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National

Recognised by ECI as a national party, with a symbol reserved across India.

State

Recognised in one or more states, with a symbol reserved there.

Registered

Registered with ECI under Section 29A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, but not recognised, so it has no reserved symbol.

Delisted

Removed from the register by ECI in 2025, mostly for not contesting any election for six years.

Sources

Leaders, seats and ideology are as stated on Wikipedia when last checked and can lag behind the news. Registered party names were read from the ECI gazette by a script, so small spelling slips are possible. Last checked .

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