Question

Explain any five functions of political parties.​

Answer 1

Answer:

1) Political Parties Contest Flections: Elections are fought mainly among the candidates put up by political parties.

2) Parties put forward different policies and programmes and the voters choose from them.

3) Parties Make Laws: Parties play a decisive role in making laws for a country. Laws are debated and passed in the Legislature.

4) Parties Form and Run Governments: The big policy decisions are taken by political executive that comes from political parties.

5) Role of Opposition: Those parties that lose in the elections play the role of opposition to the parties in power by voicing different views and criticising government for its faliures.