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A

Ahila India Naadalum Makkal Katchi

All India Educated Unemployed Youth Party

All India Ezhai Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam

All India Forward Bloc (Subhasist)

All India Latchiya Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

All India Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam

All India Moovendar Munnani Kazhagam

All India Muslim League (2002)

All India Samathuva Makkal Katchi

Ambedkar Makkal Iyakkam

Ambedkar Makkal Katchi Anaithinthiya Thamizhaga

Munnetra Kazhagam User:Arjunsampathimk

B

Bharatiya Forward Bloc

C

Commonweal Party Congress Jananayaka

Peravai

D

Dalit Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam

I cont.

Indian Christian Front Indian National

Democratic Congress Indian Uzhavar

Uzhaippalar Katchi

K

Kamarajar Adithanar Kazhagam

Kamarajar Deseeya Congress

Kongunadu Makkal Katchi

Kongunadu Munnetra Kazhagam

M

Makkal Manadu Katchi

Makkal Tamil Desam Katchi

Makkal Vizhippunarvu Iyakkam

Manithaneya Makkal Katchi

Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Marxist Periarist Communist Party

MGR Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

MGR Kazhagam MGR Makkal

Munnetra Kazhagam MGR-SSR Latchiya

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

P cont.

Puthiya Tamilagam

R

Revolutionary Forward Bloc

T

Tamil Arasu Kazhagam

Tamil Desiyak Katchi Tamil Maanila

Congress Tamil Maanila Kamraj

Congress Tamil Nadu Forward

Bloc Tamil Nadu Makkal

Congress Tamil Nadu Muslim

Munnetra Kazagham Tamil Nadu Peasants

and Workers Party Tamil National Party Tamilnadu Toilers'

Party Tamizhaga Dravida

Makkal Katchi Tamizhaga Janata

Party Tamizhaga Makkal

Munnetra Kazhagam Tamizhaga Munnetra

Kazhagam Tamizhaga

Vazhvurimai Katchi Thamilar Bhoomi Thamizhaga Munnetra

Democratic Forward Bloc Desiya Murpokku Dravida

Kazhagam Dhiravida Thelugar

Munnetra Kazhagam Dravida Telugar Munnetra

Kazhagam Dravida Vizhipunarchi

Kazhagam Dravidar Viduthalai

Kazhagam Dravidian parties

H

Hindu Makkal Katchi

I

Indhiya Jananayaga Katchi

Moovendar Munnetra Kazhagam

N

Naam Tamilar Katchi National Forward Bloc

P

Aravinda Bala Pajanor Pasumpon Forward

Bloc Pattali Makkal Katchi Periyar Dravidar

Kazhagam Perunthalaivar Makkal

Katchi Puthiya Needhi Katchi

Munnani Thanthai Periyar

Dravidar Kazhagam Thayaga Marumalarchi

Kazhagam Thazhthapattor

Munnetra Kazhagam Thondar Congress

U

Uzhavar Uzhaippalar Katchi

V

Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi

Leaders of India[To the list of countries][To the ZPC Homepage]

Look for biographies of the leaders (in Spanish) at CIDOB website. Comprehensive lists providing the rulers of the States are available at Rulers, in two parts: from A to L and from M to W.

Note: since the independence on 15 Aug 1947 to the proclamation of the Republic on 26 Jan 1950, the head of State was the British monarch, King George VI, represented by a Governor-General.

BJP: Indian People's Party/Bharatiya Janata Party BJS: Indian People's Union/Bharatiya Jana Sangh (+) BLD: Indian People's Party/Bharatiya Lok Dal (+) CPI(M): Communist Party of India (Marxist) INC: Indian National Congress (a.k.a. Indian Congress Party) INC(i): Indian National Congress-Indira Gandhi faction (+) JD: People's Party/Janata Dal JD(s): Janata Dal-Chandra Shekhar-faction (+) JP: People's Party/Janata Party (+) SHS: Shiv Sena Party TDP: Telugu Desam Party n/p: non-party;

