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Nationalist Congress Party. The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) (Marathi: राष्ट्रवादी कॉँग्रस पक्ष) is a centre to centre left political party primarily based in the state of Maharashtra, India.

Nationalist Congress Party

Its youth wing is the Nationalist Youth Congress. Background[edit] Party symbol[edit] The party's election symbol is an analogue clock (with two legs and an alarm button) that reads 10:10. Prominent leaders[edit] ac shanmukhadas Ex. minister in keralaRamachandran, Ex. minister in keralaAmol Khatal Patil Vice President,Nationalist Student Congress. Biju Janata Dal. The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) (Oriya: ବିଜୁ ଜନତା ଦଳ) is a state political party of the Indian state of Odisha led by Naveen Patnaik, son of former state chief minister Biju Patnaik.

Biju Janata Dal

It was founded on 26 December 1997.[1][2] History[edit] Electoral record[edit] Rule[edit] Naveen Patnaik stepped down as Minister of Mines and left the Lok Sabha after the BJD-BJP victory in the Assembly elections in 2000 and became the Chief Minister of the state. Alliance and break-up[edit] BJD had an alliance with BJP in Odisha and it also supported the NDA in the centre since 1998 till 2009 when Mr Naveen Patnaik decided to break the alliance and go alone in the 2009 general elections.The decision was however referred by BJP as the betrayal of Naveen Patnaik. References[edit] External links[edit] Official Website of Biju Janata Dal: Bahujan Samaj Party. The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) (Hindi: बहुजन समाज पार्टी) is a national political party in India.

Bahujan Samaj Party

It was formed mainly to represent Bahujans (literally meaning "People in majority"), referring to people from the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Castes (OBC) as well as minorities. The party claims to be inspired by the philosophy of B. R. Ambedkar. The BSP was founded by a Dalit charismatic leader Kanshi Ram in 1984, who was succeeded by Mayawati in 2003. Samajwadi Party. Samajwadi Party (SP; literally, Socialist Party; founded October 4, 1992) is a recognised state political party in India based in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh (UP).

Samajwadi Party

It describes itself as a democratic socialist party and is mainly representing the interests of a caste grouping called Other Backward Classes (OBCs).[2] The Samajwadi Party was one of several parties that emerged when the Janata Dal (People's League), fragmented into several regional parties. The Samajwadi Party is led by Mulayam Singh Yadav, who was Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and defence minister of India. All India Trinamool Congress. The All India Trinamool Congress (Bengali: সর্বভারতীয় তৃণমূল কংগ্রেস; Hindi: सर्वभारतीय तृणमूल कांग्रेस; abbreviated AITMC, TMC or Trinamool Congress) is a sub-national state-level ("state party") ruling political party in West Bengal.

All India Trinamool Congress

Founded on 1 January 1998 as a breakaway faction of the Indian National Congress, the party is led by its founder and current Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee. It is currently the sixth largest party in Lok Sabha with 19 seats. On 18 September 2012, TMC Chief, Mamata Banerjee, announced her decision to withdraw support to the UPA after the TMC's demands of rollback of reforms including FDI in retail, increase in the price of diesel and limiting the number of subsidised cooking gas cylinders for households, were not met.[3][4] Trinamool Congress to contest in all Lok Sabha and Assembly constituencies in Odisha, Odisha Current News, Odisha Latest Headlines. Trinamool Congress to contest in all Lok Sabha and Assembly constituencies in Odisha.

Trinamool Congress to contest in all Lok Sabha and Assembly constituencies in Odisha, Odisha Current News, Odisha Latest Headlines

Bharatiya Janata Party. Indian National Congress. The Indian National Congress ( pronunciation abbreviated INC, and commonly known as the Congress) is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

Indian National Congress

It is the largest and one of the oldest democratically-operating political parties in the world.[5][6][7] The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered to be on the centre-left of the Indian political spectrum. The Organisation was founded in 1885 by Allan Octavian Hume, Dadabhai Naoroji, Dinshaw Wacha, Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee, Surendranath Banerjee, Monomohun Ghose, Mahadev Govind Ranade and William Wedderburn. Hume was also a prominent member of the Theosophical Society.