NATIONAL POLITICAL PARTIES IN INDIA

DETAILS OF NATIONAL POLITICAL PARTIES IN INDIA:

On the eve of General Election 2014 lets have a look on all the National Political Parties in India.

India has a multi-party system with predominance of small regional parties. Political parties that wish to contest local, state or national elections are required to be registered by the Election Commission of India (EC). In order to gain recognition in a state, the party must have had political activity for at least five continuous years, and send at least 4% of the state's quota to the Lok Sabha (India's Lower house), or 3.33% of members to the Legislative Assembly of that state. These conditions are deemed to have failed if a member of the Lok Sabha or the Legislative Assembly of the State becomes a member of that political party after his election. If a party is recognized in four or more states, it is declared as a "National party" by the EC. Otherwise, it is known as a "State Party".

All parties contesting the elections have 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 Puducherry and the National Capital Territory of Delhi have an elected government unless President's rule is imposed under certain conditions.

This listing is based on the notification by Election Commission of India for the Indian general election, 2014 and Legislative Assembly elections.

Number of political parties:

As on 12 March 2014, following is the count of political parties in India which are registered with the Election Commission of India.

Total  Registered Parties	1616
National Parties	6
State Parties	47
Unrecognized Parties	1563

National Political Parties:

A registered party is recognized as a National Party only if it fulfills any of the following three conditions:

1. The party wins 2% of seats in the LokSabha (11 seats) from at least 3 different States.
2. At a General Election to LokSabha or Legislative Assembly, the party polls 6% of votes in four States and in addition it wins 4 LokSabha seats.
3. A party gets recognition as State Party in four or more States.

Both national and state parties have to fulfill these conditions for all subsequent LokSabha or State elections. Else, they lose their status.

Details of all national political parties:

      1.      Indian National Congress:

Founded          - 28th December 1885 by Allan Octavian Hume.

Head Quarters – 24, Akbar Road, New Delhi.

               President                                                 Flag                                                               Symbol

Sonia Gandhi(www.infodhooth.blogspot.in)

                                              

2.Communist Party of India:

Founded          - 26th December 1925 by M.N.Roy.

Head Quarters – New India, India.

Suravaram Sudhakar Reddy(www.infodhooth.blogspot.in)

3.Communist Party of India (Marxist):

Founded          – 1964 by Prakash Karat.

Head Quarters – Gole Market, New Delhi, India.

Prakash Karat(www.infodhooth.blogspot.in)

4.Bharathiya Janata Party:

Founded          – December 1980 by Syama Prasad Mookerjee.

Head Quarters – 11, Ashoka Road, New Delhi.

Rajnath Singh(www.infodhooth.blogspot.in)

5.Bahujan Samaj Party:

Founded          – 1984 by Kanshi Ram.

Head Quarters – 12, Gurudwara, Rakabganj Road, New Delhi.

Mayawati(www.infodhooth.blogspot.in)

6.Nationalist Congress Party:

Founded          – 25th May 1999 by Sharad Pawar.

Head Quarters -10, Bishambhar Das Marg, New Delhi.

Sharad Pawar(www.infodhooth.blogspot.in)

                                                                            authors: 1. Chakradhar.G

                                                                                          2. Uday Shankar.B

                                                                    source: internet