List of political parties in India

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India has a multi-party system. The Election Commission of India (ECI) accords to national-level and state-level political parties based upon objective criteria. A recognised political party enjoys privileges like a reserved party symbol, [lower-alpha 1] free broadcast time on state-run television and radio, consultation in the setting of election dates, and giving input in setting electoral rules and regulations. Other political parties that wish to contest local, state, or national elections are required to be registered by the Election Commission of India. Registered parties are upgraded as recognised national parties or state parties by the ECI if they meet the relevant criteria after a Lok Sabha or state legislative assembly election. The recognised party status is reviewed periodically by the ECI.

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Before the amendment in 2016 (which came into force on 1 January 2014), if a political party failed to fulfill the criteria in the subsequent Lok Sabha or state legislative assembly election, they lost their status as a recognised party. In 2016, the ECI announced that such a review would take place after two consecutive elections instead of every election. Therefore, a political party shall retain the recognised party status even if they do not meet the criteria in the next election. However, if they fail to meet the criteria in the subsequent election following the next election, they would lose their status.

As per latest publications dated 23 March 2024 from Election Commission of India, and subsequent notifications, there are 6 national parties, [1] 57 state parties, [2] [lower-alpha 2] and 2,764 unrecognised parties. [6] All registered parties contesting elections need to choose a symbol from a list of available symbols offered by the EC. All 28 states of the country along with the union territories of Jammu and Kashmir, National Capital Territory of Delhi, and Puducherry have elected governments unless President's rule is imposed under certain condition.

National parties

A registered party is recognised as a national party only if it fulfils any one of the three conditions listed below: [7]

6 recognised national parties [1]
PartyFlagElection
symbol		Political
position		IdeologyFoundedLeaderGovernment in states/UTsSeats
Chief ministersAlliance partner Lok Sabha Rajya Sabha State
assemblies 		State
councils
Aam Aadmi Party AAP Aam Aadmi Party flag (2).svg AAP Symbol.png Centre to centre-left Populism
Secularism
Composite nationalism
Democratic socialism 		November 2012
(11 years ago)		 Arvind Kejriwal
2 / 31
0 / 31
1 / 543
10 / 245
160 / 4,123
0 / 426
Bahujan Samaj Party BSP Elephant Bahujan Samaj Party.svg Indian Election Symbol Elephant.png Ambedkarism
Self-Respect 		April 1984
(40 years ago)		 Mayawati
0 / 31
0 / 31
8 / 543
1 / 245
5 / 4,123
0 / 426
Bharatiya Janata Party BJP BJP Flag.svg Lotos flower symbol.svg Right-wing Hindutva
Neoliberalism
Right-wing populism
Conservatism 		April 1980
(44 years ago)		 J. P. Nadda
12 / 31
5 / 31
290 / 543
93 / 245
1,481 / 4,123
165 / 426
Communist Party of India (Marxist) CPI(M) CPI-M-flag.svg CPIM election symbol.png Left-wing Communism
Marxism–Leninism
Secularism
Socialism 		November 1964
(59 years ago)		 Sitaram Yechury
1 / 31
2 / 31
3 / 543
5 / 245
79 / 4,123
0 / 426
Indian National Congress INC Indian National Congress Flag.svg Hand INC.svg Centre Big tent
Secularism
Civic nationalism
Social democracy 		December 1885
(138 years ago)		 Mallikarjun Kharge
3 / 31
3 / 31
47 / 543
30 / 245
670 / 4,123
55 / 426
National People's Party NPP NPP Flag.jpg Indian Election Symbol Book.svg Centre-right Regionalism
Cultural conservatism 		January 2013
(11 years ago)		 Conrad Sangma
1 / 31
3 / 31
1 / 543
1 / 245
44 / 4,123
0 / 426

State parties

A registered party is recognised as a state party only if it fulfils any one of the five conditions listed below: [7]

