Name: Political Parties - An Integral Part of Democracy
Uploaded: 2019-07-19
Duration: 4 min 12 s
Description: The video discusses the meaning of a political party, its components and the significance of a political party in a democracy like India.

Question

Distinguish between National party and Regional party.

Accepted Answer

National party Regional party

(a) A party that secures more than four percent of the total votes in the previous general elections, in at least four major states, is identified as a National party. (a) A party that secures at least six percent of the total votes in the previous general elections, in at least two major states, is identified as a Regional party.

(b) It has a permanent symbol that can't be repeated. (b) The symbol can be changed or repeated.

(c) Bahujan Samajwadi Party (BSP), National Congress Party (NCP) and Communist Party of India Marxist (CPIM) are some National parties. (c) Rashtriya Janta Dal (RJD), Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Trinamool Congress etc., are some Regional parties.

Distinguish between National party and Regional party.

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