Political Parties in India

 

Political Parties at National level

India has witnessed the emergence of strong political parties from different regions of the country. They highlight the interests of different states and play a major role in forming alliance in Lok Sabha.

The list of such parties are as follows:

Sr. no.	Abbreviation	Symbol	National Political Parties
1	BJP		Bharatiya Janata Party
2	BSP		Bahujan Samaj Party
3	CPI		Communist Party of India
4	CPM		Communist Party of India (Marxist)
5	INC		Indian National Congress
6	NCP		Nationalist Congress Party

Political Parties at State level

The presence of these parties are really felt while forming an alliance government. Even though there are large number of parties operating in our country only few make to the national level. Such situation happens because it takes enough time for the parties to prove their ideologies to the large mass of population of our country.

The list of parties at state level are as follows:

Sr. no.	State	State Political Parties	Symbol	Abbreviation
1	Delhi	Aam Aadmi Party		AAP
2	Arunachal Pradesh	Arunachal Congress		AC
3	Tamil Nadu	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		AIADMK
4	Assam	Asom Gana Parishad		AGP
5	West Bengal	All India Forward Bloc		AIFB
6	West Bengal	All India Trinamool Congress		AITC
7	Assam	Assam United Democratic Front		AUDF
8	Odisha	Biju Janata Dal		BJD
9	Tamil Nadu and Puducherry	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		DMK
10	Haryana	Indian National Lok Dal		INLD
11	Karnataka and Kerala	Janata Dal (Secular)		JD(S)
12	Bihar and Jharkhand	Janata Dal (United)		JD(U)
13	Jammu and Kashmir	Jammu & Kashmir National Conference		JKN
14	Jammu and Kashmir	Jammu & Kashmir National Panthers Party		JKNPP
15	Jammu and Kashmir	Jammu & Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party		JKPDP
16	Jharkhand	Jharkhand Mukti Morcha		JMM
17	Kerala	Kerala Congress		KEC
18	Kerala	Kerala Congress (M)		KEC(M)
19	Bihar	Lok Jan Shakti Party		LJP
20	Goa	Maharashtrawadi Gomantak		MAG
21	Tamil Nadu and Puducherry	Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam		MDMK
22	Manipur	Manipur Peoples Party		MPP
23	Kerala	Muslim League Kerala State Committee		MUL
24	Nagaland and Manipur	Nagaland Peoples Front		NPF
25	Tamil Nadu	Pattali Makkal Katchi		PMK
26	Bihar	Rashtriya Janata Dal		RJD
27	West Bengal	Revolutionary Socialist Party		RSP
28	Haryana	Shiromani Akali Dal		SAD
29	Sikkim	Sikkim Democratic Front		SDF
30	Goa	United Goans Democratic Party		UGDP
31	Maharashtra	Shivsena		SHS
32	Uttar Pradesh	Samajwadi Party		SP
33	Andhra Pradesh	Telugu Desam		TDP
34	Andhra Pradesh	Telangana Rashtra Samithi		TRS
35	Meghalaya	United Democratic Party		UDP
36	Uttarakhand Himalayas	Uttarakhand Kranti Dal		UKKD

 

Regional Political Parties of India

The regional parties of India influence the people from the base level. They play a major role in the alliance formation and influence the ruling party to a great extend. Below is the list of regional parties of India.

