Political parties need to face and overcome the challenge of dynastic succession to remain effective instruments of democracy because of the following reasons:
(i) As the most political parties do not practise open and transparent procedures for their functioning, there are very few ways for an ordinary worker to rise at the top in a party.
(ii) Those who happen to be the leaders are in a position of unfair advantage to favour people close to them or even their family members.
(iii) Thus, in many parties, the top positions are always controlled by members of one family. This is unfair to other members of that party. (iv) This is very negative for democracy, since people who do not have adequate experience or popular support come to occupy positions of power.
