Question
Differentiate between a national party and a state party.
| S. No | National Party | Regional Party/State Party |
| (i) | A party that secures at least 6% of total votes in the Lok Sabha elections or Assembly elections in fours states and wins at least 4 seats is recognised as a national party. | A party that secures at least 6% of the total votes in an election to the Legislative Assembly of a state and wins at least 2 seats is recognised as a regional party/ state party. |
| (ii) | National parties will have influence in more than three states. | Regional parties will have influence in less than three states. |
| (iii) | These parties raise issues of national importance. | These parties raise issues of regional importance. |
| (iv) | Example: INC, BJP, BSP, CPI-M, CPI, NCP and AITC | Example: Samajwadi Party, Rashtriya Janata Dal, DMK, AIADMK, etc. |
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