Political Parties
🗳️ Political Parties – SSC CHSL Study Material with Emojis 🇮🇳✨
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🏛️ What is a Political Party?
- A political party is a group of people who come together to contest elections and hold power in government 🏛️.
- They agree on policies and programmes for society to promote the collective good 🤝.
- Parties try to persuade people why their policies are the best and seek popular support through elections 🗳️.
👥 Components of a Political Party
- 👑 Leaders
- 🧑💼 Active members
- 🙋 Followers
🛠️ Functions of a Political Party
- 📝 Nominate candidates during elections
- 📢 Campaign to gain support for their candidates
- 📜 Present objectives and programmes via manifestos
- 🏛️ Form government if they win majority and implement policies
- 🗣️ Form opposition if in minority, keep a check on government
- 🧑🏫 Educate people and shape public opinion
- 📬 Convey people’s demands to the government
- 🔗 Act as a link between people and government institutions
🌍 Types of Political Systems
- 🟥 One Party System: Only one party rules (e.g., China)
- 🟦 Two Party System: Two major parties dominate (e.g., USA, UK)
- 🟩 Multi-Party System: Many parties compete (e.g., India, France)
🇮🇳 India’s Multi-Party System
- India has the largest number of political parties in the world 🌏.
- Multi-party system gives people multiple choices and allows regional parties to participate 🗳️.
- Drawbacks: Can lead to hung parliaments, coalition governments, and instability ⚖️.
🏅 Types of Political Parties in India
- National Political Party 🏛️
- State/Regional Political Party 🗺️
🏛️ National Political Parties (Currently 8)
- 🟠 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
- 🟣 Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP)
- 🔴 Communist Party of India (CPI)
- 🔵 Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI-M)
- 🟢 Indian National Congress (INC)
- 🟡 Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)
- 🟤 Trinamool Congress (TMC)
- ⚪ National Peoples’ Party (NPP) – First from North-East
🏆 Eligibility for National Political Party
- Secures at least 6% of valid votes in any 4+ states in general election 🗳️, and wins at least 4 Lok Sabha seats 🪑 OR
- Wins at least 2% of Lok Sabha seats (11 seats) from at least 3 different states 🏛️
🗺️ Eligibility for State Political Party
- Secures at least 6% of valid votes in the state in general election 🗳️, and wins at least 2 Assembly seats 🪑 OR
- Wins at least 3% of total Assembly seats or at least 3 seats (whichever is more) 🏛️
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