Complete List of Important Political Parties in India

India is the largest democracy in the world and therefore its political system is made of multitude of factions and political parties. While some of these parties 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 politically strong parties raised when the country was going through a state of emergency.

• Political Party – Why is it Formed? –

Definition – A political party is a group of people, with similar political aim , coming together to contest election.
Now let’s delve into the types of Indian Political Parties one by one.All parties that desire to contest elections in India 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 –

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 – 

1.National Parties –

What is a National Political Party –

A registered party is taken in as a National Party only when it fulfills any of the following conditions:-

If the party wins 2% of Lok Sabha seats from at least three different states in India

If the party is recognized as a state party in four or more states in India

If the party polls 6% of votes in 4 states in addition to four seats in the Lok Sabha, at the general election to Lok Sabha or Legislative Assembly.

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

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

• State Recognized Parties –

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.

• 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: