Describe major functions of political parties

• Political Parties (C10)

Describe major functions of political parties.

Answer

1. Parties contest elections.

2. They put forward different policies and programmes.

3. Parties play a decisive role in making laws of a country.

4. Parties form and run the government.

5. Defeated parties (those parties that lose) in the election play its role of opposition to the parties in power.

6. Parties shape public opinion.

7. Parties provide people access to government machinery and welfare schemes implemented by the government.