Elections in
Gujarat are being conducted since 1962 to elect the members of the
Gujarat Vidhan Sabha and the members of the lower house of the
Indian Parliament, the
Lok Sabha. There are 182
Vidhan Sabha constituencies and 26
Lok Sabha constituencies in the state.
Major Political Parties
The
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the
Indian National Congress (INC) and the
Aam Admi Party
The Aam Aadmi Party (; AAP) is a political party in India, as one of the national political parties. The AAP was founded in November 2012 by Arvind Kejriwal and his then-companions following the 2011 Indian anti-corruption movement, popularl ...
are currently represented in the state legislature. Other parties which have been influential in the past include
Swatantra Party,
Praja Socialist Party
The Praja Socialist Party, abbreviated as PSP, was an Indian political party. It was founded when the Socialist Party, led by Jayaprakash Narayan, Rambriksh Benipuri, Acharya Narendra Deva and Basawon Singh (Sinha), merged with the Kisan Mazdoo ...
(PSP),
Indian National Congress (Organisation) (NCO),
Janata Party,
Janata Dal,
Janata Dal (Gujarat) (JDG),
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) and
Rashtriya Janata Party (RJP) and
Trinamool Congress (TMC).
Lok Sabha elections
Gujarat was a part of the erstwhile
Bombay State
Bombay State was a large Indian state created at the time of India's Independence, with other regions being added to it in the succeeding years. Bombay Presidency (roughly equating to the present-day Indian state of Maharashtra, excluding Sou ...
till 1960.
Vidhan Sabha elections
Elections for the
Gujarat Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) have been held since 1962.
References
External links
Gujarat Legislative Assembly, Official website
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