Question

What do you mean by a political party?

Answer 1

A political party is a group of people who contest together to hold power in the government. They agree on some policies and programmes for the society with a view to promote the collective good. A political party has three components:

• the leaders,
• the active members and
• the followers

Since there can be different views on what is good for all, parties reflect fundamental political divisions in a society.Thus, a party is known by which part it stands for, which policies it supports and whose interests it upholds.