India has a multi-party system. The Election Commission of India (ECI) accords recognition to the national level and the state level political parties based upon objective criteria. A recognised political party enjoys privileges like a reserved party symbol,[a] free broadcast time on state-run television and radio, consultation in the setting of election dates, and giving input in setting electoral rules and regulations. Other political parties that wish to contest local, state or national elections are required to be registered by the Election Commission of India. Registered Parties are upgraded as recognised National Party or State Party by the ECI if they meet the relevant criteria after a Lok Sabha or State legislative assembly election. The Recognised Party status is reviewed periodically by the ECI.
Before the amendment in 2016 (came into force with effect from 1 January 2014), if a political party failed to fulfill the criteria in the subsequent Lok Sabha or state legislative assembly election, they lost their status as a recognised Party. In 2016, the ECI announced that such a review would take place after two consecutive elections instead of every election. Therefore, a political party shall retain the recognised Party status even if they do not meet the criteria in the next election. However, if they fail to meet the criteria in the subsequent election following the next election, they would lose their status.
As per latest publication dated 23 September 2021 from Election Commission of India, and subsequent notifications, the total number of parties registered was 2858 including 6 national parties[b], 57 state parties[c] and 2796 unrecognised parties.[4] All registered parties contesting elections need to choose a symbol from a list of available symbols offered by the EC. All 28 states of the country along with the union territories of Jammu and Kashmir, National Capital Territory of Delhi and Puducherry have elected governments unless President's rule is imposed under certain condition.
A registered party is recognised as a national party only if it fulfils any one of the three conditions listed below:[5]
The party win 2% of seats in the Lok Sabha from at least three different states.
At a general election to Lok Sabha or Legislative Assembly, the party polls 6% of votes in any four or more states and in addition it wins four Lok Sabha seats.
The party gets recognition as a state party in four states.
A registered party is recognised as a state party only if it fulfils any one of the five conditions listed below:[5]
A party should secure at least 6% of valid votes polled in an election to the state legislative assembly and win at least 2 seats in that state assembly.
A party should secure at least 6% of valid votes polled in an election to Lok Sabha and win at least 1 seat in Lok Sabha.
A party should win at least 3% of the total number of seats or a minimum of three seats in the Legislative Assembly, which ever is higher.
A party should win at least one seat in the Lok Sabha for every 25 seats or any fraction thereof allotted to that State.
Under the liberalised criteria, one more clause that it will be eligible for recognition as state party if it secures 8% or more of the total valid votes polled in the state.
^If a party is recognised as a national or state party, its symbol is reserved for its exclusive use in the country or in the state.[1][2]
^There were 8 national parties in 2021 as per the said publication. However, in 2023, the number of national parties reduced to 6, the national party status was granted to AAP, and withdrawn from CPI, NCP and AITC.[3]
^There were 54 state parties in 2021 as per the said publication. This total has risen to 57 based on performances of political parties in various assembly elections.
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Subrata K. Mitra and V. B. Singh. 1999. Democracy and Social Change in India: but parties have to be 70per of decision A Cross-Sectional Analysis of the National Electorate. New Delhi: Sage Publications. ISBN81-7036-809-X (India HB) ISBN0-7619-9344-4 (U.S. HB).
Subrata K. Mitra, Mike Enskat, Clemens Spiess (eds.). 2004. Political Parties in South Asia. Greenwood: Praeger.
