Write a short note on the growth of regional political parties in india
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India has very diverse multi party politicalsystem. As on 10 April, 2019 there are three types of political parties in India i.e. NationalParties (7), state recognized parties (36) ,regional Parties in India (329) and registered unrecognised parties (2044)
This year saw the end of all omnipotent Congress and announced the arrival of regional parties in the Indian political landscape. It is in this year that Dravida Munnetra Khagazam (DMK) of Tamil Nadu came to power at the state level and challenged the hegemonic dicta of Congress. It won a commanding I38 seats in the Tamil Nadu Assembly and 25 seats from the State in the Lok Sabha. This was yet just a beginning; Indian politics was now to embark on an era of coalition government and the politics of regionalism.