desam Katchi
- Moovendar Munnetra Kazhagam
- Perunthalaivar Makkal Katchi
- Puthiya Needhi Katchi
- Pattali Makkal Katchi
- Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi
Agrarian parties
References
- ^ "Political Parties and Election Symbols".
- ^ Surely, the Shiv Sena is going national, expanding its base in Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan..Deshpande, Alok (6 March 2015). "The Shiv Sena is going national". The Hindu.