Political Parties, Democratic Politics II, Textbook in Political Science for Class X, NCERT
April 12, 2023
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India has a multi party system The Election Commission of India ECI accords recognition to the national level and the state level political parties based upon objective criteria A recognised political party enjoys privileges like a reserved party symbol a free broadcast time on state run television and radio consultation in the setting of election dates and giving input in setting electoral rules and regulations Other political parties that wish to contest local state or national elections are required to be registered by the Election Commission of India Registered Parties are upgraded as recognised National Party or State Party by the ECI if they meet the relevant criteria after a Lok Sabha or State legislative assembly election The Recognised Party status is reviewed periodically by the ECI Before the amendment in 2016 came into force with effect from 1 January 2014 if a political party failed to fulfill the criteria in the subsequent Lok Sabha or state legislative assembly election they lost their status as a recognised Party In 2016 the ECI announced that such a review would take place after two consecutive elections instead of every election Therefore a political party shall retain the recognised Party status even if they do not meet the criteria in the next election However if they fail to meet the criteria in the subsequent election following the next election they would lose their status As per latest publication dated 23 September 2021 from Election Commission of India and subsequent notifications the total number of parties registered was 2858 including 6 national parties b 57 state parties c and 2796 unrecognised parties 4 All registered parties contesting elections need to choose a symbol from a list of available symbols offered by the EC All 28 states of the country along with the union territories of Jammu and Kashmir National Capital Territory of Delhi and Puducherry have elected governments unless President s rule is imposed under certain condition Contents 1 National parties 2 State parties 3 Unrecognised parties 4 See also 5 Notes 6 References 7 Further readingNational parties EditA registered party is recognised as a national party only if it fulfils any one of the three conditions listed below 5 The party win 2 of seats in the Lok Sabha from at least three different states At a general election to Lok Sabha or Legislative Assembly the party polls 6 of votes in any four or more states and in addition it wins four Lok Sabha seats The party gets recognition as a state party in four states 6 recognised national parties 4 3 Party Flag Electionsymbol Politicalposition Ideology Founded Leader Government in States UTs SeatsChief Minister Alliance partner Lok Sabha Rajya Sabha StateAssemblies StateCouncilsAam Aadmi Party Centre PopulismSecularismNationalismSocialism November 2012 10 years ago November 2012 Arvind Kejriwal 2 31 0 31 0 543 10 245 161 4 036 0 426Bahujan Samaj Party Centre left AmbedkarismSocial EqualitySocial JusticeSelf Respect 1984 39 years ago 1984 Mayawati 0 31 0 31 10 543 1 245 7 4 036 1 426Bharatiya Janata Party Right wing HindutvaNationalismConservatismSocial conservatism 1980 43 years ago 1980 J P Nadda 11 31 5 31 300 543 93 245 1 415 4 036 165 426Communist Party of India Marxist Left wing CommunismMarxism LeninismSecularismProletarian internationalismAnti capitalismSocialism 1964 59 years ago 1964 Sitaram Yechury 1 31 2 31 3 543 5 245 82 4 036 0 426Indian National Congress Centre to centre left Big tentCivic nationalismSocial liberalismSecularismSocial democracy 1885 138 years ago 1885 Mallikarjun Kharge 3 31 3 31 50 543 31 245 670 4 036 45 426National People s Party Centre right RegionalismEthnocentrism 2013 10 years ago 2013 Conrad Sangma 