National parties in India, List of national political parties in India, National parties, National political Parties, National Parties Election Symbols India
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A registered party is recognised as a National Party only if it fulfils any of the following three conditions:
The party wins 2% of seats in the Lok Sabha (11 seats) from at least 3 different States. At a General Election to Lok Sabha or Legislative Assembly, the party polls 6% of votes in four States and in addition it wins 4 Lok Sabha seats. 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 Lokshabha or State elections. Else, they lose their status.
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National parties |
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S.No. |
Name |
Full Form |
Symbol |
Party President |
Year of Foundation |
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1 |
Bahujan Samaj Party |
BSP |
Elephant |
Mayawati |
1984 |
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2 |
Bharatiya Janata Party |
BJP |
Lotus |
Rajnath Singh |
1980 |
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3 |
Communist Party of India |
CPI |
Ears of Corn and Sickle |
Suravaram Sudhakar Reddy |
1925 |
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4 |
Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
CPI(M) |
Hammer, Sickle and Star |
Prakash Karat |
1964 |
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5 |
Indian National Congress |
INC |
Hand |
Sonia Gandhi |
1885 |
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6 |
Nationalist Congress Party |
NCP |
Clock |
Sharad Pawar |
1999 |
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