<p>The Legislative Council polls this time saw candidates who are politically well connected easily winning and also some losing.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Senior Congress leader and former chief minister N Dharam Singh has a reason to smile now because his son Vijay Singh has become an MLC. His other son, Dr Ajay Singh, is an MLA.<br />Another politically well connected candidate to win a seat is Sunil Subramani from Kodagu. He is the younger brother of BJP MLA Appachu Ranjan.<br /><br />Former chief minister and senior BJP leader Jagadish Shettar did manage to get a ticket for his brother and ensure his victory. Pradeep Shettar, younger brother of Jagadish Shettar and a businessman, had unsuccessfully contested a byelection to the council in 2013. But this time he has made it to the Council.<br /><br />The efforts of Energy Minister D K Shivakumar to field his cousin S Ravi, former MLC, did not go waste. Ravi has managed to win from Bengaluru Rural. <br /><br />Vivek Rao Patil, son of the late minister V L Patil, has won from Belagavi as an independent candidate. His brother Amar Singh Patil was Belagavi MP. Vivek Patil has created a record of sorts this time by securing the highest number of votes compared to other candidates. He enjoys the backing of the Jharkiholi family.<br /><br />Two candidates who managed to get tickets because of their family connections, but did not make it to the Council, are Rajendra, son of Congress MLA K N Rajanna, and Sanjay Kheni, cousin of MLA and businessman Ashok Kheni.<br /></p>
<p>The Legislative Council polls this time saw candidates who are politically well connected easily winning and also some losing.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Senior Congress leader and former chief minister N Dharam Singh has a reason to smile now because his son Vijay Singh has become an MLC. His other son, Dr Ajay Singh, is an MLA.<br />Another politically well connected candidate to win a seat is Sunil Subramani from Kodagu. He is the younger brother of BJP MLA Appachu Ranjan.<br /><br />Former chief minister and senior BJP leader Jagadish Shettar did manage to get a ticket for his brother and ensure his victory. Pradeep Shettar, younger brother of Jagadish Shettar and a businessman, had unsuccessfully contested a byelection to the council in 2013. But this time he has made it to the Council.<br /><br />The efforts of Energy Minister D K Shivakumar to field his cousin S Ravi, former MLC, did not go waste. Ravi has managed to win from Bengaluru Rural. <br /><br />Vivek Rao Patil, son of the late minister V L Patil, has won from Belagavi as an independent candidate. His brother Amar Singh Patil was Belagavi MP. Vivek Patil has created a record of sorts this time by securing the highest number of votes compared to other candidates. He enjoys the backing of the Jharkiholi family.<br /><br />Two candidates who managed to get tickets because of their family connections, but did not make it to the Council, are Rajendra, son of Congress MLA K N Rajanna, and Sanjay Kheni, cousin of MLA and businessman Ashok Kheni.<br /></p>
