Dynasty Politics Of BJP Has Spread Fast. Its List Of Dynast Leaders Is Only Getting Longer

BJP Dynasty Politics: Despite its claims of being against family & dynasty politics, BJP has fielded several candidates from prominent political families, giving the Opposition fodder to attack it.

From left: DK Aruna, Basavaraj Bommai, Jyotiraditya Scindia — all belonging to political dynasties ( Image Source :PTI )

In the run-up to the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, the BJP, among other issues, harped on the "dynasty politics" of the Congress to build its poll campaign. The BJP built a carefully crafted image of Narendra Modi, then the chief minister of Gujarat, and used it to contrast with that of the Gandhi family in the poll campaign. Modi, with no children and spouse, was the ideal contender for the Prime Minister's chair at a time when the discontent among voters over dynasty politics and nepotism-related