Question

WHAT DO YOU UNDERSTAND BY POLITICAL COMPETITION? EXPLAIN THE DRAWBACK OF  ELECTORAL OR POLITICAL COMPETITION.​

Answer 1

~ Political competion is competition for political power. It is competition for the ability to shape and control the content and direction of public policy- rivalry for the capacity to influence or determine official governmental decisionmaking and action on questions of public.

Drawbacks of political competition are:-

1)It creates disunity & factionalism

2)Candidates often use dirty tricks to discredit their opponents & win elections

3)Long term policies may become a casualty for electoral politics

4)Money power is often a crucial determinant of results in elections & smaller and independent candidates may not have sufficient resources to compete with big parties on equal terms.

5)Parties can even bribe the people with money or snacks for vote.