While fragmentation, personality cults, and numerous parties are characteristics of India's party system, a strong ideological basis and consistent focus on national interest across most parties is less common.
Which of the following is not found today a general characteristic of the party system in India?
Asked in Civil Judge 2018 · Topic: Political Parties (Party System in India: Features and Evolution)
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Answer: B. Most of the parties are based on ideology and concerned with national interest.
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