List Of All Political Parties In With Their Founder Presidents - Check Here!

India is the largest democracy in the world and therefore its political system is made of multitude of factions and political parties. So let's take a look at the chronology, relevance and importance of the many political parties that India saw arise and fall. Here is the list of Political Parties in India along with their history and prominent leaders to boost your preparation of General Awareness section for various banking, SSC, Railway & Government Exams.

But before we start with the Political System of India, you should know a few terms associated with politics.

Formation Of Political Parties in India

• A is a group of people, with similar political aim , coming together to contest election. • All parties that desire to contest have to register themselves with the Election Commission of India or ECI. • Generally, in a political party, you will find that all party members have a common goal. Such goals are listed down in a political manifesto.

List of Political Parties in India

Of the many Indian parties, some were those that rooted from the Independence Struggle, some others were born to revolutionize the new age India and free it from the shackles of Corruption. At the same time, some of the currently more powerful and

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politically strong parties raised when the country was going through a state of emergency!

In India, there are mainly 3 types of political parties – 1. National Parties 2. State Recognized Parties 3. Unrecognized Parties

Types of Political Parties in India - National Parties

What is a National Political Party?

A party registered with Election Commission of India is declared a National Party on the following conditions:

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• If it is recognized as a state party in at least 4 states. • If it receives 6% of votes polled in previous Parliamentary or Legislative Assembly Election in addition to 4 seats in Lok Sabha.

There are 7 National Parties in India. Have a look a the list of these parties along with their year of foundation.

S.No. Name of Party Abbreviation Foundation Party Logo Year 1. Bharatiya BJP 1980

2. Indian National INC 1885

3. CPI-M 1964 (Marxist)

4. Communist Party of India CPI 1925

5. BSP 1984

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6. Nationalist Congress Party NCP 1999

7. All India Trinamool AITC 1998 Congress

Given below is the list of the National Political Parties and their leaders.

National Party Founder Info Indian National A.O. Hume It is the first all India Political Congress - INC First President – WC Party of pre-independence India Banerjee Alliance of other supportive Party – United Progressive Alliance Bhartiya Janta Originated from Bhartiya Officially created in 1980 and Party-BJP Jan Sangh founded by contested in 1984 Lok Sabha Shyama Prasad Election First President 1984- L K Mukherjee. Advani Bahujan Samaj Kanshi Ram in 1984 Formed to represent Bahujans Party-BSP (Majority)- at that time SC/ST/OBC/religious minorities formed 85% of the population Communist Party P. Sundarayya and E.M.S. It formed from CPI (undivided of India (Marxist) Namboodiripad and others India). CPI(M) in 1964 CPI(M) represents the Left wing of Indian Politics. The Party has various other wing-

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Youth Wing, Peasant Wing, Women’s Wing, Tribal Wing Nationalist Sharad Pawar, P. A. It represents previous leaders of Congress Sangma, and Tariq Anwar INC and was a part of United Party(NCP) in 1999 Progressive Alliance. It has it’s voter base in and Meghalaya All India Trinamool Mamta Banerjee in 1998 Formed after a split from INC. Congress(AITC/ TMC)

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Types of Political Parties in India - State Recognized Parties

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What is a State Political Party?

To be called as a State Political Party, a political party needs to fulfill any of the following conditions

• The political party needs to win a minimum of 3% of the total number of seats in the legislative assembly • For every 25 seats in the Lok Sabha, the political party must win at least one seat. Alternatively, it needs to win any fraction there of allotted to that State. • The political party should win at least 6% of the total valid votes that are polled during the general election towards the Lok Sabha or State Legislative Assembly. And, in addition, it should win at least one Lok Sabha seat and two Legislative Assembly seats in that particular election. • As per the liberalized criteria, if a political party fails to win a seat in the State general elections to the Legislative Assembly of the State or the Lok Sabha, then, it needs to secure 8% or more of the total valid votes polled in the State.

There are 49 State Recognized Parties in India. Here is a list of all those political parties.

S.No. Name Related Info Political States/UT Leader & Foundation Year 1. Originated Arvind Kejriwal , Punjab (AAP) from India in 2012 Against Corruption movement lead

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by Anna Hazare and Team Anna. 2. All India Anna - M.G. Puducherry, Tamil Dravida Munnetra Ramchandran Nadu Kazhagam (MGR) in 1972 3. All India Forward Formed after Subash West Bengal Bloc (AIFB) differences Chandra Bose with INC in 1939 4. All India Majlis-e- - 1927 Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) 5. All India N.R. - 2011 Puducherry Congress (AINRC) 6. All India United - 2004 Assam Democratic Front (AIUDF) 7. All Jharkhand - 1986 Jharkhand Students Union (AJSU) 8. Asom Gana - 1985 Assam Parishad (AGP) 9. Biju - 1997 Odisha (BJD) 10. Bodoland People's - 1985 Assam Front (BPF)

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11. Desiya Murpokku - 2005 Dravidar Kazhagam (DMDK) 12. Dravida Munnetra - C.N. Annadurai Puducherry, Tamil Kazhagam (DMK) in 1949 Nadu 13. Haryana Janhit - 2007 Haryana Congress (HJC(BL)) 14. Hill State People's - 1968 Meghalaya Democratic Party (HSPDP) 15. Indian National - Chaudhary Devi Haryana (INLD) Lal in 1999 16. Indian Union - 1948 Kerala Muslim League (IUML) 17. Jammu & Kashmir - 1932 Jammu & Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) 18. Jammu & Kashmir - 1982 Jammu & Kashmir National Panthers Party (JKNPP) 19. Jammu and - 1998 Jammu & Kashmir Kashmir People's