1 31 3 31 1 543 1 245 42 4 036 0 426State parties EditA registered party is recognised as a state party only if it fulfils any one of the five conditions listed below 5 A party should secure at least 6 of valid votes polled in an election to the state legislative assembly and win at least 2 seats in that state assembly A party should secure at least 6 of valid votes polled in an election to Lok Sabha and win at least 1 seat in Lok Sabha A party should win at least 3 of the total number of seats or a minimum of three seats in the Legislative Assembly which ever is higher A party should win at least one seat in the Lok Sabha for every 25 seats or any fraction thereof allotted to that State Under the liberalised criteria one more clause that it will be eligible for recognition as state party if it secures 8 or more of the total valid votes polled in the state 57 recognised state parties 4 3 Party Flag Electionsymbol Politicalposition Ideology Founded Leader s State s Government in States UTs SeatsChief Minister Alliance partner Lok Sabha Rajya Sabha StateAssemblies StateCouncilsState Party in 3 StatesAll India Trinamool Congress Centre to centre right Bengali nationalismProgressivismWelfarismSecularismPopulismAnti communism 1998 Mamata Banerjee West BengalTripuraMeghalaya 1 31 0 31 23 543 13 245 226 4 036 0 426Communist Party of India Left wing CommunismMarxism LeninismAnti capitalismSocialismSecularism 1925 D Raja KeralaManipurTamil Nadu 0 31 3 31 2 543 2 245 21 4 036 2 426Janata Dal Secular Centre left to left wing Secularism 1999 H D Deve Gowda Arunachal PradeshKarnatakaKerala 0 31 1 31 1 543 1 245 32 4 036 8 426Janata Dal United Centre left Socialism 6 Secularism 6 Integral humanism 2003 Nitish Kumar Arunachal PradeshBiharManipur 1 31 0 31 16 543 5 245 46 4 036 26 426State Party in 2 StatesAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Centre left PopulismSocialismSecularismDravidianismTamil nationalism 7 8 1972 Edappadi K Palaniswami PuducherryTamil Nadu 0 31 0 31 0 543 4 245 66 4 036 0 426Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Centre left Social democracy 9 DravidianismSocial justice 9 Federalism 1949 M K Stalin PuducherryTamil Nadu 1 31 0 31 24 543 10 245 131 4 036 0 426Lok Janshakti Party Ram Vilas 2021 Chirag Paswan BiharNagaland 0 31 1 31 1 543 0 245 2 4 036 0 426Naga People s Front Regionalism 2002 Kuzholuzo Nienu ManipurNagaland 0 31 1 31 1 543 0 245 7 4 036 0 426Nationalist Congress Party Centre Indian nationalismSecularism 1999 Sharad Pawar MaharashtraNagaland 0 31 3 31 5 543 4 245 56 4 036 11 426Rashtriya Janata Dal Centre left Socialism 1997 Lalu Prasad YadavTejashwi Yadav BiharJharkhand 0 31 2 31 0 543 6 245 81 4 036 5 426Telugu Desam Party Centre 10 Populism 11 Economic liberalism 12 1982 N Chandrababu Naidu Andhra PradeshTelangana 0 31 0 31 3 543 1 245 23 4 036 15 426State Party in 1 StateAll India Forward Bloc Left wing Left wing nationalismSocialismAnti imperialismMarxism 13 1939 Debabrata Biswas West Bengal 0 31 0 31 0 543 0 245 0 4 036 0 426All India Majlis e Ittehadul Muslimeen Right wing 14 Composite nationalism 15 Minority rights 16 Dalit Rights 17 Constitutionalism 18 1958 Asaduddin Owaisi Telangana 0 31 0 31 2 543 0 245 17 4 036 2 426All India N R Congress Centre Social democracyPopulism 2011 N Rangaswamy Puducherry 1 31 0 31 0 543 0 245 10 4 036 0 426All India United Democratic Front 2005 Badruddin Ajmal Assam 0 31 0 31 1 543 0 245 15 4 036 0 426All Jharkhand Students Union 1986 Sudesh Mahto Jharkhand 0 31 0 31 1 543 0 245 2 4 036 0 426Apna Dal Sonelal Centre right Kurmis Interest 2016 Anupriya Patel Uttar Pradesh 0 31 1 31 2 543 0 245 12 4 036 1 426Asom Gana Parishad Centre right RegionalismAnti Bengali sentiment 1985 Atul Bora Assam 0 31 1 31 0 543 1 245 9 4 036 0 426Bharat Rashtra Samithi Centre 19 Regionalism 20 Populism 21 ConservatismSeparatism 2001 K Chandrashekar Rao Telangana 