List of political parties in India
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Template:Politics of India Political parties in India lists political parties in India. India has a multi-party system with a predominance of small regional parties. 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.
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The parties
- The listed names of Indian political parties differs from the general rule of Wikipedia. The names listed are generally the names as they have been registered at the Election Commission of India. In some cases an unoffical English translation is present in brackets, though some of these parties seldom use the English version. 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
- Bahujan Samaj Party ("Majority Society Party", BSP)
- Bharatiya Janata Party ("Indian People's Party", BJP)
- Communist Party of India (CPI)
- Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M))
- Indian National Congress (INC)
- Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)
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 states where the party has gained recognition is also stated, although the party may very well be active in more states and territories than that.
- All India Forward Bloc (West Bengal)
- All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK, "All India Anna Federation for Progress of Dravidians") (Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry)
- Arunachal Congress (Arunachal Pradesh)
- Asom Gana Parishad ("Assam People's Federation") (Assam)
- Biju Janata Dal (Orissa)
- Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation (Assam)
- Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK, "Federation for Progress of Dravidians") (Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry)
- Federal Party of Manipur (Manipur)
- Haryana Vikas Party (Haryana)
- Himachal Vikas Congress (Himachal Pradesh) (has merged with Congress)
- Hill State People's Democratic Party (Meghalaya)
- Indian National Lok Dal ("Indian National People's Party") (Haryana)
- Indian Union Muslim League (Kerala)
- Indigenous Nationalist Party of Twipra (Tripura)
- Jammu & Kashmir National Conference (Jammu and Kashmir)
- Jammu & Kashmir National Panthers Party (Jammu and Kashmir)
- Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party (Jammu and Kashmir)
- Janata Dal (Secular) ("Peoples' Party (Secular)") (Karnataka)
- Janata Dal (United) ("Peoples' Party (United)") (Bihar, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Nagaland)
- Janathipathiya Samrakshana Samithy ("Association for Defence of Democracy") (Kerala)
- Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) ("Jharkhand Liberation Front") (Jharkhand, Bihar, Orissa)
- Kerala Congress (Kerala)
- Kerala Congress (Mani) (Kerala)
- Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (Goa)
- Manipur People's Party (Manipur)
- Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (Tamil Nadu)
- Meghalaya Democratic Party (Meghalaya)
- Mizo National Front (Mizoram)
- Mizoram People's Conference (Mizoram)
- Nagaland Peoples Front (Nagaland)
- Nationalist Democratic Movement (Nagaland)
- Nationalist Trinamool Congress ("Nationalist Grassroots Congress", also called Rashtravadi Trinamool Congress, recognized as AITC) (West Bengal, Tripura)
- Pattali Makkal Katchi (Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry)
- People's Democratic Party (Jammu and Kashmir)
- Revolutionary Socialist Party (West Bengal)
- Rashtriya Janata Dal ("National People's Party") (Bihar), Jharkhand)
- Rashtriya Lok Dal ("National People's Party") (Uttar Pradesh)
- Samajwadi Party ("Socialist Party") (Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Uttaranchal)
- Shiromani Akali Dal (Party of Akal - Authority for the Political matters of Sikhs) (Punjab)
- Shiromani Akali Dal (Simranjit Singh Mann) (Punjab)
- Sikkim Democratic Front (Sikkim)
- Telangana Rashtra Samithi ("Telengana National Association") (Andhra Pradesh)
- Telugu Desam Party ("Party of the Telugu Land") (Andhra Pradesh)
- Shiv Sena ("Shivaji's army") (Maharashtra)
- United Democratic Party (Meghalaya)
- United Goans Democratic Party (Goa)
- Uttarakhand Kranti Dal ("Uttarakhand Revolution Party") (Uttaranchal)
- Zoram Nationalist Party (Mizoram)
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
- Adarsh Lok Dal
- Adarsh Political Party
- Adarshwadi Dal
- Advait Ishwasyam Congress
- Agar Jan Party
- Ajeya Bharat Party
- Akahand Bharat Maha Sangh Sarvahara Krantikari Party
- Akhand Bharat Ekta Andolan ("Great India United Movement")
- Akhand Bharti ("Great Indian")
- Akhand Bharat National Party
- Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha ("All India Hindu Council")
- Akhil Bharatiya Aman Committee
- Akhil Bharatiya Ashok Sena ("All India Ashok Army")
- Akhil Bharatiya Berozgaar Party ("All India Umeployed Party")
- Akhil Bharatiya Bharat Mata – Putra Paksha ("All India Mother - Son Party")
- Akhil Bharatiya Bhrastachar Nirmoolan Sena ("All India Anti-Corruption Army")
- Akhil Bharatiya Congress Dal (Ambedkar) ("All India Congress Party (Ambedkar)")
