Question

What are the criteria of a state party?
A.6% votes in a legislative assembly and at least 2 seats
B.10% votes and 4 seats
C.2% votes of the legislative assembly
D.4% votes of the legislative assembly

Answer 1

Hint: A state party is unique to every state in our country. The state parties have a condition and criteria to fulfil, to secure their position and form a government in any state.

Complete answer: For a political party to be eligible and recognised as an official State Party in any state, it has to satisfy any of the five conditions that have been mentioned below:
Conditions for Recognition as a State Party
-The party has to secure at least a 6% of valid votes and get at least two seats in the assembly’s general election.
- The party has to secure at least 6% of the valid votes and win at least one seat in the Lok Sabha’s general election.
-The party has to secure at least 3% of the seats or at least 3 seats, whichever is comparatively more, in the assembly’s general elections.
- The party has to win and secure at least one out of every 25 seats from the state in a Lok Sabha General Election.
- The party has to secure at least 8% of the total valid votes in the Assembly or a Lok Sabha General Election.
Option A. 6% votes in a general assembly and 2 seats are the correct criteria for a state to win in the elections
Option B. 10% votes and 4 seats are not the correct criteria for a state to win the elections.
Option C. 2% votes of the legislative assembly are not the correct criteria for the state to win the elections.
Option D. 4% votes of the legislative assembly are not the correct criteria for the state to win the elections.
The correct answer is option A - 6% votes in a general assembly and at least 2 seats.

Note: This is a fact-based question. Please remember all the figures correctly. It is required that you remember the exact figures of the percentages and the number of seats required as the criteria of a state party.