Heads of State Governors-GeneralLouis Francis Mountbatten 15 Aug 1947 - 21 Jun 1948 (+1979)a Chakravarti Rajagopalachari 21 Jun 1948 - 26 Jan 1950 (+1972) Presidents of the Union Rajendra Prasad 26 Jan 1950 - 13 May 1962 (+1963) Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan 13 May 1962 - 13 May 1967 (+1975) Zakir Husain 13 May 1967 - 3 May 1969 (+) Varahgiri Venkata Giri 3 May 1969 - 20 Jul 1969 (+1980) (acting)Mohammad Hidayatullah 20 Jul 1969 - 24 Aug 1969 (+1992) (acting)Varahgiri Venkata Giri 24 Aug 1969 - 24 Aug 1974 (+1980) Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed 24 Aug 1974 - 11 Feb 1977 (+) Basappa Danappa Jatti 11 Feb 1977 - 25 Jul 1977 (+2002) (acting)Neelam Sanjiva Reddy 25 Jul 1977 - 25 Jul 1982 (+1996) Zail Singh 25 Jul 1982 - 25 Jul 1987 (+1994) Ramaswamy Iyer Venkataraman 25 Jul 1987 - 25 Jul 1992 (+2009) Shankar Dayal Sharma 25 Jul 1992 - 25 Jul 1997 (+1999) Kocheril Raman Narayanan 25 Jul 1997 - 25 Jul 2002 (+2005) Avul Pakiri Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam 25 Jul 2002 - 25 Jul 2007Pratibha Patil 25 Jul 2007 - 25 Jul 2012Pranab Mukherjee 25 Jul 2012 -

Prime Ministers Jawaharlal Nehru 15 Aug 1947 - 27 May 1964 (+) INCGulzarilal Nanda 27 May 1964 - 2 Jun 1964 (+1998) INCLal Bahadur Shastri 2 Jun 1964 - 11 Jan 1966 (+) INCGulzarilal Nanda 11 Jan 1966 - 19 Jan 1966 (+1998) INCIndira Gandhi 19 Jan 1966 - 24 Mar 1977 (+1984)a INCMorarji Desai 24 Mar 1977 - 28 Jul 1979 (+1995) JPCharan Singh 28 Jul 1979 - 14 Jan 1980 (+1987) JP/BLDIndira Gandhi 14 Jan 1980 - 31 Oct 1984 (+)a INC(i)Rajiv Gandhi 31 Oct 1984 - 2 Dec 1989 (+1991)a INC(i)Vishwanath Pratap Singh 2 Dec 1989 - 10 Nov 1990 (+2008) JD Chandra Shekhar 10 Nov 1990 - 21 Jun 1991 (+2007) JD(s)Pamulaparti Venkata Narasimha Rao 21 Jun 1991 - 16 May 1996 (+2004) INC(i)Atal Bihari Vajpayee 16 May 1996 - 1 Jun 1996 BJPHaradanahalli Dodde Deve Gowda 1 Jun 1996 - 21 Apr 1997 JDInder Kumar Gujral 21 Apr 1997 - 19 Mar 1998 JDAtal Bihari Vajpayee 19 Mar 1998 - 22 May 2004 BJPManmohan Singh 22 May 2004 - INC

Speakers of the Lok Sabha Ganesh Vasudeo Mavalankar 1952-1956 (+) INCMadabushi Ananthasayanam Ayyangar 1956-1962 (+1978) INCSardar Hukam Singh 1962-1967 (+1983) INCNeelam Sanjiva Reddy 1967-1969 (+1996) n/p Gurundhayal Singh Dhillion 1969-1975 (+1992) INCBali Ram Bhagat 1976-1977 INCNeelam Sanjiva Reddy 1977 (+1996) n/pKawdoor Sadaranda Hedge 1977-1980 (+1990) JP Balram Jakhar 1980-1989 INC(i) Rabi Ray 1989-1991 JD Shivraj Vishwanath Patil 1991-1996 INC(i)Purno Agitok Sangma 1996-1998 INC(i)Ganti Mohana Chandra Balayogi 1998-2002 (+)k TDP Manohar Joshi 2002-2004 SHS Somnath Chatterjee 2004-2009 CPI(M)Meira Kumar 2009- INC

Vicepresidents of the Union Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan 1952-1962 (+1975) Zakir Husain 1962-1967 (+1969) Varahgiri Venkata Giri 1967-1969 (+1980) Gopal Swarup Pathak 1969-1974 (+1982)Basappa Danappa Jatti 1974-1979 (+2002) Mohammad Hidayatullah 1979-1984 (+1992) Ramaswamy Iyer Venkataraman 1984-1987 (+2009) Shankar Dayal Sharma 1987-1992 (+1999) Kocheril Raman Narayanan 1992-1997 (+2005) Krishan Kant 1997-2002 (+) Bhairon Singh Shekhawat 2002-2007 (+2010)Mohammad Hamid Ansari 2007-

