Politics in ‘democratic’ India is family-run business and Punjab will no longer be an exception, as state cabinet minister Bikram Singh Majithia on Sunday resigned to facilitate the "coronation" of Sukhbir Singh Badal as deputy CM of the state, who will be sworn in with blessings from top BJP leaders, later this week.
Sukhbir is president of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and son of Punjab Chief Minister Prakash Singh Badal.
Majithia resigned because his presence in the cabinet would have increased the number of ministers in the Punjab assembly to 19 in the 117-member House.
Majithia, who had gave a courtesy call to the governor after submitting his resignation, said, "I am resigning so that leaders from Majha to get prominent place in government."
The BJP, a vocal critic of dynastic politics, has remained silent over the matter and the younger Badal’s appointment is said to have come about with the approval of saffron stalwarts LK Advani and Rajnath Singh, who perhaps accept the catapult as a part of ground reality politics.
Sukhbir is president of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and son of Punjab Chief Minister Prakash Singh Badal.
Majithia resigned because his presence in the cabinet would have increased the number of ministers in the Punjab assembly to 19 in the 117-member House.
Majithia, who had gave a courtesy call to the governor after submitting his resignation, said, "I am resigning so that leaders from Majha to get prominent place in government."
The BJP, a vocal critic of dynastic politics, has remained silent over the matter and the younger Badal’s appointment is said to have come about with the approval of saffron stalwarts LK Advani and Rajnath Singh, who perhaps accept the catapult as a part of ground reality politics.
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