- Akhil Bharatiya Dalit Utthan Party
- Akhil Bharatiya Dastkar Morcha
- Akhil Bharatiya Desh Bhakt Morcha
- Akhil Bharatiya Gareeb Party ("All India Poor Party")
- Akhil Bharatiya Garib Mazdoor Kisan Party ("All India Poor Workers Peasant Party")
- Akhil Bharatiya General Labour Party
- Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League
- Akhil Bharatiya Janata Congress ("All India Peoples Congress")
- Akhil Bharatiya Janata Vikas Party ("All India Peoples Development Party")
- Akhil Bharatiya Jan Sangh ("All India Peoples Union")
- Akhil Bharatiya Kisan Mazdoor Morcha ("All India Peasant Worker Front")
- Akhil Bharatiya Lok Tantrik Alp-Sankhyak Jan Morcha
- Akhil Bharatiya Lokraj Party ("All India Peoples Rule Party")
- Akhil Bharatiya Loktantra Party ("All India Democracy Party")
- Akhil Bharatiya Loktantrik Congress ("All India Democratic Congress")
- Akhil Bharatiya Manav Adhikar Dal ("All India Human Rights Party")
- Akhil Bharatiya Manav Seva Dal
- Akhil Bharatiya Muslim League (Secular)
- Akhil Bharatiya Rajarya Sabha
- Akhil Bharatiya Rajivwadi Congress (Dubey)
- Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad (Prem Ballabh Vyas)
- Akhil Bharatiya Rashtriya Azad Hind Party ("All India National Free India Party")
- Akhil Bharatiya Revolutionary Shoshit Samaj Dal
- Akhil Bharatiya Sangharsh Dal ("All India Struggle Party")
- Akhil Bharatiya Sena ("All India Army")
- Akhil Bharatiya Shivsena Rashtrawadi
- Akhil Jan Vikas Dal
- Akhil Rashtrawadi Party
- Ali Sena
- All India Babu Jagjivan Ram Saheb National Congress
- All India Christian Democratic and Backward People’s Party
- All India Dalit Welfare Congress
- All India Forward Bloc (Subhasist)
- All India Gareeb Congress
- All India Homeless People Congress
- All India Indira Congress (Secular)
- All India Krantikari Congress
- All India Lok Raj Party
- All India Mahila Raj Party ("All India Womens Rule Party")
- All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimen ("All India Council of the Union of Muslims")
- All India Minorities Front
- All India Moovendar Munnani Kazhagam
- All India Muslim Forum
- All India People's Party
- All India Progressive Janata Dal
- All India Rajiv Krantikari Congress
- All India Sadguna Party
- All India Shiromani Baba Jiwan Singh Mazhabi Dal
- All India Tafsili United Party
- All India Tribes and Minorities Front
- All Jammu & Kashmir Patriotic Peoples Front
- All Jharkhand Students Union
- All Kerala M.G.R. Dravida Munnetra Party
- All Party Hill Leaders Conference (Armison Marak Group)
- Alpjan Samaj Party
- Ambedkar National Congress
- Ambedkar Peoples Movement
- Ambedkar Pragatisheel Republican Dal
- Ambedkar Samaj Party
- Ambedkarbadi Party
- Ambedkarist Republican Party
- Amra Bangalee
- Anaithindhia MGR Katchi
- Anaithinthiya Thamizhaga Munnetra Kazhagam
- Andaman Nicobar Vikas Congress
- Andhra Nadu Party
- Andhra Pradesh Navodaya Praja Party
- Anna Telugu Desam Party
- Anndata Party
- Antash Chetan
- Apna Bharat
- Apna Dal
- Apna Hindu Ram Bhakat Party
- Arya Sabha
- Ati Pichhra Jan Dal
- Autonomous State Demand Committee
- Awami Party
B
- Backward Castes United Front
- Bahujan Ekta Party (R)
- Bahujan Kisan Dal
- Bahujan Loktantrik Party
- Bahujan Republican Party
- Bahujan Samaj Party (Ambedkar)
- Bahujan Vikas Party
- Barak Valley Territory Demand Committee
- Bharat Dal
- Bharat Jan Party
- Bharat Ki Lok Jimmedar Party
- Bharat Kranti Rakshak Party
- Bharat Mangalam Parishad
- Bharat Nav Jyoti Sangh
- Bharat Pensioner’s Front
- Bharat Srijan
- Bharat Vishal Party
- Bharatha Makkal Congress ("Indian Popular Congress")
- Bharathiya Nethaji Party
- Bharatiya Ambedkar Party
- Bharatiya Asht Jan Party
- Bharatiya Backward Party
- Bharatiya Berozgar Mazdoor Kisan Dal
- Bharatiya Democratic Dal
- Bharatiya Deshbhakt Party
- Bharatiya Eklavya Party
- Bharatiya Ekta Dal ("Indian United Party")
- Bharatiya Gaon Taj Dal
- Bharatiya Gorkha Janashakti
- Bharatiya Grameen Dal
- Bharatiya Harit Kranti Dal
- Bharatiya Hindu Sena ("Indian Hindu Army")
- Bharatiya Jai Jawan Jai Kisan Party
- Bharatiya Jan Berojgar Chhatra Dal ("Indian Peoples Unemployed Students Party")
- Bharatiya Jan Congress
- Bharatiya Jan Jagriti Party
- Bharatiya Jan Kalyan Party ("Indian Peoples Welfare Party")
- Bharatiya Jan Kisan Party ("Indian Peoples Peasant Party")
- Bharatiya Jan Sabha ("Indian Peoples Union")
- Bharatiya Jan Vikas Party
- Bharatiya Jana Congress (Rashtriya)
- Bharatiya Jantantrik Parishad
- Bharatiya Janvadi Party
- Bharatiya Kisan Kamgar Party ("Indian Peasant Worker Party")
- Bharatiya Kisan Mazdoor Party ("Indian Peasants Workers Party")
- Bharatiya Kisan Parivartan Party
- Bharatiya Krantikari Kammand Party
- Bharatiya Kushal Samaj Party
- Bharatiya Lok Kalyan Dal
- Bharatiya Lok Nyay Party
- Bharatiya Labour Party
- Bharatiya Mahashakti Morcha
- Bharatiya Manav Raksha Dal
- Bharatiya Manavata Vikas Party
- Bharatiya Minorities Suraksha Mahasangh
- Bharatiya Momin Front
- Bharatiya Muhabbat Party (All India) ("Indian Love Party (All India)")
- Bharatiya Muslim Party (Siddiqui)
- Bharatiya Nagrik Party
