Question

describe any five major functions of political panics perform in a democracy

Answer 1

1. Political parties contest elections. They put forward their candidates who contest elections.

2. They form and run the government . Political party that wins the majority in Lok sabha forms the government and execute their policies.

3. They make laws .

4. The political party not in power forms the opposition and criticizes the decisions of the government and mobilizes public support against the bad policies of the government.

5. Parties provide people access to government machinery and welfare schemes . For an ordinary person it is easy to approach a local party leader rather than a government officer.