Kolkata, March 18 -- The children of at least six seasoned Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders and a deceased Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP) leader have found a place in the assembly poll candidate list, chief minister Mamata Banerjee said on Tuesday.

"The new faces represent a new generation. I always told you that our party was preparing its second and third generation leaders," Banerjee said while releasing the list at her Kalighat residence in Kolkata.

The list held some surprises. Kalyan Banerjee's son, Sirsanya, a lawyer like his father, will contest from Uttarpara in Hooghly district, where Banerjee Sr has won the Sreerampur Lok Sabha seat a record four times since 2009.

"He can work hard. I am sure my son will reach out to vo...