57 recognised state parties [2] [lower-alpha 2]
PartyFlagElection
symbol		Political
position		IdeologyFoundedLeader(s)State(s)Government in states/UTsSeats
Chief ministerAlliance partner Lok Sabha Rajya Sabha State
assemblies 		State
councils
State party in three or more states
All India Trinamool Congress All India Trinamool Congress flag (2).svg All India Trinamool Congress symbol 2021.svg Centre to centre-left Bengali nationalism
Progressivism
Welfarism
Secularism
Populism 		1998 Mamata Banerjee Meghalaya
Tripura
West Bengal
1 / 31
0 / 31
23 / 543
13 / 245
228 / 4,123
0 / 426
Communist Party of India CPI-banner.svg CPI symbol.svg Left-wing Communism
Marxism–Leninism
Anti-capitalism
Socialism
Secularism 		1925 D. Raja Kerala
Manipur
Tamil Nadu
0 / 31
4 / 31
2 / 543
2 / 245
22 / 4,123
1 / 426
Janata Dal (Secular) JD(S) Flag.png Indian election symbol female farmer.svg Left-wing Secularism 1999 H. D. Deve Gowda Arunachal Pradesh
Karnataka
Kerala
0 / 31
1 / 31
1 / 543
1 / 245
21 / 4,123
8 / 426
Janata Dal (United) Janata Dal (United) Flag.svg Indian Election Symbol Arrow.svg Centre-left Socialism [8]
Secularism [8]
Integral humanism 		2003 Nitish Kumar Arunachal Pradesh
Bihar
Manipur
1 / 31
0 / 31
16 / 543
5 / 245
46 / 4,123
26 / 426
State party in two states
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam AIADMK OfficialFlag Vector.svg Indian election symbol two leaves.svg Centre [9] to centre-left [10] Populism
Socialism
Secularism
Progressivism
Social equality
Tamil nationalism [11] [12] 		1972 Edappadi K. Palaniswami Puducherry
Tamil Nadu
0 / 31
0 / 31
0 / 543
3 / 245
62 / 4,123
0 / 426
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Flag DMK.svg Indian election symbol rising sun.svg Centre-left to left-wing Social democracy [13]
Dravidianism
Marxism
Social justice [13]
Federalism 		1949 M. K. Stalin Puducherry
Tamil Nadu
1 / 31
0 / 31
23 / 543
10 / 245
138 / 4,123
0 / 426
Naga People's Front Flag of the Naga People's Front.png Indian Election Symbol Cock.png Regionalism 2002 Kuzholuzo Nienu Manipur
Nagaland
0 / 31
1 / 31
1 / 543
0 / 245
7 / 4,123
0 / 426
Nationalist Congress Party Flag of Nationalist Congress Party.svg Nationalist Congress Party Election Symbol.png Centre Indian nationalism
Secularism 		1999 Ajit Pawar Maharashtra
Nagaland
0 / 31
2 / 31
1 / 543
1 / 245
49 / 4,123
6 / 426
Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) Flag.jpg Indian Election Symbol Man Blowing Turha.png Centre Indian nationalism
Secularism 		2024 Sharad Pawar Maharashtra
Nagaland
0 / 31
2 / 31
4 / 543
2 / 245
14 / 4,123
3 / 426
Rashtriya Janata Dal RJD Flag.svg Indian Election Symbol Hurricane Lamp.png Centre-left to left-wing Socialism 1997 Lalu Prasad Yadav
Tejashwi Yadav 		Bihar
Jharkhand
0 / 31
2 / 31
0 / 543
6 / 245
81 / 4,123
5 / 426
Telugu Desam Party Telugu Desam Party Flag.png Indian Election Symbol Cycle.png Centre [14] to centre-right [15] Populism [16]
Economic liberalism [17] 		1982 N. Chandrababu Naidu Andhra Pradesh
Telangana
0 / 31
0 / 31
3 / 543
1 / 245
23 / 4,123
15 / 426
YSR Congress Party Indian Election Symbol Ceiling Fan.svg Centre-left [18] Populism [16]
Regionalism 		2011 Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy Andhra Pradesh
Telangana
1 / 31
0 / 31
22 / 543
9 / 245
147 / 4,123
42 / 426
State party in one state
All India Forward Bloc Indian Election Symbol Lion.svg Left-wing Left-wing nationalism
Socialism
Anti-imperialism
Marxism [19] 		1939 Debabrata Biswas West Bengal
0 / 31
0 / 31
0 / 543
0 / 245
0 / 4,123
0 / 426
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen logo.svg Indian Election Symbol Kite.svg Right-wing [20] Composite nationalism [21]