1 31 0 31 9 543 7 245 103 4 036 34 426Biju Janata Dal Centre left Regionalism 22 PopulismSecularism 22 Liberalism 23 Economic nationalism 24 1997 Naveen Patnaik Odisha 1 31 0 31 12 543 9 245 114 4 036 0 426Bodoland People s Front SecularismDemocratic socialism 25 2005 Hagrama Mohilary Assam 0 31 1 31 0 543 0 245 3 4 036 0 426Communist Party of India Marxist Leninist Liberation Far left Communism 26 Marxism LeninismMaoism 26 1974 Dipankar Bhattacharya Bihar 0 31 1 31 0 543 0 245 13 4 036 0 426Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam Centre to centre left Social welfarePopulismSecularismSocial democracy 2005 Vijayakant Tamil Nadu 0 31 0 31 0 543 0 245 0 4 036 0 426Goa Forward Party Regionalism 2016 Vijai Sardesai Goa 0 31 0 31 0 543 0 245 1 4 036 0 426Hill State People s Democratic Party 1968 KP Pangniang Meghalaya 0 31 1 31 0 543 0 245 2 4 036 0 426Indian National Lok Dal Centre Social liberalismRegionalism 1996 Om Prakash Chautala Haryana 0 31 0 31 0 543 0 245 1 4 036 0 426Indian Union Muslim League Muslim interestsSocial conservatism 1948 Hyderali Shihab Thangal Kerala 0 31 0 31 3 543 1 245 15 4 036 0 426Indigenous People s Front of Tripura Centre right RegionalismEthnic nationalismAnti immigration 2009 N C Debbarma Tripura 0 31 1 31 0 543 0 245 1 4 036 0 426Jammu amp Kashmir National Conference KashmiriyatKashmiri autonomySecularism 1932 Farooq Abdullah Jammu and Kashmir 0 31 0 31 3 543 0 245 0 4 036 0 426Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party Democracy 27 28 Anti corruption 27 28 Secularism 29 Women s rights 1982 Bhim Singh Jammu and Kashmir 0 31 0 31 0 543 0 245 0 4 036 0 426Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party KashmiriyatKashmiri autonomy 30 Regionalism 1999 Mehbooba Mufti Jammu and Kashmir 0 31 0 31 0 543 0 245 0 4 036 0 426Janta Congress Chhattisgarh Left wing Social justiceFeminismDirect democracyAgrarianism 2016 Renu Jogi Chhattisgarh 0 31 0 31 0 543 0 245 2 4 036 0 426Jannayak Janta Party Democratic socialism 2018 Dushyant Chautala Haryana 0 31 1 31 0 543 0 245 10 4 036 0 426Jharkhand Mukti Morcha 1972 Shibu SorenHemant Soren Jharkhand 1 31 0 31 1 543 2 245 30 4 036 0 426Kerala Congress M Welfare 31 Democratic socialism 32 1979 Jose K Mani Kerala 0 31 1 31 1 543 1 245 5 4 036 0 426Maharashtra Navnirman Sena Far right Hindutva 33 Right wing populism 34 Regionalism 35 36 Ultranationalism 37 36 Marathi interests 36 2006 Raj Thackeray Maharashtra 0 31 0 31 0 543 0 245 1 4 036 0 426Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party Centre PopulismRegionalism 1963 Deepak Dhavalikar Goa 0 31 0 31 0 543 0 245 2 4 036 0 426Mizo National Front 1961 Zoramthanga Mizoram 1 31 0 31 1 543 1 245 28 4 036 0 426Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party Right Regionalism 2017 Neiphiu Rio Nagaland 1 31 0 31 1 543 0 245 21 4 036 0 426People s Democratic Front 2017 Ivanlum Marbaniang Meghalaya 0 31 0 31 0 543 0 245 4 4 036 0 426People s Party of Arunachal Regionalism 1977 Kamen Ringu Arunachal Pradesh 0 31 0 31 0 543 0 245 0 4 036 0 426Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party 2021 Pashupati Kumar Paras Bihar 0 31 0 31 5 543 0 245 0 4 036 1 426Rashtriya Loktantrik Party 2020 Hanuman Beniwal Rajasthan 0 31 0 31 1 543 0 245 3 4 036 0 426Revolutionary Goans Party Regionalism 2022 Viresh Borkar Goa 0 31 0 31 0 543 0 245 1 4 036 0 426Revolutionary Socialist Party Far left CommunismMarxism Leninism 38 Revolutionary socialism 1940 Manoj Bhattacharya 39 Kerala 0 31 0 31 1 543 0 245 0 4 036 0 426Samajwadi Party Centre left 40 to left 41 42 Social democracy 43 Democratic socialismLeft wing populism 44 Social conservatism 1992 Akhilesh Yadav Uttar Pradesh 0 31 0 31 3 543 3 245 113 4 036 9 426Shiromani Akali Dal Centre right Punjabiyat 45 46 Conservatism 47 Federalism 48 49 1920 Sukhbir Singh Badal Punjab 0 31 0 31 2 543 0 245 3 4 036 0 426Sikkim Democratic