Political Parties in India #13

Leave a Comment / Connecting the Dots, Study Material Mains / By

Oracle IAS, the best coaching institute for UPSC/IAS/PCS preparation in Dehradun brings to you views on important topics.

Syllabus: GS-2, Salient features of RPA.

Types of parties in India

  • National Parties
  • State Recognized Parties
  • Unrecognized Parties

What are the conditions to become a national party in India?

  • Lok Sabha has 543 seats in total out of which a part should at least have 2 per cent of seats from at least three different states in India.

India has seven national political parties:

  • Started in 1980, BJP’s – Bharatiya Janata Party led by Amit Shah.
  • Started in 1885, INC’s – Indian National Congress led by Rahul Gandhi.
  • Started in 1964, CPI-M’s – Communist Party of India (Marxist) led by Sitaram Yechury.
  • Started in 1925, CPI’s – Communist Party of India led by Suravaram Sudhakar Reddy.
  • Started in 1984, BSP’s – Bahujan Samaj Party led by Mayawati Prabhu Das.
  • Started in 1999, NCP’s – Nationalist Congress Party led by Sharad Pawar.
  • Started in 1998, AITC’s – All India Trinamool Congress led by Mamata Banerjee.

What are the conditions to become state recognised parties?

  • A political party should at least win three per cent of the total number of seats in the legislative assembly.

What is an unrecognized party?

  • An Unrecognized Political Party cannot contest an election on its symbol. This party has to choose from the list of ‘free symbols’ issued by the poll panel.
  • There are many unrecognised political parties in India which do not gain much attention in the elections.

    Contact us for:-

    • IAS coaching in Dehradun (Uttarakhand)
    • UKPCS/UPPCS coaching in Dehradun (Uttarakhand)
    • Current Affairs classes in Dehradun (Uttarakhand)
    • For getting detailed feedback on your answers and improve answer writing
    • Phone Number:– 9997453844
Hemant Bhatt
Latest posts by Hemant Bhatt (see all)

Leave a Comment

Home
UKPCS-24
UPPCS
UPSC