India, Oct. 15 -- The political churn following widespread Gen Z protests has thrown up a slew of new faces in politics and spurred a rethink among mainstream political parties about the next generation of leadership.

In Mumbai, the youngest member of the Thackeray family, Tejas, 31, appears set to take on a large role in public life. Uddhav Thackeray's younger son made his first political appearance on Sunday at Shivaji Park along with his brother Aaditya at the protest against SIR. According to people in the know within the Shiv Sena (UBT) he will be taking on a more prominent political role in the coming months. "Sunday was also the first day of the Navratri, and an auspicious day for anyone making a new start," said a Sena (UBT) lead...