Front Centre leftto left wing Democratic socialism 1993 Pawan Kumar Chamling Sikkim 0 31 0 31 0 543 1 245 1 4 036 0 426Sikkim Krantikari Morcha Democratic socialism 2013 Prem Singh Tamang Sikkim 1 31 0 31 1 543 0 245 19 4 036 0 426Shiv Sena Right wing to Far right MarathiRegionalismSocial ConservatismConservatismHindutvaHindu NationalismUltranationalismEconomic NationalismRight wing Populism 1966 Eknath Shinde Maharashtra 1 31 0 31 13 543 0 245 40 4 036 0 426Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray Centre Secular HindutvaNationalismComposite Nationalism 2022 Uddhav Thackeray Maharashtra 0 31 0 31 6 543 3 245 17 4 036 12 426Tipra Motha Party Tripuri nationalismGreater Tipraland 2022 Pradyot Bikram Manikya Deb Barma Tripura 0 31 0 31 0 543 0 245 13 4 036 0 426United Democratic Party RegionalismPopulism 1997 Metbah Lyngdoh Meghalaya 0 31 0 31 0 543 0 245 11 4 036 0 426United People s Party Liberal Tractor Centre Regionalism 2015 Urkhao Gwra Brahma Assam 0 31 0 31 0 543 1 245 7 4 036 0 426Voice of the People Party RegionalismFederalism 2021 Ardent Miller Basaiawmoit Meghalaya 0 31 0 31 0 543 0 245 4 4 036 0 426YSR Congress Party Centre left 50 Populism 11 Regionalism 2011 Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy Andhra Pradesh 1 31 0 31 22 543 9 245 147 4 036 42 426Zoram Nationalist Party 1997 Lalduhoma Mizoram 0 31 0 31 0 543 0 245 0 4 036 0 426Unrecognised parties EditNotable Registered Unrecognised Political Parties RUPPs 4 3 Party Founded Leader s State s UT s All India Hindustan Congress Party 2015 Buddh Prakash Sharma GujaratRajasthanAll India Mahila Empowerment Party 2017 Nowhera Shaik TelanganaKarnatakaAmma Makkal Munnettra Kazhagam 2018 T T V Dhinakaran Tamil NaduAmra Bangali 1983 Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar West BengalTripuraBahujan Mukti Party 2012 V L Matang BiharUttar PradeshBharatiya Minorities Suraksha Mahasangh 1983 Sundar Shaekhar MaharashtraDravidar Kazhagam 1944 K Veeramani Tamil NaduPuducherryGorkha Janmukti Morcha 2007 Bimal Gurung West BengalGoa Suraksha Manch 2016 Subhash Velingkar GoaGondwana Ganatantra Party 1991 Hira Singh Markam ChhattisgarhJharkhandMaharashtraHindu Sena 2011 Vishnu Gupta New DelhiHindustani Awam Morcha 51 2015 Jitan Ram Manjhi BiharIndhiya Jananayaga Katchi 2010 T R Paarivendhar Tamil NaduIndian Gandhiyan Party 2012 Aashin U S KeralaIndian Secular Front 2021 Nawsad Siddique West BengalIttehad e Millat Council 2001 Tauqeer Raza Khan Uttar PradeshJammu and Kashmir Apni Party 2020 Altaf Bukhari Jammu and KashmirJammu and Kashmir Workers Party 2020 Mir Junaid Jammu and KashmirJan Adhikar Party Loktantrik 52 2015 Pappu Yadav BiharUttar PradeshJan Shakti Party of India 53 2015 Gurjeet Singh Azad PunjabJana Sena Party 2014 Pawan Kalyan Andhra PradeshTelanganaJansatta Dal Loktantrik 2018 Raghuraj Pratap Singh Uttar PradeshKarnataka Rashtra Samithi 2019 Ravi Krishna Reddy KarnatakaKerala Congress 1964 P J Joseph KeralaKerala Congress B 1989 R Balakrishna Pillai KeralaKerala Congress Jacob 1991 Anoop Jacob KeralaKongunadu Makkal Desia Katchi 2013 E R Eswaran Tamil NaduKongunadu Makkal Katchi 2000 A M Raja Tamil NaduLok Satta Party 2006 Jaya Prakash Narayana Andhra PradeshTelanganaLok Insaaf Party 2019 Simarjit Singh Bains PunjabMakkal Needhi Maiam 2018 Kamal Haasan Tamil NaduPuducherryManipur Peoples Party 1968 Sovakiran N ManipurManithaneya Makkal Katchi 2009 M H Jawahirullah Tamil NaduMarumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 1992 Vaiko Tamil NaduPuducherryNaam Tamilar Katchi 2009 Senthamizhan Seeman Tamil NaduPuducherryNISHAD Party 2016 Sanjay Nishad Uttar PradeshOdisha Jan Morcha 2013 Pyarimohan Mohapatra OdishaParam Digvijay Dal 2014 Krishna Mohan Shankar Yogi Uttar PradeshPattali Makkal Katchi 1989 S Ramadoss PuducherryTamil NaduPeace Party of India 2008 Mohamed Ayub Uttar PradeshPeople s Democratic Alliance Manipur 2012 