How do Political Parties influence public opinion? Examine.

(i) Parties shape public opinion through different sources..

(ii) They raise and highlight issues of public interests and nation’s development.

(iii) Parties have lakhs of members and activists spread all over the country to cater the interests of society

(iv) Many of the pressure groups are the extensions of political parties among different sections of society.

(v) Parties sometimes also launch movements for the resolution of problems faced by people. Often opinions in the society crystallise on the lines parties take.