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Monday, October 13, 2025
TopicDynasty politics

Topic: dynasty politics

Netanyahu’s ‘final war’ obsession won’t bring lasting peace to Israel

ThePrint view on the most important issues this week.

‘Dynasts’ are contesting in over half of Karnataka’s seats, Congress to JDS & BJP

Karnataka’s political arena is packed with the offspring, siblings, spouses, and in-laws of various political figures, with the Congress alone fielding at least 15 such candidates.

Just 16% of BJP’s Lok Sabha candidates are women & over half of them are from political families

BJP has announced candidates for 417 Lok Sabha seats of which 68 are women. The party had fielded 45 women candidates in 2009, 38 in 2014, and 55 in 2019.

‘Older than history,’ but slowly changing — Banaras after the Gyanvapi puja

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

Going, going, gone — another Congress dynasty crumbles as Ashok Chavan resigns from party

Mumbai: In the past two years, Ashok Chavan often skipped events where he was expected to be present, and attended those where his presence...

‘Neither Amit Shah nor Rajnath Singh runs a party,’ says Modi on Oppn’s ‘dynasty jibes’ at BJP

Replying to Motion of Thanks on President’s address, Modi takes aim at Congress, says ‘Nehru ji’s thinking towards Indians was that Indians were lazy and less intelligent’.

Forget Congress dynasty, BJP-RSS politics has been more harmful for India

Making fun of 'parivarvad' and Rahul Gandhi is no longer effective. The assessment of dynasty rule should be comprehensive, not just limited to party propaganda.

‘Not parivarwaad’? BJP faces heat as ‘34 dynasts’ fielded in Karnataka, rule bent to give 4 families 2 tickets each

Congress has lashed out at BJP for seemingly violating its own policy against ‘dynastic politics’. BJP says it defines a dynasty differently.

Vijayendra, Poonam, Dushyant, Abhishek, Varun—why some BJP dynasts can’t impress Modi-Shah

Nothing explains why some dynasts make it big in Modi’s BJP and government while others are consistently overlooked. If only Anurag Thakur could give them a tip or two.

Udhayanidhi to Aaditya Thackeray — here’s a look at the ‘son rise’ in India’s new politics

Last week, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin inducted his son Udhayanidhi into his cabinet. Political experts believe this is a relatively new trend that will lead to 'decay' in politics.  

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No Mamata Banerjee, women’s safety isn’t a curfew issue

For Indian women, the smallest unit of control becomes the family; the largest, the State. Both speak the same language.

Niti Aayog recommends fully decriminalising 12 offences under new I-T Act to ‘foster more trust’

Recommendations appear in Niti Aayog’s Tax Policy Working Paper Series–II. It says there is a need to shift away from fear-based enforcement to trust-based governance.

India, UK sign £350 mn deal for Martlet. What are these Lightweight Multirole Missiles

In service with the British military since 2019, it is also known as the Martlet missile. Ukrainians have also deployed these missiles against Russian troops.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.