AI-generated practice question — model-generated for extra practice, not a previous-year CBSE board question.
A political party is a group of people who come together to contest elections and hold power in the government, agreeing on certain policies and programmes to promote the collective good.
Source: Democratic Politics – II, Chapter 4, "Why do we need political parties? — Meaning"
The examiner expects the textbook definition. Key elements to include: (1) group of people, (2) contest elections, (3) hold power, (4) agree on policies/programmes for collective good. Do not write more than one line for a 1-mark question.