Indian Political Parties

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1. The oldest and biggest political party in India is the Congress I, what does the I stand for? Indira International India Independent

2. The biggest challenger to the Congress party has been the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). What is the electoral symbol of this party? Hand Cow and calf Hammer and Sickle Lotus

3. The Communist Party of India has pockets of influence in India. Which of these states in India is known as an unconquerable bastion of the leftists? West Bengal Rajasthan Kerala Gujarat

4. One of the right wing parties in Indian politics is the Shiv Sena. Who is the founder of the Shiv Sena? Bal Thackerey Smita Thackerey Raj Thackerey Uddhav Thackerey

5. A prominent regional party in India is the AIADMK. Who founded this party? J Jayalalitha M Karunanidhi C Annadurai M G Ramachandran

6. The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) is a regional party, which grew so fast that it was elevated as a national party. Who founded the BSP? Dr. B R Ambedkar Mayawati Kanshi Ram Mulayam Singh

7. The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) is an important regional party in the state of Andhra Pradesh. Who is the founder of this party? P V Narasimha Rao Chandrababu Naidu N T Rama Rao Y S Rajashekara Reddy

8. The Janata party founded in 1977 has split, merged, split, re-merged umpteen number of times. One of its incarnations is the Janata Dal (Secular); who is the founder of this party? H D Deve Gowda Ramakrishna Hegde Laloo Prasad Yadav George Fernandes

9. Just as the Janata Dal split many times, the Congress party too has had splits. One of its splinter groups is the Trinamool Congress. Who founded this party? Jyoti Basu S Bangarappa Arjun Singh Mamata Bannerjee

10. One of the partners of the Communist party is the Forward Bloc. Who founded this party? Prakash Karat Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Subash Chandra Bose EMS Namboodripad