Differentiate between national party and state party
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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.
A political party shall be eligible to be recognised as a National party if it satisfies any of the following conditions:-
1. It 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.
2. It wins at least 2% seats in the Lok Sabha and these members are elected from at least three different States.
3. A 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:-
1. It 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.
2. It 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.
3. It 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.
4. If 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.
5. If 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.
The status of a national or a state party is just a recognition given by Election Commission. All political parties can release their manifestoes and fight elections irrespective of whether they are recognised or not. Same was the case with Samajwadi party.
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India has a multi-party system so there are a number of recognized national, state and district level parties. The Election Commission of India reviews their status periodically. A recognized party can have its own party symbol, it can be consulted while setting the election dates, it can give inputs in setting the electoral rules and regulations and it can have a free broadcast time on television or radio run by the state.
National Party
A registered party is recognized as a National Party if it fulfils one of these conditions:
1. It wins 2% of the seats in Lok Sabha from at least 3 States.
2. The party polls 6% of the votes in 4 States and wins 4 Lok Sabha seats in a General Election.
3. The party gets recognition as a State Party in 4 or more States.
State Party
A registered party is recognized as a State Party if it fulfils any one of the following conditions:
1. It wins minimum 3% of the total number of seats or a minimum of 3 seats in the Legislative Assembly.
2. The party wins at least 1 seat in the Lok Sabha for every 25 seats or any fraction thereof allocated to that State.
3. It secures at least 6% of the total valid votes polled in a General Election to a Lok Sabha or State Legislative Assembly and wins at least 1 Lok Sabha and 2 Legislative Assembly seats in that election.
4. Under the liberalized criteria it can be eligible if it secures 8% or more of the total valid votes polled in the State and 1 seat in any State.