**Summary:**
The Election Commission of India (ECI), led by Chief Election Commissioner Shri Gyanesh Kumar and Election Commissioners Dr. Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Dr. Vivek Joshi, is actively engaging with national and state political parties to strengthen the electoral process. As part of this initiative, the ECI held a meeting with a delegation from the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) led by National General Secretary Shri. Brijmohan Shrivastav on August 12, 2025, at Nirvachan Sadan, New Delhi, to receive their suggestions. This meeting is one of many interactions the ECI is holding with Presidents of various National and State Political Parties. Over the past 150 days, 4,719 all-party meetings have been conducted, including 40 meetings by Chief Electoral Officers (CEOs), 800 by District Election Officers (DEOs), and 3,879 by Electoral Registration Officers (EROs), engaging over 28,000 representatives of various political parties. Other recognized National and State Parties that met with the ECI include: Bahujan Samaj Party (May 6, 2025), Bharatiya Janata Party (May 8, 2025), Communist Party of India Marxist (May 10, 2025), National Peoples Party (May 13, 2025), Aam Aadmi Party (May 15, 2025), All India Trinamool Congress (July 1, 2025), Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (July 3, 2025), Samajwadi Party (July 3, 2025), All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (July 7, 2025), Telugu Desam Party (July 15, 2025), Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (July 17, 2025), Communist Party of India Marxist Leninist Liberation (July 22, 2025), Tipra Motha Party (July 23, 2025), All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (July 24, 2025), Shiv Sena (July 29, 2025), Janata Dal United (July 31, 2025), Indigenous People's Front of Tripura (August 1, 2025), Bharat Rashtra Samithi (August 5, 2025), and Lok Janshakti Party Ram Vilas (August 7, 2025).
Key Entities Referenced
Election Commission of India: The constitutional body responsible for conducting elections in India. Also referred to as ECI.
Nationalist Congress Party: A national political party in India that sent a delegation to meet with the Election Commission of India.
Gyanesh Kumar: Chief Election Commissioner of India.
Sukhbir Singh Sandhu: Election Commissioner of India.
Vivek Joshi: Election Commissioner of India.
Brijmohan Shrivastav: National General Secretary and Authorised Representative of the Nationalist Congress Party.
Nirvachan Sadan, New Delhi: Location of Election Commission of India office in New Delhi, where the meeting with Nationalist Congress Party took place.
Bahujan Samaj Party: Recognized National Party in India
Election Commission
Election Commission of India holds interaction with
Nationalist Congress Party Delegation
Posted On: 12 AUG 2025 7:46PM by PIB Delhi
Chief Election Commissioner Shri Gyanesh Kumar and Election Commissioners Dr. Sukhbir Singh Sandhu
and Dr.
Vivek Joshi had an interaction with a delegation from Nationalist Congress Party led by its National
General Secretary and Authorised Representative Shri. Brijmohan Shrivastav and received their
suggestions at Nirvachan Sadan, New Delhi today.
Background
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 of 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. Name of the Political
Delegation led by Date of meeting
No. Party
Bahujan Samaj Party Km. Mayawati (Party
1. May 06, 2025
(BSP) President)
Bharatiya Janata Party Shri. Jagat Prakash
2. May 08, 2025
(BJP) Nadda (Party President)
Communist Party of India Shri M.A. Baby (General
3. May 10, 2025
(Marxist) Secretary)
National People’s Party Shri Conrad Sangma
4. May 13, 2025
(NPP) (Party President)Aam Aadmi Party Shri Arvind Kejriwal
5. May 15, 2025
(AAAP) (National Convenor)
Recognised State Party
M s . C h a n d r i m a
All India Trinamool
6. Bhattacharya (Authorised July 1, 2025
Congress (AITC)
Representative)
Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress
7. Shri Y.V Subba Reddy July 3,2025
Party
8. Samajwadi Party Shri Ramgopal Yadav (Secretary General) July 3, 2025
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul
9. Shri Asaduddin Owaisi (National President) July 7, 2025
Muslimeen Party
10. Telugu Desam Party Shri Palla Srinivasa Rao (State President) July 15, 2025
11. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Shri N.R. Elango July 17, 2025
Communist Party of India (Marxist- Shri Sanjay Sharma (Authorised
12. July 22,2025
Leninist (Liberation)) representative)
Shri. Brishaketu Debbarma (General
13. Tipra Motha Party July 23, 2025
Secretary)
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra
14. Shri. Shanmugam (Authorised Representative) July 24, 2025
Kazhagam
15. Shiv Sena Shri. Uday Samant July 29, 2025
Mr. Afaque Ahmad Khan (Authorised
16. Janata Dal (United) July 31, 2025
Representative)
17. Indigenous People's Front of Tripura Sh. Prem Kumar Reang (Party President) August 1, 2025
Sh. Kalvakuntla Taraka Rama Rao
18. Bharat Rashtra Samithi August 5, 2025
(Working President)
19. Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) Sh. A.K. Bajpayee (Vice President) August 7, 2025
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