List of state parties

List of state parties[edit]

If a party is recognised as a state party by the Election Commission, it can reserve a symbol for its exclusive use in the state. The following are a list of recognised state parties as of January 2013.^[4]

S.No.	Name of the party	Year	Current leaders	States/UT	Symbol
1	Aam Aadmi Party [5]	2012	Arvind Kejriwal	Delhi	Broom
2	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	1972	J. Jayalalithaa	Puducherry Tamil Nadu	Two Leaves
3	All India N.R. Congress	2011	N. Rangasamy	Puducherry	Jug
4	All India Forward Bloc	1939	Debabrata Biswas	West Bengal	Lion
5	All India Trinamool Congress	1998	Mamata Banerjee	Arunachal Pradesh Manipur West Bengal	Flowers & Grass
6	All India United Democratic Front	2004	Badruddin Ajmal	Assam	Lock & Key
7	All Jharkhand Students Union	1986	Sudesh Mahto	Jharkhand	Banana
8	Asom Gana Parishad	1985	Prafulla Kumar Mahanta	Assam	Elephant
9	Biju Janata Dal	1997	Naveen Patnaik	Odisha	Conch
10	Bodoland People's Front		Hagrama Mohilary	Assam	Nangol
11	Desiya Murpokku Dravidar Kazhagam	2005	Vijayakanth	Tamil Nadu	Nagara
12	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	1949	M Karunanidhi	Puducherry Tamil Nadu	Rising Sun
13	Haryana Janhit Congress (BL)	2007	Kuldeep Bishnoi	Haryana	Tractor
14	Hill State People's Democratic Party		H.S. Lyngdoh	Meghalaya	Lion
15	Indian National Lok Dal	1999	Om Prakash Chautala	Haryana	Spectacles
16	Indian Union Muslim League	1948	E. Ahamed	Kerala	Ladder
17	Jammu & Kashmir National Conference	1932	Omar Abdullah	Jammu and Kashmir	Plough
18	Jammu & Kashmir National Panthers Party		Bhim Singh	Jammu and Kashmir	Bicycle
19	Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party	1998	Mufti Mohammed Sayeed	Jammu and Kashmir	Ink Pot & Pen
20	Janata Dal (United)	1999	Sharad Yadav	Bihar	Arrow
21	Jharkhand Mukti Morcha	1972	Shibu Soren	Jharkhand	Bow & Arrow
22	Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik)	2006	Babu Lal Marandi	Jharkhand	Comb
23	Janata Dal (Secular)	1999	H.D. Deve Gowda	Karnataka Kerala	A Lady Farmer carrying Paddy on her head
24	Karnataka Jantha Paksha			Karnataka
25	Kerala Congress (M)	1979	C.F. Thomas	Kerala	Two Leaves
26	Lok Jan Shakti Party	2000	Ram Vilas Paswan	Bihar	Bungalow
27	Maharashtra Navnirman Sena	2006	Raj Thackeray	Maharashtra	Railway Engine
28	Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party	1963	Shashikala Kakodkar	Goa	Lion
29	Manipur State Congress Party			Manipur	Cultivator Cutting Crop
30	Mizo National Front	1959	Pu Zoramthanga	Mizoram	Star
31	Mizoram People's Conference	1972	Pu Lalhmingthanga	Mizoram	Electric Bulb
32	Naga People's Front	2002	Neiphiu Rio	Manipur, Nagaland	Cock
33	Pattali Makkal Katchi	1989	G. K. Mani	Puducherry	Mango
34	People's Democratic Alliance			Manipur	Crown
35	People's Party of Arunachal	1987	Tomo Riba	Arunachal Pradesh	Maize
36	Rashtriya Janata Dal	1997	Lalu Prasad Yadav	Bihar, Jharkhand	Hurricane Lamp
37	Rashtriya Lok Dal	1996	Choudhary Ajit Singh	Uttar Pradesh	Hand Pump
38	Revolutionary Socialist Party	1940	T. J. Chandrachoodan	West Bengal	Spade & Stoker
39	Samajwadi Party	1992	Mulayam Singh Yadav	Uttar Pradesh	Bicycle
40	Shiromani Akali Dal	1920	Parkash Singh Badal	Punjab	Scales
41	Shiv Sena	1966	Uddhav Thackeray[b]	Maharashtra	Bow and Arrow
42	Sikkim Democratic Front	1993	Pawan Kumar Chamling	Sikkim	Umbrella
43	Telangana Rashtra Samithi	2001	K. Chandrashekar Rao	Andhra Pradesh	Car
44	Telugu Desam Party	1982	N. Chandrababu Naidu	Andhra Pradesh	Bicycle
45	United Democratic Party		Donkupar Roy	Meghalaya	Drum
46	YSR Congress Party	2010	Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy	Andhra Pradesh	Fan
47	Zoram Nationalist Party	1997	Lalduhoma	Mizoram	Sun (without rays)

Source: Election Commission of India.^{[4] [7] [8]}