Minority rights [22]
Dalit Rights [23]
Constitutionalism [24] 		1927 Asaduddin Owaisi Telangana
0 / 31
0 / 31
2 / 543
0 / 245
10 / 4,123
2 / 426
All India N.R. Congress All India N.R. Congress.png Indian Election Symbol Jug.svg Centre Social democracy
Populism 		2011 N. Rangaswamy Puducherry
1 / 31
0 / 31
0 / 543
0 / 245
10 / 4,123
0 / 426
All India United Democratic Front Indian Election Symbol Lock And Key.svg 2005 Badruddin Ajmal Assam
0 / 31
0 / 31
1 / 543
0 / 245
15 / 4,123
0 / 426
All Jharkhand Students Union ANSU Party flag.jpg Indian Election Symbol Banana.svg 1986 Sudesh Mahto Jharkhand
0 / 31
0 / 31
1 / 543
0 / 245
2 / 4,123
0 / 426
Apna Dal (Sonelal) Apna dal Flag.svg Indian Election Symbol Cup and Saucer.jpg Centre-right Kurmis Interest 2016 Anupriya Patel Uttar Pradesh
0 / 31
1 / 31
2 / 543
0 / 245
12 / 4,123
1 / 426
Asom Gana Parishad Indian Election Symbol Elephant.png Centre-right Regionalism
Anti-Bengali sentiment 		1985 Atul Bora Assam
0 / 31
1 / 31
0 / 543
1 / 245
9 / 4,123
0 / 426
Bharat Rashtra Samithi Flag of Bharat Rashtra Samithi new.svg Indian Election Symbol Car.jpg Centre [25] to centre-right Regionalism [26]
Populism [27]
Conservatism
Separatism 		2001 K. Chandrashekar Rao Telangana
0 / 31
0 / 31
9 / 543
7 / 245
39 / 4,123
34 / 426
Biju Janata Dal Biju Janata Dal Flag.jpg Indian Election Symbol Conch.svg Centre-left Regionalism [28]
Populism
Secularism [28]
Liberalism [29]
Economic nationalism [30] 		1997 Naveen Patnaik Odisha
1 / 31
0 / 31
12 / 543
9 / 245
111 / 4,123
0 / 426
Bodoland People's Front BPF-Flag.svg Indian Election Symbol Nangol.svg Secularism
Democratic socialism [31] 		2005 Hagrama Mohilary Assam
0 / 31
1 / 31
0 / 543
0 / 245
3 / 4,123
0 / 426
Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation CPIML LIBERATION FLAG.png Flag Logo of CPIML.png Far-left Communism [32]
Marxism–Leninism
Maoism [32] 		1974 Dipankar Bhattacharya Bihar
0 / 31
1 / 31
0 / 543
0 / 245
13 / 4,123
0 / 426
Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam Flag DMDK.png Indian Election Symbol Nagara.svg Centre to centre-left Social welfare
Populism
Secularism
Social democracy 		2005Premallatha Vijayakant Tamil Nadu
0 / 31
0 / 31
0 / 543
0 / 245
0 / 4,123
0 / 426
Goa Forward Party Goa Forward Party Flag.jpg Indian election symbol Coconut.svg Regionalism 2016 Vijai Sardesai Goa
0 / 31
0 / 31
0 / 543
0 / 245
1 / 4,123
0 / 426
Hill State People's Democratic Party Indian Election Symbol Lion.svg 1968KP Pangniang Meghalaya
0 / 31
1 / 31
0 / 543
0 / 245
2 / 4,123
0 / 426
Indian National Lok Dal Indian National Lok Dal Flag Official.png INLD1.svg Centre Social liberalism
Regionalism 		1996 Om Prakash Chautala Haryana
0 / 31
0 / 31
0 / 543
0 / 245
1 / 4,123
0 / 426
Indian Union Muslim League Flag of the Indian Union Muslim League.svg Indian Election Symbol Lader.svg Centre-right [33] Muslim interests
Social conservatism 		1948 Hyderali Shihab Thangal Kerala
0 / 31
0 / 31
3 / 543
1 / 245
15 / 4,123
0 / 426
Indigenous People's Front of Tripura Flag green yellow.svg Indian Election symbol Dao.svg Centre-right Regionalism
Ethnic nationalism
Anti-immigration 		2009 N.C. Debbarma Tripura
0 / 31
1 / 31
0 / 543
0 / 245
1 / 4,123
0 / 426
Jammu & Kashmir National Conference JKNC-flag.svg Indian Election Symbol Plough.png Kashmiriyat
Kashmiri autonomy
Secularism 		1932 Farooq Abdullah Jammu and Kashmir
0 / 31
0 / 31
3 / 543
0 / 245
0 / 4,123
0 / 426
Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party Indian Election Symbol Cycle.png Democracy [34] [35]
Anti-corruption [34] [35]
Secularism [36]
Women's rights 		1982 Bhim Singh Jammu and Kashmir
0 / 31
0 / 31
0 / 543
0 / 245
0 / 4,123
0 / 426
Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party J&K People's Democratic Party.jpg Indian Election Symbol Ink Pot and Pen.png Kashmiriyat
Kashmiri autonomy [37]
Regionalism 		1999 Mehbooba Mufti Jammu and Kashmir
0 / 31
0 / 31
0 / 543
0 / 245
0 / 4,123
0 / 426
Janta Congress Chhattisgarh Indian Election Symbol Farmer Ploughing (within Square).jpg Left-wing Social justice
Feminism
Direct democracy
Agrarianism 		2016 Renu Jogi Chhattisgarh
0 / 31
0 / 31
0 / 543
0 / 245
2 / 4,123
0 / 426
Jannayak Janta Party Indian election symbol Key.svg Democratic socialism 2018 Dushyant Chautala Haryana
0 / 31
1 / 31
0 / 543
0 / 245
10 / 4,123
0 / 426
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha Indian Election Symbol Bow And Arrow.svg 1972 Shibu Soren
Hemant Soren 		Jharkhand
1 / 31
0 / 31
1 / 543
2 / 245
30 / 4,123
0 / 426
Kerala Congress (M) Kerala-Congress-flag.svg Indian election symbol two leaves.svg Welfare [38]
Democratic socialism [39] 		1979 Jose K. Mani Kerala
0 / 31
1 / 31
1 / 543
1 / 245
5 / 4,123
0 / 426
Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) Indian Election Symbol Helicopter.jpg Centre 2021 Chirag Paswan Nagaland
0 / 31
1 / 31
1 / 543
0 / 245
2 / 4,123
0 / 426
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena Mns-symbol-railway-engine.png Far-right Hindutva [40]
Right-wing populism [41]
Regionalism [42] [43]
Ultranationalism [44] [43]
Marathi interests [43] 		2006 Raj Thackeray Maharashtra
0 / 31
1 / 31
0 / 543
0 / 245
1 / 4,123
0 / 426
Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party Indian Election Symbol Lion.svg Centre Populism
Regionalism 		1963 Deepak Dhavalikar Goa
0 / 31
1 / 31
0 / 543
0 / 245
2 / 4,123
0 / 426
Mizo National Front Election Symbol Star.svg 1961 Zoramthanga Mizoram
0 / 31
0 / 31
1 / 543
1 / 245
10 / 4,123
0 / 426
Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party Partyrop.png Indian Election Symbol Crown.png Right Regionalism 2017 Neiphiu Rio Nagaland
1 / 31
0 / 31
1 / 543
0 / 245
25 / 4,123
0 / 426
People's Party of Arunachal Indian Election Symbol Maize.svg Regionalism 1977 Kamen Ringu Arunachal Pradesh
0 / 31
0 / 31
0 / 543
0 / 245
0 / 4,123
0 / 426
Rashtriya Loktantrik Party Logo Rashtriya Loktantrik party.png Water bottle RLP election symbol.svg 2018 Hanuman Beniwal Rajasthan
0 / 31
0 / 31
1 / 543
0 / 245
3 / 4,123
0 / 426
Revolutionary Goans Party Football2022 Viresh Borkar Goa
0 / 31
0 / 31
0 / 543
0 / 245
1 / 4,123
0 / 426
Revolutionary Socialist Party RSP-flag.svg Indian Election Symbol Spade and Stoker.png Far-left Communism
Marxism–Leninism [45]
Revolutionary socialism 		1940Manoj Bhattacharya [46] Kerala
0 / 31
0 / 31
1 / 543
0 / 245
0 / 4,123
0 / 426
Samajwadi Party Samajwadi Party New Flag.png Indian Election Symbol Cycle.png Left-wing [47] [48] Social democracy [49]
Democratic socialism
Left-wing populism [50]
Social conservatism 		1992 Akhilesh Yadav Uttar Pradesh
0 / 31
0 / 31
3 / 543
4 / 245
112 / 4,123
9 / 426
Shiromani Akali Dal SAD flag.svg Shiromani Akali Dal symbol.svg Centre-right Punjabiyat [51] [52]
Conservatism [53]
Federalism [54] [55] 		1920 Sukhbir Singh Badal Punjab
0 / 31
0 / 31
2 / 543
0 / 245
3 / 4,123
0 / 426
Sikkim Democratic Front Sikkim-Democratic-Front-flag.svg Indian Election Symbol Umberlla.png Centre-left
to left-wing 		Democratic socialism 1993 Pawan Kumar Chamling Sikkim
0 / 31
0 / 31
0 / 543
1 / 245
1 / 4,123
0 / 426
Sikkim Krantikari Morcha Sikkim Krantikari Morcha flag.svg Symbol SKM.png Democratic socialism 2013 Prem Singh Tamang Sikkim
1 / 31
0 / 31
1 / 543
0 / 245
19 / 4,123
0 / 426
Shiv Sena Shiv Sena-1575560401.jpg Indian Election Symbol Bow And Arrow.svg Right-wing to Far-right Nationalism

