The clash of interests in Uttar Pradesh’s Samajwadi
family isn’t due to ideological differences. Like in a normal, extended joint
family, the clash is for the control of cash. Over the past many years, before
the arrival of Akhilesh Yadav in politics, his father Mulayam Singh Yadav and
uncle Shivpal built up a system of clientele. Politics for them, like all
politicians of every hue and colour, was meant for generating resources through
patronage and protection. The resources thus generated were ploughed back into
party politics to keep them ahead of their political rivals like the BSP and
BJP.
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