List of political parties in India

India has a multi-party system with recognition accorded to national and state and District level parties. The status is reviewed periodically by the Election Commission of India. Other political parties that wish to contest local, state or national elections are required to be registered by the Election Commission of India (ECI). Registered parties are upgraded as recognized national or state level parties based upon objective criteria. A recognized party enjoys privileges like reserved party symbol,[A] free broadcast time on state run television and radio, consultation in setting of election dates and giving inputs in setting electoral rules and regulations. [1]

This listing is according to the Indian general election, 2014 and Legislative Assembly elections[2][3] and any party aspiring to State or National party status must fulfil at least one of the concerned criteria. In addition, national and state parties have to fulfill these conditions for all subsequent Lok Sabha or State elections, or else they lose their status.[1] As of 16 September 2014, the total number of parties registered was 1761, with six national, 49 state[2] and 1706 unrecognised parties.[3][4]

All registered parties contesting elections need to choose a symbol from a list of available symbols offered by the EC. All 29 states of the country along with the union territories of Puducherry and the National Capital Territory of Delhi have elected governments unless President's rule is imposed under certain conditions.

National

A registered party is recognised as a National Party only if it fulfils any one of the following three conditions:[5]

  1. The 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 and in addition it wins 4 Lok Sabha seats.
  3. A party gets recognition as State Party in four or more States.
Recognised national parties as of 16 September 2014[2]
No. Name Abbreviation Symbol Foundation
year
Current leader(s)
1 Bharatiya Janata Party BJP
Lotus
1980 Amit Shah
2 Indian National Congress INC
Hand
1885 Sonia Gandhi
3 Communist Party of India (Marxist) CPI-M
Hammer,
sickle and star
1964 Sitaram Yechury
4 Communist Party of India CPI
Ears of corn
and sickle
1925 Suravaram Sudhakar Reddy
5 Bahujan Samaj Party BSP
Elephant[B]
1984 Mayawati
6 Nationalist Congress Party NCP
Clock
1999 Sharad Pawar

State

A registered party has to fulfill any of the following conditions for recognition as a State Party:

