Question

What is meant by regional political party state the conditions require to be recognized as a regional political party

Answer 1

The regional political parties are those whose influence is limited to a particular state.
conditions:

i. The party must secure at least 6% of total valid votes polled in all the parliamentary constituencies.

ii. Moreover, the party should win at least one seat from the state in the Lok Sabha general elections.

Answer 2

It exists,operates and functions at regional level.It gives prominence to regional issues,specific problems of the region and it has influence only on people of that region.It lays more stress on regional culture identity,which it wants to preserve and promote.

Conditions required to be recognised as a regional political party are:-

a) it should have polled at least 6% valid votes in an election to the Legislative Assembly.

b)it has reach in at least three states in last general election.

c)it had won at least 2 seats in Legislative Assembly election.