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Q58 (CDS-I/2018) Polity & Governance › Constitutional & Statutory Bodies › Election Commission of India Answer Verified

According to the Election Commission of India, in order to be recognized as a ‘National Party’, a political party must be treated as a recognized political party in how many States?

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According to the Election Commission of India (ECI) guidelines and the Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order, 1968, a political party is recognized as a 'National Party' if it fulfills any of three specific conditions. One of these primary conditions is that the party must be recognized as a 'State Party' in at least four states [1]. Other alternative criteria include securing at least 6% of the valid votes in any four or more states in a Lok Sabha or Assembly election, plus winning four Lok Sabha seats [1]. Additionally, a party can qualify if it wins at least 2% of the total seats in the Lok Sabha from at least three different states [1]. As of recent updates, this four-state recognition rule remains a fundamental pathway for parties like the AAP to achieve national status [3].

Sources

  1. [1] Indian Polity, M. Laxmikanth(7th ed.) > Chapter 78: Political Parties > Conditions for Recognition as a National Party > p. 567
  2. [2] Indian Polity, M. Laxmikanth(7th ed.) > Chapter 78: Political Parties > Conditions for Recognition as a State Party > p. 568
  3. [3] Democratic Politics-II. Political Science-Class X . NCERT(Revised ed 2025) > Chapter 4: Political Parties > State parties > p. 55
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