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SAI INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

SESSION 2020-21

CLASS-X

POLITICAL SCIENCE-CH-6-POLITICAL PARTIES

Lesson Notes

SUB-TOPIC-4

Sub-Topic Notes
State Parties State party
and 1. Other than these seven parties, most of the major parties of the country
Challenges to are classified by the Election Commission as ‘State parties’.
Political 2. Parties like the
parties: I) Samajwadi party,
Pg No-81-85 II) Samata party and RashtriyaJanta Dal have national level political
organization with units in several states.

3. Some of these parties like BijuJanta Dal, Sikkim Democratic Front and
Mizo National Front are conscious about their state identity.
4. Over the last three decades, the number and strength of these parties has
expanded.

Difference between National Party and State Party:

National Political Party Regional political party
1. The party that secures at least 1. The party that secures at least
6% of total votes in Lok Sabha 6% of the total votes in an
elections or Assembly elections in election to the Legislative
four states and wins at least 4 Assembly of a state and wins 2
seats in the Lok Sabha is seats is recognized as a State
recognized as a National Political Political.
Party.
2. There are seven national 2. Other than these seven
recognised parties in the country. parties, most of the major parties
of the country are classified by
the Election Commission as
‘State parties’ or commonly
referred as regional parties.
3. But by and large all national 3. Regional parties mostly deal
parties deal with issues of with issues of regional interest.
national interest.