Civics
Does this suggest that in democracies people contest elections only to make money? But isn’t it true that there are politicians committed to the well-being of the people?
Related Questions
Does the cartoon reflect the data graphics shown on the previous page?



Why don’t parties give enough tickets to women? Is that also due to lack of internal democracy?
Do you agree that this form of reforming political parties will be acceptable to them?

Categorise these photographs by the functions of political parties they illustrate. Find one photograph or news clipping from your own area for each of the functions listed above.

- Activists of BJP Mahila Morcha demonstrate against hike in prices of onions and LPG in Visakhapatnam.
- Minister distributes One lakh cheque to the families of hooch victims at their houses.
- Activists of CPI (M), CPI, OGP and JD (S) take out a rally in Bhubaneswar to protest against POSCO, the Korean steel company for being permitted by the State Government to export iron ore from Orissa to feed steel plants in China and Korea.