Give the meaning of a political party.

Short/Brief Note

A political party is a group of people who come together to contest elections and hold power in the government.
A political party has three components: a leader, an active member, and followers.

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Chapter 3.02: Election, Political Parties and Pressure Groups - Exercises [Page 252]

Chapter 3.02 Election, Political Parties and Pressure Groups
Exercises | Q IV. 2 | Page 252

Complete the concept map.

Political Party	State in which they are influential
Shiromani Akali Dal
Assam Gan Parishad
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Shivsena

Complete the following timeline regarding establishment of political parties in India.

State whether the following statement is true or false. Give reasons for your answer.

Political parties are social organisations.

Who accords recognition to various political parties as national or regional parties?

Match the following

1.	Democracy	criticize the government policies
2.	Election commission	forms the government
3.	Majority party	rule of the people
4.	Opposition party	free and fair election

State the difference between an ideology and an agenda.

State parties are otherwise known as ______ parties.

______ treats all the parties equally.

A political party has three components: a ______ and the ______.

A political party must have at least ______ members.