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- The Election Commission of India (ECI) accorded the status of a national party to Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party.
- It is also withdrawing the same for the Trinamool Congress, Communist Party of India, and the Nationalist Congress Party.
- With the removal of NCP, CPI, and TMC, there are now only six national parties in the country.
- BJP, Congress, National People’s Party, CPM, Bahujan Samaj Party and the latest addition AAP are the national parties now.
- According to Election Commission rules, a party gets national status if it is recognized as a state party in four states.
- For recognition as a state party, it has to secure at least six percent of the valid votes polled and two seats each in Assembly or Lok Sabha polls.
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