Major National Parties in India for NET, IAS, State-SET (KSET, WBSET, MPSET, etc.), GATE, CUET, Olympiads etc.
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S. N. | Symbol | Flag | Name | Acronym | Year | Party Leader |
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1. | Bahujan Samaj Party | BSP | 1984 | Mayawati | ||
2. | Bharatiya Janata Party | BJP | 1980 | Rajnath Singh | ||
3. | Communist Party of India | CPI | 1925 | Suravaram Sudhakar Reddy | ||
4. | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | CPI (M) | 1964 | Prakash Karat | ||
5. | Indian National Congress | INC | 1885 | Sonia Gandhi |
State Parties in India
If a party is recognized as a state party by the Election Commission, it can reserve a symbol for its exclusive use in the state. The following are a list of recognized state parties as of September 2009.
Symbol | Name | Acronym | Year | Party leader | States |
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All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | AIADMK | October 1972 | J. Jayalalita | Tamilnadu, Puducherry | |
All India Forward Bloc | AIFB | 1939 | Debabrata Biswas | West Bengal | |
All India Trinamool Congress | AITC | 1998 | Mamata Banerjee | Arunachal Pradesh, West Bengal, Manipur | |
All India United Democratic Front | AUDF | 2004 | Badruddin Ajmal | Assam | |
All Jharkhand Students Union (AJSU party) | AJSU | 1986 | Sudesh Mahto | Jharkhand | |
Asom Gana Parishad | AGP | 1985 | Prafulla Kumar Mahanta | Assam | |
Biju Janata Dal | BJD | 1997 | Naveen Patnaik | Odisha | |
Bodoland People՚s Front | BPF | May 2008 | Biswajit Daimary | Assam | |
Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam | DMDK | September 14,2005 | Vijaya Kanth | Tamil Nadu | |
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | DMK | 1949 | M Karunanidhi | Tamil Nadu, Puducherry | |
Haryana Janhit Congress (BL) | HJC (BL) | December 2007 | Bhajan Lal | Haryana | |
Hill State People՚s Democratic Party | HSPDP | H. S. Lyngdon | Meghalaya | ||
Indian National Lok Dal | INLD | 1999 | Om Prakash Chautala | Haryana | |
Indian Union Muslim League | IUML | 1948 | G. M. Banatwalla | Kerala | |
Jammu & Kashmir National Conference | JKNC | 1932 | Omar Abdullah | Jammu and Kashmir | |
Jammu & Kashmir National Panthers Party | JKNPP | NA [D] | Bhim Singh | Jammu and Kashmir | |
Jammu and Kashmir People՚s Democratic Party | PDP | 1998 | Mufti Mohammed Seyeed | Jammu and Kashmir | |
Janata Dal (United) | JD (U) | 1999 | Sharad Yadav | Bihar | |
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | JMM | 1972 | Shibu Soren | Jharkhand | |
Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) | JVM (P) | 2006 | Babulal Marandi | Jharkhand | |
Janata Dal (Secular) | JD (S) | 1999 | H. D. Deve Gowda | Karnataka, Kerala | |
Kerala Congress (M) | KEC (M) | 1979 | C. F. Thomas | Kerala | |
Lok Jan Shakti Party | LJSP | 2000 | [ [Ram Vilas Paswan { { {last} } } | Ram Vilas Paswan { { {last} } } ] ] | Bihar | |
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena | MNS | 2006 | Raj Thackeray | Maharashtra | |
Maharashtrawadi Gomati Party | MAG | 1963 | Shashikala Kakodkar | Goa | |
Manipur People՚s Party | MPP | 1968 | O. Joy Singh | Manipur | |
Manipur State Congress Party | MSCP | 1997 | Wahengbam Nipamacha Singh | Manipur | |
Mizoram National Front | MNF | 1959 | Pu Zoramthanga | Mizoram | |
Mizoram People՚s Conference | MPC | 1972 | Pu Lalhmingthanga | Mizoram | |
Naga People՚s Front | NPF | 2002 | Neiphiu Rio | Manipur, Nagaland | |
National People՚s Party | NPP | January 2013 | Conrad Sangma | Manipur | |
Pattali Makkal Katchi | PMK | 1989 | G. K. Mani | Puducherry | |
Crown | People՚s Democratic Alliance | PDA | Manipur | ||
People՚s Party of Arunachal | PPA | 1987 | Kamen Ringu | Arunachal Pradesh | |
All India N. R. | AINRC | 2011 | N. Rangaswamy | Puducherry | |
Rashtriya Janata Dal | RJD | July 1997 | Lalu Prasad Yadav | Bihar, Jharkhand, Manipur | |
Rashtriya Lok Dal | RLD | 1996 | Ajit Singh | Uttar Pradesh | |
Revolutionary Socialist Party | RSP | 1940 | T. J. Chandrachoodan | West Bengal | |
Samajwadi Party | SP | 1992 | Mulayam Singh Yadav | Uttar Pradesh | |
Shiromani Akali Dal | SAD | 1920 | Parkash Singh Badal | Punjab | |
Shiv Sena | SHS | 1966 | Bal Thackeray [C] | Maharashtra | |
Sikkim Democratic Front | SDF | 1993 | Pawan Kumar Chamling | Sikkim | |
Telangana Rashtra Samithi | TRS | 2001 | K. Chandrasekhar Rao | Andhra Pradesh | |
Telugu Desam Party | TDP | 1982 | N. Chandrababu Naidu | Andhra Pradesh | |
United Democratic Party | UDP | NA | Donkupar Roy | Meghalaya | |
Zoram Nationalist Party | ZNP | 1997 | Lalduhoma | Mizoram |