Nilesh Rane blames Maharashtra BJP chief for Sindhudurg alliance split

Shiv Sena MLA Nilesh Rane has blamed Maharashtra BJP president Ravindra Chavan for the Mahayuti alliances collapse in Sindhudurg ahead of the December 2 municipal council and nagar panchayat elections reported news agency PTISpeaking on Friday during the campaign of the newly formed Shahar Vikas Aghadi in Sindhudurg Nilesh said the alliance had not broken due to the BJPs senior leadership but because of Chavan Incidentally Rane has had a history of strained ties with ChavanA few days ago I checked what exactly went wrong It was understood that the reason for the alliance breaking in Sindhudurg was not the senior leadership but BJP state president Ravindra Chavan I do not know why he is angry with Sindhudurg If in Ratnagiri seats in Rajapur and Lanja could be adjusted with Shiv Sena and similar adjustments were possible in Chiplun then why this anger towards Sindhudurg Rane questioned reported PTIWe were ready to give 10 seats in Malvan In Sawantwadi Sena leader Deepak Kesarkar was ready for a 5050 formula All of us had agreed to a 5050 arrangement In Kankavli we were told we would have to contest only one or two seats More importantly our photos were removed from the banners If they had removed only my photo it was fine but removing the photos of Deputy Chief Minister and Sena head Eknath Shinde hurt us he claimed reported PTIRane also questioned Chavans long stay in Sindhudurg districtThe post of state BJP president is a big one yet he stayed in Sindhudurg for three days Why he stayed I will say in the final stage I will also reveal what was decided in his meetings he added reported PTIDespite the differences Shiv Sena attempted to keep the alliance intact Nilesh Rane said adding he has decided that whatever his father and senior BJP leader Narayan Rane says will be acceptable to himHe told us not to wait anymore as days would be wasted So we entered the field on our own strength We have seen the work of Chandrashekhar Bawankule and Chandrakant Patil They held the state BJP president post with dignity The reasons why the alliance is not wanted are still unknown and only Ravindra Chavan can explain that the Sena leader asserted reported PTIThe Shahar Vikas Aghadi comprises the Shiv Sena as well as Uddhav Thackerays Shiv Sena UBT Congress and Sharad Pawarled NCP SP which are part of the opposition Maha Vikas AghadiMeanwhile Nileshs younger brother and state BJP minister Nitesh Rane attempted to play down the controversyMy brother did not take anyones name so do not try to pit one person against another Nitesh Rane said reported PTIIncidentally Narayan Rane had a few days ago said he would ensure the brothers never have a falloutA couple of years ago Nilesh Rane abruptly announced his retirement from active politics prompting Chavan then the PWD minister to rush to Sindhudurg to meet himAhead of the 2024 Assembly elections Nilesh Rane returned to contest from the Shiv Sena while Nitesh Rane was elected on a BJP ticket and inducted as a ministerChavan and other BJP leaders have not responded to Nilesh Ranes claimsWith inputs from PTI