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This increases our chances of becoming the first regional party of MP,” said Markam. INDORE: Besides upsetting the applecart of both BJP and Congress in the polls, the state registered-unrecognized political parties are trying hard to secure enough votes to meet election commission’s criteria for obtaining state-level recognition.“There are 84 state registered-unrecognized political parties in Madhya Pradesh . We have allotted them election symbols to contest assembly polls,” additional chief electoral officer, Sandeep Yadav told TOI. He said that there was no state registered-recognized political party or ‘regional party’ in Madhya Pradesh.The ‘notable’ parties, which are in race to get tag of MP’s first regional party are Gondwana Gantantra Party (GGP) and SPAKS (Samanya Pichhda Alpsankhayak Kalyan Samaj), with SPAKS being registered by election commission on Tuesday.“We are confident that we will get the tag of MP’s first regional party by fulfilling the set criteria,” GGP national convener Hira Singh Markam told TOI. He said that this time, the party was hopeful to win around 20 seats mostly in Jabalpur division SPAKS too is confident that it will get a regional status..