Tejasvee Ghosalkar Joins BJP: Thackeray Faction Suffers Major Blow in North Mumbai

• Former Thackeray faction corporator Tejasvee Ghosalkar joined BJP, a significant setback for the Shiv Sena Thackeray faction in North Mumbai.
• BJP and Shinde faction strengthen their hold in North Mumbai, particularly in the Dahisar-Magathane area, once a Shiv Sena stronghold.
• Post-Shiv Sena split, most corporators from Dahisar-Magathane, including MLA Prakash Surve, defected to the Shinde faction.
• Out of 10 corporators elected in 2017 from Dahisar-Magathane, only two, Madhuri Bhoir and Sujata Patekar, remain with Thackeray.
• Ghosalkar's defection further weakens Thackeray's organizational strength, making upcoming BMC elections challenging in the region.

Why It Matters: Tejasvee Ghosalkar's move to BJP severely weakens Thackeray's hold in North Mumbai.