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Political Party Election Results
3016 parties have contested a Vidhan Sabha election. Most never win a seat — search or filter by recognition to find any of them.
Total parties
3,016
have contested
National parties
27
State parties
94
Registered, unrecognised
2,894
Ranked by Vidhan Sabha seats won, all time
National
| Party | Type | Seats won | Contested | Best result | Active |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | National | 17,799 | 46,867 | 269in 1985 | 1961–2026 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | National | 8,804 | 28,000 | 312in 2017 | 1980–2026 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | National | 2,791 | 7,689 | 189in 1991 | 1965–2026 |
| JNPJanata Party | National | 2,019 | 5,634 | 352in 1977 | 1977–2024 |
| INC(I)INC(I) | National | 1,848 | 3,114 | 309in 1980 | 1978–1980 |
| JDJanata Dal | National | 1,212 | 4,840 | 208in 1989 | 1989–2012 |
| BJSBharatiya Jana Sangh | National | 550 | 4,305 | 98in 1967 | 1967–2017 |
| SWASwatantra Party | National | 513 | 2,877 | 66in 1967 | 1962–1974 |
| SSPSamyukta Socialist Party | National | 368 | 1,485 | 68in 1967 | 1965–2004 |
| PSPPraja Socialist Party | National | 307 | 2,185 | 38in 1962 | 1961–2003 |
| BKDBKD | National | 212 | 1,085 | 106in 1974 | 1968–2012 |
| NCOIndian National Congress (Organisation) | National | 177 | 1,914 | 56in 1975 | 1970–1975 |
| INC(U)INC(U) | National | 129 | 1,133 | 47in 1980 | 1980 |
| JSBharatiya Jana Sangh | National | 116 | 1,140 | 49in 1962 | 1962 |
| JNPJPJNPJP | National | 77 | 1,912 | 21in 1980 | 1980–1990 |
| ICSIndian Congress (Socialist) | National | 76 | 626 | 54in 1985 | 1982–1998 |
| SAPSAP | National | 75 | 1,256 | 34in 2000 | 1991–2026 |
| SOPSOP | National | 72 | 980 | 33in 1972 | 1970–1993 |
| SOCSOC | National | 59 | 633 | 24in 1962 | 1962–1971 |
| CONCON | National | 36 | 133 | 36in 1965 | 1965 |
| CONGCONG | National | 20 | 28 | 20in 1964 | 1964 |
| COMMUNISTP…COMMUNISTPARTYOFINDIAMARXIST | National | 11 | 63 | 11in 2023 | 2022–2023 |
| BLDBharatiya Lok Dal | National | 8 | 38 | 6in 1977 | 1975–1977 |
| CPMKCPMK | National | 1 | 4 | 1in 1991 | 1991 |
| JNPSJNPS | National | 0 | 35 | — | 1980 |
| LOKDALLOKDAL | National | 0 | 19 | — | 2022 |
| INC(O)INC(O) | National | 0 | 5 | — | 1991 |
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. “Best result” here is the best result in a single state assembly, not a national total — the two houses are never added together. “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.
