Dynastic politics carries a negative connotation, but it is unfair to solely attribute its promotion to any single party. The allocation of tickets by the three principal parties - the Biju Janata Dal, the Bharatiya Janata Party, and the Congress – in Odisha demonstrates the influence of dynastic ties in furthering careers across the political spectrum.
The list of candidates for 49 Assembly and eight Lok Sabha seats announced by Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee showed there was no hesitation on part of grand old party in fielding father-son and father-daughter duos.
Bhakta Charan Das, serving as Chairman of the Congress Campaign Committee, is slated to contest the Assembly election from Narla in Kalahandi district while his son, Sagar Charan Das has been fielded from Bhawanipatna, situated not far from Narla in the same district.
