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See also: List of recognised political parties in India

India has a multi-party system with a predominance of small regional parties. Political parties that wish to contest local, state or national elections are required to be registered by three or more states, it is declared as a "National party" by the EC. Otherwise, it is known as a "State Party."[1]

National parties

Party Abbreviation Secretary-General / President
Indian National Congress INC Sonia Gandhi
Bahujan Samaj Party BSP Mayawati
Bharatiya Janata Party BJP Nitin Gadkari
Communist Party of India CPI A.B. Bardhan
Communist Party of India (Marxist) CPI(M)

All India Citizen Azad Party AICAP

Prakash Karat

State political parties (State wise list)

State Party name Election symbol Abbr. Political Alliance
Andhra Pradesh Telugu Desam Party Bicycle TDP Third Front
Lok Satta Party Whistle LSP
Telangana Rashtra Samithi Car TRS NDA
YSR Congress Party Fan YSRC
Assam All India United Democratic Front Lock & Key
Asom Gana Parishad aditya NDA
Bodoland People's Front Nangol UPA
Bihar Janata Dal (United) Arrow NDA
Lok Jan Shakti Party Bungalow
Rashtriya Janata Dal Hurricane Lamp FF
Goa ZGE Goa Map
Save Goa Front Aeroplane
Haryana Haryana Janhit Congress (BL) Tractor NDA
Indian National Lok Dal Spectacles
Jammu & Kashmir Jammu & Kashmir National Conference Plough UPA
Jammu & Kashmir National Panthers Party Bicycle
Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party Ink Pot & Pen
Jharkhand AJSU Party Banana
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha Bow & Arrow NDA
Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) Comb NDA
Rashtriya Janata Dal Hurricane Lamp FF
Karnataka Janata Dal (Secular) A Lady Farmer carrying Paddy on her head Third Front
Kerala Revolutionary Socialist Party Spade & Stoker LDF, Third Front
Janata Dal (Secular) A Lady Farmer carrying Paddy on her head
Kerala Congress Leaf UDF, UPA
Muslim League Kerala State Committee Ladder UDF, UPA
Maharashtra Maharashtra Navnirman Sena Railway Engine
Shiv Sena Bow and Arrow NDA
Manipur Manipur People’s Party Bicycle
National People’s Party Book
Rashtriya Janata Dal Hurricane Lamp FF
All India Trinamool Congress Flowers and Grass TMC UPA
Meghalaya United Democratic Party Drum
Mizoram Mizo National Front Star MNF NDA
Mizoram People’s Conference Electric Bulb MPC
Zoram Nationalist Party Sun (without rays) ZNP
Nagaland Nagaland Peoples Front Cock NDA
Orissa Biju Janata Dal Conch Third Front
Pondicherry All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Two Leaves Third Front
All India N.R. Congress jug
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Rising Sun UPA
Punjab Shiromani Akali Dal Scales NDA
People's Party of Punjab kite
Sikkim Sikkim Democratic Front Umbrella UPA
Tamil Nadu All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Two leaves Third Front
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Rising Sun UPA
Pattali Makkal Katchi Mango Third Front
Uttar Pradesh Rashtriya Lok Dal Hand Pump RLD UPA
Peace Party Ceiling Fan
Samajwadi Party Bicycle SP Third Front
Bahujan Samaj Party Elephant BSP
Uttarakhand Uttarakhand Kranti Dal Chair NDA
West Bengal All India Forward Bloc Lion Third Front
All India Trinamool Congress Flowers & Grass UPA
Revolutionary Socialist Party Spade & Stoker Third Front

Registered unrecognized parties

A large number of political parties are registered at the Election Commission, without having gained any recognition as National or State parties. In many cases registrations remain, although the party in question might have disbanded or merged into another formation several years ago.

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See also

Further reading

  • Subrata K. Mitra and V.B. Singh. 1999. Democracy and Social Change in India: 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.

References

  1. ^ "Registration of Political Parties". FAQs. Election Commission of India. 2009. Retrieved 2011-04-15.

External links

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