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There are several major political parties in India

India is one of the earliest countries in Asia to have political parties , and it is also one of the countries with more political parties in the world. The party system is a multi-party system . Moreover, it is a multi-party system with many political parties and too many variables .

Indian political parties were formed in the movement of the Indian people against British colonialism and striving for national independence.

Although there are many political parties in India, for a long time, the Indian National Congress Party has been in power .

Political parties in India can be basically divided into two categories: one is national political parties, whose programs and policies focus on the whole country, and their political influence spreads throughout the country; the other is state-level political parties, whose programs and policies focus on a state, Political influence is limited to individual states.

In 1968, the National Election Commission stipulated that a political party must have the qualifications to participate in political activities for five consecutive years and obtain 1/20 of the seats in the Lok Sabha or 1/30 of the seats in the state assembly before it is recognized as a national political party or a state-level political party.

After the tenth general election in India in 1991, there were 7 national political parties, namely: Congress Party (I. Gandhi faction), Congress Party (socialist faction), BJP, BJP, BJP, CPI, Communist Party of India (Marxist).

There are 26 political parties at the state level, the most influential ones are: Telugu Homeland Party in Andhra Pradesh, All India Nadavida Progressive Alliance (established in 1972) in Tamina Dubang, and Ara in Punjab. Kali Party (established in 1920), Assamese People’s Union in Assam, etc.

The Indian National Congress (Indira Gandhi): referred to as the Congress Party (UK), usually called the Indian Congress Party. There are 30 million primary party members and 1.5 million active party members. The Congress Party was established in December 1885 to lead the fight against British colonial rule and for Indian independence. India has been in power for a long time after independence, and it split twice in 1969 and 1978.

In 1978, British Gandhi formed a new party and changed to its current name. In the 2004 and 2009 Lok Sabha elections, it became the largest party in the parliament twice, but suffered a severe setback in the 2014 Lok Sabha election, winning only 44 seats. The current chair is Sonia Gandhi.

Bharatiya Janata Party : Established in April 1980, its predecessor was the Bharatiya Janata League established in 1951. Claims to have 3.5 million party members. Representing the interests of northern Hindus and small and medium-sized businessmen in towns, it has strong nationalism and sectarianism. In 1996, it first became the largest party in parliament and was in power for a short time. He was in power twice from 1998 to 2004.

In 2014, it won the Lok Sabha election again and became the largest party, ruling independently in the center, and its member Narendra Modi became the prime minister. The current chairman is Amit Shah.

Communist Party of India (Marxist) (Communist Party of India (Marxist)): referred to as the Communist Party of India (Ma). In 1964, the faction represented by Sundaraya and Nambudiribad was established after splitting from the Communist Party of India. With 814,000 members (2002), it is the largest left-wing party in India. He has been in power in West Bengal for a long time, and ended his 34-year ruling status in the state in May 2011. The current general secretary is Sitaram Yechury.

Communist Party of India: Founded in 1920. Split in 1964, the faction headed by party chairman Shia Danji still uses the CPI name. In April 1981, Danji was expelled from the CPI for supporting Ing Gandhi, and the party split again. The current general secretary is Suravaram Sudhakar Reddy.

Telugu Desam Party: Local political party in Andhra Pradesh. It is an important force in Indian politics and became the largest local political party in the country in the 1999 general election. Governing in Andhra Pradesh, party chairman and state chief minister Narra Chandrababu Naidu is known for his emphasis on information technology.