PANAJI
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has shortlisted five more Goa-based political outfits for possible de-listing, as part of its ongoing nationwide purge of Registered Unrecognised Political Parties (RUPPs).
These are among 476 RUPPs identified across the country in the second phase of the electoral roll clean-up exercise aimed at improving transparency.
The action follows the August 9 move, when 334 parties were struck off the rolls — including four from Goa: Goa Nationalist Party, Goa Praja Party, Goemcarancho Otrec Asro and United Goans Party — bringing the total number of RUPPs down from 2,854 to 2,520.
The delisting of RUPPs is part of ECI’s comprehensive and continuous strategy to purge the system of parties which have become redundant and merely exist on paper.
It was in June 2025 that the EC had set the ball moving for “purging exercise” and directed the CEOs of States & Union Territories (UTs) to conduct verification enquiries of 345 RUPPs regarding compliance.