Sr.no.	Regional	Abbreviation	Sr.no.	Regional	Abbreviation	Sr.no.	Regional	Abbreviation
1	Akhil Bharatiya Ashok Sena	ABAS	109	Duggar Pradesh Party	DGPP	217	Peoples Guardian	PG
2	Akhil Bharatiya Congress Dal (Ambedkar)	ABCD(A)	110	Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam	DMDK	218	Pachai Kudi Makkal Katchi	PKMK
3	Akhil Bharatiya Desh Bhakt Morcha	ABDBM	111	Democratic Party of India	DPI	219	Punjab Labour Party	PLP
4	Akhil Bharatiya Hind Kranti Party	ABHKP	112	Desia Pathukappu Kazhagam	DPK	220	Pragatisheel Manav Samaj Party	PMSP
5	Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha	ABHM	113	Eklavya Samaj Party	EKSP	221	Puthiya Needhi Katchi	PNK
6	All India Bharti Jug Party	ABJP	114	Federal Congress of India	FCI	222	People’s Party of Arunachal	PPA
7	Akhil Bharatiya Jan Sangh	ABJS	115	Gondvana Gantantra Party	GGP	223	Peoples Party of India(secular)	PPIS
8	Akhil Bharatiya Kisan Mazdoor Morcha	ABKMM	116	Gondwana Mukti Sena	GMS	224	Pyramid Party of India	PPOI
9	Akhil Bharatiya Loktantra Party	ABLTP	117	Great India Party	GRIP	225	Praja Rajyam Party	PRAP
10	Akhil Bhartiya Manavata Paksha	ABMP	118	Hind Vikas Party	HDVP	226	Purvanchal Rajya Banao Dal	PRBD
11	Akhil Bharatiya Manav Seva Dal	ABMSD	119	Haryana Janhit Congress (BL)	HJCBL	227	Peoples Republican Party	PRBP
12	Akahand Bharat Maha Sangh Sarvahara Krantikari Party	ABMSKP	120	Hindustan Janta Party	HJP	228	Prabuddha Republican Party	PRCP
13	Ambedkarbadi Party	ABP	121	Hill State People’s Democratic Party	HSPDP	229	Professionals Party of India	PRPI
14	Akhil Bharatiya Rajarya Sabha	ABRS	122	Indian Bahujan Samajwadi Party	IBSP	230	Prajatantrik Samadhan Party	PRSP
15	Akhil Bharatiya Shivsena Rashtrawadi	ABSR	123	Indian Christian Secular Party	ICSP	231	Puthiya Tamilagam	PT
16	Akhil Bhartiya Sindhu Samajwadi Party	ABSSP	124	Indian Justice Party	IJP	232	Proutist Sarva Samaj	PTSS
17	A-Chik National Congress(Democratic)	ACNC	125	Indian People’s Forward Block	IPFB	233	Rashtriya Agraniye Dal	RAD
18	Apna Dal	AD	126	Indian Peace Party	IPP	234	Rashtriya Janutthan Party	RAJUP
19	Anaithindia Dravidar Samudaya Munnetra Kazhagam	ADSMK	127	Indian Union Muslim League	IUML	235	Rashtriya Lokwadi Party	RALOP
20	Aadivasi Sena Party	ADSP	128	Inqalab Vikas Dal	IVD	236	Rashtrawadi Labour Party	RALP
21	All India Bahujan Samman Party	AIBS	129	Jaganmay Nari Sangathan	JANS	237	Rashtriya Sahara Party	RASAP
22	Advait Ishwasyam Congress	AIC	130	Jai Bharat Party	JBP	238	Rashtravadi Aarthik Swatantrata Dal	RASD
23	All India Dalit Welfare Congress	AIDWC	131	Jai Bharat Samanta Party	JBSP	239	Rashtriya Janhit Party	RASJP
24	All India Forward Bloc (Subhasist)	AIFB(S)	132	Jai Chhattisgarh Party	JCGP	240	Rashtriya Bahujan Congress Party	RBCP
25	Akhila India Jananayaka Makkal Katchi (Dr. Issac)	AIJMK	133	Jan Chetna Party	JCP	241	Rashtra Bhakt Dal	RBD
26	All India Minorities Front	AIMF	134	Jharkhand Disom Party	JDP	242	Rashtravadi Communist Party	RCP
27	All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen	AIMIM	135	Jago Party	JGP	243	Revolutionary Communist Party of India (Rasik	RCPI(R)
28	All India Raksha Party	AIRP	136	Jharkhand Janadikhar Manch	JHJAM	244	Rajyadhikara Party	RDHP
29	Akila India Vallalar Peravai	AIVP	137	Jharkhand Jan Morcha	JHJM	245	Rashtriya Dehat Morcha Party	RDMP
30	Ajeya Bharat Party	AJBP	138	Jana Hitkari Party	JHKP	246	Rajasthan Dev Sena Dal	RDSD
31	Alpjan Samaj Party	AJSP	139	Jebamani Janata	JJ	247	Rashtriya Gondvana Party	RGOP
32	AJSU Party	AJSUP	140	Jai Jawan Jai Kisan Mazdoor Congress	JJJKMC	248	Rashtriya Janadhikar Party	RJAP
33	Amra Bangalee	AMB	141	Jammu & Kashmir Awami National Conference	JKANC	249	Rashtriya Jan-Jagram Morcha	RJJM
34	Ambedkar National Congress	ANC	142	Jan Ekta Dal	JKD	250	Rashtriya Janwadi Party (Krantikari)	RJPK
