In the world’s largest democracy, dynastic politics is a dominant theme, and the Jatland is no exception.
Political parties have once again lined up members of prominent political clans of Haryana for the May 12 Lok Sabha polls.
Leading the pack is the Congress, followed by the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) and its off-shoot the newly floated Jannayak Janata Party (JJP).
Haryana has 10 Lok Sabha seats and six Congress candidates hail from different political clans.
Interestingly, the politics of patronage has not left untouched even the BJP — the party that used to hold ‘clout of clan’ responsible for decay in the political culture of Haryana.
Poll observers say the BJP’s decision to field Union minister Birender Singh’s son Brijendra Singh, an IAS officer from Hisar, has come as a surprise. The minister, whose wife Prem Lata is BJP MLA, has offered to resign from the Union cabinet and the Rajya Sabha.
The family traces its lineage to social reformer Sir Chhotu Ram, who was the maternal grandfather of Birender.
Also testing their political muscle will be the third and fourth generations of Haryana’s three famous Lals--Bansi Lal, Devi Lal and Bhajan Lal.
{{/usCountry}}Also testing their political muscle will be the third and fourth generations of Haryana’s three famous Lals--Bansi Lal, Devi Lal and Bhajan Lal.
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