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| x All India Forward Bloc |
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The All India Forward Bloc is a leftwing nationalist political party in India. It emerged as a faction within the Indian National Congress in 1939, led by Subhas Chandra Bose. The party re-established as an independent political party after the...
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| x All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
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All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) (Tamil: அனைத்து இந்திய அண்ணா திராவிட முன்னேற்ற கழகம்) is a regional political party in Tamil Nadu state in India. The party was founded by M. G. Ramachandran and is now headed by J. Jayalalithaa. The...
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| x All India Trinamool Congress |
All India Trinamool Congress, formerly West Bengal Trinamool Congress, (WBTC), is a political party in India led by Mamata Banerjee. Founded in 1997, it consisted largely of defectors from the Indian National Congress in West Bengal.
Mamata Banerjee...
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| x Arunachal Congress |
Arunachal Congress is a regional political party in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. AC was founded in September 1996 as a splinter-group of Indian National Congress, when the local party leader and Chief Minister Gegong Apang revolted against...
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| x Asom Gana Parishad |
Asom Gana Parishad (Assam Peoples Association) is a political party in Assam, India. The AGP was formed after the historic Assam Accord of 1985 when Prafulla Kumar Mahanta was elected as the youngest chief minister of the country. The AGP has formed...
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| x Biju Janata Dal |
The Biju Janata Dal (Oriya: ବିଜୁ ଜନତା ଦଳ)is a regional party of the Indian state of Orissa led by Naveen Patnaik, son of former state chief minister Biju Patnaik. It was founded in 1997.
Naveen took over his father's Lok Sabha seat in 1996 as a...
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| x Communist Party of India |
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The Communist Party of India (CPI) is a political party in India. In the Indian communist movement, there are different views on exactly when the Indian communist party was founded. The date maintained as the foundation day by CPI is 26 December...
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| x Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
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Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (Tamil: திராவிட முன்னேற்றக் கழகம்) (literally "Dravidian Progress Federation" ) (founded 1949, Tamil Nadu, India) is a regional political party in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. It also has presence in nearby union...
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| x Federal Party of Manipur |
The Federal Party of Manipur is a political party recognised in the Indian state of Manipur. Its current chief is Gangmumei Kamei.
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| x Indian Federal Democratic Party |
The Indian Federal Democratic Party was a political party in India. In the 2004 Lok Sabha elections IFDP won one seat from Kerala. That was the first parliamentary electoral victory of an National Democratic Alliance member in the state.
Later, IFDP...
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| x Indian National Lok Dal |
Indian National Lok Dal, a political party in India, based in the state of Haryana is the principal opposition party in Haryana. The party president is Om Prakash Chautala. Ajay Singh Chautala is its Secretary General. The party was a member of the...
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| x Indian Union Muslim League |
Indian Union Muslim League (ഇന്ത്യന് യുണിയന് മുസ്ലിം ലീഗ്) is a Muslim nationalist political party in India. The chief support base of the party falls inside northern and south Kerala.
Note that since the name 'Indian Union Muslim League' is...
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| x Indigenous Nationalist Party of Twipra |
The Indigenous Nationalist Party of Twipra is a political party in the Indian state of Tripura. INPT is led by Bijoy Kumar Hrangkhawl (former guerrilla leader of the Tripura National Volunteers).
The INPT was formed as a merger of the Indigenous...
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| x Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |
The Jammu & Kashmir National Conference is a political party in the state of Jammu and Kashmir, India. Led at the time of Indian Independence in 1947 by Sheikh Abdullah, it dominated electoral politics in the state for many decades. It has been led...
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| x Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party |
The Jammu & Kashmir National Panthers Party is a political party based in Jammu and Kashmir, India. It has the status of a 'state party'. Bhim Singh is the party chief.
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| x Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party |
The Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party is a political party in Jammu and Kashmir, India. It was founded in 1999 by the former Union Home Minister, Mufti Mohammed Sayeed, and captured power in the state of Jammu and Kashmir in October 2002...
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| x Janata Dal |
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Janata Dal (United) is a political party in India with political presence mainly in Bihar and Karnataka. It is led by Nitish Kumar. The current party was formed by the merger of the erstwhile Janata Dal (United) with the Samata Party on October 30,...
