Political Parties and Nature of Party System in india

Significance of Political Parties In a democracy political parties present alternative political programmes before the electorate and seek the mandate of the people. As we see that the opposition party always act as the watchdog of the constitution.

Dr. Finer has mentioned that “without parties an electorate would either be impotent or destructive by embarking on impossible policies that would only week the political machine.”

Functions of Political Parties To propagate their ideals and policies To contest elections

Advantages of Political Parties Political Parties are according to the nature of the human beings Political Parties concentrate the attention of the voters on big issues They make the working of the democracy stable and successful Political parties create co-operation between the executive and the legislature

5. Opposition parties checks the absolutism of the government 6 5. Opposition parties checks the absolutism of the government 6. Political parties create awakening among the people 7. Opposition parties points out the shortcomings of the laws 8. They make the working of the constitution and government flexible

9. They act as a link between people and the government 10 9. They act as a link between people and the government 10. They pilot the reforms 11. They impart much political education 12. They also compose of the committee of experts

Demerits of Political Parties National interest is harmed by the selfish propaganda of the parties Party system creates factionalism They crush individuality Wrong education of the people Parties spread corruption The ruling party makes good laws at the time of elections so to attract votes

7. Dictatorship of the ruling party 8 7. Dictatorship of the ruling party 8. Unstable government in multi-party system 9. They sometimes spread communal hatred also 10. The country is deprived of the services of the talented people owing to the multi-party system

Nature of Political Parties in India The origin of the political parties is influenced by various social, economic and religious factors. They have largely influenced by the progress of Independence of the country.

Major Political Parties Congress Party The Communist Party of India Bhartiya Janta Party Communist Party of India (Marxist) Samajwadi Party And many more…….

Regional Political Parties The D.M.K (Tamil Nadu) The Akali Dal (Punjab) Telgu Desham (Andhra Pradesh) And many more…….

Conclusion Hence we see that political parties have their advantages and also disadvantages. The fact remains that the true essence of a democracy could only be realized with the functioning of the political parties.