Vibha SharmaNew Delhi, Sept. 30 -- In India, there are many high-profile political families divided across opposing political parties, such as the Scindia family once upon a time. Split loyalties also often resulted in relatives campaigning against each other. However, this is perhaps the first time that a powerful business/corporate family will have members on both sides of the spectrum-the Treasury and Opposition benches-both.
The Samajwadi Party's "surprise" candidate for the Rajya Sabha polls, Dhanraj Parimal Nathwani-a senior executive with the Reliance Industries and considered to be very close to the Ambani family-has set Delhi's power corridors abuzz. And not only because it showed how close the Samajwadi Party and supremo Akhilesh...