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| x Janathipathiya Samrakshana Samithy |
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Janathipathiya Samrakshana Samithy (Association for Defence of Democracy) is a political party in the Indian state of Kerala. The party was formed in 1994 when the CPI(M) leader K.R. Gowri Amma was expelled from Communist Party of India (Marxist)....
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| x Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
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Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (झारखंड मुक्ति मोर्चा) (English: Jharkhand Liberation Front) is a political party in India. It has a strength of 5 in the 14th Lok Sabha. 4 of its MPs are from Jharkhand. Shibu Soren is the president of JMM. JMM is also an...
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| x Kerala Congress |
The Kerala Congress is a political party in Kerala, India.The Founder of the party is K M George, from Vazhakulam, Muvattupuzha. The party has its roots in the Indian National Congress. The party is traditionally dominated by the Christian minority...
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| x Lok Janshakti Party |
The Lok Jan Shakti Party is a political party in India. It is led by Ram Vilas Paswan. The party was formed in 2000 when Paswan split from Janata Dal (United). The party has considerable following amongst Dalits in Bihar. The 2004 Lok Sabha...
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| x Lok Satta |
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Lok Satta party is a political party in India founded by Dr. Jayaprakash Narayan. Launched on October 2 2006 by the Lok Satta voluntary organization. The party has opted for the whistle symbol for the 2009 elections.
Its founder Dr. Jayaprakash...
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| x Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party |
Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party(MGP) (Marathi: महाराष्ट्रवादी गोमंतक पक्ष) was Goa's first ruling party after the end of Portuguese colonial rule in 1961. In the first elections held after India took over the former Portuguese colony, it ascended to...
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| x Maraland Democratic Front |
Maraland Democratic Front is a regional political party in the Indian state of Mizoram. The party is active amongst the Mara people in the southern part of the state. The party runs the Mara Autonomous District Council (one of three autonomous...
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| x Manipur Peoples Party |
Manipur Peoples Party, a political party in the Indian state of Manipur. MPP was founded on December 26, 1968 by a group of dissidents from the Indian National Congress. At the February 2007 Manipur state elections, the party received 5 of the 60...
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| x Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
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Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK; Tamil: மறுமலர்ச்சித் திராவிட முன்னேற்றக் கழகம்) is a political party in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu formed in 1994 by Mr. V. Gopalswamy (also known as Vaiko), a member of Rajyasabha and a party...
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| x Meghalaya Democratic Party |
The Meghalaya Democratic Party (MDF) is a political party recognised in the India state of Meghalaya. Its symbol is the bicycle, and chief is M.D. Mukhim. The MDF is aligned neither with the NDA nor with the UPA. It has 1 MP, Vanlalzawma, in the Lok...
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| x Mizo National Front |
Mizo National Front, a regional political party in Mizoram, India. MNF emerged out of the Mizo Famine Front, which was formed by Pu Laldenga to protest against the inaction of the Indian central government towards the famine situation in the Mizo...
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| x Mizoram People's Conference |
Mizoram People's Conference, a regional political party in Mizoram, India. MPC was formed by Brig Thenphunga Sailo on April 17, 1975. Sailo is the party chairman and was the chief minister of Mizoram from 1979 to 1984. Thenphunga was an army officer...
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| x Nagaland People's Front |
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The Nagaland People's Front is a political party in the Indian state of Nagaland. 2003-2008 it headed the state government of Nagaland together with Bharatiya Janata Party, as part of the Democratic Alliance of Nagaland. Dr. Shürhozelie is the...
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| x Pattali Makkal Katchi |
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Pattali Makkal Katchi (பாட்டாளி மக்கள் கட்சி, abbreviated PMK) is a Tamil political party.
PMK was founded by Dr. S. Ramdossu and the president is G. K. Mani. Ramdoss had earlier worked with the Vanniyar Sangham (Vanniyar Union) founded by him in...
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| x Praja Rajyam Party |
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Praja Rajyam (Telugu :ఫ్రజా రాజ్యం translation: People's Rule) is a regional political party in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India, founded by Telugu cinema actor Chiranjeevi on August 26, 2008.
Chiranjeevi's foray into politics had been highly...