Hindutva
Hindu Nationalism
Marathi
Regionalism
Social Conservatism
Conservatism
Ultranationalism
Economic Nationalism
Right-wing Populism

1966 Eknath Shinde Maharashtra
1 / 31
0 / 31
13 / 543
0 / 245
40 / 4,123
0 / 426
Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) SS(UBT) flag.png Indian Election Symbol Flaming Torch.png Centre-right to right-wing Secular Hindutva
Nationalism
Marathi Regionalism
Composite Nationalism 		2022 Uddhav Thackeray Maharashtra
0 / 31
0 / 31
6 / 543
3 / 245
17 / 4,123
12 / 426
Tipra Motha Party Tipra Logo.jpg Indian Election Symbol Pineapple.png Tripuri nationalism
Greater Tipraland 		2019 Pradyot Bikram Manikya Deb Barma Tripura
0 / 31
0 / 31
0 / 543
0 / 245
13 / 4,123
0 / 426
United Democratic Party Indian Election Symbol Drums.png Regionalism
Populism 		1997 Metbah Lyngdoh Meghalaya
0 / 31
1 / 31
0 / 543
0 / 245
11 / 4,123
0 / 426
United People's Party Liberal Centre Regionalism 2015 Urkhao Gwra Brahma Assam
0 / 31
1 / 31
0 / 543
1 / 245
7 / 4,123
0 / 426
Voice of the People Party Winnower Symbol.png Regionalism
Federalism 		2021 Ardent Miller Basaiawmoit Meghalaya
0 / 31
0 / 31
0 / 543
0 / 245
4 / 4,123
0 / 426
Zoram Nationalist Party Centre Regionalism 1997H. Lalrinmawia Mizoram
0 / 31
0 / 31
0 / 543
0 / 245
0 / 4,123
0 / 426
Zoram People's Movement
Panama hat (drawing).jpg
Anti Hindutva-Nationalism
Secularism
Conservative Christianity
Christian right 		2017 Lalduhoma Mizoram
1 / 31
0 / 31
0 / 543
0 / 245
27 / 4,123
0 / 426

