Political parties are an inevitable part of a democratic system. They contest elections to win votes and power by mobilizing support and floating candidates. Key activities of political parties include preparing candidate lists, publishing manifestos, campaigning through posters, meetings and processions. Major political parties in India are the Indian National Congress, Bharatiya Janata Party, Communist Party of India (Marxist), Bahujan Samaj Party and Nationalist Congress Party. Proper election procedures include preparing voter lists and designating polling stations.

2. POLITICAL PARTIES

3.  Political parties form an inevitable factor in a
democratic system. During election they contest
each other for winning votes. They can participate
in the electoral contest either as single parties or
as alliances.
 Each of these parties have an its own election
manifesto.
 Political parties function by mobilizing people and
attain power through their support. When they are
not in power, their propaganda will be based on
the failure of ruling party.

4.  Preparing the list of candidates.
 Selection of suitable candidates.
 Publishing the election manifesto.
 Advertisements in periodicals.
 Advertisements in Audio-visual media.
 Expose of a popular leader.
 Consider the demands of the people.
 Organize and express the will of the people.
 Link between the government and the people.
 Taking part in elections and trying to capture the
power by constitutional methods.
 To form the government.

5.  Election campaigning is regarded crucial stage. They follow the
following methods or techniques during the election
campaigning:
 1) Postering : A few days before the actual election day the
election campaigning begins with Postering.
 2) Meetings : Then the candidates hold various party meeting
and corner meetings to get the support of the party workers as
well as the local social, religious and cultural bodies.
 3) Speeches: In these meetings various speeches are delivered
by the local as well as the national leaders.
 4) Processions: In these procession a large numbers of trucks,
tempoes, cycles etc…are used to procession sits who shout
slogans in favour of their candidates.
 5) House to House Canvassing: It is undertaken by the different
candidates and their party men to get the support and
sympathies of the general public.

6.  Indian National Congress(I.N.C(I))
Symbol –Hand
 Bharatiya Janata Party(B.J.P),
Symbol-Lotus
 Communist Party of India(Marxist)-C.P.I.(M)
Symbol- Homer, sickle and star
 Bahujan Samaj Party(B.S.P)
Symbol- Elephant
 Nationalist Congress Party(N.D.P)
Symbol- clock
 Rashtriya Janatadal(R.G.D)
Symbol- Lantern

7. Prepare voters list for a specific
area and fix previously the centre
for recording votes. This may be
called a polling station. Name of
polling station was in scribed in
voters list

8. THANK YOU

9.  Submitted by’
RAMEENA.N
Social Science
Register No: 13303023
M.T.T.C Pathanapuram