Regional Parties in Indian Politics
Test your knowledge of India's diverse regional political parties, their identities, state bases, and key characteristics in Indian politics.
Questions
Which of the following is NOT a regional party in India?
- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
- Indian National Congress (INC)
- All India Trinamool Congress (AITC)
- Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)
Which regional party has been in power in West Bengal for the longest period of time?
- All India Trinamool Congress (AITC)
- Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M))
- Indian National Congress (INC)
- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
Which regional party is known as the 'Dravidian Party'?
- All India Trinamool Congress (AITC)
- Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M))
- Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)
- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
Which regional party is known as the 'Party of the Common Man'?
- All India Trinamool Congress (AITC)
- Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M))
- Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)
- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
Which regional party is known as the 'Party of the Masses'?
- All India Trinamool Congress (AITC)
- Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M))
- Samajwadi Party (SP)
- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
Which regional party is known as the 'Party of the Peasants'?
- All India Trinamool Congress (AITC)
- Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M))
- Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)
- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
Which regional party is known as the 'Party of the Workers'?
- All India Trinamool Congress (AITC)
- Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M))
- Communist Party of India (CPI)
- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
Which regional party is known as the 'Party of the Youth'?
- All India Trinamool Congress (AITC)
- Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M))
- Janata Dal (United) (JD(U))
- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
Which regional party is known as the 'Party of the Minorities'?
- All India Trinamool Congress (AITC)
- Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M))
- Indian Union Muslim League (IUML)
- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
Which regional party is known as the 'Party of the Backward Classes'?
- All India Trinamool Congress (AITC)
- Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M))
- Samajwadi Party (SP)
- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
Which regional party is known as the 'Party of the Dalits'?
- All India Trinamool Congress (AITC)
- Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M))
- Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP)
- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
Which regional party is known as the 'Party of the Tribals'?
- All India Trinamool Congress (AITC)
- Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M))
- Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM)
- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
Which regional party is known as the 'Party of the Women'?
- All India Trinamool Congress (AITC)
- Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M))
- Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD)
- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
Which regional party is known as the 'Party of the Farmers'?
- All India Trinamool Congress (AITC)
- Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M))
- Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD)
- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
Which regional party is known as the 'Party of the Fishermen'?
- All India Trinamool Congress (AITC)
- Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M))
- All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK)
- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)