This comprises six national parties, 39 state parties and 419 unrecognized parties.
In the 2009 General Elections, 363 parties participated, comprising seven national parties, 34 state parties and 322 unrecognized parties.

The total number of registered parties was 1,687 before General Elections 2014; this comprised six national parties, 47 state parties and 1,634 unrecognized parties.

The total number of registered parties was 1,060 in 2009. The increase in the total number of parties from 764 in 2004 to 1,687 in 2014 has been largely due to the rise in the number of unrecognized parties from 702 in 2004 to 1,634 in 2014.