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1975 parties have contested a Lok Sabha election. Most never win a seat — search or filter by recognition to find any of them.
Total parties
1,975
have contested
National parties
22
State parties
81
Registered, unrecognised
1,871
Ranked by Lok Sabha seats won, all time
| Party | Type | Seats won | Contested | Best result | Active |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | National | 2,946 | 6,993 | 414in 1984 | 1962–2024 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | National | 1,811 | 4,231 | 303in 2019 | 1984–2024 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | National | 365 | 1,111 | 43in 2004 | 1967–2024 |
| INC(I)INC(I) | National | 353 | 492 | 353in 1980 | 1980 |
| BLDBharatiya Lok Dal | National | 295 | 405 | 295in 1977 | 1977 |
| JDJanata Dal | National | 254 | 944 | 143in 1989 | 1989–2019 |
| DMKDravida Munnetra Kazhagam | State | 190 | 367 | 25in 1967 | 1962–2024 |
| SPSamajwadi Party | State | 169 | 1,177 | 37in 2024 | 1991–2024 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | State | 168 | 1,021 | 29in 1962 | 1962–2024 |
| INDIndependent | Independent | 162 | 51,007 | 35in 1967 | 1962–2024 |
| TDPTelugu Desam Party | State | 148 | 343 | 30in 1984 | 1984–2024 |
| AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | State | 114 | 338 | 34in 2014 | 1999–2024 |
| SHSShiv Sena | State | 107 | 580 | 18in 2019 | 1971–2024 |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | State | 86 | 3,499 | 21in 2009 | 1980–2024 |
| JD(U)JD(U) | State | 79 | 322 | 21in 1999 | 1999–2024 |
| BJDBiju Janata Dal | State | 76 | 117 | 20in 2014 | 1998–2024 |
| ADMKAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | State | 75 | 216 | 37in 2014 | 1996–2024 |
| SWASwatantra Party | National | 70 | 410 | 44in 1967 | 1962–1971 |
| RJDRashtriya Janata Dal | State | 60 | 337 | 24in 2004 | 1998–2024 |
| BJSBharatiya Jana Sangh | National | 57 | 430 | 35in 1967 | 1967–1998 |
| SADShiromani Akali Dal | State | 55 | 125 | 9in 1977 | 1971–2024 |
| ADKADK | State | 54 | 79 | 18in 1977 | 1977–1991 |
| RSPRevolutionary Socialist Party | State | 45 | 103 | 5in 1998 | 1962–2024 |
| JNPJanata Party | National | 41 | 700 | 31in 1980 | 1980–2019 |
| JNPSJNPS | National | 41 | 293 | 41in 1980 | 1980 |
| NCPNationalist Congress Party | State | 38 | 307 | 9in 2009 | 1999–2024 |
| YSRCPYuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party | State | 35 | 88 | 22in 2019 | 2014–2024 |
| JKNJammu & Kashmir National Conference | State | 29 | 50 | 4in 1999 | 1967–2024 |
| SSPSamyukta Socialist Party | National | 28 | 221 | 23in 1967 | 1967–2004 |
| BRSBharat Rashtra Samithi | State | 27 | 83 | 11in 2014 | 2004–2024 |
| PSPPraja Socialist Party | National | 27 | 343 | 13in 1967 | 1962–1999 |
| FBLAll India Forward Bloc | State | 25 | 123 | 3in 1996 | 1967–1999 |
| JMMJharkhand Mukti Morcha | State | 23 | 195 | 6in 1991 | 1984–2024 |
| TMCMTMCM | Registered, unrecognised | 23 | 69 | 20in 1996 | 1996–2019 |
| MULIndian Union Muslim League | State | 23 | 129 | 2in 2009 | 1967–2009 |
| SAPSAP | National | 20 | 221 | 12in 1998 | 1996–2024 |
| NCOIndian National Congress (Organisation) | National | 19 | 257 | 16in 1971 | 1971–1977 |
| PMKPattali Makkal Katchi | State | 16 | 123 | 6in 2004 | 1989–2019 |
| JSBharatiya Jana Sangh | National | 14 | 196 | 14in 1962 | 1962 |
| INC(U)INC(U) | National | 13 | 212 | 13in 1980 | 1980 |
| MDMKMarumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | State | 13 | 51 | 4in 2004 | 1996–2024 |
| JD(S)JD(S) | State | 12 | 220 | 3in 2009 | 1991–2024 |
| RLDRashtriya Lok Dal | State | 12 | 71 | 5in 2009 | 1999–2024 |
| LJPLok Janshakti Party | State | 12 | 119 | 6in 2019 | 2009–2019 |
| AGPAsom Gana Parishad | State | 10 | 78 | 5in 1996 | 1991–2024 |
| TPSTPS | Registered, unrecognised | 10 | 14 | 10in 1971 | 1971 |
| JPJP | State | 9 | 567 | 5in 1991 | 1962–2019 |
| SHS(UBT)SHS(UBT) | Registered, unrecognised | 9 | 21 | 9in 2024 | 2024 |
| AIMIMAll India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen | State | 9 | 30 | 2in 2019 | 1996–2024 |
| KECKerala Congress | State | 9 | 22 | 3in 1971 | 1967–2024 |
A party is one row for as long as it keeps its name and symbol. Splits and mergers make new rows: the Congress of 1971 and the Congress (I) of 1980 are recorded separately, because that is how the Election Commission recorded them at the time. “National”, “State” and “Registered, unrecognised” reflect each party’s Election Commission recognition status as recorded in the source data, which can change over a party’s lifetime.