- Bharatiya Navshakti Party
- Bharatiya Nojawan Dal ("Indian Youth Party")
- Bharatiya Parivartan Morcha
- Bharatiya Peoples and National Security National Party
- Bharatiya Praja Paksha ("Indian Popular Party")
- Bharatiya Prajatantra Party ("Indian Democracy Party")
- Bharatiya Prajatantrik Shudh Gandhiwadi Krishak Dal
- Bharatiya Rajiv Congress
- Bharatiya Rakshak Party ("Indian Defence Party")
- Bharatiya Rashtravadi Paksha ("Indian Nationalist Party")
- Bharatiya Rashtriya Janhit Party
- Bharatiya Rashtriya Mazdoor Dal ("Indian National Workers Party")
- Bharatiya Rashtriya Morcha ("Indian National Front")
- Bharatiya Rashtriya Parishad ("Indian National Association")
- Bharatiya Republican Paksha("Indian Republican Party")
- Bharatiya Samaj Dal ("Indian Social Party")
- Bharatiya Samaj Kalyan Party Bharat
- Bharatiya Samajwadi Vikas Party ("Indian Socialist Development Party")
- Bharatiya Samata Party
- Bharatiya Satyarth Sangathan
- Bharatiya Sarvkalayan Kranti Dal
- Bharatiya Seva Dal
- Bharatiya Shramik Dal ("Indian Workers Party")
- Bharatiya Subhash Sena
- Bharatiya Surajya Manch
- Bharatiya Vikas Party ("Indian Development Party")
- Bharatiya Yuva Shakti ("Indian Youth Force")
- Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangha (BhaRiPa is short for Bharatiya Ripublikan Paksha (Indian Republican Party) - Bahujan Mahasabha means "Majority Great Council")
- Bharteey Samajvadi Morcha ("Indian Socialist Front")
- Bharti Krishak Seva Samaj
- Bharti Lok Lehar Party
- Bharti Nari Sangathan ("Indian Womens Organization")
- Bharti Sarvadarshi Parishad
- Bhomi Jotak Samooh
- Bhrashtachar Virodhi Dal ("Anticorruption Party")
- Bihar People’s Party
- Bihar Vikas Party ("Bihar Development Party")
- Bira Oriya Party
- Bolshevik Party of India
- Brij Pradesh Nirman Sangh
- Bundelkhand Mukti Morcha ("Bundelkhand Liberation Front")
- Bundelkhand Vikas Dal ("Bundelkhand Development Party")
C
- Champaran Vikas Party ("Champaran Development Party")
- Chandigarh Vikas Party ("Chandigarh Development Party")
- Chhattisgarh Kisan Mazdoor Party ("Chhattisgarh Peasants Workers Party")
- Chhattisgarh Mukti Morcha ("Chhattisgarh Liberation Front")
- Chhattisgarhi Samaj Party ("Chhattisgarhi Social Party")
- Christian Democratic Front
- Christian Mannetra Kazhagam ("Christian Progressive Federation")
- Christhava Makkal Katchi ("Christian Peoples Party")
- Communist Marxist Party
- Congress Jananayaka Peravai ("Congress Democratic Front")
- Congress of People
- Congress (Secular)
- Congunadu Makkal Katchi ("Congu Land Peoples Party")
D
- Dalit Mazdoor Kishan Party ("Dalit Workers Peasant Party")
- Dalit Muslim Vikas Party
- Dalit Samaj Party
- Delhi Parivartan Party
- Democratic Bahujan Samaj Morcha
- Democratic Bharatiya Samaj Party
- Democratic Congress Party
- Democratic Dal of Haryana
- Democratic Forward Bloc
- Democratic Insaf Party
- Democratic Janta Dal (J & K)
- Democratic Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
- Democratic Movement
- Democratic Party of India
- Democratic Revolutionary Peoples Party
- Democratic Socialist Party (Prabodh Chandra)
- Desh Bachao Jan Morcha ("Save the Country Popular Front")
- Desh Bhakt Party
- Desia Pathukappu Kazhagam
- Dev Sena Party
- Dravida Vizhipunarchi Kazhagam
- Delhi Vikas Party
- Dhiravida Thelugar Munnetra Kalagam ("Dravidian Telugu Progressive Federation")
- Divya Shakti Party
- Dravida Makkal Congress ("Dravidian Popular Congress")
- Dravida Peravai ("Dravidian Front")
E
- Ekta Kranti Dal U.P. ("United Revolution Party Uttar Pradesh")
- Ekta Samaj Party ("United Society Party")
- Ekta Shakti ("United Force")
- Ephraim Union
F
G
- Gandhiwadi Rashtriya Congress ("Gandhian National Congress")
- Gareebjan Samaj Party
- Garib Ekta Party ("Poor Unity Party")
- Garib Janata Party ("Poor Peoples Party")
- Garo National Council
- Goa Pokx
- Goa People's Congress
- Goa Rajiv Congress Party
- Goa Su-raj Party
- Goa Vikas Party
- Golden India Party
- Gondvana Gantantra Party
- Gommant Lok Pokx ("Goan Peoples Party")
- Gorkha National Liberation Front
- Grama Munnetra Kazhagam
- Gujarat Adijati Vikash Paksh
- Gujarat State Janta Congress
- Gujarat Yuva Vikas Party
H
- Haryana Gareeb Pichhra Yuva Sangathan ("Haryana Poor Backward Youth Organization")
- Haryana Janrakshak Dal ("Haryana Peoples Defence Party")
- Haryana Lok Dal ("Haryana Peoples Party")
- Haryana Raksha Party ("Haryana Defence Party")
- Haryana Republican Party
- Himachal Kranti Party ("Himachal Revolution Party")
- Himachal Pradesh State Akali Dal
- Hind Kisan Mazdoor Party ("Peasants Workers Party of India")
- Hind Morcha ("Indian Front")
- Hind Swarajya Ganatantra Party ("Indian Independent Democracy Party")
- Hind Vikas Party ("India Development Party")
- Hindu Ekta Andolan Party ("Hindu United Movement Party")
- Hindu Samaj Party ("Hindu Society Party")
- Hindustan Janta Party ("India Peoples Party")
- Hindustan Party
- Hindustani Gareebwadi Party
- Hindusthan Suraksha Party ("India Defence Party")
- Hmar Peoples Convention
I
- Ikkiya Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam ("United Popular Progressive Federation")