Chairmen of INC and INC(i) Acharya Jivatram Bhagwandas Kripalani1946-1947 (+1982)Pattabhi Sitaraimayya 1947-1949 (+1959)Purshottam Das Tandon 1949-1950 (+1961)Jawaharlal Nehru 1950-1954 (+1964) Uchharangray Navalshankar Dhebar 1954-1959 (+1977) Indira Gandhi 1959 (+1984)a INC

Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy 1959-1964 (+1996) Kumaraswami Kamaraj 1964-1968 (+1975)Siddavanahalli Nijalingappa 1968-1969 (+2000)Jagjivan Ram 1969-1972 (+1986)Shankar Dayal Sharma 1971-1975 (+1999) Dev Kant Baruah 1975-1978 (+1996)Indira Gandhi 1978-1984 (+)a Rajiv Gandhi 1984-1991 (+)a Pamulaparti Venkata Narasimha Rao 1991-1996 (+2004) Sitaram Kesri 1996-1998 (+2000) Sonia Gandhi 1998-

Chairmen of BJP Atal Bihari Vajpayee 1980-1986 Lal Krishna Advani 1986-1991 Murli Manohar Joshi 1991-1993 Lal Krishna Advani 1993-1998 Kushabhau Thakre 1998-2000 (+2003) Bangaru Laxman 2000-2001 Jana Krishnamurthi 2001-2002 (+2007) Venkaiah Naidu 2002-2004 Lal Krishna Advani 2004-2006 Rajnath Singh 2006-2009Nitin Gadkari 2009- The BJS was founded on 21 Oct 1951. In Jan 1977 it merged with the BLD, George Fernandes' Socialist Party and several splinter groups of the INC to form the JP. The JP suffered a desintegration process and in Apr 1980 the major faction established the BJP.

Presidents of India1) Rajendra Prasad (1950-1962)

2) Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan (1962-1967)

3) Zakir Hussain (1967-1969)

4) Varahagiri Venkata Giri (1969-1974)

5) Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed (1974-1977)

6) Neelam Sanjiva Reddy (1977-1982)

7) Zail Singh (1982-1987)

8) Ramaswamy Venkataraman (1987-1992)

9) Shankar Dayal Sharma (1992-1997)

10) Kocheril Raman Narayanan (1997-2002)

11) Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam (2002-2007)

12) Pratibha Patil (2007- )

Vice Presidents of India

1) Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan (1952-1962)

2) Zakir Hussain (1962-1967)

3) Varahagiri Venkata Giri (1967-1969)

4) Gopal Swarup Pathak (1969-1974)

5) Basappa Danappa Jatti (1974-1979)

6) Mohammad Hidayatullah (1979-1984)

7) Ramaswamy Venkataraman (1984-1987)

8) Shankar Dayal Sharma (1987-1992)

9) Kocheril Raman Narayanan (1992-1997)

10) Krishan Kant (1997-2002)

11) Bhairon Singh Shekhawat (2002-2007)

12) Mohammad Hamid Ansari (2007- )

Prime Ministers of India

1) Jawaharlal Nehru (1947-1964)

2) Lal Bahadur Shastri (1964-1966)

3) Indira Gandhi (1966-1977, 1980-1984)

4) Morarji Desai (1977-1979)

5) Charan Singh (1979-1980)

6) Rajiv Gandhi (1984-1989)

7) Vishwanath Pratap Singh (1989-1990)

8) Chandra Shekhar (1990-1991)

9) Pamulaparti Venkata Narasimha Rao (1991-1996)

10) Atal Bihari Vajpayee (1996, 1998-2004)

11) Haradanahalli Doddegowda Deve Gowda (1996-1997)

12) Inder Kumar Gujral (1997-1998)

13) Manmohan Singh (2004- )

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Speakers of Lok Sabha

1) Ganesh Mavalankar (1952-1956)

2) Madabhooshi Ananthasayanam Ayyangar (1956-1962)

3) Hukam Singh (1962-1967)

4) Neelam Sanjiva Reddy (1967-1969, 1977)

5) Gurdial Singh Dhillon (1969-1975)

6) Bali Ram Bhaghat (1976-1977)

7) Kawdoor Sadananda Hegde (1977-1980)

8) Balaram Jakhar (1980-1989)

9) Rabi Ray (1989-1991)

10) Shivraj Patil (1991-1996)

11) Purno Albert Sangma (1996-1998)

12) Ganti Mohana Chandra Balayogi (1998-2002)

13) Manohar Joshi (2002-2004)

14) Somnath Chatterjee (2004-2009)

15) Meira Kumar (2009- )

