Summary:
MANGALURU: Family politics or dynasty politics has become a norm in many states, including Karnataka. Senior leaders like former Union minister B Janardhan Poojary has seen it to that his family stayed away from politics. Former chief minister Veerappa Moily had tried hard to field his son Harsha Moily from Dakshina Kannada constituency in the previous Lok Sabha poll. While a few families have been loyal to one party for several years, there are several political families that have loyalists in different parties.However, Dakshina Kannada is indifferent to family politics till today. Dynasty politics is undemocratic and anti-Constitutional..