Over 1,650 political parties including big names like Bahujan Samaj Party, Communist Party of India, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and National Conference drew a blank in the Lok Sabha elections that saw BJP storming to power at the Centre with a landslide victory.
Currently, there are 1,687 registered political parties in the country.
Out of more than 8,200 candidates, who were in the fray, as many as 5,007 candidates were fielded by various parties and remaining were independents.
Out of these, 541 candidates have secured a place in the Lower House riding on tickets from 35 different political parties, while three contestants have won as independents.
Let’s take a look at the parties that failed to open their accounts.
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Phata poster, nikla zero: The 9 hapless parties
Bahujan Samaj Party
Party chief: Mayawati
Seat Position in 2009: 21
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Phata poster, nikla zero: The 9 hapless parties
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Party chief: Karunanidhi
Seat Position in 2009: 18
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Phata poster, nikla zero: The 9 hapless parties
National Conference
Party chief: Farooq Abdullah
Seat Position in 2009: 3
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Phata poster, nikla zero: The 9 hapless parties
All India Forward Bloc
Party General Secretary: Debabrata Biswas
Seat Position in 2009: 2
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Phata poster, nikla zero: The 9 hapless parties
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena
Party chief: Raj Thackeray
Seat Position in 2009: 0
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Phata poster, nikla zero: The 9 hapless parties
Rashtriya Lok Dal
Party chief: Ajit Singh
Seat Position in 2009: 5
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Phata poster, nikla zero: The 9 hapless parties
Asom Gana Parishad
Party chief: Prafulla Kumar Mahanta
Seat Position in 2009: 1
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Phata poster, nikla zero: The 9 hapless parties
Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Party chief: Vaiko
Seat Position in 2009: 1
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Phata poster, nikla zero: The 9 hapless parties
Haryana Janhit Congress
Party chief: Kuldeep Bishnoi
Seat Position in 2009: 1
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Phata poster, nikla zero: The 9 hapless parties
In the 16th Lok Sabha elections, the number of registered political parties has grown to a record number of 1,687. The sharp surge can be attributed to emergence and the success of AAP in the Delhi assembly elections.
Interestingly, many of them had made unusual promises like helping lovers to get married and ending ministerial system.
According to latest Election Commission data, there are six national political parties and 54 state parties in addition to 1,627 unrecognised parties.
Interestingly, around 60 lakh voters opted for the 'None of The Above' option, more than the votes secured by 21 parties, in this Lok Sabha polls where it was introduced for the first time in any parliamentary election.
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