A Party is recognised as a national party if any of the following conditions is fulfilled :
# If the party wins 2 % seats in the Lok Sabha from at least three different states.
#The party gets recognition as a state party in four states .
# At a general election to Lok Sabha or Legislative Assembly , the party secures 6 % of votes in any four or more states and in addition it wins four Lok Sabha seats.
| Name | Abbreviation | Founding Date | Founder | Symbol |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | BJP | April 6, 1980 | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | Lotus |
| Indian National Congress | INC | December 28 , 1885 | Allan Octavian Hume | Hand |
| Bahujan Samaj Party | BSP | April 14 , 1984 | Kanshi Ram | Elephant |
| Communist Party of India [ Marxist ] | CPI-M | 1964 | Jyoti Basu , EMS Namboodiripad and Hare Krishna Konar | Hammer , Sickle and Star |
| National People’s Party | NPP | January 2013 | PA Sangma | Book |
| Aam Aadmi Party | AAP | Novemeber 26 , 2012 | Arvind Kejriwal | Broom |