Around 60 political parties fielded candidates in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls in Karnataka. In 2019, the number of parties in the fray had crossed the half-century mark with 56. In 2014, there were 38 parties in the fray in Karnataka.
During the previous Assembly elections, at least eight new political parties had been listed as Registered Unrecognised Political Parties (RUPP) by the Election Commission in the State. While 478 candidates contested in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, 434 contested in the 2014 polls. This year, a total of 474 candidates are contesting.
