Why India has so many parties

In the 2009 Lok Sabha elections, 363 political parties (seven national parties, 34 state parties, and 242 registered and unrecognised parties) contested, along with 3,831 independent candidates. Thirty-eight political parties (and nine independents) are currently represented in Lok Sabha. Twelve parties have only one member, seven are represented by two members, another 10 have between three to 10 members in Lok Sabha.

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