- Indian Bahujan Samajwadi Party ("Indian Majority Socialist Party")
- Indian Christian Front
- Indian Christian Secular Party
- Indian Ekta Party
- Indian Federal Democratic Party
- Indian Justice Party
- Indian Liberation Front
- Indian National Green Party
- Indian National Labour Party
- Indian National League
- Indian Peace Party
- Indian People’s Congress
- Indian Republican Front
- Indian Secular Congress
- Indian Union Muslim League
- Indian Victory Party
- Islam Party Hind
J
- Jaghat Telugu Munnetra Kazhggam
- Jai Bharat Party
- Jai Hind Party
- Jai Jawan Jai Kisan Mazdoor Congess
- Jai Prakash Janata Dal
- Jai Telangana Party
- Jai Vijaya Bharathi Party
- Jammu and Kashmir Awami League
- Jammu and Kashmir Awami National Conference
- Jammu and Kashmir People Conference
- Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Front
- Jan Chetna Party
- Jan Kranti Morcha ("Popular Revolution Front")
- Jan Lok Kalyan Party
- Jan Sewa Party
- Jan Samarthan Dal
- Jan Samanta Party
- Jan Surajya Shakti
- Jana Hitkari Party
- Jana Priya
- Jana Unnayan Mancha
- Jananishta
- Janata Congress Party of Bharat Varsha
- Janata Party
- Janata Uday Party
- Janata Vikas Party
- Janhit Morcha
- Janhit Samaj Party
- Janmangal Paksh
- Jansatta Party
- Jansevak Samaj Party
- Jawan Kisan Morcha
- Jebamani Janata
- Jharkhand Disom Party
- Jharkhand ki Krantikari Party ("Revolutionary Party of Jharkhand")
- Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (Ulgulan)
- Jharkhand Party
- Jharkhand Party (Naren)
- Jharkhand People's Party
- Jharkhand Vananchal Congress
- Jharkhand Vikas Dal
K
- Kaivinayger Munnetra Kazhagam
- Kamarajar Adithanar Kazhakam
- Kamgar Samaj Dal ("Worker Society Party")
- Kamjor Varg Sangh, Bihar
- Kamraj Desiya Congress
- Kanchee Aringer Anna Dravida Makkal Kazhagam
- Kannada Chalavali Vatal Paksha
- Kannada Nadu Party ("Kannada Land Party")
- Kannada Paksha ("Kannada Party")
- Karnataka Kranthi Dal ("Karnataka Revolution Party")
- Karnataka Rajya Ryota Sangha ("Karnataka State Peasant Union")
- Karnataka Thamizhar Munnetra Kazhagam ("Karnataka Tamil Progressive Federation")
- Kerala Congress (Balakrishnan)
- Kerala Congress (Jacob)
- Khasi Farmers Democratic Party
- Khun Hynnieutrip National Awakaning Movement
- Kisan Kranti Dal ("Peasant Revolution Party")
- Kisan Mazdoor Bahujan Party ("Peasant Worker Majority Party")
- Kisan Naujawan Party ("Peasant Youth Party")
- Kisan Vyawasayee Mazdoor Party
- Kisan Vikas Party ("Peasant Development Party")
- Kongu Nadu Munnetra Kazhagam
- Kosal Party
- Kosi Vikas Party
- Kranti Dal ("Revolution Party")
- Kranti Kari Jai Hind Sena
- Kranti Parishad ("Revolution Association")
- Krantikari Berozgar Party ("Revolutionary Unemploment Party")
- Krantikari Manuwadi Morcha ("Revolutionary Manuist Front")
- Krantikari Samajwadi Party Lohia ("Revolutionary Socialist Party Lohia")
- Krantikari Samyavadi Party ("Revolutionary Communist Party")
- Kudi Makkal Katchi
- Kuki National Assembly
L
- Labour and Job Seeker’s Party of India
- Labour Party of India (V.V. Prasad)
- Labour Party (Secular)
- Labour Vikas Party
- Lairam People Party
- Lattin Congress
- Life Peaceful Party
- Lok Bhalai Party
- Lok Dal ("People's Party")
- Lok Hit Party
- Lok Jan Shakti Party
- Lok Rajya Party
- Lok Sewa Dal
- Lok Shakti ("People's Power")
- Lok Vikas Party ("People's Development Party")
- Lokpriya Samaj Party
- Loktantrik Chetna Party
- Loktantrik Jan Samta Party
- Loktantrik Janata Front ("Democratic Popular Front")
- Loktantrik Morcha (Himachal Pradesh) ("Democratic Front (Himachal Pradesh)")
- Loktantrik Samajwadi Party ("Democratic Socialist Party")
- Loktantrik Samata Dal
M
- Maatra Bhoomi Raksha Dal ("Motherland Defence Party")
- Madhya Pradesh Kisan Mazdoor Adivasi Kranti Dal
- Madhya Pradesh Loktantrik Party
- Mahakaushal Vikas Party
- Mahabharath Mahajan Sabha
- Maharashtra Pradesh Krantikari Party
- Maharashtra Rajiv Congres
- Maharashtra Secular Front
- Maharashtra Vikas Congress
- Mahashakti Inqualab Party ("Great Power Revolution Party")
- Mahila Adhikar Party ("Womens Rights Party")
- Majlis Bachao Tahreek ("Movement Save the Majlis")
- Makkal Nalaurimaik Kazhagam (People’s Liberal Party)
- Makkal Tamil Desam
- Makkal Vilipunarvu Eyakkam
- Manav Jagriti Manch
- Manav Kalyan Sangh Dal
- Manav Samaj Party
- Manav Sewa Party
- Manava Party
- Manipur National Conference
- Manipur People’s Party (Democratic)
- Manipur State Congress Party
- Manuvadi Party
- Maraland Democratic Front
- Marumalarchi Thamizhakam
- Marxist Communist Party of India (S.S. Srivastava)
- Marxist Coordination Committee
- Matra Bhoomi Vikas Party ("Motherland Development Party")
- M.G.R. Kazhagam
- M.G.R. Mannetra Kazhagam
- Ministerial System Abolition Party
- Momin Conference
- Mool Bharati (S) Party
- Moovendar Munnetra Kazhagam
- Mudiraj Rashtriya Samithi
- Mukt Bharat
- Muslim Majlis Uttar Pradesh
N
- Naari Shakti Party ("Womens Power Party")
- Nag Vidarbha Andolan Samiti
- Naga National Party
- Nagaland Democratic Party
- Nagrik Ekta Dal
- Namadhu Makkal Katchi
