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Regional Parties: Types and Significance
5.1 Major Regional Parties and Their Origins
| Party | State | Founded | Founding Leader | Ideology/Base |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK (Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam) | Tamil Nadu | 1949 | C.N. Annadurai | |
| AIADMK | Tamil Nadu | 1972 | M.G. Ramachandran | |
| TDP (Telugu Desam Party) | Andhra Pradesh | 1982 | N.T. Rama Rao | |
| Shiv Sena | Maharashtra | 1966 | Bal Thackeray | |
| Akali Dal | Punjab | 1920 | — | |
| AGP (Asom Gana Parishad) | Assam | 1985 | Prafulla Kumar Mahanta | |
| TMC (Trinamool Congress) | West Bengal | 1998 | Mamata Banerjee | |
| BSP (Bahujan Samaj Party) | UP/National | 1984 | Kanshi Ram | |
| SP (Samajwadi Party) | UP | 1992 | Mulayam Singh Yadav | |
| NCP (Nationalist Congress Party) | Maharashtra | 1999 | Sharad Pawar | |
| YSR Congress | Andhra Pradesh | 2011 | Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy | |
| AAP (Aam Aadmi Party) | Delhi/Punjab | 2012 | Arvind Kejriwal | |
| BAP (Bharat Adivasi Party) | Rajasthan | 2023 | Rajkumar Roat |