35	Awami Party	AP	143	Jawan Kisan Morcha	JKM	251	Rashtriya Jan Sahay Dal	RJSD
36	Ambedkar Pragatisheel Republican Dal	APRD	144	Jharkhand Party	JKP	252	Rajasthan Vikas Party	RJVP
37	Ambedkarist Republican Party	ARP	145	Jharkhand Party (Naren)	JKP(N)	253	Rashtriya Krantikari Janata Party	RKJP
38	Akhil Rashtrawadi Party	ARWP	146	Jharkhand People’s Party	JKPP	254	Rashtriya Krantikari Samajwadi Party	RKSP
39	Autonomous State Demand Committee	ASDC	147	Jan Morcha	JM	255	Rashtriya Lok Dal	RLD
40	Ambedkar Samaj Party	ASP	148	Janata Party	JP	256	Rashtriya Lokhit Party	RLP
41	Adarshwadi Dal	AWD	149	Jammu & Kashmir People Conference	JPC	257	Rashtriya Mazdoor Ekta Party	RMEP
42	Bundelkhand Akikrit Party	BAP	150	Janvadi Party(Socialist)	JPS	258	Rashtriya Mangalam Party	RMGLMP
43	Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangha	BBM	151	Jansatta Party	JSP	259	Rashtriya Machhua Samaj Party	RMSP
44	Bharatiya Backward Party	BBP	152	Jan Surajya Shakti	JSS	260	Rashtriya Naujawan Dal	RND
45	Backward Classes Democratic Party, J&K	BCDP	153	Janata Uday Party	JUP	261	Rajya Nojawan Shakti Party	RNSP
46	Bhartiya Chaitanya Party	BCP	154	Jharkhand Vikas Dal	JVD	262	Republican Paksha (Khoripa)	RP(K)
47	B. C. United Front	BCUF	155	Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik)	JVM	263	Rashtriya Praja Congress (Secular)	RPC(S)
48	Bharat Dal	BD	156	Kannada Chalavali Vatal Paksha	KCVP	264	Republican Party of India	RPI
49	Bhartiya Deshbhakt Party	BDBP	157	Kamarajar Deseeya Congress	KDC	265	Republican Party of India (A)	RPI(A)
50	Bharatiya Eklavya Party	BEP	158	Kranti Kari Jai Hind Sena	KKJHS	266	Republican Party of India (Democratic )	RPI(D)
51	Bharatiya Grameen Dal	BGD	159	Krantisena Maharashtra	KM	267	Republican Party of India (Khobragade)	RPI(KH)
52	Bharatiya Gaon Taj Dal	BGTD	160	Kongu Nadu Munnetra Kazhagam	KNMK	268	Republician Party of India Ektawadi	RPIE
53	Bharatiya Bahujan Party	BHBP	161	Kosal Kranti Dal	KOKD	269	Rashtriya Pragati Party	RPP
54	Bhartiya Congress (M)	BHC	162	Kalinga Sena	KS	270	Republican Presidium Party of India	RPPI
55	Bhartiya Jagran Party	BHJAP	163	Krantikari Samyavadi Party	KSVP	271	Rashtriya Raksha Dal	RRD
56	Bharatiya Pichhra Dal	BHPD	164	Karnataka Thamizhar Munnetra Kazhagam	KTMK	272	Rayalaseema Rashtra Samithi	RRS
57	Bharatiya Peoples Party	BHPP	165	Kosi Vikas Party	KVSP	273	Rashtriya Swabhimaan Party	RSBP
58	Bharatheeya Sadharma Samsthapana Party	BHSASP	166	Lok Bharati	LB	274	Rashtriya Samanta Dal	RSMD
59	Bharatiya Jan Berojgar Chhatra Dal	BJBCD	167	Lok Bhalai Party	LBP	275	Rastriya Samajwadi Party (Secular)	RSP(S)
60	Bharatiya Jai Bheem Party	BJBP	168	Lok Dal	LD	276	Rashtriya Samaj Paksha	RSP
61	Bharatiya Jantantrik Janta Dal	BJJD	169	Lok Jan Vikas Morcha	LJVM	277	Rashtriya Surya Prakash Party	RSUPRP
62	Bharatiya Jan Kranti Dal (Democratic)	BJKD	170	Loktanrik Janata Party (Secular)	LKJP	278	Rashtra Sewa Dal	RSWD
63	Bajjikanchal Vikas Party	BJKVP	171	Loksangram	LKSGM	279	Rashtriya Kranti Party	RTKP
64	Bharatiya Jan Shakti	BJSH	172	Loktanrik Sarkar Party	LKSP	280	Rashtravadi Janata Party	RVNP
65	Bharatiya Jantantrik Parishad	BJTP	173	Lal Morcha	LM	281	Rashtriya Vikas Party	RVP
66	Bharat Ki Lok Jimmedar Party	BKLJP	174	Lokpriya Samaj Party	LPSP	282	Rashtrawadi Sena	RWS
67	Bharatiya Lok Kalyan Dal	BLKD	175	Lok Satta Party	LSP	283	Rashtrawadi Samaj Party	RWSP
68	Bharatiya Loktantrik Party(Gandhi-Lohiawadi)	BLPGL	176	Laghujan Samaj Vikas Party	LSVP	284	Rashtriya Yuva Sangh	RYS
69	Bharatiya Momin Front	BMF	177	Loktantrik Samajwadi Party	LSWP	285	Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar)(Sim	SAD(M)
70	Bundelkhand Mukti Morcha	BMM	178	Loktantrik Samata Dal	LTSD	286	Samruddha Odisha	SAMO
71	Bharatiya Minorities Suraksha Mahasangh	BMSM	179	Lok Vikas Party	LVKP	287	Samata Party	SAP
