Question

What is a political party?

Answer 1

• A group of people who come together to hold power and form government by contesting and winning elections is known as a political party.
• A political party has three components – followers, active members of the party, leaders.
• Partisanship is involved in parties and they are part of the society.
• Fundamental political differences within a society is reflected by the political parties.
• With the aim of promoting collective good for the society, parties make programmes and policies for people.
• Different parties will try to impress people on how their respective policies are better.