- National Citizens Party
- National Congress of Youth
- National Democratic Party
- National Democratic Peoples Front
- National Loktantrik Party
- National Minorities Party
- National Organisation Congress
- National Party
- National People’s Party
- National Republican Party
- National Students Party
- Nationalist Democratic Movement
- Nationalist Party of India
- Native People’s Party
- Nav Maharashtra Vikas Party
- Nava Nirmana Nagarika Samithi
- Navbharat Nirman Party
- Nesavaalar Munnetra Kattchi
- Netaji Congress Sena
- Netaji Subhash Party
- New India National Movement
- New India Party
- Nidaya Malik (N) Party
- Nissabada Bhooripaksham
- Niswarth Sewa Party
- NTR Telugu Desam Party (Lakshmi Parvathi)
- Nyaynishth Prajatantra
O
P
- Panchal Morcha
- Panchayat Raj Party
- Parcham Party of India ("Flag Party of India")
- Parmarth Party
- Party for Democratic Socialism
- Party Kisan Mazdoor Vyapari
- Paschim Banga Rajya Muslim League("West Bengal State Muslim League")
- Paschimi Uttar Pradesh Swaraja Party ("Western Uttar Pradesh Independence Party")
- Paschimbanga Ganatantrik Mancha ("West Bengal Democratic Platform")
- Patriot
- Parvatiya Punrutthaan Parishad
- Parivartan Samaj Party
- Pavitra Hindustan Kaazhagam
- Peasants and Workers Party of India
- Peoples Democratic Front
- Peoples Democratic League of India
- People's Democratic Movement
- Peoples Democratic Party
- Peoples Justice Party
- Peoples Party of Arunachal
- Peoples Republican Party
- Phule Bharti Lok Party
- Pichhra Samaj Party ("Backward Society Party")
- Plains Tribals Council of Assam
- Political Party of National Management Service
- Pondicherry Mannila Makkal Munnani
- Prabuddha Republican Party
- Pragatisheel Manav Samaj Party
- Pragatisheel Party
- Praja Party
- PRISM
- Prithak Bastar Rajya Party
- Proutist Sarva Samaj Party
- Puducherry Munnetra Congress
- Punjab Janata Morcha ("Punjab Popular Front")
- Punjab People’s Party
- Punjab Pradesh Vikas Party ("Punjab Provincial Development Party")
- Punjab Vikas Congress Party
- Punjabi Dal
- Puratchi Bharatham
- Purvanchal Vikas Party
- Puthiya Needhi Katchi
- Puthiya Tamizhagam
- Pyramid Party of India
Q
- Quami Janta Dal ("National Peoples Party")
- Quami Party ("National Party")
R
- Rajasthan Dev Sena Dal
- Rajasthan Samajik Nyaya Manch
- Rajasthan Vikas Party ("Rajasthan Development Party")
- Rajasthan Veer Sena
- Rajiv Makkal Congress ("Rajiv Peoples Congress")
- Ram Sena Rashtravadi ("Ram Army - Nationalist")
- Ramrajya Marg
- Rashtra Shakti ("Nation Power")
- Rashtra Suraksha Parishad ("National Defence Association")
- Rashtravadi Communist Party ("Nationalist Communist Party")
- Rashtravadi Janata Party ("Nationalist Peoples Party")
- Rashtravadi Samaj Party ("Nationalist Society Party")
- Rashtravadi Vikas Dal ("Nationalist Development Party")
- Rashtriya Aikta Manch ("National Unity Plattform")
- Rashtriya Bahujan Congress Party ("National Majority Congress Party")
- Rashtriya Bahujan Ekta Party ("National Minority Unity Party")
- Rashtriya Bhrasthachar Virodhi Morcha ("National Anti-Corruption Front")
- Rashtriya Dehat Morcha Party
- Rashtriya Deshbhakt Party
- Rashtriya Dharmanirpeksha Nava Bharat Party
- Rashtriya Garib Dal ("National Poor Party")
- Rashtriya Garima Party
- Rashtriya Gramin Party
- Rashtriya Gurujan Party
- Rashtriya Hamara Dal
- Rashtriya Hindu Sangathan ("National Hindu Organization")
- Rashtriya Hith Congress
- Rashtriya Indira Party
- Rashtriya Jan Kalyan Party
- Rashtriya Jan Sangam ("National Peoples Union")
- Rashtriya Janadhikar Party ("National People's Rights Party")
- Rashtriya Janandholan Paksha ("National People's Movement Party")
- Rashtriya Jansevak Parishad
- Rashtriya Janata Janardan Party
- Rashtriya Janta Congress ("National Peoples Congress")
- Rashtriya Jantantrik Dal ("National Democratic Party")
- Rashtriya Kisan Party ("National Peasants Party")
- Rashtriya Komi Ekta Party ("National National Unity Party")
- Rashtriya Kranti Party ("National Revolution Party")
- Rashtriya Krantikari Dal ("National Revolutionary Party")
- Rashtriya Krantikari Samajwadi Party ("National Revolutionary Socialist Party")
- Rashtriya Lok Seva Morcha
- Rashtriya Mahasangh
- Rashtriya Manav Adhikar Party ("National Human Rights Party")
- Rashtriya Matrabhoomi Party ("National Motherland Party")
- Rashtriya Mazdoor Ekta Party ("National Workers Unity Party")
- Rashtriya Nayay Party
- Rashtriya Parivartan Dal
- Rashtriya Party ("National Party")
- Rashtriya Praja Congress (Secular) ("National Popular Congress (Secular)")
- Rashtriya Rajdhani Congress Delhi ("National Capital Congress Delhi")
- Rashtriya Raksha Dal ("National Defence Party")
- Rashtriya Sakar Party
- Rashtriya Samadhaan Party
- Rashtriya Samaj Paksha ("National Society Party")
- Rashtriya Samaj Sevak Dal
- Rashtriya Samaj Sudhar Party
- Rashtriya Samajik Nayak Paksha
- Rashtriya Samajwadi Congress ("National Socialist Congress")
- Rashtriya Samajwadi Party 'Pragatisheel'
- Rashtriya Samajwadi Party (United)
- Rashtriya Samanta Dal
- Rashtriya Sawarn Dal
- Rashtriya Surajya Parishad
- Rashtriya Swabhimaan Party
