1. A political party has member who agree on some policies and programmes for the society with a view to promote common good2. It takes to implement the policies by wining popular support through elections .3 . It is a group who hold power in the government
The characteristics of a political party are(i) Political parties contest elections and share power.(ii) They agree on some policies and programmes for the society to promote collective good.(iii) If a political party is unable to win a majority, it makes an alliance with other parties to form a Coalition Government.(iv) Political parties try to persuade people that their policies are better than others.The above characteristics show that political parties are necessary for a democracy.