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Answer» Differences between a national party and a regional/state party. | National Party | Regional Party/State Party | | 1. A party that secures at least 6% of total votes in Lok Sabha elections or Assembly elections in four states and wins at least four seats in the Lok Sabha is recognised as a national party. | 1. A party that secures at least 6% of the total votes in an election to the Legislative Assembly of a state and wins at least 2 seats is recognised as a regional party/state party. | | 2. National parties will have influence in more than three states. | 2. Regional party will have influence in less than three states. | | 3. These parties raise issues of national importance. For example: INC, BJP, BSP, CPI-M, CPI and NCP. | 3. These parties raise issues of regional importance.For example: Samajwadi Party, Samta Party, Rashtriya Janata Dal, DMK, AIADMK. |
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