- Rashtriya Swajan Party
- Rashtriya Unnatisheel Dal
- Rashtriya Vikas Party
- Rashtriya Yuva Loktantrik Party ("National Youth Democratic Party")
- Republican Movement
- Republican Janata Party
- Republican Party of India
- Republican Party of India (Athvale)
- Republican Party Of India (Democratic)
- Republican Party Of India (Khobragade)
- Republican Party of India (Kamble)
- Republican Party of India (Sivaraj)
- Republican Presidium Party of India
- Revolutionary Communist Party of India
- Revolutionary Socialist Party of Kerala (Bolshevik)
S
- Sabjan Party
- Sabka Dal Bharatiya Samajwadi Congress
- Sachet Bharat Party
- Sadan Vikas Party
- Sadbhavana Party
- Sakhthi Baratha Desam
- Samajik Ekta Party ("Social Unity Party")
- Samajik Jantantrik Party ("Social Democratic Party")
- Samajik Nyaya Party
- Samajwadi Jan Parishad ("Socialist Popular Association")
- Samajwadi Janata Dal Democratic ("("Socialist Peoples Party Democratic")
- Samajwadi Janata Party (Maharashtra) ("Socialist Peoples Party (Maharashtra)")
- Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) ("Socialist Peoples Party (National)")
- Samajwadi Youva Dal ("Socialist Youth Party")
- Samajtantric Party of India ("Socialist Party of India")
- Samata Party
- Samata Samaj Party
- Samata Sangharsh Party
- Sampurna Vikas Dal
- Samudaya Munnetra Kazhagam
- Sanatan Samaj Party
- Sanyukt Dastkar Party
- Sarb Hind Shiromani Akali Dal
- Sardar Patel Congress Party
- Sarva Seva Party
- Sarvadharam Party (Madhya Pradesh)
- Sarvahara Samaj Party
- Sarvhara Dal
- Sarvodaya Party
- Satya Mave Party
- Satyayug Party
- Savarn Samaj Party
- Secular National Dravida Party
- Secular Party of India
- Sehajdhari Sikh Federation
- Shakti Dal ("Power Party")
- Shetkari Vichar Dal
- Shikshit Berozgar Sena
- Shiromani Youth Akali Dal (Kahlon)
- Shivrajya Party
- Shree Bharat Vikas Paksh
- Shoshit Samaj Dal
- Shoshit Samaj Party
- Shubha Karnatak
- Sikkim Himali Rajya Parishad ("Sikkim Himalayan State Association")
- Sikkim Janashakti Party ("Sikkim Peoples Power Party")
- Sikkim National Liberation Front
- Sikkim Sangram Parishad ("Sikkim Struggle Association")
- Sinh Jan Seva Party
- Sirpanch Samaj Party
- Social Action Party
- Social Justice Party
- Socialist Party (Lohia)
- Socialist Republican Party
- Socialistic Democratic Party
- Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party
- Swaraj Dal ("Independence Party")
- Swarn Mahasabha
- Swatantra Bharat Paksha ("Independent India Party")
- Swatantra Kranti Dal ("Selfrule Revolution Party")
T
- Tamil Desiyak Katchi ("Tamil National Party")
- Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar)
- Tamil Maanila Kamraj Congress
- Tamil Nadu Deseeya Grameeya Thozhilalar Congress
- Tamil Nadu Makkal Congress ("Tamil Nadu Peoples Congress")
- Tamil Nadu Peasants & Workers Party
- Tamil Nadu People’s Party
- Tamilaga Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam ("Tamil Popular Progressive Federation")
- Tamilar Kazhagam ("Tamil Federation")
- Tamizhaga Munnetra Munnani ("Tamil Progressive Front")
- Tamizhaga Rajiv Congress ("Tamil Rajiv Congress")
- Tamizhar Party ("Tamil Party")
- Tarai Kranti Dal ("Terai Revolution Party")
- Telangana Congress Party
- Telangana Praja Party ("Telangana Popular Party")
- Thaayaga Makkal Katchi
- Thamilar Bhoomi ("Tamil Land")
- Tharasu Makkal Mandram
- The Consumer Party of India
- The Great India Revolutioners
- The Humanist Party of India
- The Religion of Man Revolving Political Party of India
- Thesia Jananayaka Makkal Katchi ("National Democratic Popular Party")
- Thondar Congress ("Volunteers Congress")
- Tribal People Party
- Trilok Shakti Congress Bharat
- Trinamool Gana Parishad ("Grassroots Popular Association")
U
- United Bodo Nationalist Liberation Front
- United Citizen Party
- United Communist Party of India
- United India Peoples Party
- United Indian Democratic Council
- United Minorities Front, Assam
- United Peoples Party of Assam
- United Reservation Movement Council of Assam
- United Tribal Nationalists Liberation Front
- Urs Samyuktha Paksha ("Urs United Party")
- Uttar Pradesh Jan Manas Party
- Uttar Pradesh Republican Party
- Uttarkhand Janwadi Party ("Uttarkhand Democratic Party")
- Uttarkhand Sanskriti Parishad ("Uttarakhand Cultural Association")
- Uzhaippalar Katchi ("Toilers Party")
- Uzhaippalar Podhu Nalakatchi
V
- West Bengal Socialist Party
- Vidharbha Janata Congress ("Vidharba Peoples Congress")
- Vidharabha Rajya Mukti Morcha ("Vidharba State Freedom Front")
- Vidarbha Rajya Party ("Vidharba State Party")
- Vidarbha Vikas Party ("Vidharba Development Party")
- Vidhayak Dal ("Legislators Party")
- Vijeta Party
- Vikas Party ("Development Party")
- Vikaswadi Communism Party ("Progressive Communism Party")
- Viswa Maya Political Party
- Vivasayi Anbhu Katchi
- Voluntary Indian People Party Haryana
- Womanist Party of India
Y
- Youth Brigade
- Youth and Students Party
- Yuva Gantantra Party ("Youth Democratic Party")
- Yuva Jan Jagriti Party
Other parties
Many political parties in India are never registered at the Election Commission.
