"MP's children did not get tickets because of me" - PM Modi

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that dynastic politics is against democracy and should be avoided.

Succession Politics

BJP Parliamentary Party meeting was held yesterday. Attending the event, Modi said the successor would increase political bribery and corruption. He went on to say, "Dynastic politics is dangerous for the country. Dynasties promote casteism."

5 State Elections

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has won a landslide victory in the five state elections held last week. The BJP won in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur in polls that ended last week. The Congress lost Punjab to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).

I am the reason

In this context, the weekly BJP MPs' meeting was held yesterday. Speaking at the meeting, Prime Minister Modi said, “Several MPs and party leaders were seeking tickets in the recently concluded elections for their children and many of them were denied. BJP MPs' children did not get tickets to contest because that comes under dynastic politics. They did not get tickets because of me."