A political party which has won more than half of the seats in an election is said to be ____________.

in minority

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The correct option is B in majority
A political party that has won in more than half the number of constituencies in a state is said to be in majority. The majority nominates one of its members to be appointed as the Chief Minister.

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Given below are the seats won by different political parties in the polling outcome of a state assembly elections:

Political Party	A	B	C	D	E	F
Seats Won	75	55	37	29	10	37

(i) Draw a bar graph to represent the polling results.

(ii) Which political party won the maximum number of seats?

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Given below are the seats won by different political parties in the polling outcome of a state assembly elections:
$\begin{matrix} Political Party & A & B & C & D & E & F Seats Won & 75 & 55 & 37 & 29 & 10 & 37 \end{matrix}$
(ii) Which political party won the maximum number of seats?

Which political party has won the most seats in all states in the 8th Lok Sabha election?

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A political party which has won more than half of the seats in an election is said to be ____________.

The correct option is B in majorityA political party that has won in more than half the number of constituencies in a state is said to be in majority. The majority nominates one of its members to be appointed as the Chief Minister.

The correct option is B in majority
A political party that has won in more than half the number of constituencies in a state is said to be in majority. The majority nominates one of its members to be appointed as the Chief Minister.