India's most successful unmarried politicians

New Delhi, Mar 12: Of late, India has seen many successful politicians who decided against tying the knot and they went on to receive the love and affection of their people and kissed the pinnacle of politics. Indian public in recent times, tired of rampant nepotism in politics, , have shown an inclination for trusting and handing over the reins of power to those politicians who said that since they don't have a family, there is no danger of sinking in the quagmire of nepotism. And people trusted them and they played long innings at the top and are still ruling the roost in many states.Even Rahul Gandhi has announced that he is not interested in marriage. Explaining the rationale behind his disinclination for marriage, Rahul said that if he gets married and has children, then he will become a status quoist and will be concerned about bequeathing his position to his children. Since Rahul will lead the Congress campaign in 2014 and Narendra Modi, in all probability, will be BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate, India looks all set to witness a ‘clash of bachelors' in 2014.Let's have a look at the success stories of those politicians who decided against tying the nuptial knot and achieved the zenith of political power:1. Atal Behari Vajpayee:Atal Behari Vajpayee never married in his life. He used to underline his bachelor status in public meetings saying that since he has no family, there is no question of nepotism or family rule. He went on to become India's most successful non-Congress Prime Minister. He became the Prime Minister of the country three times. He became the PM for the first time in 1996 but the govt lasted for 13 days only. He became PM once gain in 1998 and this time the govt lasted for 13 months. In 1999, He took the oath of office for third time and ruled till 2004.2. Narendra Modi:Narendra Modi has been BJP's most successful Chief Minister of BJP. He has led the party to victory for three consecutive terms in assembly elections in Gujarat. He loses no chance of ridiculing the dynastic politics of Congress and like Vajpayee, keeps reminding his electorate that since he has no family, there is no question of nepotism in his government.3. Mayawati:Mayawati can easily be termed as ‘the dalit queen' of Indian politics. She, single handedly, catapulted her party BSP into power with deft strategic moves and relentless struggle. She has been the Chief Minister of India's largest state UP for four terms. She has not married till date.4. Mamata Banerjee:If there is one lady who has achieved what was supposed to be unthinkable in Indian politics then it's one and only Mamata Banerjee, the CM of West Bengal. Refusing to accept defeat after numerous failures in her quest to dethrone left front rule in West Bengal , Mamata rose like a phoenix and finally succeeded in unseating the Left Front govt. She is also unmarried and claimed in her public meetings that she has dedicated her entire life to the people of West Bengal and has no time for thinking about herself. People of West Bengal trusted her, recognized her sacrifice and handed over the reins of power to this indefatigable lady.5. JayalalithaaThis actor-turned politician is still a spinster and has been the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for four times. Her single status comes in very handy for her whenever she tries to underline the dynastic politics of DMK dominated by Karunanidhi's family members.6. Naveen PatnaikNaveen Patnaik, the Chief Minister of Odisha, is also a bachelor and is ruling Odisha since 2000. Son of the legendary Biju Patnaik, Naveen is also known for telling his electorate that unlike the Congress family, there is no danger of his government indulging in family rule as he himself is unmarried and has no family.