Bd Behring Anal ManipurPeople s Democratic Front 2001 Ajoy Biswas TripuraPlurals Party 2020 Pushpam Priya Choudhary BiharPuthiya Tamilagam 1996 K Krishnasamy Tamil NaduRaijor Dal 2020 Akhil Gogoi AssamRashtriya Jan Jan Party 2020 Ashutosh Kumar BiharRashtriya Lok Dal 1996 Jayant Chaudhary Uttar PradeshRajasthanRashtriya Samaj Paksha 2003 Mahadev Jankar MaharashtraKeralaRashtriya Ulama Council 2008 Aamir Rashadi Madni Uttar PradeshRepublican Party of India Athawale 1999 Ramdas Athawale NagalandRight to Recall Party 2019 Rahul Chimanbhai Mehta All IndiaSamata Party 1994 Uday Mandal 54 BiharManipur 55 Shiromani Akali Dal Amritsar 1994 Simranjit Singh Mann PunjabSocialist Party India 2011 Thampan Thomas Uttar PradeshSocialist Unity Centre of India Communist 1948 Provash Ghosh All IndiaSuheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party 2002 Om Prakash Rajbhar Uttar PradeshBiharSwaraj Abhiyan 2016 Yogendra Yadav HaryanaKarnatakaMaharashtraTamil Maanila Congress 1996 G K Vasan Tamil NaduTamil Nadu Kongu Ilaingar Peravai 2001 U Thaniyarasu Tamil NaduUttarakhand Kranti Dal 1979 Kashi Singh Airy UttarakhandVanchit Bahujan Aaghadi 2018 Prakash Yashwant Ambedkar MaharashtraViduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi 1982 Thol Thirumavalavan Tamil NaduVikassheel Insaan Party 2018 Mukesh Sahani BiharWelfare Party of India 2011 S Q R Ilyas KeralaYSR Telangana Party 2021 Y S Sharmila TelanganaSee also EditLists of political parties List of communist parties in IndiaNotes Edit If a party is recognised as a national or state party its symbol is reserved for its exclusive use in the country or in the state 1 2 There were 8 national parties in 2021 as per the said publication However in 2023 the number of national parties reduced to 6 the national party status was granted to AAP and withdrawn from CPI NCP and AITC 3 There were 54 state parties in 2021 as per the said publication This total has risen to 57 based on performances of political parties in various assembly elections References Edit Names of National State registered unrecognised parties and the list of free symbols PDF Election Commission of India 12 March 2014 Archived from the original on 22 May 2015 Retrieved 8 May 2015 State Party List PDF Election Commission of India 13 December 2016 Archived from the original PDF on 14 February 2017 a b c d EC grants national party status to Aam Aadmi Party withdraws tag from Trinamool Congress NCP amp CPI The Times of India 10 April 2023 ISSN 0971 8257 Retrieved 10 April 2023 a b c d List of Political Parties amp Symbol MAIN Notification Election Commission of India 23 September 2021 a b The Election Symbols Reservation and Allotment Order 1968 Election Commission of India Retrieved 3 October 2022 a b Lok Sabha Elections 2014 Know your party symbols Daily News and Analysis 10 April 2014 Price P 1996 Revolution and Rank in Tamil Nationalism The Journal of Asian Studies 55 2 359 383 doi 10 2307 2943363 Pamela Price 1999 Relating to leadership in the Tamil nationalist movement C N Annadurai in person centred propaganda South Asia Journal of South Asian Studies 22 2 149 174 doi 10 1080 00856409908723369 a b Kannan Ramya 8 August 2018 M Karunanidhi From health care to community living his schemes were aimed at social equality The Hindu ISSN 0971 751X Retrieved 10 August 2019 Social Equality was Karunanidhi s Focus During Five Terms as Tamil Nadu CM News18 11 March 2019 Retrieved 10 August 2019 Tumultuous transition 27 May 2017 a b Encyclopedia Britannica Price Pamela Srinivas Dusi August 2014 Piliavsky Anastasia ed Patronage and autonomy in India s deepening democracy Cambridge University Press 217 236 doi 10 1017 CBO9781107296930 011 ISBN 9781107296930 Party constitution India All India Forward Bloc 2017 Retrieved 22 April 2017 Though BJP and AIMIM are ideologically apart 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