New Delhi, September 25: Sons and daughters from leading political families have entered the electoral fray in Maharashtra with 20-odd such candidates having filed their nominations for the October 13 assembly polls.
Prominent among them are Rajendra Shekhawat, son of President Pratibha Patil, Praniti daughter of Union Minister Sushilkumar Shinde, Amit, son of another Union Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh, and Poonam, daughter of the late BJP leader Pramod Mahajan.
Today was the last date for filing of nomination papers.
The candidature of Praniti and Amit was cleared late last night after keeping them on tenterhooks for some time.
While Amit will contest from Latur City constituency, Praniti will be in the fray from Solapur Central. Both the seats are pocket boroughs of their fathers.
Shekhawat’s candidature from Amravati in Vidarbha region has evoked strong protests from Maharashtra minister Sunil Deshmukh, who has been representing the seat for 10 years.
–PTI