Dynasticism and Role of Clans in Politicizing Elections in Pakistan: Analyzing of Bonding between Bhutto Infinity and Zardari Clan
Khizar Abbass Bhatti, Rezwanul Kabir

Abstract
Political culture is representation of people’s actions and behavior in their political affairs and decisions. Adoption of specific methods to select and overthrow their rulers, to react chaos, to settle their disputes and clashes, to formulate their policies, rules and regulations and to meet other basic social needs and desires; They absorbed various ideologies, established dynasties and built institutions. Pakistan emerged as ideological democratic state making progress towards the modernization. In Pakistan clan plays vital role in selection of representatives. Lineage is always considered dominant factor in casting vote and this is the reason that local feudal elites dominate in rural areas in particular to built dynasties and hegemonize political apparatus like political parties, local administrative departments, elections campaigns and state paraphernalia too in case of Bhutto and Zardari clans. Marriage of convenience between these two clans heralded new horizon in political history of Pakistan that is experienced by whole nation.

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