Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and Election Commissioners Dr. Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Dr. Vivek Joshi had an interaction with a delegation from the Communist Party of India led by its General Secretary Shri. D. Raja, and received their suggestions at Nirvachan Sadan, New Delhi, today.
NEW DELHI, AUGUST 28, 2025: The meeting is in continuation of the interactions being held by ECI with the Presidents of various National and State Political Parties. These interactions provide for a long-felt need for constructive discussions, which enable National and State Party Presidents to share their suggestions and concerns directly with the Commission. This initiative aligns with the Commission’s broader vision of further strengthening the electoral process in accordance with the existing legal framework, with all stakeholders.
During the past 150 days, a total of 4,719 all-party meetings were conducted including
40 meetings by CEOs, 800 by DEOs, and 3879 by EROs engaging over 28,000 representatives of various political parties.
| Recognised National Party | |||
| Sl.
No. |
Name of the Political Party | Delegation led by | Date of meeting |
| 1. | Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) | Km. Mayawati (Party President) | May 06, 2025 |
| 2. | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) | Shri. Jagat Prakash Nadda (Party President) | May 08, 2025 |
| 3. | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Shri M.A. Baby (General Secretary) | May 10, 2025 |
| 4. | National People’s Party (NPP) | Shri Conrad Sangma (Party President) | May 13, 2025 |
| 5. | Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) | Shri Arvind Kejriwal (National Convenor) | May 15, 2025 |
| Recognised State Party | |||
| 6. | All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) | Ms. Chandrima Bhattacharya (Authorised Representative) | July 1, 2025 |
| 7. | Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party | Shri Y.V Subba Reddy | July 3,2025 |
| 8. | Samajwadi Party | Shri Ramgopal Yadav (Secretary General) | July 3, 2025 |
| 9. | All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen Party | Shri Asaduddin Owaisi (National President) | July 7, 2025 |
| 10. | Telugu Desam Party | Shri Palla Srinivasa Rao (State President) | July 15, 2025 |
| 11. | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | Shri N.R. Elango | July 17, 2025 |
| 12. | Communist Party of India (Marxist- Leninist (Liberation)) | Shri Sanjay Sharma (Authorised representative) | July 22,2025 |
| 13. | Tipra Motha Party | Shri. Brishaketu Debbarma (General Secretary) | July 23, 2025 |
| 14. | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | Shri. Shanmugam (Authorised Representative) | July 24, 2025 |
| 15. | Shiv Sena | Shri. Uday Samant | July 29, 2025 |
| 16. | Janata Dal (United) | Mr. Afaque Ahmad Khan (Authorised Representative) | July 31, 2025 |
| 17. | Indigenous People’s Front of Tripura | Sh. Prem Kumar Reang (Party President) | August 1, 2025 |
| 18. | Bharat Rashtra Samithi | Sh. Kalvakuntla Taraka Rama Rao (Working President) | August 5, 2025 |
| 19. | Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) | Sh. A.K. Bajpayee (Vice President) | August 7, 2025 |
| 20. | Nationalist Congress Party | Shri. Brijmohan Shrivastav (Authorised Representative) | August 12, 2025 |
| 21. | Biju Janata Dal | Shri. Debi Prasad Mishra (Sr. Vice President and Authorised Representative) | August 19, 2025 |
| 22 | Janata Dal (Secular) | Shri. K.R. Shivakumar (National General Secretary and Authorised Representative) | August 21, 2025 |
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