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| x Rashtriya Janata Dal |
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The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD- "National People's Party") is a political party in India, based in the state of Bihar. The party was founded in 1997 by Laloo Prasad Yadav. The party came about as a result of Lalu Prasad Yadav, ex-president of Janata...
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| x Rashtriya Lok Dal |
Rashtriya Lok Dal (National People's Party), a political party in India. Ajit Singh is the party president. He claims to be carrying on the political legacy of Charan Singh and the original Lok Dal.
In 2004 Lok Sabha elections, RLD ran in alliance...
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| x Revolutionary Socialist Party |
Revolutionary Socialist Party is a Marxist-Leninist political party in India. The party was founded on March 19, 1940 and has its roots in the Bengali liberation movement Anushilan Samiti and the Hindustan Socialist Republican Army. The party got...
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| x Samajwadi Party |
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Samajwadi Party (literally, Socialist Party) is a political party in India. It is based in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It describes itself as a democratic socialist party. It was founded on October 4, 1992.
The Samajwadi Party was one of...
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| x Shiromani Akali Dal |
Akali Dal, also called Shiromani Akali Dal (Supreme Akali Party), is a collection of Sikh political parties mainly based in Punjab founded/headed by different people. The modern-day Akali Dal is made up of several break away factions that were once...
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| x Shiv Sena |
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| x Sikkim Democratic Front |
The Sikkim Democratic Front is the largest and ruling party of the Indian state of Sikkim. The party is led by the Chief Minister — Pawan Kumar Chamling and has ruled the state since 1994. The party consolidated its position sweeping the 1999 and...
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| x Telangana Rashtra Samithi |
Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) is a regional political party in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.
Its main aim is the formation of a Telangana state. K. Chandrashekar Rao (KCR) was a member of the Telugu Desam Party until he quit the...
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| x Telugu Desam Party |
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Telugu Desam Party (Telugu :తెలుగు దేశం Party for Telugu Land and people) or TDP is a regional political party in India's Andhra Pradesh state. It was founded by former Telugu film star N.T. Rama Rao on March 29, 1982. Mr. Rama Rao wanted an...
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United Goans Democratic Party is one of two formerly dominant political parties in the Indian state of Goa. UGDP has its base amongst the Christian part of the population.
In Jharkhand the group of Jaua Manjhi is formally attached to the party, in...
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| x Uttarakhand Kranti Dal |
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The Uttarakhand Kranti Dal (English: Uttarakhand Revolution Party) (UKD) is a regional political party in India. It bills itself as the only regional party of the Uttarakhand Himalayas, in contrast to the national parties that dominate the region's...
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| x Zoram Nationalist Party |
Zoram Nationalist Party, formerly Mizo National Front (Nationalist), is a political party in Mizoram, India. It is led by former MP Lalduhoma. MNF(N) was formed in 1997 through a split in the Mizo National Front.
The party won 2 seats in the state...
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| x Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam |
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Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (in Tamil: தேசிய முற்போக்கு திராவிடக் கழகம், meaning National Progressive Dravidian Federation) is a regional political party formed by Tamil cinema actor Vijayakanth in Tamil Nadu along the lines of the regional...
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| x All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen |
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All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (meaning 'All India Council of United Muslims', name in Urdu: کل ہند مجلس اتحاد المسلمين, Kul Hind Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen) is a right-wing Muslim political party in India. The old city of Hyderabad is...
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| x Bharatiya Navshakti Party |
Bharatiya Navshakti Party (Indian New Force Party), is a political party in India. BNP is active in the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and the Adivasi areas in southern and central Gujarat. BNP is led by the Lok Sabha MP from Dadra and...
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| x Loktantrik Jan Samta Party |
The Loktantrik Jan Samta Party is a political party in India. Since 2004 it has a small representation in the Lok Sabha.
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| x National Loktantrik Party |
National Loktantrik Party (National Democratic Party), a political party in India, working amongst the Muslim minority community. The party leader is Shri. Mohd. Arshad Khan. NLP provides outside support to the UPA at the centre.
In the 2004 Lok...
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| x Republican Party of India |
The Republican Party of India (Athvale) is a political party in India, a splinter group of the old Ambedkarite Republican Party of India. The president of the party is Ramdas Athvale.
After 2004 election, it has a small representation in the Lok...
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