The names and designations of most political parties are known by their short names such as MP, MLA, PM and many other names. Here, we will discuss a list of the most commonly used political full forms.
A list of political full-forms is provided in this article. It contains political abbreviations included party names.
Also, see a complete list of full forms.
| Short Form | Stands for | Full Form |
| MLA | Stands for | Member of Legislative Assembly |
| RSS | Stands for | Really Simple Syndication, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh |
| UNESCO | Stands for | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |
| SAARC | Stands for | South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation |
| UPA | Stands for | United Progressive Alliance, United Production of America |
List of Political Parties
A list of political parties with their full name is as follows:
| Sr. No. | Short Form | Stands for | Full Form |
| 1 | AAP | Stands for | Aam Aadmi Party |
| 2 | AGP | Stands for | Asom Gana Parishad |
| 3 | AIADMK | Stands for | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 4 | AIFB | Stands for | All India Forward Bloc |
| 5 | AIMIM | Stands for | All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen |
| 6 | AINRC | Stands for | All India N.R. Congress |
| 7 | AITC | Stands for | All India Trinamool Congress |
| 8 | AIUDF | Stands for | All India United Democratic Front |
| 9 | AJSU | Stands for | All Jharkhand Students Union |
| 10 | BJD | Stands for | Biju Janata Dal |
| 11 | BJP | Stands for | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 12 | BPF | Stands for | Bodoland People’s Front |
| 13 | BSP | Stands for | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 14 | CPI | Stands for | Communist Party of India |
| 15 | CPI-M | Stands for | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 16 | DMK | Stands for | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 17 | GFP | Stands for | Goa Forward Party |
| 18 | HJC | Stands for | Haryana Janhit Congress |
| 19 | HSPDP | Stands for | Hill State People’s Democratic Party |
| 20 | INC | Stands for | Indian National Congress |
| 21 | INLD | Stands for | Indian National Lok Dal |
| 22 | IUML | Stands for | Indian Union Muslim League |
| 23 | JD(S) | Stands for | Janata Dal (Secular) |
| 24 | JD(U) | Stands for | Janata Dal (United) |
| 25 | JKNC | Stands for | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |
| 26 | JKNPP | Stands for | Jammu & Kashmir National Panthers Party |
| 27 | JKPDP | Stands for | Jammu and Kashmir People’s Democratic Party |
| 28 | JMM | Stands for | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
| 29 | JVM(P) | Stands for | Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) |
| 30 | KC(M) | Stands for | Kerala Congress (M) |
| 31 | LJP | Stands for | Lok Janshakti Party |
| 32 | MGP | Stands for | Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party |
| 33 | MNF | Stands for | Mizo National Front |
| 34 | MNS | Stands for | Maharashtra Navnirman Sena |
| 35 | MPC | Stands for | Mizoram People’s Conference |
| 36 | MSCP | Stands for | Manipur State Congress Party |
| 37 | NCP | Stands for | Nationalist Congress Party |
| 38 | NPF | Stands for | Naga People’s Front |
| 39 | NPP | Stands for | National People’s Party |
| 40 | PMK | Stands for | Pattali Makkal Katchi |
| 41 | PPA | Stands for | People’s Party of Arunachal |
| 42 | RJD | Stands for | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 43 | RLD | Stands for | Rashtriya Lok Dal |
| 44 | RLSP | Stands for | Rashtriya Lok Samta Party |
| 45 | RSP | Stands for | Revolutionary Socialist Party |
| 46 | SAD | Stands for | Shiromani Akali Dal |
| 47 | SDF | Stands for | Sikkim Democratic Front |
| 48 | SJP | Stands for | Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) |
| 49 | SKM | Stands for | Sikkim Krantikari Morcha |
| 50 | SP | Stands for | Samajwadi Party |
| 51 | SS | Stands for | Shiv Sena |
| 52 | TDP | Stands for | Telugu Desam Party |
| 53 | TRS | Stands for | Telangana Rashtra Samithi |
| 54 | UDP | Stands for | United Democratic Party |
| 55 | YSRCP | Stands for | YSR Congress Party |
| 56 | ZNP | Stands for | Zoram Nationalist Party |