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Interpretation.-In this Schedule, unless the context otherwise requires,- (a) "Panchayat" means an institution (by whatever name called) of self Government constituted under article 243B for the rural areas; (b) "Gram Panchayat" in relation to a member of a Panchayat belonging to any political party in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 2 or paragraph 3, means the group consisting of all the members of that Panchayat for the time being belonging to that political party in accordance with the said provisions; (c) "original political party," in relation to a member of a Panchayat means the political party to which he belongs for the purposes of subparagraph ( 1) of paragraph 2; (a) "paragraph" means a paragraph of this Schedule.