“Hypocrisy ki bhi seema hoti hai [There is a limit to even hypocrisy],” Prime Minister Narendra Modi had famously said during a campaign speech in Bihar. He has, on multiple instances, complained against the dynasty politics of INDIA alliance parties.

But the list of candidates for next month's Maharashtra Assembly polls shows that even in the PM’s party, there is no limit to hypocrisy when it comes to “dynasty” politics.

From the ruling side, BJP, chief minister Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena and Ajit Pawar-led NCP have declared their first list of candidates for the November 20 elections to the 288 Assembly seats. And a significant number of contenders are closely related to party leaders, sitting MLAs and MPs, and current and former ministers...

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