List of National Democratic Alliance members
The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is a centre-right political alliance led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).[1] As of 2019[update], it is the ruling coalition in the Parliament of India under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, from 2019 to 2024[2][3] and rules over 14 state governments as on 24 May 2019.[4] The NDA was formed by the BJP in the 1998 general elections; it consisted of its existing allies like the Samata Party, the Shiromani Akali Dal, in addition to the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and the Biju Janata Dal. Among these regional parties, the Shiv Sena was the only one which had an ideology similar to that of the BJP.[5][6] The coalition first came to power at the Central Government after the 1998 general elections, and continued to rule till 2004.[7]
As of May 2019[update], the NDA has seventeen member parties, out of which the BJP is the only national party. The other members include Janta Dal (United) (JD(U)), Lok Janshakti Party (LJP), Apna Dal (Sonelal) (AD(S)), Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), Jannayak Janata Party (JJP) , All India Anna Dravida Munetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), All Jharkhand Students Union (AJSU), National Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP), Rashtriya Loktantrik Party (RLP), Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK), Kerala Congress (M), Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), Bodoland People's Front (BPF), Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK), Tamil Maanila Congress (M) (TMC(M)), Bharat Dharma Jana Sena (BDJS) and All India N.R. Congress (AINRC),Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP), Biju Janata Dal (BJD), Janata Dal (Secular) (JD(S)),
As of 24 May 2019[update], the NDA has 358 in Lok Sabha (out of which 303 of BJP) only and 102 seats in the Rajya Sabha.[8][9] With 303 seats in the Lok Sabha and 73 seats in the Rajya Sabha, the BJP is the largest NDA party in the parliament.[8][9]
Members
- Key
- NK – Not Known
Party | Symbol[b] | Foundation year | Current Leader | Seats in Lok Sabha[8] | Seats in Rajya Sabha[9] | Seats in the Vidhan Sabhas[10] | ECI Status[11] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bharatiya Janata Party[12] | 1980[13] | Amit Shah[14] | 303 / 542 (56%)
|
71 / 244 (29%)
|
Governing
Opposition
|
National Party | |
Janata Dal (United)[12] | 2003 | Nitish Kumar | 16 / 542 (3%)
|
6 / 244 (2%)
|
70 / 243 (29%) Bihar
|
State Party (Bihar) (Arunachal Pradesh) (Manipur) | |
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam[12] | Twin Leaf | 2000[15] | O. Panneerselvam[15] | 1 / 542 (0.2%)
|
13 / 245 (5%)
|
115 / 235 (49%) Tamil Nadu
|
State Party (Tamil Nadu) |
Lok Janshakti Party[12] | Bungalow | 2000[15] | Ram Vilas Paswan[15] | 6 / 542 (1%)
|
– | 2 / 243 (0.8%) Bihar
1 / 60 (2%) Manipur
|
State Party (Bihar) |
Shiromani Akali Dal[12] | Scales |
1920[16] | Sukhbir Singh Badal[16] | 2 / 542 (0.4%)
|
3 / 244 (1%)
|
15 / 117 (13%) Punjab
1 / 87 (1%) Haryana
|
State Party (Punjab) |
Apna Dal (Sonelal)[12] | – | 2016[17] | Anupriya Patel[17] | 2 / 542 (0.4%)
|
– | 9 / 404 (2%) Uttar Pradesh
|
Registered Unrecognised Party |
Naga People's Front[12] | Cock |
2002[18] | Shürhozelie Liezietsu[18] | 1 / 542 (0.2%)
|
1 / 244 (0.4%)
|
38 / 60 (63%) Nagaland
4 / 60 (7%) Manipur
|
State Party (Nagaland,Manipur) |
All India N.R. Congress[12] | Jug |
2011[12] | N. Rangaswamy[12] | 0 / 542 (0%)
|
– | 8 / 33 (24%) Puducherry
|
State Party (Puducherry) |
National People's Party[12] | Book |
2013[19] | P. A. Sangma[19] | 1 / 542 (0.2%)
|
– | 2 / 60 (3%) Meghalaya
4 / 200 (2%) Rajasthan
4 / 60 (7%) Nagaland
|
State Party (Meghalaya) |
Pattali Makkal Katchi[12] | Mango |
1989[20] | G. K. Mani[20] | 0 / 542 (0%)
|
– | 0 / 235 (0%) Tamil Nadu
|
State Party (Puducherry) |
Republican Party of India (A)[12] | – | 1999 | Ramdas Athawale[12] | – | 1 / 244 (0.4%)
|
– | Registered Unrecognised Party |
All Jharkhand Students Union[21] | Banana |
1986[22] | Sudesh Mahto[23] | 1 / 542 (0.2%)
