Question

Which one of the following is a “National Political Party”?

A. Samajwadi Party

B. Rashtriya Janata Dal

C. Rashtriya Lok Dal

D. Bahujan Samaj Party

Answer 1

Hint: A political party is described as an organised body of people who share certain common principles and goals regarding the political system of a country. The main purpose of political parties is to acquire and retain political power. The group/political parties in India  have been influenced by the philosophy of many social reformers including Gautama Buddha, B. R. Ambedkar, Mahatma Jyotiba Phule, Narayana Guru, Periyar E. V. Ramasamy and Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj.

Complete answer:

National political parties in  India are the parties which have a certain number of people throughout the nation. A political party in India is considered as National party if it clears any of the following conditions:

-The party wins 2% of seats in the Lok Sabha from at least three different states.

-At a general election to Lok Sabha or Legislative Assembly, the party polls 6% of votes in any four or more states and in addition it wins four Lok Sabha seats.

-The party gets recognition as a state party in four states.

The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) is one of the national political parties in India and was created in order to help the Bahujans which represented the majority of people in India who were minorities in the caste system. This group included Scheduled Castes , Scheduled Tribes, and Other Backward Castes (OBC), along with religious minorities.

Kanshi Ram started the party in  1984  to help the minorities in the country. The Bahujans were almost 85% of the population in India. Due to the caste system, these were divided into  6,000  different castes. He wanted to be the voice of these minorities. The BSP was primarily initiated in the state of Uttar Pradesh. At the time it was the second largest party. In the  2019  Indian general election with  19.3  percent. Its sign of election is an elephant.

So, the correct answer is option (D).

Note: The BSP funded many Dalit academics which taught Dalits about the  local heroes, narratives, myths and legends. "Social Transformation and Economic Emancipation" of the "Bahujan Samaj" is its self-proclaimed philosophy. To them, the' Bahujan Samaj' consists of lower-caste communities such as the Scheduled Castes (SC), the Scheduled Tribes (ST) and the Other Backward Classes in India (OBC). Religious minorities, including Sikhs, Muslims, Christians, Jains and Parsis, are also included.