Heir raising: Battle of sons in Shivamogga
(WorldNews India)

The age of monarchies may be long over but sons and dynasties continue to rule the roost in politics in every state and Karnataka is no different. Former CM Siddaramaiah’s son Dr Yathindra struck it rich in the battle for Varuna, his father’s seat in the May 2018 Assembly polls and so did many others cutting across party lines including Ajay Singh, son of former CM late Dharam Singh, Dinesh Gundurao, son of former CM late Gundurao, Basavaraj Bommai, son of another former CM, S.R. Bommai and Kumar Bangarappa, son of former CM late S. Bangarappa who incidentally won against his brother Madhu Bangarappa in Shivamogga. And who can forget H.D. Kumaraswamy and brother Revanna,...