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Differentiate a political party from a pressure group. Explain the role of R.S.S. and Bajrang Dal-units of Sangh-Parivar as pressure-groups in the Indian political system.

  • UPSC 1999
  • Party System

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A pressure group is an organised body that seeks to influence public policy without seeking public office. In Gabriel Almond's terms, groups perform interest articulation and parties interest aggregation. The Sangh Parivar tests this boundary more severely than any other Indian formation.

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  • Party and pressure group: the criteria
  • The RSS: an ideological and cadre pressure group
  • The Bajrang Dal: street mobilisation
  • A category problem
  • Conclusion
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