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                 What is the difference between a pressure group and a political party? Or What are pressure groups? How are they different from political parties? Why are they formed?    

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Pressure Group	Political Party
Pressure group is an organisation formed when people with common occupation, interest,  aspirations or opinions come together in order to achieve a common objective.	A political party is a group of people who come together to contest elections and hold power in the government.
Pressure group is an informal institution.	Political Party is a formal institution.
Pressure groups do not directly control or share political power.	Political parties directly control or share political power.
Their membership is limited.	The membership of political parties is very broad based.
Pressure groups are not accountable to the people.	Political parties-have to face the people in elections and therefore, they are accountable to the people.