Election 2013: New Breed Of Politicians Take Center Stage

By siliconindia | Thursday, 12 December 2013, 13:07 Hrs

The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) is no far behind when it comes to involving people of newer backgrounds. Ram Kishan Singhal, who is a business director in a company, along with RP Singh who plays a chief role in an advertisement agency are some participants of the BJP.

Several MLAs have declared their occupation as self employed with a few assets or are otherwise unemployed, and these MLAs belong to AAP, the new face of government. The number of MLA doctors has taken a huge plunge whereas the count of teachers, professors and lawyers remains the same. Earlier there were only four MLAs who were holding a medical degree who won elections in 2008 and 2003, but this time BJP’s Dr. Harsha Vardhan is representing the fraternity at the assembly.

Vivek Kumar, Professor of Sociology, Jawaharlal Nehru University says, “When a totally new political organisation which emerges from a movement arrives, it brings along people from very diverse backgrounds. This was seen in 1984 when the Bahujan Samaj Party was formed,” reports Hindustan Times.