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59                     National Parties in India







            India is the largest democracy of the world. The system of majority party

            rule is applicable here. As of now there are 8 national parties in India.

            Look at the list of all the National Parties in India given below.


            S. No.                   Name                     Abbreviation           Logo         Foundation Year




               1.     Bhartiya Janta Party                          BJP                                   1980





               2.     Indian National Congress                      INC                                   1885





               3.     Communist Party of India                     CPI-M                                  1964
                      (Marxist)





               4.     Communist Party of India                      CPI                                   1925






               5.     Bahujan Samaj Party                           BSP                                   1984






               6.     Nationalist Congress Party                    NCP                                   1999




                                                                   AITC
               7.     All India Trinamool Congress                   or                                   1998
                                                                   TMC




               8.     National People’s Party                       NPP                                   2013





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