BMC Election: Dynastic Politics Reigns! Leaders' Relatives Dominate Candidate List

• Major parties (BJP, Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray), Congress) fielded relatives of leaders for BMC elections, despite promises to workers.
• Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis's earlier decision against giving tickets to relatives of public representatives was ignored by BJP.
• Prominent relatives include Neil Somaiya (son of Kirit Somaiya), Makarand & Harshita Narvekar (brother & sister-in-law of Rahul Narvekar), Akash Purohit (son of Raj Purohit) from BJP.
• Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) and Congress also gave tickets to sons, daughters, wives, and siblings of MLAs.
• NCP's Nawab Malik's brother Kaptan Malik, sister Dr. Saeeda Khan, and Bushra Parveen Malik also received candidacies.

Why It Matters: Despite assurances, BMC elections see widespread dynastic politics with leaders' relatives dominating candidate lists.