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As of 2023, India has six national parties: AAP, BSP, BJP, Congress, CPI-M, and NPP, alongside over 56 recognized state parties and 2796 unrecognized parties. A political party is recognized as national or state by the Election Commission of India based on specific criteria, which grants them certain privileges. Recent changes include the revocation of national party status for TMC, NCP, and CPI, with AAP being recognized as a national party.

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As of 2023, India has six national parties: AAP, BSP, BJP, Congress, CPI-M, and NPP, alongside over 56 recognized state parties and 2796 unrecognized parties. A political party is recognized as national or state by the Election Commission of India based on specific criteria, which grants them certain privileges. Recent changes include the revocation of national party status for TMC, NCP, and CPI, with AAP being recognized as a national party.

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National Parties in India: List of All the Political Parties

2023
List of All the Political Parties in India 2023: As India has a
multi-party system, there are six national parties in the county -
AAP, BSP, BJP, Congress, CPI-M, and NPP (the first national party
from the North-East region). Apart from these, India has more
than 56 recognised state parties as of 2023. Check the complete
list of all the national and state parties in the country below.

List of All the Political Parties in India 2023: India has a multi-party system. As of 2023,
India has six national parties, over 56 recognised state parties, and 2796 unrecognised
parties.

If a political party fulfils certain objectives, it is recognised as a national or state political


party by the Election Commission of India (ECI). A party recognised by the ECI enjoys
certain privileges such as a reserved party symbol, free broadcast time on state-run
television and radio, consultation in the setting of election dates, and more.

National Political Party:

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

1. If a 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 in addition to 4 Lok Sabha seats

3. A party is recognised as a State Party in four or more States.

List of all the National Parties in India


S. Founding
Name Abbreviation
No. Date

Bharatiya Janata Party BJP


1. 6 April 1980
S. Founding
Name Abbreviation
No. Date

Indian National Congress INC 28 December


2.
1885

Communist Party of India


CPI-M 7 November
3. (Marxist) 1964

Aam Aadmi Party AAP 26 November


4.
2012

Bahujan Samaj Party BSP


5. 14 April 1984

6 January
6. National People's Party NPP
2013

On 10th April 2023, the Election Commission of India (ECI) revoked the national party
status of three former national parties- the Trinamool Congress (TMC), the Nationalist
Congress Party (NCP), and the Communist Party of India (CPI). Subsequently, the ECI
recognised Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) as a national party.

State Political Party:

A registered party has to fulfil any of the following conditions to be known as the
State Political Party:

1. A party should win a minimum of 3% of the total seats or 3 seats in the Legislative
Assembly.

2. A party should win at least 1 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 6% of the total valid votes polled during the
general election to a Lok Sabha or State Legislative Assembly and should, in addition, win at
least 1 Lok Sabha, and 2 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.
Foundation
Name Abbreviation States/UT
Year

All India Anna Dravida Puducherry, Tamil


AIADMK
Munnetra Kazhagam 1972 Nadu

All India Forward Bloc AIFB West Bengal


1939

All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul


AIMIM Telangana
Muslimeen 1927

All India N.R. Congress AINRC 2011 Puducherry

All India United


AIUDF Assam
Democratic Front 2004

All Jharkhand Students


AJSU Jharkhand
Union 1986

Asom Gana Parishad AGP Assam


1985

Biju Janata Dal BJD Odisha


1997

Bodoland People's Front BPF Assam


1985

Desiya Murpokku Dravidar


DMDK Tamil Nadu
Kazhagam 2005

Dravida Munnetra Puducherry, Tamil


DMK
Kazhagam 1949 Nadu

Indian Union Muslim


IUML Kerala
League 1948

Hill State People's


HSPDP Meghalaya
Democratic Party 1968

Indian National Lok Dal INLD Haryana


1999

Jammu & Kashmir National


JKNC Jammu & Kashmir
Conference 1932

Jammu & Kashmir National


JKNPP Jammu & Kashmir
Panthers Party 1982
Foundation
Name Abbreviation States/UT
Year

Jammu & Kashmir Apni


JKAP Jammu & Kashmir
Party 2020

Jammu and Kashmir


JKPDP Jammu & Kashmir
People's Democratic Party 1998

Janata Dal (Secular) JD(S) 1999 Karnataka, Kerala

Janata Dal (United) JD(U) 1999 Bihar

Lok Jan Shakti Party LJP


2000

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