Describe the three components of a political party

CBSE Class 10 CBSE Class 10 Social Science
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Describe the three components of a political party.

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A political party has three components:

  1. The leaders.
  2. The active members.
  3. The followers.

Leaders:

  • The leaders are recruited and trained by parties.
  • Policy decisions are taken by the political executives of concerned parties. They fight election.
  • They are the policy makers of their parties.

Members:

  • Without members a party cannot run.
  • They are the pre-requisite of a party.
  • They go by the direction of the party leadership.

Followers are the ordinary citizens. They believe in the policies of their respective party.

  • They give popular support through elections.
  • Often the opinion of the followers crystallise on the lines parties take.