|
– | 5 / 82 (6%) Jharkhand
|
State Party (Jharkhand) |
Bahujan Republican Ekta Manch[24] | – | 2006[25] | Sulekha Kumbhare[24] | – | – | – | Registered Unrecognised Party |
Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam[12] | Nagara |
2005[26] | Vijayakanth[26] | – | – | 0 / 235 (0%) Tamil Nadu
|
State Party (Tamil Nadu) |
Goa Vikas Party[27] | – | 2012[28] | Francisco Pacheco[28] | – | – | 0 / 40 (0%) Goa
|
Registered Unrecognised Party |
Kerala Congress (Thomas)[29] | – | NK | P. C. Thomas[29] | – | – | – | Registered Unrecognised Party |
Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party[12] | Lion |
1963[20] | Deepak Dhavalikar[12] | – | – | 3 / 40 (8%) Goa
|
State Party (Goa) |
Manipur Peoples Party[12] | – | 1968[12] | Laishram Jatra Singh[30] | – | – | – | Registered Unrecognised Party |
North-East Regional Political Front[31][32][c] | – | 2013[32] | – | – | – | – | – |
Puthiya Needhi Katchi[12] | – | 2001[12] | A. C. Shanmugam[12] | – | – | – | State Party(Tamil Nadu) |
Rashtriya Samaj Paksha[12] | – | 2003[12] | Mahadev Jankar[12] | – | – | 1 / 288 (0.3%) Maharashtra
|
Registered Unrecognised Party |
Revolutionary Socialist Party (Bolshevik)[12] | – | 2001[12] | A. V. Thamarakshan[33] | – | – | 1 / 141 (0.7%) Kerala
|
Registered Unrecognised Party |
Shiv Sangram[24][d] | – | NK | Vinayak Mete[24] | – | – | – | State Party (Maharashtra) |
United Democratic Front[12][e] | - | 2015[12] | – | – | – | – | State Party (Meghalaya) |
Sikkim Democratic Front | 2016 | Pawan Kumar Chamling | – | – | – | State Party (Sikkim) | |
Kerala Janapaksham (Secular) | 2019 | P. C. George | – | – | 1/140 |
Past members
Party | Withdrawal year |
---|---|
Shiv Sena | 2019 |
Telugu Desam Party[34] | 2018 |
All India Trinamool Congress[35] | 2007 |
Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam[35] | 2004 |
Asom Gana Parishad[36] | 2011 |
Biju Janata Dal[35] | 2009 |
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam[35] | 2002 |
Haryana Janhit Congress (BL)[37] | 2014 |
Haryana Vikas Party[38] | 1999 |
Indian Federal Democratic Party[35][g] | 2004 |
Indian National Lok Dal[35] | 2009 |
Jammu & Kashmir National Conference[35] | 2002 |
Janata Dal (Secular)[39] | 2007 |
Janata Dal (United)[35] | 2013 |
Janata Party[40][41][h] | 2013 |
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha[35] | 2012 |
Kamtapur Progressive Party[42][43][i] | 2010 |
Ladakh Union Territory Front[44][45][h] | 2010 |
Lok Shakti[46][47][j] | 2003 |
Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam[48] | 2014 |
Rashtriya Lok Dal[35] | 2012 |
Samata Party[46][47][j] | 2003 |
Uttarakhand Kranti Dal[49] | 2010 |
Notes
- ^ The list includes all the member parties/fronts of the NDA, listed by the number of seats the party has in the Lok Sabha. If the numbers of seats in the Lok Sabha for two parties is equal, then number of seats in the Rajya Sabha is taken into consideration; and in case both the parties have got same number of seats in the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha, then they are listed alphabetically.
- ^ Permanent symbol is allotted to only national and state parties.
- ^ North-East Regional Political Front is a front of ten political parties (Naga People's Front, Manipur Peoples Party, Mizo National Front, Manipur State Congress Party, Manipur Democratic People's Front, People's Party of Arunachal, Indigenous People's Front of Tripura, United Democratic Party, Hill State People's Democratic Party, and Asom Gana Parishad).
- ^ Shiv Sangram is a Maratha organization.
- ^ United Democratic Front is a front of eight political parties (Mizo National Front, Mizoram People's Conference, Zoram Nationalist Party, Maraland Democratic Front, Hmar People's Convention, Paite Tribes Council, BJP, and the Mizoram state unit of Nationalist Congress Party).
- ^ The list includes all the past members of the NDA, listed alphabetically.
- ^ Merged with the Kerala Congress.
- ^ a b Merged with the BJP.
- ^ Merged with the Kamtapur People’s Party.
- ^ a b Merged with the Janata Dal (United).
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