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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
State
| Party | Type | Seats won | Contested | Best result | Active |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| RJDRashtriya Janata Dal | State | 60 | 337 | 24in 2004 | 1998–2024 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| BRSBharat Rashtra Samithi | State | 27 | 83 | 11in 2014 | 2004–2024 |
| FBLAll India Forward Bloc | State | 25 | 123 | 3in 1996 | 1967–1999 |
| JMMJharkhand Mukti Morcha | State | 23 | 195 | 6in 1991 | 1984–2024 |
| MULIndian Union Muslim League | State | 23 | 129 | 2in 2009 | 1967–2009 |
| PMKPattali Makkal Katchi | State | 16 | 123 | 6in 2004 | 1989–2019 |
| 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 |
| JPJP | State | 9 | 567 | 5in 1991 | 1962–2019 |
| AIMIMAll India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen | State | 9 | 30 | 2in 2019 | 1996–2024 |
| KECKerala Congress | State | 9 | 22 | 3in 1971 | 1967–2024 |
| AAAPAam Aadmi Party | State | 8 | 492 | 4in 2014 | 2014–2024 |
| IUMLIndian Union Muslim League | State | 8 | 50 | 3in 2024 | 1996–2024 |
| KECMKerala Congress (M) | State | 8 | 10 | 1in 2019 | 1989–2024 |
| INLDIndian National Lok Dal | State | 7 | 50 | 5in 1999 | 1999–2019 |
| BACBAC | State | 6 | 21 | 5in 1967 | 1967–1971 |
| SDFSikkim Democratic Front | State | 6 | 7 | 1in 2014 | 1996–2019 |
| RPIRPI | State | 5 | 292 | 4in 1998 | 1967–2019 |
| AIICTAIICT | State | 4 | 321 | 4in 1996 | 1996 |
| AIUDFAll India United Democratic Front | State | 4 | 24 | 3in 2014 | 2014–2024 |
| NPFNaga People's Front | State | 4 | 8 | 1in 2019 | 2004–2024 |
| LJNSPLJNSP | State | 4 | 40 | 4in 2004 | 2004 |
| JKPDPJKPDP | State | 4 | 16 | 3in 2014 | 2004–2019 |
| MAGMAG | State | 4 | 17 | 1in 1996 | 1971–2009 |
| REPREP | State | 3 | 69 | 3in 1962 | 1962–2014 |
| ICSSCSICSSCS | State | 2 | 42 | 1in 1991 | 1989–1991 |
| NPEPNational People's Party | State | 2 | 21 | 1in 2019 | 2014–2024 |
| HMSHMS | State | 2 | 99 | 1in 1989 | 1962–1991 |
| MIMMIM | State | 2 | 10 | 1in 1991 | 1989–1991 |
| FBFB | State | 2 | 8 | 2in 1962 | 1962 |
| MNFMizo National Front | State | 2 | 6 | 1in 2019 | 1989–2019 |
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.