list of political parties in 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.

The parties

The general rule on naming applies. That means: the parties are named in the English translation and the original native name is placed on the first line of the article unless the native form is more commonly used in English than the English form. Rationale and specifics: See: .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 (BSP)
Bharatiya Janata 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 English translation of vernacular names are enclosed in parentheses, though some of these parties seldom use the English version. 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

N

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
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.

Parties from the past

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.