Dynasty Politics

P Chidambaram responds to Narendra Modi's dare, lists out names of non-Nehru-Gandhi Congress presidents

In an election rally in Chhattisgarh on Friday, Modi had asked the Congress to make a Congressman, from outside the Nehru-Gandhi family, president of the party for five years.

Tej Pratap Yadav rubbishes rumours of rift within Lalu Prasad's family, says BJP responsible

Omission of RJD leader Tej Pratap Yadav's name from a list of dignitaries who would be attending the party's 22nd foundation day celebrations on Thursday, has added gist to speculations about a rift within party chief Lalu Prasad Yadav's family.

Congress president Rahul Gandhi is incarnation of dynasty politics, says JD(U) legislator Neeraj Kumar

Janata Dal (United), an ally of BJP in Bihar described new Congress president Rahul Gandhi as Vanshvad ka naya avatar (the new incarnation of dynasty politics)

Rahul Gandhi elected unopposed as Congress president in long-awaited move, will take charge on 16 December

Congress elevated Rahul Gandhi as its president, preparing to challenge the dominance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of national polls in 2019.

Congress president election: All 89 nominations filed propose Rahul Gandhi as next party chief

All 89 nominations filed in Congress presidential election proposed party vice-president Rahul Gandhi as the next party president paving the way for the Gandhi scion's undisputed elevation

Shehzad Poonawalla says Rahul Gandhi's nomination as party president 'black day' for Congress

Shehzad Poonawalla dubbed the imminent election of Rahul Gandhi as party chief as "Mughal style coronation" and said it is a "black day" in the history of the grand old party

Seal Gujarat's destiny on 9 Dec, urges Narendra Modi in Dharmapur, continues attack on Congress' 'dynastic politics'

Continuing his scathing attacks on the Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that the Congress has an animosity for Gujarat and that Gujaratis must decide the destiny of the state by voting on 9 December

Gujarat Assembly Election 2017: Rahul Gandhi's 'soft Hindutva' holds little appeal for people of Dwarka

The BJP's attack on Rahul Gandhi is a thought-out strategy using which it wants to end the Congress's soft Hindutva strategy.

Narendra Modi says BJP govt's war on corruption 'uncompromising'; lauds handling of Sikkim standoff

Declaring that his battle against corruption was "uncompromising", Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said those indulging in graft cannot escape, as the BJP endorsed the government's fight against terror and black money and lauded the handling of the Doka La military standoff with China.

Rahul Gandhi was slammed for defending dynastic politics, but what could it tell us of Indian democracy?

Inquiring into dynastic succession in politics — as with Rahul Gandhi and the Congress — will help us understand more about India’s democracy