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11/04/23 13:20 PM IST

AAP gets ‘national party’ status

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  • The Election Commission of India on Monday revised the list of national and state political parties, granting national party status to the Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party.
Criteria for National Party
  • According to the Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order, 1968, a political party is recognised as a national party if it fulfils any of the following three conditions:
  • First, it secures at least 6% of votes polled in four or more states in Lok Sabha or assembly elections, and, in addition, have at least four members in the Lok Sabha.
  • Second, it has at least 2% of the total Lok Sabha seats and its candidates come from not less than three states.
  • Third, it is recognised as a state party in at least four states.
Criteria for State Party
  • First, the party gets at least 6% of the votes and wins at least two seats in the assembly election.
  • Two, it gets at least 6% of the votes polled and has at least one MP in the Lok Sabha.
  • Three, it has at least 3% or three MLAs in the assembly, whichever is more.
  • Four, it has at least one Lok Sabha member for every 25 assembly members or any fraction thereof allotted to the state.
  • Five, it has at least 8% of the total valid votes polled in the state in the previous election to the Lok Sabha or assembly in the state.
Significance
  • A recognised party (national or state) has the right to certain privileges like allocation of the party symbols, provision of time for political broadcasts on the state-owned television and radio stations and access to electoral rolls.
  • These parties are allowed to have 40 “star campaigners” during the time of elections (the registered-unrecognised parties are allowed to have 20 “star campaigners”).
  • Every national party is allotted a symbol exclusively reserved for its use throughout the country. Even in the states where it is not contesting elections.
  • For a state party, the allotted symbol is exclusively reserved for its use in the state/s in which it is so recognised.
Source- Indian Express

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