Unrecognised parties

Notable registered unrecognised political parties (RUPPs) [6]
PartyFoundedLeader(s)States
Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha 1915Jagan bAll-India
All India Hindustan Congress Party 2015Buddh Prakash Sharma Gujarat
Rajasthan
All India Mahila Empowerment Party 2017 Nowhera Shaik Telangana
Karnataka
Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazhagam 2018 T. T. V. Dhinakaran Tamil Nadu
Amra Bangali 1983 Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar West Bengal
Tripura
Azad Adhikar Sena 2022 Amitabh Thakur, Dr Nutan Thakur Uttar Pradesh
Azad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram) 2020 Chanda Shekhar Azad Uttar Pradesh
Bahujan Mukti Party 2012V. L. Matang Bihar
Uttar Pradesh
Bharatiya Minorities Suraksha Mahasangh 1983Sundar Shaekhar Maharashtra
Gorkha Janmukti Morcha 2007Bimal Gurung West Bengal
Goa Suraksha Manch 2016 Subhash Velingkar Goa
Gondwana Ganatantra Party 1991 Hira Singh Markam Chhattisgarh
Jharkhand
Maharashtra
Hindu Sena 2011 Vishnu Gupta New Delhi
Hindustani Awam Morcha [56] 2015 Jitan Ram Manjhi Bihar
Indiya Jananayaka Katchi 2010 T. R. Paarivendhar Tamil Nadu
Indian Gandhiyan Party 2012Aashin U S Kerala
Indian Secular Front 2021 Nawsad Siddique West Bengal
Ittehad-e-Millat Council 2001 Tauqeer Raza Khan Uttar Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party 2020 Altaf Bukhari Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu and Kashmir Workers Party 2020Mir Junaid Jammu and Kashmir
Jan Adhikar Party (Loktantrik) [57] 2015 Pappu Yadav Bihar
Uttar Pradesh
Jan Shakti Party of India [58] 2015Gurjeet Singh Azad Punjab
Jana Sena Party 2014 Pawan Kalyan Andhra Pradesh
Telangana
Jansatta Dal (Loktantrik) 2018 Raghuraj Pratap Singh Uttar Pradesh
Karnataka Rashtra Samithi 2019Ravi Krishna Reddy Karnataka
Kerala Congress 1964 P. J. Joseph Kerala
Kerala Congress (B) 1989 R. Balakrishna Pillai Kerala
Kerala Congress (Jacob) 1991 Anoop Jacob Kerala
Kongunadu Makkal Desia Katchi 2013 E. R. Eswaran Tamil Nadu
Kongunadu Makkal Katchi 2000A. M. Raja Tamil Nadu
Lok Satta Party 2006 Jaya Prakash Narayana Andhra Pradesh
Telangana
Lok Insaaf Party 2019 Simarjit Singh Bains Punjab
Makkal Needhi Maiam 2018 Kamal Haasan Tamil Nadu
Puducherry
Manipur Peoples Party 1968Sovakiran N. Manipur
Manithaneya Makkal Katchi 2009 M. H. Jawahirullah Tamil Nadu
Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 1992 Vaiko Tamil Nadu
Puducherry
Naam Tamilar Katchi 2009 Senthamizhan Seeman Tamil Nadu
Puducherry
NISHAD Party 2016Sanjay Nishad Uttar Pradesh
Odisha Jan Morcha 2013 Pyarimohan Mohapatra Odisha
Param Digvijay Dal 2014Krishna Mohan Shankar Yogi Uttar Pradesh
Pattali Makkal Katchi 1989 S. Ramadoss Puducherry
Tamil Nadu
Peace Party of India 2008 Mohamed Ayub Uttar Pradesh
People's Democratic Alliance (Manipur) 2012Bd. Behring Anal Manipur
People's Democratic Front 2001 Ajoy Biswas Tripura
Plurals Party 2020Pushpam Priya Choudhary Bihar
Puthiya Tamilagam 1996 K. Krishnasamy Tamil Nadu
Raijor Dal 2020 Akhil Gogoi Assam
Rashtriya Jan Jan Party 2020Ashutosh Kumar Bihar
Rashtriya Lok Dal 1996 Jayant Chaudhary Uttar Pradesh
Rajasthan
Rashtriya Mahaswaraj Bhumi Party 2023Shahid Siddiqui Maharashtra
Gujarat
Rashtriya Samaj Paksha 2003 Mahadev Jankar Maharashtra
Kerala
Rashtriya Ulama Council 2008 Aamir Rashadi Madni Uttar Pradesh
Republican Party of India (Athawale) 1999 Ramdas Athawale Nagaland
Right to Recall Party 2019 Rahul Chimanbhai Mehta All-India
Samata Party 1994Uday Mandal [59] Bihar
Manipur [60]
Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) 1994 Simranjit Singh Mann Punjab
Social Democratic Party of India 2009M.K. Faizy Karnataka
Kerala
Tamil Nadu
Socialist Party (India) 2011 Thampan Thomas Uttar Pradesh
Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) 1948 Provash Ghosh All-India
Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party 2002 Om Prakash Rajbhar Uttar Pradesh
Bihar
Swaraj Abhiyan 2016 Yogendra Yadav Haryana
Karnataka
Maharashtra
Tamil Maanila Congress 1996 G. K. Vasan Tamil Nadu
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam 2024 Vijay Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu Kongu Ilaingar Peravai 2001 U. Thaniyarasu Tamil Nadu
Uttarakhand Kranti Dal 1979 Kashi Singh Airy Uttarakhand
Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi 2018 Prakash Yashwant Ambedkar Maharashtra
Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi 1982 Thol. Thirumavalavan Tamil Nadu
Vikassheel Insaan Party 2018 Mukesh Sahani Bihar
Welfare Party of India 2011S. Q. R. Ilyas Kerala