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Indian state governments led by various political parties

India has a multi-party system with a predominance of small regional parties. Political parties that wish to contest local, state or national elections are required to be registered by the Election Commission of India (EC). In order to gain recognition in a state, the party must have had political activity for at least five continuous years, and send at least 4% of the state's quota to the Lok Sabha (India's Lower house), or 3.33% of members to that state's assembly.[which?] These conditions are deemed to have failed if a member of the Lok Sabha or the Legislative Assembly

of the State becomes a member of that political party after his election. If a party is recognised in four or more states, it is declared as a "National party" by the EC. Otherwise, it is known as a "State Party."[1]

All parties contesting elections have to choose a symbol from a list of available symbols offered by the Election Commission. All 28 states along with the union territory of Pondicherry and the National Capital Territory of Delhi usually have an elected government unless President's rule is imposed under certain conditions.

Contents

1 National Party 2 State 3 Notes 4 References

National Party

S.N. Symbol Flag Name Acronym Year[2] Party leader

1. Bahujan Samaj Party BSP 1984 Mayawati

2. Bharatiya Janata Party BJP 1980 Nitin Gadkari

3. Communist Party of India CPI 1925[B] Suravaram Sudhakar Reddy

4. Communist Party of India (Marxist) CPI (M) 1964 Prakash Karat

5. Indian National Congress INC 1885 Sonia Gandhi

6. Nationalist Congress Party NCP 1999 Sharad Pawar

Source: Election Commission of India[3]

State

If a party is recognised as a state party by the Election Commission, it can reserve a symbol for its exclusive use in the state. The following are a list of recognised state parties as of September 2009.[4]

Symbol Name Acronym Year[2] Party leader States

All Jharkhand Students Union

AJSU Party

Sudesh Mahto Jharkhand

All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

AIADMK 1972 J. JayalalithaTamil Nadu, Pondicherry

All India Forward Bloc AIFB 1939 Debabrata Biswas West Bengal

All India Trinamool Congress

AITC 1998 Mamata BanerjeeArunachal Pradesh, West Bengal

Lock & KeyAll India United Democratic Front

AUDF 2004 Badruddin Ajmal Assam

Asom Gana Parishad AGP 1985 Prafulla Kumar Mahanta Assam

Biju Janata Dal BJD 1997 Naveen Patnaik Orissa

NangolBodoland People's Front

BPF Assam

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

DMK 1949 M KarunanidhiTamil Nadu, Pondicherry

PaniharinHaryana Janhit Congress (BL)

HJC(BL) Haryana

Indian National Lok Dal

INLD 1999 Om Prakash Chautala Haryana

Jammu & Kashmir National Conference

JKNC 1932 Omar AbdullahJammu and Kashmir

Jammu & Kashmir National Panthers Party

JKNPP NA[D] Bhim SinghJammu and Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party

PDP 1998 Mufti Mohammed SayeedJammu and Kashmir

Janata Dal (United) JD (U) 1999 Sharad YadavBihar, Jharkhand

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha

JMM 1972 Shibu SorenJharkhand, Orissa

Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik)

