Analyse the role of opposition political parties in democracy

CBSE Class 10 CBSE Class 10 Social Science
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Explain the role of opposition in democratic set up.
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Analyse the role of opposition political parties in democracy.

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An effective, responsible and responsive opposition is the hallmark of a democracy and lifeblood of a competitive party system:

  • Those parties that lose in the election, plays the role of opposition to the parties in power.
  • The opposition criticises and exposes the mistakes, shortcomings, failures, lapses etc. of the ruling party.
  • The opposition help to ventilate the grievances of the people and helps the government to know their views.
  • Opposition has often checked the financial malpractices on part of the government and exposed various scams of government.
  • Opposition performs legislative role. It exposes the weakneses of th ministers and the bureaucracy.
  • Opposition does not always obstruct and harass the government. It agrees with the government on certain fundamentals.