Chapter 6 “Political Parties” of Class 10 Civics, the student will study about the political parties as vehicles of federal sharing of political power. India has a multi-party system where various political parties contest elections and the party that wins the elections run the government. Students will be introduced to the essential characteristics of the political parties and the necessary components. There are several challenges that a party has to face in the name of internal conflicts, dynastic successions and more, which too will be introduced in the NCERT chapter 10.