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Indian Polity UPPSC 2014 GS-I
Question

A political party is recognized as a regional party, If:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option B: It gets 6% votes in the State either in Lok Sabha or the Assembly election.

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “It gets 6% votes in the State either in Lok Sabha or the Assembly election.”.
A political party is recognized as a regional party if it gets 6% votes in the State either in Lok Sabha or the Assembly election.

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