PoliTricks: Chirag Paswan may have failed. But dynastic politics is what keeps regional parties afloat

 

For regional parties, dynastic politics seems to have become a necessary evil. Necessary, because the succession line in regional parties almost always comprises a family member ready to take over the reins. If not, the party faces the danger of being relegated to the shadows once the main leader is no longer around. Watch News Editor Ruhi Tewari in her column #PoliTricks.