72	Bharatiya Natiional Janta Dal	BNJD	180	Moulik Adhikar Party	MADP	288	Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party	SBSP
73	Bharatiya Nagrik Party	BNRP	181	Manithaneya Makkal Katchi	MAMAK	289	Sikkim Gorkha Prajatantric Party	SGPP
74	Bira Oriya Party	BOP	182	Mana Party	MANP	290	Sikkim Himali Rajya Parishad Par	SHRP
75	Bodaland Peoples Front	BOPF	183	Mahila Adhikar Party	MAP	291	Sikkim Jan-Ekta Party	SJEP
76	Bhartiya Pragatisheel Congress	BPC	184	Mool Bharati (S) Party	MB(S)P	292	Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)	SJP(R)
77	Bharat Punarnirman Dal	BPD	185	Matra Bhakta Party	MBP	293	Samajik Jantantrik Party	SJTP
78	Bharatiya Praja Paksha	BPJP	186	Momin Conference	MC	294	Sarvodaya Karnataka Paksha	SKP
79	Bahujan Republican Ekta Manch	BREM	187	Marxist Co-Ordination	MCO	295	Socialist Party (Lohia)	SLP(L)
80	Bharatiya Rashtriya Morcha	BRM	188	Marxist Communist Party of India (S.S. Srivastava)	MCPI(S)	296	Smast Bhartiya Party	SMBHP
81	Bharatiya Rashtravadi Paksha	BRP	189	Mahan Dal	MD	297	Shakti Sena (Bharat Desh)	SSBD
82	Bharatiya Republican Paksha	BRPP	190	Meghalaya Democratic Party	MDP	298	Shoshit Samaj Dal	SSD
83	Bahujan Shakty	BSA	191	Mahagujarat Janta Party	MJP	299	Swatantra Bharat Paksha	STBP
84	Bharathiya Sahayog Congress	BSC	192	Maidani Kranti Dal	MKD	300	Samajtantric Party of India	STPI
85	Bharatiya Samaj Dal	BSD	193	Majdoor Kisan Union Party	MKUP	301	Sunder Samaj Party	SUSP
86	Bharatiya Sarvkalayan Kranti Dal	BSK	194	Makkal Manadu Katchi	MMKA	302	Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Party	SVPP
87	Bharatiya Sarvodaya Kranti Party	BSKP	195	Manav Mukti Morcha	MMM	303	Shivrajya Party	SVRP
88	Bharatiya Samaj Kalyan Party Bharat	BSKPB	196	Muslim Majlis Uttar Pradesh	MMUP	304	Savarn Samaj Party	SVSP
89	Bharatiya Sampuran Krantikari Party	BSKRP	197	Maharashtra Navnirman Sena	MNS	305	Samajwadi Jan Parishad	SWJP
90	Bahujan Samaj Party(Ambedkar-Phule)	BSP(AP)	198	Moderate Party	MOP	306	Swabhimani Paksha	SWP
91	Bahujan Sangharsh Party (Kanshiram)	BSP(K)	199	Navbharat Nirman Party	NBNP	307	Swarajya Party Of India	SWPI
92	Bharatiya Subhash Sena	BSRD	200	Bharatiya Navshakti party	BNP	308	The Humanist Party of India	THPI
93	Bharatiya Sadbhawna Samaj Party	BSSP	201	National Development Party	NDEP	309	Trilinga Praja Pragati Party	TPPP
94	Bharatiya Samta Samaj Party	BSSPA	202	National Democratic Peoples Front	NDPF	310	United Communist Party of India	UCPI
95	Bharat Uday Mission	BUDM	203	Nelopa(United)	NELU	311	United Goans Democratic Party	UGDP
96	Bahujan Uday Manch	BUM	204	National Lokhind Party	NLHP	312	Ulzaipali Makkal Katchy	UMK
97	Bahujan Vikas Aaghadi	BVA	205	National Loktantrik Party	NLP	313	United National Loktantrik Party	UNLP
98	Bharat Vikas Morcha	BVM	206	Namadhu Makkal Katchi	NMK	314	Uttar Pradesh Republican Party	UPRP
99	Bahujan Vikas Party	BVP	207	National Secular Party	NSCP	315	United Women Front	UWF
100	Buddhiviveki Vikas Party	BVVP	208	Niswarth Sewa Party	NSSP	316	Vanchit Jamat Party	VAJP
101	Christian Democratic Front	CDF	209	National Youth Party	NYP	317	Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi	VCK
102	Chhattisgarh Vikas Party	CGVP	210	Orissa Mukti Morcha	OMM	318	Vishva Hindustani Sangathan	VHS
103	Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation)	CPI(ML)(L)	211	Praja Bharath Party	PBHP	319	Vikas Party	VP
104	Chhattisgarhi Samaj Party	CSP	212	People’s Democratic Alliance	PDA	320	Vishwa Vikas Sangh	VVS
105	Desh Bhakt Party	DBP	213	People’s Democratic Front	PDF	321	Youth For Equality	YFE
106	Democratic Bharatiya Samaj Party	DBSP	214	People’s Democratic Forum	PDFO	322	Youth And Students Party	YSP
107	Democratic Congress Party	DCP	215	Party for Democratic Socialism	PDS	323	Yuva Vikas Party	YVP
108	Democratic Secular Party	DESEP	216	Peace Party	PECP	324	Independent	IND