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Democratic Party (JKPDP) 20. Janata Dal - 1999 , Kerala (Secular) (JD (S)) 21. Janata Dal - in Bihar (United) (JD (U)) 1999 22. Jharkhand Mukti - Jharkhand Morcha (JMM ) 23. Jharkhand Vikas - 2006 Jharkhand Morcha (Prajatantrik) (JVM(P)) 24. - 1979 Kerala (M) (KC(M)) 25. Lok Janshakti - 2000 Bihar Party (LJP) 26. Maharashtra - 2006 Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) 27. Maharashtrawadi - 1963 Goa Gomantak Party (MGP) 28. Manipur State - 1997 Manipur Congress Party (MSCP) 29. Mizo National - 1959 Mizoram Front (MNF)

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30. Mizoram People's - 1972 Mizoram Conference (MPC) 31. Naga People's - 2002 Manipur, Nagaland Front (NPF) 32. National People's - 2013 Meghalaya Party (NPP) 33. Pattali Makkal - 1989 Puducherry, Tamil Katchi (PMK) Nadu 34. People's Party of - 1987 Arunachal Pradesh Arunachal (PPA) 35. Rashtriya Janata - Lalu Prasad Bihar, Jharkhand Dal (RJD) Yadav in 1997 36. - 1996 Uttar Pradesh (RLD) 37. Rashtriya Lok - 2013 Bihar Samta Party (RLSP) 38. Revolutionary - 1940 Kerala, West Socialist Party Bengal (RSP) 39. - Mulayam Singh Uttar Pradesh (SP) Yadav in 1992 40. Shiromani Akali It was an A task force of Punjab Dal (SAD) offshoot of the Shiromani various local Gurudwara movements of Prabandhak in Non- 1920

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Cooperation Movement in 1920 41. (SS) Supports pro- Bal Thackrey in Maharashtra Maratha 1966 ideology 42. Sikkim Democratic Chamling is the Pawan Kumar Sikkim Front (SDF) longest Chamling in continuous 1993 serving CM(Sikkim) of India 43. Sikkim Krantikari - 2013 Sikkim Morcha (SKM) 44. Telangana Rashtra - 2001 Telangana Samithi (TRS) 45. Telugu Desam - 1982 Andhra Party (TDP) Pradesh, Telangana 46. United Democratic - E.K. Mawlong Meghalaya Party (UDP) in 1972 47. YSR Congress - 2011 Andhra Party (YSRCP) Pradesh, Telangana 48. Samajwadi Janata - 1990 Uttar Pradesh Party (Rashtriya) (SJP) 49 All India Public - 2016 Tamil Nadu Freedom Party (AIPFP)

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Types of Political Parties in India - Unrecognized Parties

What is an Unrecognized Party?

• An Unrecognized Political Party is the one who do not have the privilege of contesting the elections on a symbol of its own. • This[party have to choose one symbol out of the list of ‘free symbols’ issued by the poll panel.

There are more than hundred Unrecognized Political Parties in India, some of them are enlisted below:

S. Name Abbreviation Foundation States No. Year 1 Bhartiya Gramin Samaj BGSP 2015 Madhya Pradesh Party 2 Amra Bangali AMB 1983 West Bengal 3 Bhartiya Minorities BMSM 1994 Maharashtra Suraksha Mahasangh 4 Hindustani Awam HAM 2015 Bihar Morcha 5 Indhiya Jananayaga IJK 2010 Tamil Nadu Party 6 Indian Bold Citizen IBCP 2016 Kerala Party 7 Jan Samaikyanshra JSP 2014 Party

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8 Jan Adhikar Party JAP 2015 Bihar Loktantrik 9 JSP 2014 Andhra Pradesh, Telangana 10 Kerala Congress KCJ 1991 Kerala (Jacob) 11 Kerala (B) KCB 1989 Kerala 12 Kongynadu Makkal KMDK 2001 Tamil Nadu Desia Katchi 13 Namathu Kongu MKMK 2016 Tamil Nadu Munnetra Kalagam 14 Kisan Party of India KPI 2014 Bihar 15 LSP 2006 Andhra Pradesh, Telangana 16 Manipur Peoples Party MPP 1968 Manipur 17 Manithaneya Makkal MMK 2009 Tamil Nadu Katchi 18 Marumalarchi Dravida MDMK 1992 Tamil Nadu Munnetra Kazhgam 19 Janta Dal JD 2017 Bihar, Jharkhand 20 Odisha Janmorcha OJM 2013 Odisha 21 Param Digvijay Dal PDD 2014 Uttar Pradesh 22 Peace Party of India PPI 2008 Uttar Pradesh 23 PTK 1996 Tamil Nadu 24 Rashtriya Samaj RSP 2003 Maharashtra Paksha 25 Rashtriya Ulama RUC 2008 Uttar Pradesh Council

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26 Rashtriya Parirakshana RPS 2013 Andhra Samiti 27 Social Democratic Party SDPI 2009 Delhi, UP, of India Rajasthan, Gujarat, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Goa, Tamil Nadu

United Progressive Alliance(UPA) and National Democratic Alliance(NDA)

• UPA is the Alliance of State and Regional Parties supporting in Lok Sabha. • NDA is Alliance of State and Regional Parties supporting BJP in Lok Sabha.

Can two Parties have Same Symbol?

Party Symbols are allotted by Election Commission of India. Two Parties can have same symbol as long as they are not fighting the election against each other. Although National Parties can use their symbol across the nation. e.g. Samajwadi Party and J&K Panthers Party have same symbol since their regional influence is different.

Hope this article was useful to know about the political parties in India. Stay updated with more articles for competitive exams.

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