After winning two consecutive Assembly polls in West Bengal(2011 and 2016)Mamata Banerjee on Friday added yet another feather to her cap with her Trinamool Congress being extended the 'national party' status by the Election Commission of India(ECI)
Trinamool Congress has satisfied one of the conditions mentioned in the Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order, 1968 to be recognised as a national party -- having being recognised as a state party in at least four states.
It is a recognised state party in West Bengal, Manipur, Tripura and Arunachal Pradesh.
Now, India has seven recognised national parties -- Congress, BJP, BSP, CPI, CPI-M, NCP and All India Trinamool Congress.
Recognition as a national or a state party ensures that the election symbol of that party is not used by any other political entity in polls across India.
Other registered but unrecognised political parties have to choose from a pool of "free symbols" announced by the commission from time to time.
Besides, these parties get land or buildings from the government to set up their party offices.
They can have up to 40 'star campaigners' during electioneering.
Others can have up to 20 'star campaigners'.
Note
A political party becomes eligible to be recognised as a national party if it has won 2 % of seats in Lok Sabha from at least 3 different states in the latest general election; or
in a Lok Sabha or Assembly election it has polled 6 % of the total valid votes in at least 4 states, in addition to winning 4 Lok Sabha seats; or it has been recognised as a state party in at least 4 states.
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