What is the difference between a …

National Party A registered party is recognized as a National Party if it fulfils one of these conditions: 1. It wins 2% of the seats in Lok Sabha from at least 3 States. 2. The party polls 6% of the votes in 4 States and wins 4 Lok Sabha seats in a General Election. 3. The party gets recognition as a State Party in 4 or more States.   State Party A registered party is recognized as a State Party if it fulfils any one of the following conditions: 1. It wins minimum 3% of the total number of seats or a minimum of 3 seats in the Legislative Assembly. 2. The party wins at least 1 seat in the Lok Sabha for every 25 seats or any fraction thereof allocated to that State. 3. It secures at least 6% of the total valid votes polled in a General Election to a Lok Sabha or State Legislative Assembly and wins at least 1 Lok Sabha and 2 Legislative Assembly seats in that election. 4. Under the liberalized criteria it can be eligible if it secures 8% or more of the total valid votes polled in the State and 1 seat in any State. Hope it will be helpful.