<p>Former Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) corporator Tejasvee Ghosalkar has quit the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/seven-former-ncp-sp-corporators-join-eknath-shinde-led-shiv-sena-in-thane-23537970" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Shiv Sena (UBT)</a> over personal reasons.</p>
<p>Ghosalkar reportedly expressed her displeasure over the functioning of the party at the local level.</p>
<p>Udesh Patekar, Sena (UBT) vibhag pramukh, said Ghosalkar did not specify any reason behind her resignation, reported news agency PTI.</p>
<p>Ghosalkar, who heads the women's wing of Sena (UBT) in the Dahisar assembly constituency in north Mumbai, is the daughter-in-law of former MLA Vinod Ghosalkar.</p>
<p>Her husband, Abhishek Ghosalkar, was shot dead in early 2024 during a Facebook Live allegedly by local resident Morris Noronha. Abhishek was also a former corporator of the BMC.</p>
<p>The Ghosalkars have had a long association with the <a href="https://mid-day.com/amp/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/shiv-sena-ubt-workers-join-eknath-shinde-led-shiv-sena-in-thane-23531312" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Thackerays</a>.</p>
<p>A party functionary said the Thackerays reached out to Tejasvee to reconsider her decision.</p>
<p>Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray, his son and former minister Aaditya and his wife Rashmi Thackeray had attended Abhishek's funeral, signifying the close association with the family.</p>
<h2>Seven former NCP (SP) corporators join Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena in Thane</h2>
<p>In a significant political development ahead of the upcoming civic polls, seven former corporators from the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/uddhav-thackeray-put-no-precondition-for-rapprochement-shiv-sena-ubt-on-reunion-buzz-with-raj-thackeray-23523539" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Pawar faction)</a> [NCP (SP)] in Thane have joined the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena.</p>
<p>The induction took place in the presence of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Shiv Sena chief Eknath Shinde, Shiv Sena MP Naresh Mhaske, and other senior leaders.</p>
<p>This development marks a major setback for the NCP (SP), especially in the Kalwa-Mumbra region &mdash; considered a stronghold of senior party leader Jitendra Awhad.</p>
<p>Among those who joined the Shiv Sena are former <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/easier-said-than-done-as-talks-of-uddhav-raj-reunion-gain-momentum-shiv-sena-ubt-mns-leaders-sound-caution-23528591" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Thane Municipal Corporation</a> Opposition Leader Milind Patil, ex-corporators Manali Patil, Mahesh Salvi, Manisha Salvi, and Surekha Patil (who also served as working president of the Thane Mahila NCP &ndash; Sharad Pawar group). Former corporator Pramila Mukund Keni and NCP (SP) youth leader Mandar Mukund Keni also switched allegiance to the Shiv Sena.</p>
<p>With these additions, Shiv Sena continues to consolidate its strength in the Thane Municipal Corporation, where it currently holds 78 corporator seats.</p>
<p>In an official statement, the party said, &ldquo;The Shiv Sena does not operate only during elections. Our commitment is 12 months, 365 days a year. That dedication and consistent grassroots work have inspired leaders and workers from other parties to place their trust in Eknath Shinde&rsquo;s leadership and join our movement.&rdquo;</p><p><script type="text/javascript">atOptions={'key':'d0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7','format':'iframe','height':90,'width':728,'params':{}};</script></p><p>
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