General Knowledge

Contestants

Strength at the
time of constitution

Party Position
(as on
01.03.2009)

10

3

3

All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimen

2

1

1

All India Trinamool Congress

33

2

1

Asom Gana Parishad

12

2

2

Bahujan Samaj Party

435

19

16

Bharatiya Navshakti Party

4

1

1

Bhartiya Janata Party

364

138

113

Biju Janata Dal

12

11

10

Communist Party of India (Marxist)

69

43

42

Communist Party of India

34

10

10

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

16

16

16

Independents

2385

5

6

Indian Federal Democratic Party

1

1

1

Indian National Congress

417

145

150

Jammu & Kashmir National Conference

6

2

1

Jammu and Kashmir People’s Democratic Party

3

1

-

Janata Dal (Secular)

43

3

3

Janata Dal (United)

73

8

1

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha

9

5

5

Kerala Congress

1

1

2

Lok Jan Shakti Party

40

4

4

Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

4

4

4

Mizo National Front

1

1

1

Muslim League

10

1

1

Nagaland Peoples Front

3

1

1

National Loktantrik Party

18

1

1

Nationalist Congress Party

32

9

11

Pattali Makkal Katchi

6

6

6

Rashtriya Janata Dal

42

24

24

Rashtriya Lok Dal

32

3

3

Republican Party of India (A)

7

1

1

Revolutionary Socialist Party

6

3

3

Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)

10

1

-

Samajwadi Party

237

36

34

Shiromani Akali Dal

10

8

8

Shiv Sena

56

12

12

Sikkim Democratic Front

1

1

1

Telangana Rastra Samithi

22

5

3

Telugu Desam Party

33

5

4

Total

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543

505*

* 39
vacant seats