Political Parties of India

India has national parties recognised by the Election Commission of India and many strong state parties. Use the filters to see the parties active in your state, then join through us.

66 parties

Bharatiya Janata Party

National Party BJP

Established: 1980

Founder(s): Atal Bihari Vajpayee, L. K. Advani and others

Active in: All states & UTs

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Indian National Congress

National Party INC

Established: 1885

Founder(s): A. O. Hume, Dadabhai Naoroji, Dinshaw Wacha and others

Active in: All states & UTs

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Bahujan Samaj Party

National Party BSP

Established: 1984

Founder(s): Kanshi Ram

Active in: All states & UTs

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Communist Party of India (Marxist)

National Party CPI(M)

Established: 1964
Formed after a split in the CPI

Active in: All states & UTs

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Aam Aadmi Party

National Party AAP

Established: 2012

Founder(s): Arvind Kejriwal

Active in: All states & UTs

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National People's Party

National Party NPP

Established: 2013

Founder(s): P. A. Sangma

Active in: All states & UTs

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Communist Party of India

State Party CPI

Established: 1925

Active in: Andaman & Nicobar, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Ladakh, Lakshadweep, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Puducherry, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal

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Telugu Desam Party

State Party TDP

Established: 1982

Founder(s): N. T. Rama Rao

Active in: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana

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YSR Congress Party

State Party YSRCP

Established: 2011

Founder(s): Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy

Active in: Andhra Pradesh

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Jana Sena Party

State Party JSP

Established: 2014

Founder(s): Pawan Kalyan

Active in: Andhra Pradesh

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Bharat Rashtra Samithi

State Party BRS

Established: 2001
Founded as Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS); renamed BRS in 2022

Founder(s): K. Chandrashekar Rao

Active in: Telangana

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All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen

State Party AIMIM

Established: 1927
Founded as MIM in 1927; reorganised as AIMIM in 1958

Active in: Bihar, Maharashtra, Telangana

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Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

State Party DMK

Established: 1949

Founder(s): C. N. Annadurai

Active in: Puducherry, Tamil Nadu

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All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

State Party AIADMK

Established: 1972

Founder(s): M. G. Ramachandran

Active in: Puducherry, Tamil Nadu

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Pattali Makkal Katchi

State Party PMK

Established: 1989

Founder(s): S. Ramadoss

Active in: Tamil Nadu

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Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi

State Party VCK

Established: 1982
Began as a Dalit movement; entered electoral politics in 1999

Active in: Tamil Nadu

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Naam Tamilar Katchi

State Party NTK

Established: 2010

Founder(s): Seeman

Active in: Tamil Nadu

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Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam

State Party TVK

Established: 2024

Founder(s): Vijay

Active in: Puducherry, Tamil Nadu

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Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam

State Party DMDK

Established: 2005

Founder(s): Vijayakanth

Active in: Tamil Nadu

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All India N.R. Congress

State Party AINRC

Established: 2011

Founder(s): N. Rangasamy

Active in: Puducherry

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Biju Janata Dal

State Party BJD

Established: 1997

Founder(s): Naveen Patnaik

Active in: Odisha

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All India Trinamool Congress

State Party AITC

Established: 1998

Founder(s): Mamata Banerjee

Active in: Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, West Bengal

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Samajwadi Party

State Party SP

Established: 1992

Founder(s): Mulayam Singh Yadav

Active in: Uttar Pradesh

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Rashtriya Lok Dal

State Party RLD

Established: 1996

Founder(s): Ajit Singh

Active in: Uttar Pradesh

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Apna Dal (Soneylal)

State Party AD(S)

Established: 2016
Splinter of Apna Dal (founded 1995 by Sonelal Patel)

Founder(s): Anupriya Patel

Active in: Uttar Pradesh

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Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party

State Party SBSP

Established: 2002

Founder(s): Om Prakash Rajbhar

Active in: Uttar Pradesh

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Rashtriya Janata Dal

State Party RJD

Established: 1997

Founder(s): Lalu Prasad Yadav

Active in: Bihar, Jharkhand

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Janata Dal (United)

State Party JD(U)

Established: 2003

Founder(s): Sharad Yadav, Nitish Kumar, George Fernandes

Active in: Bihar

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Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas)

State Party LJP(RV)

Established: 2021
Formed after the split of Lok Janshakti Party (founded 2000 by Ram Vilas Paswan)

Founder(s): Chirag Paswan

Active in: Bihar

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Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular)

State Party HAM(S)

Established: 2015

Founder(s): Jitan Ram Manjhi

Active in: Bihar

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Jan Suraaj Party

State Party JSP-B

Established: 2024

Founder(s): Prashant Kishor

Active in: Bihar

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Shiv Sena

State Party SHS

Established: 1966

Founder(s): Bal Thackeray

Active in: Maharashtra

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Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray)

State Party SS(UBT)

Established: 2022

Founder(s): Uddhav Thackeray

Active in: Maharashtra

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Nationalist Congress Party

State Party NCP

Established: 1999

Founder(s): Sharad Pawar, P. A. Sangma, Tariq Anwar

Active in: Maharashtra, Nagaland

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Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar)

State Party NCP(SP)

Established: 2024

Founder(s): Sharad Pawar

Active in: Maharashtra

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Maharashtra Navnirman Sena

State Party MNS

Established: 2006

Founder(s): Raj Thackeray

Active in: Maharashtra

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Jharkhand Mukti Morcha

State Party JMM

Established: 1972

Founder(s): Shibu Soren, Binod Bihari Mahato, A. K. Roy

Active in: Jharkhand

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All Jharkhand Students Union

State Party AJSU

Established: 1986

Active in: Jharkhand

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Janata Dal (Secular)

State Party JD(S)

Established: 1999

Founder(s): H. D. Deve Gowda

Active in: Karnataka

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Shiromani Akali Dal

State Party SAD

Established: 1920

Active in: Punjab

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Indian National Lok Dal

State Party INLD

Established: 1996

Founder(s): Chaudhary Devi Lal

Active in: Haryana

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Jannayak Janta Party

State Party JJP

Established: 2018

Founder(s): Dushyant Chautala

Active in: Haryana

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Jammu & Kashmir National Conference

State Party JKNC

Established: 1932
Founded as the All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference; renamed National Conference in 1939

Founder(s): Sheikh Abdullah

Active in: Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh

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Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party

State Party JKPDP

Established: 1999

Founder(s): Mufti Mohammad Sayeed

Active in: Jammu & Kashmir

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Indian Union Muslim League

State Party IUML

Established: 1948

Founder(s): Muhammad Ismail

Active in: Kerala, Tamil Nadu

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Kerala Congress (M)

State Party KC(M)

Established: 1979

Founder(s): K. M. Mani

Active in: Kerala

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Revolutionary Socialist Party

State Party RSP

Established: 1940

Active in: Kerala, West Bengal

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All India Forward Bloc

State Party AIFB

Established: 1939

Founder(s): Subhas Chandra Bose

Active in: West Bengal

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Asom Gana Parishad

State Party AGP

Established: 1985

Founder(s): Prafulla Kumar Mahanta

Active in: Assam

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All India United Democratic Front

State Party AIUDF

Established: 2005

Founder(s): Badruddin Ajmal

Active in: Assam

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United People's Party Liberal

State Party UPPL

Established: 2005
Founded as People's Co-ordination for Democratic Rights; renamed UPPL in 2015

Active in: Assam

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Bodoland People's Front

State Party BPF

Established: 2005

Founder(s): Hagrama Mohilary

Active in: Assam

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Sikkim Krantikari Morcha

State Party SKM

Established: 2013

Founder(s): Prem Singh Tamang

Active in: Sikkim

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Sikkim Democratic Front

State Party SDF

Established: 1993

Founder(s): Pawan Kumar Chamling

Active in: Sikkim

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Mizo National Front

State Party MNF

Established: 1961

Founder(s): Laldenga

Active in: Mizoram

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Zoram People's Movement

State Party ZPM

Established: 2017

Founder(s): Lalduhoma

Active in: Mizoram

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Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party

State Party NDPP

Established: 2017

Active in: Nagaland

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Naga People's Front

State Party NPF

Established: 2002
Successor to the Naga People's Council

Active in: Manipur, Nagaland

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United Democratic Party

State Party UDP

Established: 1997

Active in: Meghalaya

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Voice of the People Party

State Party VPP

Established: 2021

Founder(s): Ardent Miller Basaiawmoit

Active in: Meghalaya

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Tipra Motha Party

State Party TMP

Established: 2021

Founder(s): Pradyot Bikram Manikya Deb Barma

Active in: Tripura

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Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party

State Party MGP

Established: 1963

Founder(s): Dayanand Bandodkar

Active in: Goa

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Goa Forward Party

State Party GFP

Established: 2016

Founder(s): Vijai Sardesai

Active in: Goa

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Rashtriya Loktantrik Party

State Party RLP

Established: 2018

Founder(s): Hanuman Beniwal

Active in: Rajasthan

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Bharat Adivasi Party

State Party BAP

Established: 2023

Active in: Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan

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Zoram Nationalist Party

State Party ZNP

Established: 1997

Founder(s): Lalduhoma

Active in: Mizoram

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