There are two types of political parties in India:
1. National Party
2. Regional/State Party
Every political party must bear a symbol and must be registered with the Election Commission of India. Symbols are used in Indian political system so that illiterate people can also vote by recognizing symbols of party.
In the current amendment to the Symbols Order, the Commission, has infused the following five principles, which, in its view, should govern the polity in the country, situate as it is in its present state:
1. Legislative presence is a must for recognition as a National or State party.
2. For a National party, it must be the legislative presence in the Lok Sabha and for a State party, the legislative presence must be reflected in the State Assembly.
3. In any election, a party can set up a candidate only from amongst its own members.
4. A party, that loses its recognition, shall not lose its symbol immediately, but shall be given the facility to use that symbol for some time to try and retrieve its status.
5. Recognition should be given to a party only on the basis of its own performance in elections and not because it is a splinter group of some other recognized party.
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| Data from Wikipedia |
49 RECOGNISED STATE PARTIES as of 16 September 2014.
24 UNRECOGNISED registered notable parties as of 16 September 2014.
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