India, Jan. 8 -- Geeta Gawli, 42, a three-time corporator, and her poll debutante sister Yogita, 37, have been campaigning daily in their municipal wards -- 212 and 207 respectively -- in Byculla ahead of the civic polls on January 15. The sisters, who belong to the Akhil Bharatiya Sena (ABS), a party founded by their father -- gangster-turned-politician Arun Gawli -- have an unequivocal opinion about the kind of leaders they want to be.

"Like Daddy," is Geeta's succinct response to describe the essence of her leadership. In fact, both sisters are proudly wearing the "Daddy's girl" tag on their sleeve this election season.

In Byculla's Dagdi Chawl, the word 'Daddy' may carry more heft than it does elsewhere in Mumbai. Mostly seen in a w...