Political Parties

Question

What is meany by regional political party? State the conditions required to be recognised as a 'regional political party'. 

Answer

Political parties whose influence is limited to less than three states can be classified as regional political parties. Most of the regional political parties function in one or two states and represent the political interests of their states. The Rashtriya Janata Dal, Telugu Desam Party, etc. are examples of regional parties.

Conditions to be recognised as a regional political party are as follows:-

  • ·A political party that secures at least 6% of the total votes in an election to the Legislative Assembly of a state.
  • · A political party that wins minimum 2 seats is recognised as a regional party or state party.

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