Soon after Nilesh Rane, the elder son of Union minister Narayan Rane, made a surprise announcement that he was quitting active politics, some Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders, including a Maharashtra minister, held talks with the former MP, urging him to withdraw his decision, reported news agency PTI.

State Public Works Department Minister Ravindra Chavan, who was recently appointed as Sindhudurg district guardian minister, met Nilesh Rane and sought to assuage his concerns. He claimed on Wednesday that Rane was upset as his concerns towards local party workers were being ignored, reported PTI.