title: Political parties in Jharkhand
text: # Political parties in Jharkhand
  
  A number of political parties operate in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Some of them are organised nationally, and others within the region.
  
  ## Major national parties
  
  * Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
  * Indian National Congress (INC)
  
  ## Minor national-level parties
  
  * Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM)
  * Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP)
  * Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)
  
  ## Regional parties
  
  * Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) led by Shibu Soren
  * Jharkhand Mukti Morcha - Ulgulan (JMM-U) led by Krishna Mardi
  * Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation (CPI(ML)L)
  * Marxist Co-ordination Committee led by A. K. Roy
  * All Jharkhand Students Union (AJSU) led by Sudesh Mahto
  * Janata Dal (United) (JDU)
  * Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)
  * All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) led by Kameswar Baitha State President of All India Trinamool Congress Jharkhand State
  * Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) by Sharad Pawar
  * Communist Party of India (CPI)
  * Jharkhand People's Party led by Surya Singh Besra
  * Jharkhand Party (Anosh Ekka) led by Anosh Ekka
  * Jharkhand Party (Horo) led by Late Niral Enem Horo
  * Jharkhand Party (Naren) led by Naren
  * United Jharkhand Party founded by Late Justin Richard
  * All India Jharkhand Party
  * Jharkhand Jan Kranti Morcha led by Amrendra Kumar ( Munni )
  * Hul Jharkhand Party led by Late Justin Richard
  * Progressive Hul Jharkhand Party
  * Rajya Hul Jharkhand Party
  * Birsa Seva Dal led by Lalit Kuzur
  * Rashtriya Sengel Party
  * Adivasi-Moolvasi Janadhikar Manch
  * All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM)
  * All India Forward Bloc (AIFB)
  * Bahujan Mukti Party
  
  (BMP)
  
  * Aam Awam Morcha led by Ram Naresh Yadav
  
  ## Defunct regional parties
  
  * Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) (JVM-P) led by Babulal Marandi (Merged With BJP in 2020)
  * Jai Bharat Samanta Party led by Madhu Koda in 2018 Merged with Indian National Congress.
  * Jharkhand Disom Party led by Salkhan Murmu (Merged With BJP)
  * Jharkhand Vananchal Congress led by Samresh Singh (Merged With BSP)
  * Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (B) led by Binod Bihari Mahato (Merged With JMM)
  * Jharkhand Vikas Dal led by Suraj Mandal (Merged With BJP)
  * Jharkhand Janadhikar Manch (JJM) led by Bandhu Tirkey
  * United Goans Democratic Party led by Joba Majhi
  * Rastriya Kalyan Pakshya (RKP) led by Chamra Linda (Merged With JMM)
  * Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (Suraj Mandal) led by Suraj Mandal (Merged With JMM)
  * Bihar Progressive Hul Jharkhand Party led by Shibu Soren (Merged With JMM)
  