India is considered worlds largest democracy. There are a number of political parties on Indian political scene but most have regional and communal influence. However, two parties are genuinely national and have support almost all over India. They are Indian National Congress headed by Sonia Gandhi and Bhartiya Janata Party headed by Amit Shah. BJP has recently formed a government in center.
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The institutional characteristics are national party leadership, party platforms, and parties at the state and local level.
understanding state regulations governing political parties
All levels
PERMANENT POLITICAL PARTY ORGANIZATION IN TEXAS *. Level One ... the smallest unit of the party organization, often referred to as "the grassroots" level
Group of persons organized to acquire and exercise political power. Formal political parties originated in their modern form in Europe and the U.S. in the 19th century. Whereas mass-based parties appeal for support to the whole electorate, cadre parties aim at attracting only an active elite; most parties have features of both types. All parties develop a political program that defines their ideology and sets out the agenda they would pursue should they win elective office or gain power through extraparliamentary means. Most countries have single-party, two-party, or multiparty systems (see party system). In the U.S., party candidates are usually selected through primary elections at the state level.