Geeta Gawli may run for Byculla assembly elections on a Shiv Sena (UBT) ticket, seeking support to leverage her past candidacies and local base.

Geeta Gawli, former ABS corporator and daughter of ex-underworld don Arun Gawli, may contest the Byculla assembly elections on a Shiv Sena (UBT) ticket. Having lost previous elections, her political comeback could be significant for the party's strategy.

Mumbai: Former Akhil Bharatiya Sena (ABS) corporator Geeta Gawli is considering contesting the upcoming assembly elections from the Byculla constituency on a Shiv Sena UBT ticket. According to reports Shiv Sena UBT chief Uddhav Thackeray's personal secretary,

The Shiv Sena split in June 2022 after Eknath Shinde led a rebellion against Thackeray, causing the Maha Vikas Aghadi government to fall. Since then, Thackeray and the Shiv Sena (UBT) have routinely referred to Shinde and his band of rebels as 'traitors'.