List of Upcoming Political Parties in india

 

Sno.	Party Name	Sno.	Party Name
1	Akhil Bhartiya Swarn Party	13	Janhit Sangharsh Party
2	All India Azaad Congress Party	14	Madurai Manila Iyakkam
3	All India Ulama Congress	15	Mahajana Socialist Party
4	Awami Vikas Party	16	Nav Jan Kranti Party
5	Democratic Corruption Liberation Front	17	Navyug Party
6	Ezhuchi Tamizhargal Munnetra Kazhagam	18	Rajanna Dalam Party
7	Gareeb Aadmi Party	19	Rashtriya Aam Party
8	Haryana Janta Party	20	Rashtriya Rashtrawadi Party
9	Hindustan Peoples Party (Rajpal)	21	Rashtriya Shoshit Samaj Party
10	Hindustan Shakti Sena	22	Suraaj Seva Dal
11	Hindustani Awaam Party	23	Telangana Communist Party of India
12	Jana Hitha Paksha	24	Ujjwal Rashtra Party

 

Political parties won seats in 2014 Lok Sabha Elections

 

S.No	Party	Party Symbol	No. of Seats Obtained
1	BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party)		280
2	INC (Indian National Congress)		44
3	CPM (Communist Party of India (Marxist))		9
4	NCP (Nationalist Congress Party)		6
5	CPI (Communist Party of India)		1

 

S.No	Party	Party Symbol	No. of Seats Obtained