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Question
Evaluate the significant distinction between the national and regional parties and assess the requirements for a regional party to become a national party.
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Solution
The difference between the National parties and the regional Parties are:
- National parties are powerful in the nation and deal with national issues.
- Regional parties power is limited to a specific region or state, only the issues and demands of a specific region are discussed by regional parties.
- National parties actions offer preference to national issues over regional problems.
- Regional parties operations are confined to the state.
The regional parties must attain the following requirements to become a National Party:
- A party must gain at least six percent of the total votes in lok sabha or assembly elections in four states to be a national party and win at least four seats in lok sabha.
- A party has to receive at least six percent of the total votes in the legislative election to become a regional party and win at least two seats. Examples of national parties are the BJP, Congress and BSP. The examples of regional parties are DMK, Telugu Desam.)
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