- Biplobi Bangla Congress
- BTR-EMS-AKG Janakeeya Vedi
- Communist Party of India (Maoist)
- Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Central Team
- Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Janashakti
- Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Kanu Sanyal)
- Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Mahadev Mukherjee)
- Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Naxalbari
- Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) New Democracy
- Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Red Flag
- Communist Party of Revolutionary Marxists
- Communist Party of United States of India
- Communist Revolutionary League of India
- Communist Workers Party
- Dalit Panthers of India (also called Viduthalai Siruthaigal) (Tamil Nadu)
- Gana Abhiyan Orissa
- Gorkha National Liberation Front (C.K. Pradhan)
- International Democratic Party
- Kerala Dalit Federation
- Kunabi Sena
- Lal Nishan Party
- Lal Nishan Party (Leninvadi)
- Marxist-Leninist Committee
- Provisional Central Committee, Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist)
- Shahar Vikas Aghadi
- Socialist Unity Centre of India
- Telangana Communist Party
- Telangana Janata Party
- Telangana Praja Samithi
- Telangana Rashtra Party
- Telangana Sadhana Samithi
- Unity Centre of Communist Revolutionaries of India (Marxist-Leninist)
- Workers Party of India
Parties from the past
- All India Coordination Committee of Communist Revolutionaries
- All India Jharkhand Party
- All India Trinamool Congress
- Andhra Pradesh Coordination Committee of Communist Revolutionaries
- Anna Telugu Desam Party
- Arunachal Congress (Mithi)
- Bharatiya Jan Congress
- Bharatiya Jana Sangh
- Bihar People's Party (Bihar)
- Birsa Seva Dal
- Bolshevik-Leninist Party of India, Ceylon and Burma
- Central Reorganization Committee, Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist)
- Chhotanagpur Front
- Chhotanagpur Plateau Praja Parishad
- Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist)
- Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Second Central Committee
- Communist Party of Indian Union (Marxist-Leninist)
- Communist Revolutionary Party
- Congress (Dolo)
- Democratic Revolutionary Peoples Party
- Doordarshi Party
- Himachal Vikas Congress ("Himachal Welfare Congress")(Himachal Pradesh)
- Hul Jharkhand Party
- Hyderabad State Praja Party
- Indian Congress (Socialist)
- Indian National Congress (Organization)
- Indian National Congress (Sheik Hassan)
- Indian National Congress (Urs)
- Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (B)
- Janata Dal (Ajit)
- Krantikari Mukti Morcha
- Krishikar Lok Party
- Lal Jhanda Dal
- Lok Raj Party Himachal Pradesh
- Lok Shakti
- Madhya Pradesh Vikas Congress
- Maharashtra Vikas Party
- Natun Asom Gana Parishad
- Nikhil Manipuri Mahasabha
- Nikhil Utkal Adivasi Congress
- Organizing Committee, Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist)
- Orissa Jana Congress
- Peoples Party of Arunachal
- Pragati Legislature Party
- Puducherry Makkal Congress
- Punjab Communist Revolutionary Committee
- Radical Democratic Party
- Rashtriya Janata Dal (Democratic)
- Real Communist Party of India
- Revolutionary Communist Party
- Revolutionary Communist Unity Centre (Marxist-Leninist)
- Scheduled Caste Federation
- Telangana Praja Samithi
- United Jharkhand Party
- United People's Party of Assam
- Utkal Congress
- Veer Birsa Dal
- Vishal Haryana Party
Coalitions
Since 1990, the Indian electorate has consistently thrown fragmented verdicts both at the state and national levels. This has led parties with minimal (and sometimes considerable) ideological differences to come together as a loose federation of parties to stake claim for power. The following are coalitions of political parties in India.
- Bangla Bachao Front - an opposition front in the 2001 West Bengal state elections. Was headed by All India Trinamool Congress.
- Democratic Front - the governing coalition in Maharashtra.
- Him Loktantrik Morcha - a now defunct 'third front' in Himachal Pradesh.
- National Democratic Alliance - headed by the BJP.
- National Front - headed by Janata Dal, governed India 1989-1991. Now defunct.
- Left Democratic Front - Opposition front in Kerala, headed by CPI(M).
- Left Front - headed by CPI(M).
- Sikkim United Democratic Alliance - political front in Sikkim, including regional parties, BJP, INC.
- Telangana Rashtra Sadhana Front - a front of pro-Telangana statehood fringe parties.
- United Front - the 'third front' that governed India 1996-1998. Now defunct.
- United Progressive Alliance - the current government coalition, headed by the INC.
Political parties listed by relationship
Short Indian Political Dictionary (language is Hindi unless mentioned otherwise): | |
Abhiyan | Campaign |
Akhil | All |
Bahujan | Majority* |
Bharatiya | Indian |
Biplob | Revolution (Bengali) |
Dal | Party |
Dalit | Scheluded Caste group |
Gana | People (Assamese, Bengali, Oriya) |
Ganatantra | Democracy (Bengali, m.m.) |
Gorkha | Nepali-speaking ethnic group |
Ekta | United |
Jan | People |
Janata | Popular |
Jantantrik | Democratic |
Katchi | Party (Tamil) |
Kazhagam | Federation (Tamil) |
Kisan | Peasant |
Kranti | Revolution |
Lehar | Stream |
Lok | People |
Loktantrik | Democratic |
Maha- | Great |
Manch | Platform |
Makkal | People (Tamil) |
Morcha | Front |
Mukti | Liberation |
Munnetra | Progressive (Tamil) |
Paksha | Party (Marathi, Kannada) |
Parishad | Association |
Peravai | Front (Tamil) |
Pokx | Party (Konkani) |
Praja | People |
Prajatantrik | Democratic |
Rajya | State |
Rashtriya | National |
Samaj | Society |
Samajwadi | Socialist |
Sammelan | Conference |
Samiti | Association |
Samyavadi | Communist |
Samyukt | United |
Sangh | Union |
Shakti | Power |
Suraksha | Defence |
Swatantra | Independence |
Trinamool | Grassroot |
Vikas | Development |
*Used in the meaning that 85% of the population of India belongs to lower castes. |
- Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League
- All India Forward Bloc
- All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimen
- Break-away:
- Majlis Bachao Tehreek
- Asom Gana Parishad
- Break-away:
- Trinamool Gana Parishad
