UPSC Civil Services Model Paper 6

A political party is a group of people who come together to contest elections and hold power in a democracy. Hence statement 1 is not correct.
A political party constitutes a member who has a common interest in policies and ideologies .
A political party can be of two types: a national party or a state party.
The leader, active members, and followers are an integral part of a political party.
They introduce various policies and programs for the people of the country.
They play a decisive role in legislation and execution of any policy .
The opposition party plays the role of critic for the government which is the true essence of any democracy .
The political party moulds public opinion on various issues.
An interest group is an organization that seeks to promote a common interest by exerting pressure on the government . Examples FICCI, fertilizer dealers Association, etc.
Hence statement 2 is correct.
Political parties take political stances, while pressure groups do not bother about political issues.