Parties

Encyclopedia of India · 10 items

Indian National Congress

civic nationalism, secularism, Third Way

Founded: 1885
Current leader: Sonia Gandhi

Right

Bharatiya Janata Party

Party of the incumbent head of government

conservatism, Hindutva, right-wing populism

Founded: 1980
Current leader: Jagat Prakash Nadda

Left

Communist Party of India (Marxist)

communism, Marxism–Leninism, secularism

Founded: 1964
Current leader: Sitaram Yechury

Left

Communist Party of India

communism, Marxism

Founded: 1925
Current leader: D. Raja

Naxalite

Left

All India Trinamool Congress

nationalism, socialism, secularism

Founded: 1998
Current leader: Mamata Banerjee

Centre-right

Shiv Sena

Hindutva, economic nationalism

Founded: 1966
Current leader: Uddhav Thackeray

Janata Dal (United)

social democracy, democratic socialism, secularism

Founded: 2003

Centre-left

Samajwadi Party

democratic socialism

Founded: 1992
Current leader: Akhilesh Yadav

Telugu Desam Party

populism, economic liberalism, fiscal conservatism

Founded: 1982
Current leader: Nara Chandrababu Naidu

Boundary & compliance notes

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Disclaimer

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