Which of the following pairs of 'Regional party - State' are correct? I. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam - Tamil Nadu II. Aam Aadmi Party - Delhi III. Shiromani Akali Dal - Haryana

Which of the following pairs of 'Regional party - State' are correct? I. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam - Tamil Nadu II. Aam Aadmi Party - Delhi III. Shiromani Akali Dal - Haryana Correct Answer I and II

 


Key Points
  • Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam - Tamil Nadu
  • Dravidar Kazhagam is a social movement founded by Periyar E. V. Ramasamy, also called Thanthai Periyar. Its original goals were to eradicate the ills of the existing caste system including untouchability and on a grander scale to obtain a "Dravida Nadu" (Dravidian nation) from the Madras Presidency.
  • Aam Aadmi Party - Delhi
  • Aam Aadmi Party is a political party in India, founded in November 2012 by Arvind Kejriwal and his companions.

Important PointsA "regional party" is any political party with its base in a single region, whatever its objectives and platform.

  • It generally operates within a specific state or specific region. Its electoral base is limited to a single region.
  • The regional political parties formed governments in several states and tried to give concrete shape to their policies and programs.

Thus the correct match is Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam - Tamil Nadu and Aam Aadmi Party - Delhi.

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