When it's dark after sonrise

New Delhi: The complex world of Indian politics has seen several illustrious father-son duos.

While some like Rahul Gandhi, Sachin Pilot and Jyotiraditya Scindia jumped into politics after their fathers' death, Natwar-Jagat, Ajit Jogi-Amit Jogi and Bal Thackeray-Uddhav are together in the political battlefield.

But, interestingly, in the last three cases, it has been the son who has led to father's political undoing.

Jagat Singh and his father, former external affairs minister Natwar Singh, may deny all charges against them in the UN Oil-for-Food scam, but the pressure to quit from within the party finally proved too much for Natwar.

In the end, it was the role of Jagat, a Congress MLA from Lakshmanpur, that proved to be his father's undoing.

Congress leaders admit that it was Jagat's role in the oil-for-food scam in Iraq that made it difficult for the party to defend his father.

Many believe that it is Jagat Singh's flamboyance and high profile contacts that brought Natwar Singh down.

It is not only with Natwar Singh, many politicians face the same fate.

The recent conflict between Bal Thackeray and Uddhav was the case of a son letting down his father.

"This seems to be a season of sons letting down their fathers. Bal Thackeray, the man who once controlled much of Maharashtra and Mumbai politics, is now faced with the prospect of his legacy fading into oblivion as son Uddhav and nephew Raj slug it out to claim it," says Kapil Sibbal, Union Minister for Science and Technology and Oceans developments.

Ajit Jogi's predicament is worse. Not only does he have to bear his own cross but also the burden of his son Amit's notoriety.

Jogi is currently in hospital and his son, charged with the murder of NCP leader Ram Avtar Jaggi, is in jail.

The Singhs, the Thackerays and the Jogis are now epitomes of India with a penchant for dynastic politics.

And they could soon become the reason for downfall of political families.