Registration of Political Party in India

Registration of Political Parties in India

There is a systematic way of registering political party in India, as per the constitution -

• Section 29A of the Representation of the People’s Act, 1951 provides for registration of political parties by the Election Commission.

• A party registered with the Election Commission may be granted recognition as National or State Party.

• The Election Commission, on May 15 2005 modified the conditions for recognition of National and State parties by amending the Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment Order, 1968).

• Now, a party recognized as a State party in a minimum of four states will be eligible for National Party status.

• However, this is in addition to the existing conditions that candidates set up by a party should secure at best 6% of the total votes, polled in a minimum of 4 states and should have at least 4 members in Lok Sabha elected in last elections from any state or states or its candidates should have been elected from atl east 20% of the total number of parliamentary constituencies in not less than 3 states.

• In case of a State Party, two additional conditions have been added: In a general election, a party should win at least one seat for every 25 Lok Sabha seats or any fraction allotted to that state.

• In a Lok Sabha election in that state the candidates of that party should secure at least 6% of the total valid votes polled in all the parliamentary constituencies in the state and in addition the party should win at least one seat in Lok Sabha from the State.

• It is not an important for each and every association in India to be registered.

• The registration of each and every association will be processed under the Election Commission.