List of political parties in Tamil Nadu
The following is a list of political parties in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, on the national, state and regional levels.[1]
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Major National and State parties
| Symbol | Name[2] | Party Name | Leader(s) | Political position | ECI Status[3] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | AIADMK | Edappadi K. Palaniswami (Joint Coordinator of the party and Chief Minister of TN),
O. Panneerselvam (Coordinator of the party) |
Centre-right | State | |
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Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | DMK | M.K.Stalin (President of the party) | Centre-right | State | |
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Communist Party of India | CPI | D. Raja (General Secretary of the party),
R. Mutharasan (TN Unit Secretary of the party) |
Left-wing[4] | National | |
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Communist Party of India (Marxist) | CPI (M) | Sitaram Yechury (General Secretary of the party),
K. Balakrishnan (TN Unit Secretary of the party)[5] |
Left-wing[4] | National | |
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Indian National Congress | INC | Sonia Gandhi (Interim President of the party),
K. S. Alagiri (TN Unit President of the party) |
Centre[4] | National | |
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Bharatiya Janata Party | BJP | Jagat Prakash Nadda (President of the party),
Narendra Modi (Prime Minister of India), L. Murugan (TN Unit President of the party) |
Right-wing[6] | National | |
Parties
- Dravidar Kazhagam
- Dravidar Viduthalai Kazhagam
- All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam
- MGR Kazhagam
- Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- All India Latchiya Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Dravidian parties without roots in Justice party
- Dhiravida Thelugar Munnetra Kazhagam
- Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK)
- Tamizhaga Dravida Makkal Katchi
Indian national parties
Congress parties
- Indian National Congress
- Tamil Maanila Kamraj Congress
- Tamil Nadu Makkal Congress
- Kamarajar Deseeya Congress
- Tamil Maanila Congress
Communist parties
Forward Bloc parties
- All India Forward Bloc
- All India Forward Bloc (Subhasist)
- Democratic Forward Bloc
- Desiya Forward Bloc
Others
Socialist parties
DALIT Caste's parties
Other regional parties
Religious parties
Caste parties
- Pattali Makkal Katchi
- Ahila India Naadalum Makkal Katchi
- All India Moovendar Munnani Kazhagam
- Kamarajar Adithanar Kazhagam
- Kongu Desa Makkal Katchi
- Kongunadu Munnetra Peravai
- Kongunadu Makkal Desia Katchi
- Kongunadu Makkal Katchi
- Kongunadu Munnetra Kazhagam
- Makkal Tamil Desam Katchi
- Moovendar Munnetra Kazhagam
- Perunthalaivar Makkal Katchi
- Puthiya Needhi Katchi
Agrarian parties
References
- https://eci.gov.in/files/file/10381-political-parties-and-election-symbols/
- https://eci.gov.in/files/file/10381-political-parties-and-election-symbols/
- https://eci.gov.in/eci_main/ElectoralLaws/OrdersNotifications/ElecSym19012013_eng.pdf
- Thachil, Tariq. "Analysis | India's election results were more than a 'Modi wave'". Washington Post. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
- "G. Ramakrishnan, Secretary of CPI(M), Tamilnadu, P. Sampath and K. Kanagaraj, State Secretariat Members of CPI(M) participated in the agitation conducted by the Press Reporters and Mediapersons condemning the attack on Puthiya Thalaimurai channel". Communist Party of India (Marxist). 2015-03-14. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
- Malik, Yogendra K.; Singh, V. B. (1992-04-01). "Bharatiya Janata Party: An Alternative to the Congress (I)?". Asian Survey. 32 (4): 318–336. doi:10.2307/2645149. ISSN 0004-4687.
- Surely, the Shiv Sena is going national, expanding its base in Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.."The Shiv Sena is going national". The Hindu.
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