Features All India Trinomal Bahujan Samaj Bharatiya Janata Communist Party Communist Indian National Nationalist

Congress (AITC) Party (BSP) Party (BJP) of India (CPI) Party of India- Congress (INC) Congress Party
Marxist (NCP)
(CPI-M)
Formed in the 1st January 1998 14 April 1984 6 April 1980 26 December 7 November 28 December 1885 10 June 1999
Year 1925 1964
Founder of Mamata Banerjeee Kanshiram Syama Prasad Shripad Amrit P. Soundarya Jawaharlal Nehru
the party Mukherjee Dange

Party Symbol

(Sickle with (Hand by showing the (Alarm Clock)

(Lotus) (Sickle)
(Flowers and Grass) (Elephant) crops) Palm)
Socialism Social equality Hindu Nationalism Communism Communism Social democracy Liberalism
Policy Secularism Social justice Integral humanism Marxism Marxism Democratic socialism
Anti-communism Self-respect Conservatism Leninism Social liberalism
Right-wing populism Secularism
Progressivism
 Special Fourth Largest Party Formed Came to power in Became weak Allow free Currently the principal Since 2004, a
Features in Lok Sabha government in 1998 as the leader of after the split of flow of Opposition party in member of
Uttar Pradesh and the National in the party in foreign the Lok Sabha. Leader the United
several times by Democratic Alliance 1964 that led to capital and of United Progressive Progressive
taking the support (NDA). the formation of goods into Alliance (UPA) Alliance (UPA).
of different parties CPI(M). the country government from
at different times 2004 to 2014.

West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Earlier limited to Kerala, West Bengal, Present throughout Maharashtra,
States where Arunachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, North, West and to West Bengal, Kerala and the country Meghalaya,
elections Manipur and Chhattisgarh, urban Areas. Andhra Pradesh Tripura Manipur and
were Tripura Uttarakhand, Delhi Expanded its support and Tamil Nadu Assam
contested and Punjab in South, East,
North-east and to
Rural areas
Winning Fourth Largest Party Formed . Came to power in Advocates the Was in power Ruling party at the Coalition
Features in Lok Sabha government in 1998 as the leader of coming together in West Centre till 1977 and partner in
Uttar Pradesh and the National of all left parties Bengal for 34 then from 1980 to Maharashtra
several times by Democratic Alliance to build a strong years. 1989. in alliance
taking the support (NDA). left front with the
of different parties Congress.
at different times
Percentage of In 2014 Lok Sabha In 2014 Lok Sabha In 2014 Lok Sabha In 2014 Lok In 2014 Lok Currently the principal Since 2004, a
votes secured election, it got election, it pooled election, it emerged Sabha election, it Sabha Opposition party in member of
3.84% votes and 4% of votes as the largest party secured less than elections, it the Lok Sabha. the United
won 34 seats with 282 members. 1% of votes and won about Progressive
only 1 seat 3% of the Alliance (UPA).
votes and 9
seats