List of pressure groups in india forming political party
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In India, most commonly formed pressure groups are formed on the basis of language, religion, castes etc. Then, we have agrarian occupation groups, youth interest based groups etc. The examples of most common pressure groups in India are as follows:
Business and Industry, Professional Pressure Groups
These include Conference of Indian Industries (CII), Association Chamber of Commerce (ASSOCHAM), Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce Industry (FICCI), Automotive Component Manufacturers Association of India, Cellular Operators Association of India, Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations of India, India Brand Equity Foundation (IBEF), Indian Banks’ Association, Indian Electrical and Electronics Manufacturers Association, Indian Merchants’ Chamber (IMC), Indian Sugar Mills Association, NASSCOM, Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) etc. various state, district and local level pressure groups, All India Bar Association, All India Medical Council, Indian National Cartographic Association, Indian Drug Manufacturers Association etc.
Peasants Pressure Groups
This category includes Agri-Horticultural Society of India, Bharatiya Kisan Sangh, All India Kisan Congress, various Farmers Interest Groups (FIGs) etc.
Student’s Pressure Groups
This category includes All India Student Federation (AISF), Student’s Federation of India, National Students Union of India, Akhil Bhartiya Vidhyarti Parishad, JNUSU, etc.
Community associations
This includes Vishwa Hindu Parishad, All India Minorities Railway Employee’s Welfare Association etc.
Linguistic groups
Examples in this category include Tamil Sangh, Hindi Vikas Mandal, International Hindi Association, Hindi Protection Parishad etc.