After conducting inquiries, issuing show-cause notices, and providing opportunities for personal hearings, 334 RUPPs were found non-compliant with registration norms. These 334 RUPPs have since been delisted, reducing the total number of RUPPs from 2,854 to 2,520.
The delisted parties will no longer be eligible for benefits under Section 29B and Section 29C of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, and the Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order, 1969. Any aggrieved party can appeal to the Commission within 30 days of the order.
As per the ECI’s press note, there are currently six National Parties and 67 State Parties, including All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, All India Trinamool Congress, and Shiv Sena.
At present, there are 6 National Parties, 67 State Parties and 2854 Registered Unrecognized Political Parties (RUPPs) registered with ECI.
Recognized National Parties
Sl. No. Name of Political Party
1 Aam Aadmi Party
2 Bahujan Samaj Party
3 Bharatiya Janata Party
4 Communist Party of India (Marxist)
5 Indian National Congress
6 National People’s Party
Recognized State Parties Sl. No. Name of Political Party Sl. No. Name of Political Party
1 AJSU Party 2 All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
3 All India Forward Bloc 4 All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen
5 All India N.R. Congress 6 All India Trinamool Congress
7 All India United Democratic Front
8 Apna Dal (Soneylal)
9 Asom Gana Parishad 10 Bharat Adivasi Party
11 Bharat Rashtra Samithi 12 Biju Janata Dal
13 Bodoland Peoples Front 14 Citizen Action Party – Sikkim
15 Communist Party of India 16 Communist Party of India (Marxist Leninist) (Liberation)
17 Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam
18 Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
19 Goa Forward Party 20 Hill State People’s Democratic Party
21 Indian National Lok Dal 22 Indian Union Muslim League
23 Indigenous People’s Front of Tripura
24 Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
25 Jammu & Kashmir National Panthers Party
26 Jammu & Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party
27 Janasena Party 28 Janata Dal (Secular)
29 Janata Dal (United) 30 Jannayak Janta Party
31 Janta Congress Chhattisgarh(J) 32 Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
33 Kerala Congress 34 Kerala Congress (M)
35 Lok Janshakti Party 36 Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas)
37 Maharashtra Navnirman Sena 38 Maharashtrawadi Gomantak
39 Mizo National Front 40 Naam Tamilar Katchi
41 Naga People’s Front 42 Nationalist Congress Party
43 Nationalist Congress Party – Sharadchandra Pawar
44 Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party
45 People’s Democratic Front 46 People’s Party of Arunachal
47 Rashtriya Janata Dal 48 Rashtriya Lok Samta Party
49 Rashtriya Loktantrik Party 50 Republican Party of India (Athawale)
51 Revolutionary Goans Party 52 Revolutionary Socialist Party
53 Samajwadi Party 54 Shiromani Akali Dal
55 Shiv Sena 56 Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackrey)
57 Sikkim Democratic Front 58 Sikkim Krantikari Morcha
59 Telugu Desam Party 60 Tipra Motha Party
61 United Democratic Party 62 United People’s Party, Liberal
63 Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi 64 Voice of the People Party
65 Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party
66 Zoram Nationalist Party
67 Zoram People’s Movement
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