India, May 14 -- Tejasvee Ghosalkar, former corporator and wife of slain Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Abhishek Ghosalkar, has quit as the Shiv Sena (UBT) Vibhag Pramukh from Dahishar owing to differences with party leaders, especially her father-in-law Vinod Ghosalkar. Party chief Uddhav Thackeray called her to his residence, Matoshree, shortly after she announced her decision on Monday evening. But she did not meet Thackeray on Tuesday citing ill health amid speculations that she might join the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) or the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena.

On Tuesday, Tejasvee confirmed to Hindustan Times that she had resigned as Vibhag Pramukh of Shiv Sena (UBT) in the Dahisar assembly segment.

"Many party functionaries were troubling me. ...