JVM(P) Jharkhand

Janata Dal (Secular) JD (S) 1999 H.D. Deve GowdaKarnataka, Kerala

Kerala Congress KEC 1964 P.J. Joseph Kerala

Kerala Congress (M) KEC (M) 1979 C.F. Thomas Kerala

Bungalow Lok Jan Shakti Party LJSP 2000 Ram Vilas Paswan Bihar

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena

MNS 2006 Raj Thackeray Maharashtra

Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party

MAG 1963 Shashikala Kakodkar Goa

Manipur People's Party

MPP 1968 O. Joy Singh Manipur

Mizo National Front MDF 1959 Pu Zoramthanga Mizoram

Mizoram People's Conference

MPC 1972 Pu Lalhmingthanga Mizoram

Muslim League Kerala State Committee

MUL 1948 G.M. Banatwalla Kerala

Nagaland People's Front

NPF 2002 Neiphiu Rio Nagaland

National People's Party

NPP Manipur

Pattali Makkal Katchi PMK 1989 G. K. Mani Tamil Nadu

Full Sun with rays Praja Rajyam Party PRP 2008 ChiranjeeviAndhra Pradesh

BellPudhucherry Munnetra Congress

PMC 2005 P. Kannan Pondicherry

Hurricane Lamp Rashtriya Janata Dal RJDBihar, Jharkhand, Manipur

Rashtriya Lok Dal RLDUttar Pradesh

Revolutionary Socialist Party

RSP 1940 T.J.Chandrachoodan West Bengal

Symbol On Process to Mark

Young Bengal Congress

YBC 2012 Dr.S.Choudhury/Mr.S.Mukherjee West Bengal

Samajwadi Party SP 1992 Mulayam Singh YadavUttar Pradesh

Aeroplane Save Goa Front SGF NA Churchill Alemao Goa

Shiromani Akali Dal SAD 1920 Parkash Singh Badal Punjab

Shiv Sena SHS 1966 Bal Thackeray [C] Maharashtra

Sikkim Democratic Front

SDF 1993 Pawan Kumar Chamling Sikkim

Telangana Rashtra Samithi

TRS 2001 K. Chandrashekar RaoAndhra Pradesh

Telugu Desam Party TDP 1982 N. Chandrababu NaiduAndhra Pradesh

United Democratic Party

UDP NA Donkupar Roy Meghalaya

Uttarakhand Kranti Dal UKKD 1979 Bipin Chandra Tripathi Uttarakhand

YSR Congress Party YSRCP 1999 Y. S. Jaganmohan ReddyAndhra Pradesh

Zoram Nationalist Party

ZNP 1997 Lalduhoma Mizoram

Notes

^A , the BSP may use its symbol in all states except Sikkim and Assam, where its candidates have to choose another symbol.[5] The BSP at the moment does not have a presence in these two states.

^B According to the CPI(M), the breakaway faction, the CPI was founded in 1920 in Tashkent.[6]

^C Uddhav Thackeray is the working president of the Shiv Sena. The overall command was held by his father and party founder who deceased on the 17th November 2012 Bal Thackeray.[7]

^D NA – The exact year of formation is not available ^E This listing is based on the situation at the September 2009 assembly elections. Source:[4]

References

General

"Current recognised parties" (PDF). Election Commission of India. 2009-03-14. Retrieved 2010-07-05.

Specific

1. ̂ "Registration of Political Parties". FAQs. Election Commission of India. 2007. Retrieved 2009-09-26.[dead link]

2. ^ a b "Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Country Fact Sheet - India". 2007-05. Retrieved 2009-08-22.

3. ̂ http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/ElectoralLaws/OrdersNotifications/Notification_symbol_08032011.pdf

4. ^ a b Election Commission of India5. ̂ "Notification of political parties and election symbols" (PDF). Election Commission of India.

2009-03-14. Retrieved 2009-08-04.[dead link]

6. ̂ Surjeet, Harkishan Singh (2005). "Spread of Communist Activities". History of the communist movement in India. 1. LeftWord Books. p. 54. ISBN 81-87496-49-5.

7. ̂ Bidwai, Praful. "Hindutva in dire straits".

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But back home, the story is quite different; we have to make do with the likes of Manmohan Singh. Youngsters have still made to the first level of Indian politics with most of them bagging the tag of Member of Parliament (MP), but they have a long way to go to become minister to carry the burden of an important ministry. For now, they are behind the screens and play the role of junior ministers.

Here is the list of the 10 prominent young politicians of India who hold a promising future in Indian politics:

1. Agatha K. Sangam (born July 24, 1980):

Agatha Sangma debuted in Indian politics in the 15th Lok Sabha by elections after her father P.A. Sangam resigned from his seat to join state politics. She became the youngest Indian MP at the age of 29. She represents the Tura constituency of Meghalaya on the ticket of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP). She heads the ministry of Rural development for the state. Agatha has a LLB degree from Pune University and also a Masters in Environmental Management from Nottingham University, UK.

2. Jyotiraditya Scindia (born 1 January 1971):

Son of prominent Indian politician and minister from the Congress Party, Madhavrao Scindia, Jyotiraditya is the minister who heads Commerce and Industry ministry. The 40 year old minister represents Indian National Congress as an MP for the Guna constituency in Madhya Pradesh. After earning a management degree from the Stanford College in the United States, he worked as an investment banker for Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley and also gained some development experience working as an intern with the UN Economic Development Cell.

3.Sachin Pilot (born 7 September 1977):

The 33-year-old Sachin Pilot represents the Ajmer constituency on the ticket of Indian National Congress. He is the son of the deceased Congress politician and Union Minister Rajesh Pilot (who was also a Squadron Leader in the Air Force). Sachin did his honors in B.A. from St. Stephens College, University of Delhi and has an M.B.A. from Wharton Business School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA. He is currently the minister of State for Communication and Information.

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5. Priya Dutt (born 28 August 1966):

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