Challenging Yuva Sena president Aaditya Thackeray in his assembly constituency, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Tejasvi Surya, who is also the national president of the Bharatiya Janta Yuva Morcha (BJYM), will inaugurate a branch office of the party's youth wing at Worli on Friday, the party announced on Thursday. Surya, 31, is a Parliamentarian from Bengaluru South Lok Sabha constituency and was appointed the national president of the BJYM in September 2020. Thackeray, 32, made his electoral debut from the Worli assembly constituency in 2019, becoming the first Thackeray ever to contest elections. The inauguration of the Yuva Warrior Branch of the BJP will take place at 11.30 am on Friday during a programme named “Mumbai Tejasvi Swagat” by the party. During the second half of the day, Surya will address the district, zone, and ward-level party members of the BJYM at Veer Savarkar Auditorium, opposite Shivaji Park in Dadar West. Surya will also flag off the mobile booth of Rojgar Katta Abhiyan at the auditorium. Of late, the BJP has been seen trying to make inroads into the Worli, Dadar and Lower Parel areas, with special attention on the Worli assembly constituency. Trying to tap into the cultural nerve of the demography in these areas, BJP had organised a Dahi Handi programme at Jambori Maidan in August. In October, it also celebrated Diwali at the venue besides other places including Dadar's Shivaji Park. The same month, the BJP also organised a Marathi Dandiya festival in Chinchpokli during Navratri.
