Tejasvee Ghosalkar Wins Dahisar BMC Election After Husband's Tragic Death

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News18•16-01-2026, 18:37
Tejasvee Ghosalkar Wins Dahisar BMC Election After Husband's Tragic Death
- •Tejasvee Ghosalkar, whose husband Abhishek Ghosalkar was shot dead during a Facebook Live, won the BMC elections from Ward 2, Dahisar, Mumbai.
- •She secured an 'emotional victory' as a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate, defeating Dhanashree Kolge (UBT) and Menka Singh (Congress).
- •Tejasvee was a former BMC corporator for Shiv Sena (UBT) from Ward 1 and headed the party's women's wing in Dahisar.
- •She switched from Shiv Sena (UBT) to BJP in December 2025, just before the BMC elections, a move seen as a setback for the Thackeray faction.
- •The murder of her husband, Abhishek Ghosalkar, by Mauris Noronha during a Facebook Live in Borivali (West) led to a CBI investigation due to lapses found by the Bombay High Court.
Why It Matters: Tejasvee Ghosalkar secured a significant BMC election victory in Dahisar following her husband's tragic murder.
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