68 political parties have not updated new constitutions despite Election Commission order

Despite orders from the Election Commission, 68 recognised political parties in the country have not updated their new constitution documents in the records. According to a report by Dainik Bhaskar, the Election Commission had issued an order on 8 December, 2025, to bring transparency in the functioning of political parties, but even after nine months of this order, most parties have not complied with the instruction.

Data from the Election Commission's website shows that out of a total of 73 recognised parties, only 5 parties have recorded their new rules in the records following the 8 December, 2025 directive. These five parties include AIMIM, Biju Janata Dal, Revolutionary Goans Party, Voice of the People Party, and Bharat Aadivasi Party.

The Election Commission's objective was to ensure that all constitutional amendments of political parties are publicly updated on the Commission's website to maintain transparency. However, investigations have revealed that 6 national parties have also not yet updated their constitutions. The constitutions of BJP, Congress, Bahujan Samaj Party, Aam Aadmi Party, Marxist Communist Party, and National People's Party are not seen in the public record with a new date following the directive.

Dainik Bhaskar compared the constitutions of 6 national and 67 state-recognised parties from the August 2025 list with the public records of constitutional and organisational elections. This investigation also observed a discrepancy between the updating of documents and the period of organisational elections. The constitution of Nationalist Congress Party bears the date July 2022, and Shiv Sena's documents bear the date May 2022.

Upon examining the details of other parties, it was found that the constitution of Janayak Janata Party was uploaded on 24 November, 2025. Documents of Bharat Rashtra Samithi were recorded on 15 September, Bahujan Samaj Party on 1 September, and documents of Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi and Janasena Party were recorded on 31 July, 2025. Documents of Samajwadi Party and YSR Congress also appeared on the website in June 2025.

The Election Commission is a statutory body of the Government of India that conducts and supervises the election process in the country. It is responsible for the registration of political parties and the implementation of the Model Code of Conduct.