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Politics of India

Politics of India
Political parties in India
Elections in India: 2004


Political parties in India lists political parties in India. India has a two-party system, which means that there are two dominant political parties, with extreme difficulty for anybody to achieve electoral success under the banner of any other party. National parties are those that are recognized in four or more states. They are accorded this status by the Election Commission of India, which periodically reviews the election results in various states. This recognition helps the political parties to claim unique ownership of certain identities, such as the party symbol, until the next review of their status. Below are national parties as per October 2004.

Contents
1 The parties

1.1 National parties
1.2 State parties
1.3 Registered Unrecognized Parties
1.4 A
1.5 B
1.6 C
1.7 D
1.8 E
1.9 F
1.10 G
1.11 H
1.12 I
1.13 J
1.14 K
1.15 L
1.16 M
1.17 N
1.18 O
1.19 P
1.20 Q
1.21 R
1.22 S
1.23 T
1.24 U
1.25 V
1.26 Y
1.27 Other parties
1.28 Parties from the past

2 Coalitions
3 Political parties listed by relationship
4 See also
5 External links

5.1 Official party sites
5.2 Other sites

The parties

The general rule on naming applies. That means: the parties are named in the English translation and the original native name is placed on the first line of the article unless the native form is more commonly used in English than the English form. Rationale and specifics: See: Wikipedia:Naming conventions (use English).The Constitution of India stipulates that India be a federal polity with a central government in New Delhi, and state governments for the various states and Union territories. Consequently, political parties in India are classified as national and state (regional) parties based on their realms of influence.

National parties

State parties

Parties that have received certain amount of votes or seats in a state might be recognized as a state party by the Election Commission. Recognition as a state party given the party the possibilty to reserve a particular election symbol in the concerned state. A party might be recognized in more than one state. A party recognized in four states is automatically recognized as a national party. Below is the list of recognized state parties ahead of the Maharashtra & Arunachal Pradesh state assembly elections in October 2004.

The English translation of vernacular names are enclosed in parentheses, though some of these parties seldom use the English version. The states were the party has gained recognition is also stated, although the party may very well be active in more states and territories than that.

Registered Unrecognized Parties

The large number of political parties are registered at the Election Commission, without having gained any recognition as National or State parties. In many cases registrations remain, although the party in question might have disbanded or merged into another formation several years ago. Below is the list of 718 registered unrecognized parties as published by the Election Commission in ahead of September 2004 elections:

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

Q

R

S

T

U

V

Y

Other parties

Many political parties in India are never registered at the Election Commission.

Parties from the past