Answer:
(i)
We can understand the necessity of political parties by imagining a situation
without parties. Every candidate in the elections will be independent. So no
one will be able to make any promises to the people about any major policy
changes.
(ii) Elected representatives will be accountable to their constituencies
for what they do in the locality. But no one will be responsible for how the country
runs.
(iii) India also has non-party based elections to the
panchayats in many states. Although parties do not contest formally, it is
generally noticed that the village splits into more than one faction, each of
which puts up a 'panel' of its candidates. This is exactly what the party does.
That is why, we have political parties in almost all the countries of the
world.
(iv) The rise of political parties is directly linked to
the emergence of representative democracies. Large-scale societies need
representative democracy. Large societies need some way to bring various
representatives together so that a responsible government can be formed.
Thus, can say that parties are a necessary condition for a
democracy.
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