Historical parties

PartyflagElection symbolIdeologyFoundedDissolved
Scheduled Castes Federation Social equality
Social justice 		19421957
Travancore Tamil Nadu Congress 19451957
Socialist Party of India Socialism 19481952
Lok Sewak Sangh 19481971
Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad Hindu nationalism 19481971
All India Ganatantra Parishad Liberalism
Agrarianism 		19501962
Tamil Nadu Toilers' Party 19511954
Commonweal Party 19511954
People's Democratic Front Communism
Marxism–Leninism 		19511958
Krishikar Lok Party 19511959
Chota Nagpur Santhal Parganas Janata Party Regionalism 19511960
Bharatiya Jana Sangh Oil lamp.svg Hindu nationalism
National conservatism 		19511977
Praja Socialist Party Praja Socialist Party Flag.jpg Socialism 19521972
Swatantra Party Swatantra-Party-flag.svg Swatantra Party symbol.png Liberal conservatism
Secularism 		19591974
Samyukta Socialist Party Indian Election Symbol Tree.png Socialism 19641977
Bangla Congress 19671971
Bharatiya Kranti Dal 19671974
Utkal Congress 19691974
Indian National Congress (Organisation) 19691977
Pragati Legislature Party 19731974
Congress for Democracy 19771977
Janata Party (Secular) or Dalit Mazdoor Kisan Party or Lok Dal Secularism 1979 (JPE-S),
1984 (DMKP),
1980, 1985 (LD)		1988
Indian Congress (Socialist) 19781986
Indian National Congress (U) 19791981
Indian National Congress (Jagjivan) 19811988
Jan Morcha 19871988
Thamizhaga Munnetra Munnani 19881989
Janata Dal Janata Dal symbol.svg 19881999
Lok Shakti 19982003
Lok Janshakti Party Lok Janshakti Party Flag.svg Indian Election Symbol Bungalow.png 20002021
Loktantrik Janata Dal Loktantrik Janata Dal Flag.png 20182022

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ If a party is recognised as a national or state party, its symbol is reserved for its exclusive use in the country or in the state. [1] [2]
  2. 1 2 There were 60 state parties listed in publication issued by the Election Commission of India on 23 March 2024. However 2 out of 60 parties (Rashtriya Lok Samata Party [3] and People's Democratic Front [4] ) have merged with other parties. Additionally, the name and symbol of Lok Janshakti Party has been frozen until final order is passed by ECI regarding it's split into two new parties. [5]

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