Explain Political parties
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Answer:
The National People's Party was founded by P A Sangma after his expulsion from the NCP in July 2013. NPP was accorded the status of national party status on 7 June 2019. The current President of NPP is Conrad Sangma.
The National People's Party's (NPP) influence is mostly concentrated in the state of Meghalaya While the Headquarters of NPP is at M.G. Avenue, Floor, MDU Building, Imphal, Manipur 795001.
If a political party fulfills certain conditions or criteria then it is recognised as the national or state political party by the Election Commission of India.
A recognized party enjoys privileges like reserved party symbol, free broadcast time on state run television and radio in the favour of party.
National Party:
A registered party is recognised as a National Party only if it fulfils any one of the following three conditions:
1. If a party wins 2% of seats in the Lok Sabha (as of 2014, 11 seats) from at least 3 different States. or
2. At a General Election to Lok Sabha or Legislative Assembly, the party polls 6% of votes in four States in addition to 4 Lok Sabha seats.
Explanation:
a political party is one in which a group of people or an individual come together to contest in elections