India, June 3 -- MUMBAI The legislative council elections, to be held on June 18, is dominated by dynastic politics, with at least seven candidates contesting across 17 constituencies being children of established political leaders. In several cases, fathers have gone against party lines to secure nomination for their children.

NCP state president and Raigad MP Sunil Tatkare has backed his son - Aniket -- for a ticket from the Raigad-Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg constituency. The seat was originally claimed by Shiv Sena, which has the highest number of votes (271) compared to any other party and significantly more than the NCP (149). However, Tatkare's political strategy of giving up the guardian ministership of Raigad in exchange for his son's ...