On 20 February 1987, Arunachal Pradesh became a full fledged state of India.

The key political players in Arunachal Pradesh state in north-east India are the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, Indian National Congress, Janata Dal (United) and People's Party of Arunachal.

National politics

There are only two Lok Sabha (lower house of the Indian Parliament) constituencies in Arunachal Pradesh.

State politics

The Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly has 60 seats directly elected from single-seat constituencies.^[1]

Political parties

Major National Parties

• Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Found in 1980
• Indian National Congress (INC) Found in 1885
• National People's Party (NPP)

Regional Parties

• Janata Dal (United) (JDU)
• Janata Dal (Secular) (JDS)
• People's Party of Arunachal (PPA)
• Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)
• All India Trinamool Congress (AITC)

Defunct Political Parties

• Arunachal Congress (AC) {merged with Congress}
• Arunachal Congress (Mithi) (AC(M)) {merged with Congress}
• Congress (Dolo) {merged with BJP}