Dynasty as a positive force

Jayalalithaa, Mayawati and Naveen Patnaik do not have known successors. No surprise, these are also areas where the BJP believes it has long-term prospects to consolidate its position

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DEMOCRATIC DYNASTIES State, Party and Family in Contemporary Indian Politics Kanchan Chandra (Ed) Cambridge University Press 279 pages; Rs 495 On Monday, speaking at the birth anniversary celebrations of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, freedom fighter and India’s first home minister, Prime Minister Narendra Modi remembered him as a leader who did nothing for his family, and his family also did not take a “copyright” over him. It can be safely assumed that Mr Modi’s swipe was aimed at the Nehru-Gandhi family. With Assembly elections in Uttar ...

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Dynasty as a positive force