  1. A party should win minimum three percent of the total number of seats or a minimum of three seats in the Legislative Assembly.
  2. A party should win at least one 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 six percent of the total valid votes polled during general election to a Lok Sabha or State Legislative Assembly and should, in addition, win at least one Lok Sabha, and two 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.[6]
Recognised state parties as of 16 September 2014[3]
No. Name Abbreviation Symbol Foundation
Year
Current leader(s) States/UT
1 Aam Aadmi Party AAP
Broom
2012 Arvind KejriwalDelhi, Punjab
2 All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam AIADMK
Two Leaves
1972 Jayalalithaa Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
3 All India Forward Bloc AIFB
Lion
1939 Debabrata Biswas West Bengal
4 All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen AIMIM
Kite
1927 Asaduddin Owaisi Telangana
5 All India N.R. Congress AINRC
Jug
2011 N. Rangasamy Puducherry
6 All India Trinamool Congress AITC
Flowers & Grass
1998 Mamata BanerjeeArunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Tripura, West Bengal
7 All India United Democratic Front AIUDF
Lock & Key
2004 Badruddin Ajmal Assam
8 All Jharkhand Students Union AJSU
Banana
1986 Sudesh Mahto Jharkhand
9 Asom Gana Parishad AGP
Elephant
1985 Prafulla Kumar Mahanta Assam
10 Biju Janata Dal BJD
Conch
1997 Naveen Patnaik Odisha
11 Bodoland People's Front BPF
Nangol
1985 Hagrama Mohilary Assam
12 Desiya Murpokku Dravidar Kazhagam DMDK
Nagara
2005 Vijayakanth Tamil Nadu
13 Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam DMK
Rising Sun
1949 M. Karunanidhi Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
14 Haryana Janhit Congress (BL) HJC(BL)
Tractor
2007 Kuldeep Bishnoi Haryana
15 Hill State People's Democratic Party HSPDP
Lion
1968 H.S. Lyngdoh Meghalaya
16 Indian National Lok Dal INLD
Spectacles
1999 Om Prakash ChautalaHaryana
17 Indian Union Muslim League IUML
Ladder
1948 E. Ahamed Kerala
18 Jammu & Kashmir National Conference JKNC
Plough
1932 Omar Abdullah Jammu & Kashmir
19 Jammu & Kashmir National Panthers Party JKNPP
Bicycle
1982 Bhim Singh Jammu & Kashmir
20 Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party JKPDP
Ink Pot & Pen
1998 Mufti Mohammed Sayeed Jammu & Kashmir
21 Janata Dal (Secular) JD(S)
Lady Farmer
1999 H.D. Deve Gowda Karnataka, Kerala
22 Janata Dal (United) JD(U)
Arrow
1999 Sharad Yadav Bihar
23 Jharkhand Mukti Morcha JMM
Bow & Arrow
1972 Shibu Soren Jharkhand
24 Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) JVM(P)
Comb
2006 Babu Lal Marandi Jharkhand
25 Kerala Congress (M) KC(M)
Two Leaves
1979 C.F. Thomas Kerala
26 Lok Janshakti Party LJP
Bungalow
2000 Ram Vilas Paswan Bihar
27 Maharashtra Navnirman Sena MNS
Railway Engine
2006 Raj Thackeray Maharashtra
28 Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party MGP
Lion
1963 Shashikala Kakodkar Goa
29 Manipur State Congress Party MSCP
Cultivator Cut Crop
1997 Wahengbam Nipamacha Manipur
30 Mizo National Front MNF
Star
1959 Pu Zoramthanga Mizoram
31 Mizoram People's Conference MPC
Electric Bulb
1972 Pu Lalhmingthanga Mizoram
32 Naga People's Front NPF
Cock
2002 Neiphiu Rio Manipur, Nagaland
33 National People's Party NPP
Book
2013 P.A. Sangma Meghalaya
34 Pattali Makkal Katchi PMK
Mango
1989 G. K. Mani Puducherry
35 People's Party of Arunachal PPA
Maize
1987 Tomo Riba Arunachal Pradesh
36 Rashtriya Janata Dal RJD
Hurricane Lamp
1997 Lalu Prasad YadavBihar, Jharkhand
37 Rashtriya Lok Dal RLD
Hand Pump
1996 Ajit Singh Uttar Pradesh
38 Rashtriya Lok Samta Party RLSP
Ceiling Fan
2013 Upendra KushwahaBihar
39 Revolutionary Socialist Party RSP
Spade & Stoker
1940 T. J. ChandrachoodanKerala, West Bengal
40 Samajwadi Party SP
Bicycle
1992 Mulayam Singh Yadav Uttar Pradesh
41 Shiromani Akali Dal SAD
Scales
1920 Parkash Singh Badal Punjab
42 Shiv Sena SS
Bow and Arrow
1966 Uddhav Thackeray Maharashtra
43 Sikkim Democratic Front SDF
Umbrella
1993 Pawan Kumar Chamling Sikkim
44 Sikkim Krantikari Morcha SKM
Table Lamp
2013 Prem Singh TamangSikkim
45 Telangana Rashtra Samithi TRS
Car
2001 Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao Telangana
46 Telugu Desam Party TDP
Bicycle
1982 N. Chandra Babu Naidu Andhra Pradesh, Telangana
47 United Democratic Party UDP
Drum
1972 Donkupar Roy Meghalaya
48 YSR Congress Party YSRCP
Ceiling Fan
2009 Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy Andhra Pradesh, Telangana
49 Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) SJP
Bargad
1990 Chandra Shekhar Uttar Pradesh

Unrecognised

Unrecognised registered notable parties[C] as of 16 September 2014[2][3][4]
Name Abbreviation Foundation
Year
Current leader(s) States/UT
All India Samathuva Makhal KatchiAISMK 2007 R Sarathkumar Tamil Nadu
Amra Bangali AMB 1983 Prabhat Ranjan SarkarWest Bengal
The Future India Party FIP 2012 SubiTamil Nadu
Jai Samaikyandhra Party JSP 2014 Nallari Kiran Kumar ReddyAndhra Pradesh
Jana Sena Party JSP 2014 Pawan KalyanAndhra Pradesh, Telangana
Jan Shakti Party of India[7] JSPI 2015 Gurjeet Singh AzadPunjab
Kongunadu Makkal Desia Katchi KMDK Tamil Nadu
Kongunadu Makkal Katchi KMK Tamil Nadu
Kongunadu Munnetra Kazhagam KNMK Tamil Nadu
Lok Satta Party LSP 2006 Jayaprakash Narayan Andhra Pradesh, Telangana
Rayalaseema Parirakshana Samithi RPS 2013 Byreddy Rajasekhar ReddyAndhra Pradesh
Manipur Peoples Party MPP 1968 Sovakiran N.Manipur
Manithaneya Makkal Katchi MMK 2009 M.Thamimun AnsariTamil Nadu
Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam MDMK 1992 Vaiko Tamil Nadu
Naam Tamilar Katchi NTK Seeman Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
Odisha Janmorcha OJM 2013 Pyarimohan Mohapatra Odisha
Param Digvijay Dal PDD 2014 Adhyatmik Neta Krishna Mohan Shankar Yogi Uttar Pradesh
Puthiya Tamilagam PTK 1996 K . Krishnasamy Tamil Nadu
Tamilnadu Kongu Ilaingar Peravai KIP Tamil Nadu
Uttarakhand Kranti Dal UKD 1979 Kashi Singh AiryUttarakhand
Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi VCK 1972 Thol. Thirumavalavan Tamil Nadu

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