Question

Which one of the following is a national political party?
A.All India Anna DMK
B.National Conference
C.Communist Party of India
D.All India Forward Bloc

Answer 1

Hint: A political party is an organised group of individuals who share the same ideology and contest elections at the local, state or national level. One of the most dominant features of Indian democracy is the multi-party system which means that there are a large number of parties competing to attain power both at the national and state level. At present, there are 8 recognised national political parties in India. This process of recognition is reviewed and carried out by the Election Commission of India at regular intervals.

Complete answer:
Option A: is incorrect. All India Anna DMK or AIADMK is a recognised state party in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.
Option B: is incorrect. National Conference of Jammu and Kashmir National Conference is a recognised state party in Jammu and Kashmir.
Option C: is correct. Communist Party of India is one of the eight recognised national parties. It was founded in 1925. As of 2020, it has 2 seats in the Lok Sabha and 1 seat in the Rajya Sabha.
Option D: is incorrect. All India Forward Bloc is a recognised state party in West Bengal.

Hence, The correct answer is Option C.

Note: For a party to be recognised as a national party in India, it has to one of the following conditions: It should win at least 2% of seats in the Lok Sabha from at least 3 different states or the party should poll 6% of votes in any four or more states during the Lok Sabha general elections and in addition, it wins four Lok Sabha seats or a party should be recognised as a state party in four states.