Social Science (087) — AI-generated practice question

The Election Commission recognises a party as a 'State party' if it fulfils either of the following criteria:

1. It secures at least 6% of the total votes in an election to the Legislative Assembly of a State and wins at least 2 seats in that Assembly.
2. It wins a sufficient proportion of seats as laid down by the Commission in the State Legislature elections.

(Any two valid criteria as per the passage.)

Source: Political Parties, Chapter 4 (National parties / State parties section)

---

The passage gives one clear criterion for State party recognition: 6% votes + 2 seats in a State Legislative Assembly election. Since the question asks for two criteria but the passage only explicitly states one for State parties, you should state the one given clearly and note the general principle (proportion of votes and seats). Examiners primarily expect the 6%-and-2-seats criterion to be correctly stated for full marks.