political parties

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  • What is political party
     political party is a group of people who came together to contest elections and hold  power in the government
  •  what are the three components of political party or what think is common between all the political parties
     the leader
     the active member
     the  follower

  •  What are the functions of political parties
     to contest elections
     to form a run government
     candidates are Chosen by top leaders
     party put forward different policies and programs
     political parties shape public opinion they raise and highlight issues
  •  what will happen if  there is no political party or importance of political party
     without political party democracy cannot be formed
     every candidate in the elections will be independent
     there will be no uniform decision
     accountability of the candidate is limited to its constituency
    They will be no one to look after countries interest
  •  what are the three party systems
     one party system
     two party system
     multi party system
  •  what is one party system
     in countries when there is only one party to control and run the government for example communist party in China is called one party system. 
  •  what is two part system
     in countries When there are only main two political parties. several parties may exist but are able to with only few seats in the elections.  example UK USA
  •  what is multi party system
     countries in which there are several parties who stand in elections and try to win and hold power in the government. example India
     pros: Fair Choice democracy
     cons: political instability
  • What is coalition of parties or what is Alliance
     when many parties hold their hands in the purpose of contesting elections and winning power in a multi party system is called a alliance or front
  •  what is the role of opposition
     question the ruling government
     criticizes the government policy
     but cannot criticize each and every decision made by the government 
  •  What is the role or responsibility of election commission of india
     it is responsible for holding election process in India at different levels of Government, State and national level
  • What is the criteria of becoming a national party
     the party must have 6% of votes in the Lok Sabha or assembly elections in 4 states and 4 seats in the Lok Sabha
  •  Why national parties are called as recognised political parties
     the commission treat all the parties equally but it offers special priorities to the large parties. these parties are given a unique symbol, only the official member of the party can use the symbol for elections. parties that get this privilege and some other facilities are recognised by the election commission that is why these parties are known as recognized political parties.
  • What is the criteria of becoming a state party
     the party must have 6% of votes in the legislative assembly  of a state and  wins at least two seats
  •  what is INC
     Inc stands for Indian National Congress it was founded it  1885.  the symbol is hand,  the purpose was to support secularism and welfare of the weak section and minorities
  • What is BJP
    BJP stands for Bhartiya Janata Party .  it was founded in 1980.  it's symbol is Lotus the ideology was to promote cultural nationalism (Hindutva)
  •  challenges faced by the political parties
     the first challenge is lack of internal democracy within parties
     the second challenge is  dynastic succession which is related to first one
     the third challenges growth of money and muscle power  in parties
     the four challenge is that party is do not offer  meaningful choice to the voters because there is a decline in the ideology differences among the parties
  •  what were the steps take care to Reform political parties
    1. the constitution was amended the law say if any MP or MLA changes a party then he or she will lose its seats in the legislative
    2. The supreme court passed an order to reduce the  influence of money and criminals. now candidates contesting elections have to file and affidavit given details of the property and criminal cases spending on them
    3.  the election commission has passed an order making it compulsory for parties to hold their organisational elections and file the income tax return