Maharashtra Elections 2014: Succession planners

Dynastic politics may have badly hit several leaders, including the Gandhi family, in Lok Sabha elections, but many politicians from Maharashtra are still firm believers of inheritance of power. dna has come across many cases of father-son duos contesting the assembly elections, albeit from different constituencies. Here are a select few:

Father Son
Candidate: Ganesh Naik Sandeep Naik
Party: NCP NCP
Constituency: Airoli Belapur

Candidate: Narayan Rane Nitesh Rane
Party: Congress Congress
Constituency: Kudal Kankavali

Candidate: Chhagan Bhujbal Pankaj Bhujbal
Party: NCP NCP
Constituency: Yeola Nanded

Candidate: Hitendra Thakur Kshitij Thakur
Party: Bahujan Vikas Aghadi Bahujan Vikas Aghadi
Constituency: Vasai Nalasopara

Sons campaign for jailed netas
Candidate: Suresh Jain Rajesh Jain
Party: Shiv Sena
Constituency: Jalgaon City

Candidate: Gulabrao Deokar Vishal Patil
Party: NCP
Constituency: Jalgaon Rural