Q. Which of the following condition/s for recognition of party as state party?
1.If it secures six per cent of the valid votes polled in the state at a general election to the legislative assembly of the state.
2.If it wins 2 seats in the assembly of the state concerned.
3.If it secures four per cent of the valid votes polled in the state at a general election to the Lok Sabha from the state concerned.
Choose the correct answer from below given codes:
Answer: B
Notes:
Explanation: At present (2019), a party is recognized as a state party in a state if any of the following conditions is fulfilled:
- If it secures six per cent of the valid votes polled in the state at a general election to the legislative assembly of the state concerned; and, in addition, it wins 2 seats in the assembly of the state concerned; or
- If it secures six per cent of the valid votes polled in the state at a general election to the Lok Sabha from the state concerned; and, in addition, it wins 1 seat in the Lok Sabha from the state concerned; or
- If it wins three per cent of seats in the legislative assembly at a general election to the legislative assembly of the state concerned or 3 seats in the assembly, whichever is more; or
- If it wins 1 seat in the Lok Sabha for every 25 seats or any fraction thereof allotted to the state at a general election to the Lok Sabha from the state concerned; or
- If it secures eight per cent of the total valid votes polled in the state at a General Election to the Lok Sabha from the state or to the legislative assembly of the state. This condition was added in 2011.
Source: Laxmikanth’s Polity
