Overview

• Tejasvi Ghosalkar was unanimously nominated as a director of the Mumbai District Central Cooperative Bank by chairman Pravin Darekar to fill the vacancy left by her husband’s death.
• Her board appointment has prompted speculation of a defection to the BJP, which she has publicly refuted by reaffirming her loyalty to Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena (UBT).
• In May, Ghosalkar resigned as vibhag pramukh in Dahisar, citing non-cooperation from the Shiv Sena (UBT) regional leadership.
• Her father-in-law, Vinod Ghosalkar, has accused both the BJP and Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena of exerting pressure for her to switch allegiances.
• BJP strategists believe Ghosalkar’s grassroots support in Dahisar could strengthen their position in the upcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation elections.