Question

What are national political parties called?

Answer 1

Any party comes in the category of national political party only when-

1. elections to the Lok Sabha and the Legislative Assembly are held in four or more states obtained $6 \%$ of the total valid votes.
2. From any state or states the candidate of that party has won at least four seats in the Lok Sabha.
3. Or at least $2 \%$ of the seats in the Lok Sabha i.e. 11 seats his candidate has been Victorians. These seats are available to him in at least three states.

National political parties exist throughout the whole country. Their programmes and policies are of national level.

The Election Commission of India declares its national or regional status in relation to a particular party. Major National parties are Indian National congress, Bhartiya Janata Party, Communist party of India, Communist party of India Marx, Bahujan Samaj Party, Nationalist Congress party, Rashtriya Janata Dal etc.