Question

A political party conducts regular elections, yet the same leaders continue to hold power for decades and key decisions are made by a small group. This situation best reflects:

Choose the correct option-

• A. A federal party structure
• B. Lack of internal democracy
• C. Dynastic succession
• D. Strong ideological unity

Hint:

Think of the challenges faced by political parties. Which one is about power being held by a few top leaders inside the party?

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

Step 1: Understand the situation:
The party holds elections, but the same leaders stay in power for decades. Key decisions are taken by a small group.
This tells us that the ordinary members of the party have little say in who leads it or what it decides.

Step 2: Recall the challenge from NCERT:
NCERT names four challenges to political parties: lack of internal democracy, dynastic succession, money and muscle power, and meaningful choice to voters.
Under lack of internal democracy it says that all over the world there is a tendency in parties towards the concentration of power in one or a few leaders at the top. Parties do not keep membership registers, do not hold organisational meetings and do not hold regular internal elections.

Step 3: Check option A:
A federal party structure means a party has units at the national and state levels with some freedom for each. The situation does not talk about this. So option A is wrong.

Step 4: Check option B:
Power staying with the same few leaders and decisions taken by a small group is exactly the lack of internal democracy. So option B is correct.

Step 5: Check option C:
Dynastic succession means top posts pass to family members. The passage does not mention any family link between the leaders. So option C does not fit as well.

Step 6: Check option D:
Strong ideological unity would mean members share the same ideas and take part in decisions. It does not describe a small group controlling everything. So option D is wrong.

Final Answer:
The party fails to give its members a real say, so the situation shows lack of internal democracy. The correct choice is option B. \[ \boxed{\text{Option B}} \]