The assemble of large number of
Political Parties in West Bengal can give an idea about the politically active scenario of the state.
Political Parties of all level – national, state and regional exist in the state. The biggest political parties in the state that contest to gain majority in the State Legislative Assembly elections are the Communist Party of India – Marxist led Left front, the Indian National Congress, the Trinamool Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party. Numerous other state level and regional parties fight independently or forming allies with other major parties. A list of the
Political Parties that fought in the last assembly election are;-
Communist Party of India
Communist Party of India Marxist
All India Forward Block
Socialist Unity Center of India
Revolutionary Socialist Party
All India National Congress
NCP
Tinamool Congress
AITC
Bharatiya Janata Party
Bahujan Samaj Party
Samajbadi Party
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
Communist Party of India – Marxist, Leninist
SHS
Samata Party
JDP
JKP
JKP, Nationalist
JUM
AMB
PDS
SJP- R
PBRML
RPI
INL
JD – U
JD – S
Independent and others
Apart from these parties there are some other parties also, which did not take part in the last elections. Some underground parties also exist in the state of West Bengal and there are some that do not believe in the democratic structure of the country, keeping itself away from elections. Apart from these the trade unions and student wings of the major political parties also contribute to the political setting of the state. To know more abut the Political Parties of West Bengal please log into the following links:
National Political Parties
State Level Political Parties
Current Government