Assertion (A) >: In India, the political parties which formed the governments represented the majority of seats secured in the elections to the House of the People at the Centre and the Legislative Assemblies in the States but not the majority of votes. R

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Q: 64 (IAS/1994)

Assertion (A): In India, the political parties which formed the governments represented the majority of seats secured in the elections to the House of the People at the Centre and the Legislative Assemblies in the States but not the majority of votes.
Reason (R): The elections based on the majority -vote system decide the result on the basis of relative majority of votes secured. In the context of the above statements, which one of the following is correct?

question_subject: 

Polity

question_exam: 

IAS

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{'relative majority': [0, 1, 0, 0], 'political parties': [1, 0, 0, 2], 'elections': [1, 1, 0, 1], 'majority': [8, 3, 4, 5], 'india': [8, 1, 7, 13], 'votes': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'seats': [6, 6, 8, 25], 'governments': [1, 0, 0, 0], 'legislative assemblies': [2, 1, 2, 5]}

The correct answer is: Both A and R are true, but R is not a correct explanation of A.

Statement A correctly states that in India, the political parties that form the governments usually represent the majority of seats secured in the elections to the House of the People (Lok Sabha) at the Centre and the Legislative Assemblies in the States. However, it is not explicitly mentioned whether they represent the majority of votes or not.

Statement R is partially correct in explaining the electoral system in India, which is based on the majority-vote system. However, it is not a direct explanation of Statement A because the assertion does not explicitly mention that the majority of votes are not represented by the parties forming the governments.

Therefore, the correct answer is: Both A and R are true, but R is not a correct explanation of A.