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  2. Political party - Wikipedia

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    A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific ideological or policy goals. Political parties have become a major part of the politics of almost every country, as modern ...

  3. Politics of India - Wikipedia

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    e. Politics of India works within the framework of the country's Constitution. India is a parliamentary secular democratic republic in which the president of India is the head of state & first citizen of India and the Prime Minister of India is the head of government. It is based on the federal structure of government, although the word is not ...

  4. Indian National Congress - Wikipedia

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    The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party or simply the Congress, is a political party in India with deep roots in most regions of India. Founded on 28 December 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British Empire in Asia and Africa. [c][30] From the late 19th century, and especially after ...

  5. Swatantra Party - Wikipedia

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    Swatantra Party. The Swatantra Party was an Indian classical liberal political party that existed from 1959 to 1974. It was founded by C. Rajagopalachari [13] in reaction to what he felt was the Jawaharlal Nehru -dominated Indian National Congress 's increasingly socialist and statist outlook. [2]

  6. Hindu Mahasabha - Wikipedia

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    The late Bhoopalam Chandrashekariah, president of the Hindu Mahasabha State unit, is seated to Savarkar's left. Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha (lit. 'All-India Hindu Grand Assembly') is a Hindu nationalist political party in India. [2][17][18] Founded in 1915 by Madan Mohan Malviya, the Mahasabha functioned mainly as a pressure group ...

  7. Political integration of India - Wikipedia

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    Political integration of India. Before it gained independence in 1947, India (also called the Indian Empire) was divided into two sets of territories, one under direct British rule (British India), and the other consisting of princely states under the suzerainty of the British Crown, with control over their internal affairs remaining to varying ...

  8. Political parties in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The Constitution Party is a national conservative political party in the United States. It was founded as the U.S. Taxpayers Party in 1992 by Howard Phillips. The party's official name was changed to the "Constitution Party" in 1999; however, some state affiliate parties are known under different names.

  9. Official Opposition (India) - Wikipedia

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    t. e. In India, Official Opposition designates largest party not supporting the ruling cabinet in the Parliament of India or a State or Territory Legislative Assembly. To get formal recognition in either upper or lower houses, the concerned party must have at least 10% of the total strength of the house. [1] A single party has to meet the 10% ...