Q. Which of the following are the advantages of being recognized as the National and State parties?
1. The candidates of these parties require only one proposer to file election nomination.
2. The parties are provided with space by the Government for campaigning and organizing rallies.
3. The Election Commission of India provides election symbols to both of these parties for their exclusive nationwide use.
4. The parties might be provided with land by the government to establish their party office.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Exp) Option d is the correct answer.
India has a multi-party system as Indian politics is dominated by several national and regional parties.
Statement 1 is correct. If the candidate is contesting the election from a recognised political party, then only one elector of the constituency is required to propose the file nomination.
Statement 2 is incorrect. There is no such advantage being provided by the government of India to the political or state parties in India. The candidates of the parties have to arrange the spaces by themselves.
Statement 3 is incorrect. If a party is recognised as a State Party’, it is entitled for exclusive allotment of its reserved symbol to the candidates set up by it in the State only and for the nationwide use of that symbol it has to be recognised as a `National Party’.
Statement 4 is correct. The National Political Parties which have been recognized as such by the Election Commission of India and the State recognized parties shall be considered for allotment of land for construction of office building.
| Important Tips To be recognised as a state party, a party need: • At least 6% vote-share in the last Assembly election and have at least 2 MLAs; or • Have a 6% vote share in the last Lok Sabha elections from that state and at least one MP from that state; or • At least 3% of the total number of seats or three seats, whichever is more, in the last Assembly elections; or • At least one MP for every 25 members or any fraction allotted to the state in the Lok Sabha; or • Have at least 8% of the total valid votes in the last Assembly election or Lok Sabha election from the state |
