political ideology or doctrine "is a type of political theory which upholds a certain political system (broadest sense) and the values and ideals that sustain it, as the final proximation of the human mind to an ideal arrangement , and, therefore, claiming this finality seeks to realise it. the test of a political ideology "lies in its 'application' " thus, preston king says that an ideology "will either involve the actua application of a coherent system of political ideas to a political system in such a way as to direct its activities, or it involves the serious distinction of making this application" in other words, ideology refers to an 'action-related system' of political ideas in the sense that they are sets of ideas concerning change or defence of existing political structures and relationships. ideology involves 'commitment and action' as a part of the political process. It "may or may not possess a logical or philosophical character at all; but it must possess a political character, i.e., a content without which it cannot be described an ideology -----a guide to direct political action