FEATURES OF REGIONAL PARTIES‌

Following are the features of a regional party:

1. It generally operates within a particular state or specific region. Its electoral base is limited to a single region.

2. It articulates regional interests and identifies itself with a particular cultural, religious, linguistic or ethnic group.

3. It is primarily concerned with exploiting the local resources of discontent or preserving a variety of primordial demands based on language, caste or community or region1 .

4. It focuses on local or regional issues and aims to capture political power at the state level. It has no inclination to expand and control the central government.

5. It has a political desire for greater regional autonomy of states in the Indian Union2 .