Could Jayalalithaa or the AIADMK have put in place a transparent succession plan, which could have pre-empted much of this bloodletting that we witnessed over the last few weeks? In theory, yes, it is possible, but in practice, the dice is loaded against it; unless, of course, political parties are willing to reinvent themselves. Yet, it does highlight, like the other two examples, the need for succession planning. So, if succession planning is to begin in political parties, then a precondition is fixing electoral funding. Look at it any which way, it is time political parties looked at succession planning.

Source: Mint February 19, 2017 17:56 UTC