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How does functioning of interest groups differ from political parties? Discuss with appropriate examples.

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Parties and interest groups both link society to the state, but they do different work. Giovanni Sartori (Parties and Party Systems, 1976) defined a party as any group that presents candidates at elections and can place them in public office. An interest group seeks to influence those who hold office without seeking office itself; Maurice…

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