Political Parties

Political parties of Uttarakhand represent a mix of national level parties and regional parties. BJP, BSP and INC are the leading national level political parties in Uttarakhand, along with many state parties like the Uttarakhand Kranti Dal. The state parties play a very important role in the formation of coalitions with the major national level parties.

Uttarakhand is a comparatively new state in India. But the politics of the region has already generated much interest to all who are interested in the happenings of Indian politics. Some of the leading national political parties take a keen interest in the affairs of Uttarakhand and have made their presence strongly felt in the region. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is one of strongest national level parties in Uttarakhand. The Indian National Congress (INC) and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) also have a very significant presence in the state.

The presence of the state based political parties is a very significant feature of the Indian political scene. They often raise the demands and the problems with much more pertinence than some of the national parties. Although many of them do not enjoy the organizational strength to emerge as single majorities, yet they often play very important roles in the formation of coalitions and decide the fate of the politics of each state. Uttarakhand's political parties include a strong presence of state parties. The Uttarakhand Kranti Dal, also known as the Uttarakhand Revolution Party, is the single most important state level political party at Uttarakhand. Samajwadi Party also has a strong presence in Uttarakhand.

Click on the following links for a more detailed information on Uttarakhand political parties:

National Level Political Parties
State Based Political Parties