"Dynastic politics is the biggest enemy of democracy. Development begins when dynastic politics ends,” said PM Narendra Modi at a rally in Hyderabad in May. This seems to have cut no ice with BJP’s alliance partner, the rebel Eknath Shinde group in Maharashtra. Five MLAs from his camp have already hinted that they would field their children in the civic polls. The Shinde faction’s youth wing, announced on Friday, is filled with the kin of his legislators. 

Raj Surve, son of MLA Prakash Surve of Magathane, Chandivali MLA Dilip Lande’s son Prayag  Lande, Kurla MLA Mangesh Kudalkar’s son Jay, Dadar MLA Sada Sarvankar’s daughter Priya Sarvankar and Yamini Jadhav’s son Nikhil Jadhav will contest the BMC polls. Many of them had earlier put up banners and posters showing their intention of “public service”.