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Election IQ: Why do parties form political alliances?

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Ahead of elections, we often see leading parties reaching out to regional parties to form a collaboration on a common agenda or goal in order to create a government. This is called a political alliance. Why do parties get into an alliance and how does it benefit them? Let's understand all of it in this video.

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