Karnataka is in the throes of its once-in-five-years game of high-profile musical chairs. Looking past the colourful poll action, a question arises about the Karnataka model of politics. Democracy by definition implies the right of all citizens, irrespective of background or wealth, to pursue public life. But is the stranglehold of families across parties now so entrenched that politics is almost totally closed to the ordinary citizen?
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