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2022
M. Govarthan, A. Muralidharan, M. Moorthy, T. Singaravelou
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This document provides an overview of political parties. It discusses why political parties are needed in democracies and their role in forming governments and implementing policies. It also explores the various functions of political parties, including contesting elections and shaping laws.
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Political Parties Overview In this tour of democracy, we have come across political parties several Chapter 6 times. In Class IX, we noticed the role of political parties in the rise of democracies, in the formation of c...
Political Parties Overview In this tour of democracy, we have come across political parties several Chapter 6 times. In Class IX, we noticed the role of political parties in the rise of democracies, in the formation of constitutional designs, in electoral politics and in the making and working of governments. In this textbook, we have glanced at political parties as vehicles of federal sharing of political power and as negotiators of social divisions in the arena of democratic politics. Before concluding this tour, let us take a close look at the nature and working of political parties, especially in our country. We begin by asking two common questions: Why do we need parties? How many parties are good for a democracy? In the light of these, we introduce the national and regional political parties in today’s India and then look at what is wrong with political parties and what can be done about it. Po l i t i c a l Pa r t i e s 2022-23 71 Why do we need political parties? © (1) M Govarthan (2) A Muralidharan (3) M Moorthy (4) T Singaravelou, The Hindu (1) (3) D e m o c ra t i c Politics (2) Election Commission has officially banned wall writing by parties during election times. Most political parties argue that was the cheapest way for their campaign. These election times used to create amazing graffiti on the walls. Here are some (4) examples from Tamil Nadu. 72 2022-23 © RK Laxman - Brushing up the years Po l i t i c a l Pa r t i e s 2022-23 73 D e m o c ra t i c Politics 74 2022-23 © (1) C V Subrahmanyan (2) K Gopinathan 2 (3) A Chakrabarty, The Hindu 1 3 1: Activists of BJP Mahila Morcha demonstrate against hike in prices of onions and LPG in Visakhapatnam. 2: Minister distributes Rs One lakh cheque to the families of hooch victims at their houses. 3: Activists of CPI (M), CPI, OGP and JD (S) take out a rally in Bhubaneswar to protest against POSCO, the Korean steel company for being permitted by the State Government to export iron ore from Orissa to feed steel plants in China and Korea. How many parties should we have? Po l i t i c a l Pa r t i e s 2022-23 75 D e m o c ra t i c Politics © Zuban 76 2022-23 Po l i t i c a l Pa r t i e s 2022-23 77 D e m o c ra t i c Politics Source: SDSA Team, State of Democracy in South Asia, Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2007 78 2022-23 © Tab - The Calgary Sun, Cagle Cartoons Inc. Does the cartoon reflect the data graphics shown on the previous page? National parties Po l i t i c a l Pa r t i e s 2022-23 79 D e m o c ra t i c Politics 80 2022-23 State parties Po l i t i c a l Pa r t i e s 2022-23 81 82 D e m o c ra t i c Politics 2022-23 Challenges to political parties © Riber Hansson - Svenska Dagbladet, Cagle Cartoons Inc. Berlusconi was the Prime Po l i t i c a l Pa r t i e s Minister of Italy. He is also one of the top businessmen in Italy. He is the leader of the Forza Italia founded in 1993. His company owns TV channels, the most important publishing company, a foot ball club (AC Milan) and a bank. This cartoon was made during the last elections. 2022-23 83