Mumbai, Jan 16: Tejasvee Ghosalkar, the BJP–Shinde-led Mahayuti alliance candidate and former corporator, registered a decisive victory from Ward No. 2 in the 2026 BMC elections, winning by a staggering margin of 10,755 votes. She defeated Shiv Sena (UBT)’s Dhanashree Kolge in a high-profile and closely watched contest.
Background and political shift
Tejasvee is the widow of former corporator Abhishek Ghosalkar, who was tragically shot dead in Borivali in February 2024. Previously associated with Shiv Sena (UBT), she joined the Bharatiya Janata Party just ahead of the elections.
Though she had earlier won civic elections from Ward No. 1 in 2017, the Mahayuti alliance chose to field her from Ward No. 2 this time. She is also the daughter-in-law of senior Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Vinod Ghosalkar. Given her last-minute switch, many political analysts had predicted that her prospects might be affected.
Margin defies predictions
Defying expectations, Tejasvee led from the outset, securing a commanding 16,484 votes. Her opponent, Dhanashree Kolge, managed 5,729 votes, leaving Tejasvee with a remarkable winning margin of 10,755 votes.
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The Dahisar Ward 2 contest drew attention not just for its personal stakes but also for the political symbolism it represented: former allies turned rivals, loyalists versus opportunists, the television-facing candidate versus the grassroots worker, and the outsider versus the local favourite.
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