India, June 1 -- The BJP on Sunday declared 11 candidates for the legislative council polls scheduled on June 18, leaving six seats for Mahayuti allies, Shiv Sena and NCP.

The list features Arun Lakhani, a well-known businessman from Nagpur and would be father-in-law of Supriya Sule's daughter Revati, who is slated to marry the businessman's son Sarang Lakhani next month. Lakhani, the BJP's co-treasurer, will be the party's Wardha-Chandrapur-Gadchiroli candidate.

The 11-candidate list features some turncoats who joined the BJP recently after leaving their former parties. Avinash Brahmankar, who had contested from the Sakoli assembly seat on an NCP ticket, has been fielded from Bhandara-Gondiya. Amar Rajurkar, former Congress legislator ...