How to get the status of National Party, know what are the rights
Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress, also known as TMC, which is in power in West Bengal, is no longer a national party. The Election Commission has withdrawn the status of being a national party from it. Mamta Banerjee’s TMC has got a big blow before the Lok Sabha elections 2024. Let us know how a political party gets the status of a national party and what rights are lost to that political party after it is snatched away.
Let us tell you that not only TMC, the Election Commission has withdrawn the status of national party from Sharad Pawar’s Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and CPI, apart from Trinamool Congress. This is because the vote share of these three parties has decreased by 6 percent in the country. Is. Remember, earlier Mayawati’s Bahujan Party was stripped of the status of a national party. However, these parties can regain the status of being a national party on the basis of their performance in the subsequent election cycle. And Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party has got the status of a national party.
How to get national party status, know what are the rules
Any political party is recognized by the Election Commission. A political party gets the status of a national party only when at least one of these three conditions of the Election Commission is fulfilled by the political party.
- A political party can get the status of a national party if it has got 6 percent votes in at least four states.
- At least 2 percent of the seats in the Lok Sabha elections are found in three states, it can get the status of a national party.
- A political party which has got the status of a regional party in four states of the country can get the status of a national party.
Why did the Election Commission give you the status of a national party?
Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party has secured more than 6% vote share in 3 states Delhi, Punjab and Goa. Hence it has got the status of national party.
What are the benefits of getting the status of a national party?
- Can hire 40 star campaigners
- Recognized state and national parties require only one proposer to file nominations.
- The traveling expenses of the star campaigner are included in the election expenses of the candidate.
- Government bungalow in Delhi for party office and president at subsidized rates
- Broadcast and telecast bands are given for broadcasting on All India Radio in Lok Sabha elections.
- The timings for showing national parties on government channels are fixed.
- So that these national parties can reach maximum number of people.
- National parties can contest elections across the country on their symbol
- Two sets of voter list are given free of cost
- Candidates are given a free voter list during general elections