List of political parties in India
has a multi-party system with recognition accorded to national and state and district level parties. The status is reviewed periodically by the Election Commission of India. 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 or state level parties based upon objective criteria. A recognised party enjoys privileges like a reserved party symbol, free broadcast time on state run television and radio, a consultation in setting of election dates and giving input in setting electoral rules and regulations.
This listing is according to the 2019 Indian general election and Legislative Assembly elections and any party aspiring to state or national party status must fulfil at least one of the concerned criteria. In addition, national and state parties have to fulfill these conditions for all subsequent Lok Sabha or State elections, or else they lose their status. As per latest publication from Election Commission of India, the total number of parties registered was 2598, with 8 national parties, 52 state parties and 2538 unrecognised parties.
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 conditions.
National Parties
State Parties
Unrecognised Parties
| Name | Abbreviation | Foundation year | Current leader | States/UT |
| Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam | AMMK | 2018 | T. T. V. Dhinakaran |
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| Hindustani Awam Morcha | HAM | 2015 | Jitan Ram Manjhi | |
| People's Democratic Front | 2001 | Ajoy Biswas | ||
| Jan Adhikar Party Loktantrik | JAP | 2015 | Pappu Yadav | |
| Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party | SBSP | 2002 | Om Prakash Rajbhar | |
| Jan Shakti Party of India | JSPI | 2015 | Gurjeet Singh Azad | |
| Indhiya Jananayaga Katchi | IJK | 2010 | T.R. Pachamuthu | |
| Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party | JKAP | 2020 | Altaf Bukhari | |
| Jana Sena Party | JSP | 2014 | Pawan Kalyan | |
| Kerala Congress | KC | 1991 | Anoop Jacob | |
| Kerala Congress | KC | 1989 | R. Balakrishna Pillai | |
| Kongunadu Makkal Desia Katchi | KMDK | 2013 | E. R. Eswaran | |
| Kongunadu Makkal Katchi | KMK | 2000 | A. M. Raja | |
| Naam Tamilar Katchi | NTK | 2009 | Seeman | |
| Lok Satta Party | LSP | 2006 | Jaya Prakash Narayana | |
| Manipur Peoples Party | MPP | 1968 | Sovakiran N. | |
| Amra Bangali | AMB | 1983 | Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar | |
| Makkal Needhi Maiam | MNM | 2018 | Kamal Haasan | |
| Manithaneya Makkal Katchi | MMK | 2009 | M. H. Jawahirullah | |
| Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | MDMK | 1992 | Vaiko | |
| Odisha Janmorcha | OJM | 2013 | Pyarimohan Mohapatra | |
| Param Digvijay Dal | PDD | 2014 | Adhyatmik Neta Krishna Mohan Shankar Yogi | |
| Peace Party of India | PPI | 2008 | Mohamed Ayub | |
| Puthiya Tamilagam | PTK | 1996 | K. Krishnasamy | |
| Rashtriya Samaj Paksha | RSP | 2003 | Mahadev Jankar | |
| Rashtriya Ulama Council | RUC | 2008 | Aamir Rashadi Madni | |
| Social Democratic Party of India | SDPI | 2009 | M. K. Faizy | |
| Tamil Nadu Kongu Ilaingar Peravai | KIP | 2001 | U. Thaniyarasu | |
| Tamil Maanila Congress | TMC | 1996 | G. K. Vasan | |
| Uttarakhand Kranti Dal | UKD | 1979 | Kashi Singh Airy | |
| Bharatiya Minorities Suraksha Mahasangh | BMSM | 1983 | Sundar Shaekhar | |
| Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi | VBA | 2018 | Prakash Ambedkar | |
| Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi | VCK | 1972 | Thol. Thirumavalavan | |
| Welfare Party of India | WPI | 2011 | S. Q. R. Ilyas | |
| Hindu Sena | HS | 2011 | Vishnu Gupta | |
| Gorkha National Liberation Front | GNLF | 1980 | Subhash Ghisingh | |
| Gorkha Janmukti Morcha | GJM | 2007 | Roshan Giri | |
| Revolutionary Communist Party of India | RCPI | 1934 | Saumyendranath Tagore | |
| Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League | ABGL | 1943 | Bharati Tamang | |
| Praja Socialist Party | PSP | 1952 | ||
| Swaraj India | SI | 2016 | Yogendra Yadav | |
| All India Mahila Empowerment Party | MEP | 2017 | Nowhera Shaik | |
| Naam Tamilar Katchi | NTK | 1958 | Seeman | |
| All India Hindustan Congress Party | AIHCP | 2015 | Buddh Prakash Sharma | |
| Indian Gandhiyan Party | IGP | 2012 | Aashin U S | |
| Jansatta Dal Loktantrik | Jansatta Party | 2018 | Raghuraj Pratap Singh | |
| Hind Janata Party | HJP | 2020 | Subhash Bharatiya |