Question

How do the political parties help in the formation of public opinion explain?

Answer 1

(i) Without political parties, democracies cannot exist.

(ii) If we do not have political parties; in such a situation every candidate in elections will be independent.

(iii) No one will be able to make any promises to the people about any major policy changes.

(iv) The government may be formed but its utility will remain uncertain.

(v) Elected representatives will be accountable to their constituency for what they do in their locality.

(vi) But no one will be responsible for how the country will run.

Answer 2

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Political parties shape public opinion in the following ways :-

• They highlight and raise issues.

• Parties have lakhs of members spread all over the country. Often pressure groups are an extension of political parties, among different sections of the society. They help in taking up issues and forming public opinion.

• Sometimes, parties launch movements for solving the problems faced by people. Often the public opinion develops on the same lines that the parties take.