National Parties
Name | Abbreviation | Foundation | Founder(s) | Party Supremo | Headquarters | Symbol |
All India Trinamool Congress | AITC | 1998 | Mamata Banerjee | Mamata Banerjee | West Bengal | Flowers and Grass |
Bahujan Samaj Party | BSP | 1984 | Kanshi Ram | Mayawati | Delhi | Elephant |
Bharatiya Janata Party | BJP | 1980 | · Syama Prasad Mookerjee(Bharatiya Jana Sangh) · Atal Bihari Vajpayee · L. K. Advani | Amit Shah | Delhi | Lotus |
Communist Party of India (Marxist) | CPIM | 1964 | · A. K. Gopalan · B. T. Ranadive · E. M. S. Namboodiripad · Harkishan Singh Surjeet · Jyoti Basu · M. Basavapunnaiah · P. Ramamurthi · Promode Dasgupta · P. Sundarayya | Sitaram Yechury | Delhi | Hammer, Sickle and Star |
Indian National Congress | INC | 1885 | · Allan Octavian Hume · Dadabhai Naoroji · Dinshaw Wacha · Womesh Chunder Bonnerjee | Rahul Gandhi | Delhi | Hand |
Nationalist Congress Party | NCP | 1999 | · P. A. Sangma · Sharad Pawar · Tariq Anwar | Sharad Pawar | Delhi | Clock |
National People's Party (India) | NPP | 2013 | P. A. Sangma | Conrad Sangma | Manipur |
State Parties
Name | Abbreviation | Foundation | Current leader(s) | States/UT | Symbol |
Aam Aadmi Party | AAP | 2012 | Arvind Kejriwal | Punjab | Broom |
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | AIADMK | 1972 | O. Paneerselvam | Puducherry | Two Green Leaves |
All India Forward Bloc | AIFB | 1939 | Debabrata Biswas | Telengana | Lion |
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen | AIMIM | 1927 | Asaduddin Owaisi | Telangana | Kite |
All India N.R. Congress | AINRC | 2011 | N. Rangaswamy | Puducherry | Jug |
All India United Democratic Front | AIUDF | 2004 | Badruddin Ajmal | Assam | Lock & Key |
All Jharkhand Students Union | AJSU | 1986 | Sudesh Mahto | Jharkhand | Banana |
Asom Gana Parishad | AGP | 1985 | Atul Bora | Assam | Elephant |
Biju Janata Dal | BJD | 1997 | Naveen Patnaik | Odisha | Conch |
Bodoland People's Front | BPF | 1985 | Hagrama Mohilary | Assam | Plough |
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | DMK | 1949 | M. K. Stalin | Puducherry | Sun behind Mountain |
Goa Forward Party | GFP | 2016 | Vijai Sardesai | Goa | Coconut |
Hill State People's Democratic Party | HSPDP | 1968 | Hopingstone Lyngdoh | Meghalaya | Lion |
Indian National League | INL | 1994 | Ebrahim Sulaiman Sait | Tamil Nadu | Half moon |
Indian National Lok Dal | INLD | 1999 | Om Prakash Chautala | Rajasthan | Spectacle |
Indian Union Muslim League | IUML | 1948 | Sayed Hyderali Shihab Thangal | Tamil Nadu | Ladder |
Indigenous People's Front of Tripura | IPFT | 2009 | Mevar Kumar Jamatia | Tripura | |
Jammu & Kashmir National Conference | JKNC | 1932 | Omar Abdullah | Jammu and Kashmir | Plough |
Jammu & Kashmir National Panthers Party | JKNPP | 1982 | Bhim Singh | Jammu and Kashmir | Bicycle |
Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party | JKPDP | 1998 | Mehbooba Mufti | Jammu and Kashmir | Inkpot and Pen |
Janta Congress Chhattisgarh | JCC | 2016 | Ajit Jogi | Chhattisgarh | Farmer ploughing within square |
Janata Dal (Secular) | JD(S) | 1999 | H. D. Deve Gowda | Kerala | Woman with harvested crop |
Janata Dal (United) | JD(U) | 1999 | Nitish Kumar | Arunachal Pradesh | Arrow |
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | JMM | 1972 | Shibu Soren | Jharkhand | Bow and Arrow |
Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) | JVM(P) | 2006 | Babu Lal Marandi | Jharkhand | Comb |
Kerala Congress (M) | KC(M) | 1979 | C. F. Thomas | Kerala | Two Leaves |
Lok Janshakti Party | LJP | 2000 | Ram Vilas Paswan | Manipur | Bangalow |
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena | MNS | 2006 | Raj Thackeray | Maharashtra | Railway engine |
Athmeeya Munnettam | AMM | 2006 | Aji Kallumkal | Kerala | Banana |
Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party | MGP | 1963 | Deepak Dhavalikar | Goa | Lion |
Mizo National Front | MNF | 1959 | Zoramthanga | Mizoram | Star |
Mizoram People's Conference | MPC | 1972 | Lalhmingthanga | Mizoram | Light Bulb |
Naga People's Front | NPF | 2002 | T. R. Zeliang | Manipur | Rooster |
National People's Party | NPP | 2013 | Conrad Sangma | Arunachal Pradesh | Book |
Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party | NDPP | 2018 | Neiphiu Rio | Nagaland | Globe |
People's Democratic Alliance | PDA | 2012 | Bd. Behring Anal | Manipur | Crown |
People's Democratic Front | 2017 | P. N. Syiem | Meghalaya | Candles | |
People's Party of Arunachal | PPA | 1987 | Tomo Riba | Arunachal Pradesh | Corn |
Rashtriya Janata Dal | RJD | 1997 | Lalu Prasad Yadav | Jharkhand | Hurricane lamp |
Rashtriya Loktantrik Party | RLP | 2018 | Hanuman Beniwal | Rajasthan | Bottle |
Rashtriya Lok Samta Party | RLSP | 2013 | Upendra Kushwaha | Bihar | Ceiling fan |
Revolutionary Socialist Party | RSP | 1940 | T. J. Chandrachoodan | West Bengal | Spade and stoker |
Samajwadi Party | SP | 1992 | Akhilesh Yadav | Madhya Pradesh | Bicycle |
Shiromani Akali Dal | SAD | 1920 | Sukhbir Singh Badal | Haryana | Weighing Scale |
Shiv Sena | SS | 1966 | Uddhav Thackeray | Maharashtra | Bow and Arrow |
Sikkim Democratic Front | SDF | 1993 | Pawan Kumar Chamling | Sikkim | Umbrella |
Sikkim Krantikari Morcha | SKM | 2013 | Prem Singh Tamang | Sikkim | Table lamp |
Telangana Rashtra Samithi | TRS | 2001 | Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao | Telangana | Car |
Telugu Desam Party | TDP | 1982 | N. Chandra Babu Naidu | Telangana | Bicycle |
United Democratic Party | UDP | 1972 | Donkupar Roy | Meghalaya | Upright Drum |
YSR Congress Party | YSRCP | 2011 | Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy | Telengana | Ceiling Fan |
Zoram Nationalist Party | ZNP | 1997 | Lalduhawma | Mizoram | Dish |