Jyoti Girigosavi, sister of Mumbai North West MP Varsha Gaikwad, is eager to contest the upcoming Assembly election in the city. To appeal more to voters, she has changed her name in the Maharashtra Gazette to Jyoti Gaikwad, adopting her maiden name.

Dharavi has always been a stronghold of the Gaikwad family with one daughter Varsha Gaikwad already a popular elected representative and a former minister.
As per government documents, her name has been changed from Jyoti Ganesh Girigosavi to Jyoti Eknath Gaikwad as per the gazette notification issued on the week ending July 31, 2024, a copy of which is with mid-day.