Poll season innings have opened with dynastic woes and alliance blues, writes Shekhar Iyer
Interestingly, some parties are forced to go through the motions of âimpartialityâ and âstrict scrutinyâ in choosing candidatesâdespite dynastic backgrounds calling the shots for them.
Woes of dynastic politics and seat-sharing in alliances are part of any election drama in India. Naturally, there are no exceptions when it comes to this yearâs round of assembly polls in four statesâWest Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam and Kerala and the Union Territory of Puducherry.
But what is interesting is that some parties are forced to go through the motions of âimpartialityâ and âstrict scrutinyâ in choosing candidatesâdespite dynastic background calling the shots for them. Take for instance what is happening in Tamil Nadu. DMK president M K Stalinâs son and political heir Udhayanidhi Stalin has had to submit himself to an ânerkanalâ