Haryana dynasties thrive across political, ideological boundariesPolitical families in Haryana are using the upcoming assembly elections to secure and expand their influence. Despite anti-dynasty rhetoric...
10 Sep, 2024, 08.30 AM IST
Lok Sabha polls: It's a battle of Chautalas in Jat-dominated HisarThe Hisar Lok Sabha seat in Haryana has a history of winning candidates switching parties between elections, reflecting the intense politic...
16 May, 2024, 12.33 AM IST
Rajnath Singh speaks on 'parivarvaad' politics, says denied ticket to son in 2017 UP Assembly pollsPM Modi had on February 5 in his Motion of Thanks to the President's address speech in Parliament said that if a family has progressed on i...
28 Mar, 2024, 02.25 PM IST
Inherited politics, but ambition caused rebellion in many familiesThere are many other instances where the mother or the father represented one party throughout their life, but their son, daughter, daughte...
09 Apr, 2023, 10.48 AM IST
Political PariWARS: Chirag Paswan is the latest to be knocked out in family coupWith Indian politics regressing from an ideal vocation of social service to family business to acquire, retain and trade power, wealth, inf...
15 Jun, 2021, 11.14 AM IST
Will win 75% of seats in Jat belt: Capt AbhimanyuThe BJP could not do well in this region in the 2014 assembly elections but won all the 10 Lok Sabha seats in Haryana in 2019.
12 Oct, 2019, 09.19 AM IST
BJP’s Haryana campaign to focus on corruption and nationalismHooda has charges of corruption and a charge sheet against him: Capt Abhimanyu
06 Sep, 2019, 06.43 AM IST
Have decided to hang my boots in electoral politics, don't want post-retirement job: Birender SinghThe veteran Jat leader, who ended his decades-old association with the Congress before the 2014 general election, also said there is no sco...
26 Apr, 2019, 05.00 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi's elevation: How India's major parties have been electing their top leadersThe 132-yr-old Congress has seen nail-biting contests over the years while most political parties prefer consensus-making to settle the lea...
01 Dec, 2017, 10.56 AM IST
How India’s political families have handled internal strifeAt last count, the Yadav family had 23 members in active politics, and perhaps it’s such numbers that may be responsible for the jostling w...
30 Oct, 2016, 08.50 PM IST
Haryana polls: Rise in BJP's vote share hits dynasty politicsAn unprecedented 24% surge in vote share helped BJP storm to power in Haryana elections and win seats almost 12 times the number it had won...
20 Oct, 2014, 04.29 PM IST
What does the verdict mean?The national mood seems to be in favour of a single party of promise rather than the narrow appeal of regional formations.
20 Oct, 2014, 11.16 AM IST
Maharashtra and Haryana Assembly Polls 2014: BJP's aggressive campaign against dynasties gets mixed response in HaryanaHowever, Bansi Lal's daughter-in-law and Haryana minister, Kiran Chaudhary, retained her Tosham seat in Bhiwani district.
19 Oct, 2014, 07.39 PM IST
One day Chautala clan will contest on all 90 seats: Amit ShahO P Chautala and his son Ajay Singh Chautala are barred from contesting after their sentencing in a teachers' recruitment case.
07 Oct, 2014, 09.06 PM IST
Election Commission should probe Hooda govt's clearance to Vadra-DLF deal: Narendra Modi"They know that after the elections, the son-in-law (Vadra) will not get any clearances for illegal deals. So, they have dared to take such...
06 Oct, 2014, 05.06 PM IST
People should rid Haryana of dynastic politics: Prime Minister ModiAddressing public meeting for assembly poll, Modi asked people to shun those parties whose leaders were interested in promoting personal in...
06 Oct, 2014, 03.33 PM IST
- Bollywood to Poliwood
What is common between the 'production houses' of national politics and Hindi films?
21 Jan, 2010, 06.13 AM IST