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Difference between stateparty and national party |
| Answer» \xa0The Election Commission of India grants recognition of national or state party to certain political parties based on their poll performance. The number of recognised parties keep on changing on the basis of their performance in General elections.This recognition gives them privileges like allocation of party symbols, provision of time for political broadcasts on the state owned television and radio stations and access to electoral rolls. Every national party is allotted a symbol exclusively reserved for its use throughout the country. Similarly, every state party is allotted a symbol exclusively reserved for its use in the state or states in which it is recognised. Unrecognised parties can select a symbol from remaining list of free symbols.\xa0\xa0A political party shall be eligible to be recognised as a National party if it satisfies any of the following conditions:-\tIt secures at least 6% of the valid votes polled in any four or more states, at a general election to the Lok Sabha or, to the State Legislative Assembly and in addition, it wins at least four seats in the Lok Sabha from any State or States.\tIt wins at least 2% seats in the Lok Sabha and these members are elected from at least three different States.\tA party has got recognition as a state party in at least four states.A political party shall be entitled to be recognised as a State party, if it satisfies any of the following conditions:-\tIt secures at least 6% of the valid votes polled in the State at a general election to the Legislative Assembly of the State concerned and in addition, it wins at least two seats in the Legislative Assembly of the State concerned.\tIt secures at least 6% of the valid votes polled in the State at a general election to the Lok Sabha and in addition, it wins at least one seat in the Lok Sabha from State concerned.\tIt wins at least 3% of the total number of seats in the Legislative Assembly of the State, or at least three seats in the Assembly, whichever is more.\tIf it wins 1 seat in the Lok Sabha for every 25 seats or any fraction thereof allotted to the state at a general election to the Lok sabha from the state concerned\tIf it secures 8% of the valid votes polled in the state at a General Election to the Lok Sabha from the state or to the legislative assembly of the state. | |