Uttarakhand National Level Political Parties

National level political parties in Uttarakhand have an extremely strong presence in the political scene of the state. These parties, along with the state level parties, are largely responsible in deciding the political fate of this new state. The elections of 2007, have shown the extent of influence that the national level political parties exert on the politics of the state.

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has the strongest presence of all national level parties at Uttarakhand. Sri Bhagat Singh Koshyari, the state president of the party in Uttarakhand, led the party to a resounding success in the assembly elections of 2007 and missed the single majority by only a single seat. The performance of BJP was equally impressive in the Lok Sabha elections, with three out of the five contestants winning in their respective parliamentary constituencies. The state office of BJP is at Balbir Road in Dehradun.

Indian National Congress (INC) is the other most important party among the national level parties of Uttarakhand. It won as many as 21 seats in the Assembly elections of February 2007 and that speaks volumes of its popularity in the state. INC has its head office at Rajpur Road in Dehradun and works under the leadership of Shri Harish Chandra Singh Rawat who is also the President of the state unit. The INC is determined to increase its infrastructure of the state. At present they play a meaningful role as the opposition, led by Dr. Harak Singh Rawat.

The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) has also increased its base of operations in Uttarakhand and is now one of the most prominent Uttarakhand national level political parties. Although it managed to win only eight seats in the Assembly elections of 2007, the future of the party seems to be bright in the state's political scenario.