- Backward Castes United Front
- Bahujan Kisan Dal
- Bahujan Samaj Party
- Bharatiya Janata Party
- Bharatiya Kisan Kamgar Party
- Developed into:
- Rashtriya Lok Dal
- Communist Party of India
- Break-away:
- Communist Party of India (Marxist)
- Break-away:
- All India Coordination Committee of Communist Revolutionaries
- Developed into:
- Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist)
- Break-away:
- Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Janashakti
- Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Kanu Sanyal)
- Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation
- Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Mahadev Mukherjee)
- Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Naxalbari
- Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) New Democracy
- Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) People's War
- Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Red Flag
- Communist Party of United States of India
- Communist Revolutionary League of India
- Marxist-Leninist Committee
- Provisional Central Committee, Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist)
- Andhra Pradesh Coordination Committee of Communist Revolutionaries
- BTR-EMS-AKG Janakeeya Vedi
- Communist Party of Revolutionary Marxists
- Communist Marxist Party
- Janathipathiya Samrakshana Samithy
- Marxist Communist Party of India
- Marxist Coordination Committee
- Orissa Communist Party
- Party of Democratic Socialism
- Krantikari Samyavadi Party
- Rashtravadi Communist Party
- Revolutionary Communist Party of India
- Break-away:
- Real Communist Party of India
- Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- Dravida Vizhipunarchi Kazhagam
- Democratic Bharatiya Samaj Party
- Democratic Socialist Party
- Denzong Peoples Chogpi
- Ekta Shakti
- Ephraim Israel National Convention
- Ephraim Union
- Garo National Council
- Goa Su-Raj Party
- Golden India Party
- Gondvana Ganatantra Party
- Gorkha National Liberation Front
- Break-away:
- Gorkha National Liberation Front (C.K. Pradhan)
- Indian Christian Front
- Indian Federal Democratic Party
- Indian Justice Party
- Indian National Congress
- Break-away:
- Akhil Bharatiya Congress Dal
- Akhil Bharatiya Lok Tantrik Congress
- All India Indira Congress (Tiwari)
- Break-away:
- All India Indira Congress (Secular)
- All India Trinamool Congress
- Developed into:
- Nationalist Trinamool Congress
- Arunachal Congress
- Break-away:
- Arunachal Congress (Mithi)
- Bangla Congress
- Break-away:
- Biplobi Bangla Congress
- Bharatiya Jan Congress
- Congress (Dolo)
- Goa People's Congress
- Goa Rajiv Congress Party
- Himachal Vikas Congress
- Indian National Congress (Sheik Hassan)
- Kerala Congress
- Madhya Pradesh Vikas Congress
- Nationalist Congress Party
- Break-away:
- Democratic Congress Party
- Unified with:
- Bharatiya Jan Congress
- Goa Rajiv Congress Party
- Praja Party
- Sikkim Congress (Revolutionary)
- Sikkim Ekta Manch
- Break-away:
- Sikkim Janashakti Party
- Tamil Maanila Congress
- Tamizhaga Rajiv Congress
- Thondar Party
- Unified with:
- Arunachal Congress (Mithi)
- Goa People's Congress
- Democratic Congress Party
- Democratic Revolutionary Peoples Party
- Haryana Republican Party
- Himachal Vikas Congress
- Jai Telangana Party
- Kisan Mazdoor Bahujan Party
- Madhya Pradesh Vikas Congress
- Sikkim Ekta Manch
- Sikkim Janashakti Party
- Sikkim Janata Parishad
- Sikkim National Congress
- Unified with:
- Rajya Praja Sammelan
- Sikkim Swantantra Party
- Sikkim Janata Congress
- Unified with:
- Sikkim Janata Party
- Sikkim State Congress
- Indian National Green Party
- Indian National Lok Dal
- Indian Union Muslim League
- Break-away:
- Indian National League
- Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
- Janata Dal
- Break-away:
- Biju Janata Dal
- Janata Dal (Secular)
- Janata Dal (United)
- Unified with:
- Jharkhand Vikas Dal
- Rashtriya Janata Dal
- Break-away:
- Rashtriya Janata Dal (Democratic)
- Samajwadi Party
- Jharkhand Mukthi Morcha
- Kisan Mazdoor Mandal
- Lok Bhalai Party
- Break-away:
- Dalit Kisan Dal
- Lok Jan Samta Party
- Lok Jan Shakti Party
- Manipur State Congress Party
- Maraland Democratic Front
- Mizo National Front
- Nagaland Peoples Front
- Peasants and Workers Party of India
- Jammu & Kashmir People's Democratic Party
- Organization of Sikkimese Unity
- Pattali Makkal Katchi
- Rashtriya Lok Dal
- Republican Party of India
- Break-away:
- Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangha
- Haryana Republican Party
- Revolutionary Socialist Party
- Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)
- Shiromani Akali Dal
- Break-away:
- Shiromani Akali Dal (Simranjit Singh Mann)
- Shiv Sena
- Sikkim Sangram Parishad
- Break-away:
- Sikkim Democratic Front
- Break-away:
- Nepali Bhutia Lepcha
- Sikkim Gorkha Party
- Sikkim Himali Rajya Parishad
- Sikkim National Party
- Sikkim Prajatantra Congress
- Tamizhaga Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam
- Telugu Desam Party
- Break-away:
- Anna Telugu Desam Party
- NTR Telugu Desam Party (Lakshmi Parvathi)
- Break-away:
- Jai Telangana Party
- Telangana Rashtra Samithi
- United Goans Democratic Party
- Break-away:
- Gomant Lok Pokx
- Urs Samyuktha Paksha
- Vidarbha Rajya Party
- Vidarbha Vikas Party
- West Bengal Socialist Party
See also
- Index of political parties to browse parties by name
- List of political parties to browse parties by country
- List of political parties by ideology to browse parties by name
- Membership of internationals to browse parties by membership of internationals
- Liberalism in India
- Indian Trade Unions
- List of Indian student organizations
External links
Official party sites
- Nationalist Congress Party (http://www.ncp.org.in/)
- Indian National Congress (http://www.congress.org.in/)
- BJP (http://www.bjp.org)
- Swatantra Bharat Party (http://www.liberalpartyofindia.org)
Other sites
- India from election world (http://www.electionworld.org/india.htm)
- Election Commission of India (http://www.eci.gov.in/)
- Election Analysis (http://www.electionnext.com/)
- Young Liberals of India (http://www.mobynuke.com/Talkwire/)sv:Indiens politiker och politiska partier