Over 7 Decades Since First Lok Sabha Elections, National Parties Fall From 14 To 6

Thursday, 21 March 2024Newsddesk

Contesting the general elections in May to elect the 18th Lok Sabha will be six national parties. The journey of political parties all these years has been an interesting ride from mergers to emergence of new players while some of them have ceased to exist.

New Delhi 21 March 2024

As per news report of NDTV,Fifty three political parties had contested the first Lok Sabha polls in 1951. The number of political parties today stands at over 2,500. However, the national party count has gone down to six from 14 in over seven decades.

Source - NDTV