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CBSE - Civics - Popular Struggles and Movements

Popular Struggles and Movements

Short Answer Type

What is the difference between a pressure group and a political party?

1. A pressure group is an organized or an unorganized body that seeks to promote its  interests while a political party seeks to attain political power by contesting elections.
 2. Pressure groups are formed by the people of common interests, occupations and  opinions while political parties are forced on the basic of ideology and vision.
3. A pressure group represents their own single interests while political parties  represents various interests.

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