IN PHOTOS: Narayan Rane suggests Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg seat should go to BJP

Updated On: 02 April, 2024 09:40 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed

Union minister Narayan Rane on Tuesday said the BJP should get to contest the Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg Lok Sabha constituency as it has a significant base there, and expressed confidence that if the party fielded him from that seat the upcoming parliamentary elections, he would win it. Pics/Sameer Markande

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Currently, the seat is represented by Vinayak Raut, who belongs to the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT)

<p>This constituency, which covers two key coastal districts of Maharashtra, has traditionally been a bastion of the undivided Shiv Sena. After the party`s split, Vinayak Raut supported the Uddhav Thackeray-led faction and he has been renominated by the party in the upcoming polls</p>

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This constituency, which covers two key coastal districts of Maharashtra, has traditionally been a bastion of the undivided Shiv Sena. After the party`s split, Vinayak Raut supported the Uddhav Thackeray-led faction and he has been renominated by the party in the upcoming polls

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Although Shinde-led Shiv Sena has staked its claim to the seat, the BJP has upped its ante, putting pressure on the ally

<p>Talking to reporters against this backdrop, BJP leader Rane said, "The Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg parliamentary constituency has a significant BJP base, and we should get the seat. If the BJP fields me, I will not only contest but also win the seat for sure. No one should spoil this game now"</p>

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Talking to reporters against this backdrop, BJP leader Rane said, "The Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg parliamentary constituency has a significant BJP base, and we should get the seat. If the BJP fields me, I will not only contest but also win the seat for sure. No one should spoil this game now"

<p>However, state Industries Minister Uday Samant, who is a close aide of CM Shinde, expressed confidence that the ruling Shiv Sena will win the Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg constituency by a margin of 2.5 lakh votes</p>

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However, state Industries Minister Uday Samant, who is a close aide of CM Shinde, expressed confidence that the ruling Shiv Sena will win the Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg constituency by a margin of 2.5 lakh votes

<p>"Shiv Sena has been contesting this seat for a long time, and we should get it. Our candidate will win by a margin of over a 2.5 lakh votes against the opposition nominee," he told reporters</p>

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"Shiv Sena has been contesting this seat for a long time, and we should get it. Our candidate will win by a margin of over a 2.5 lakh votes against the opposition nominee," he told reporters

<p>The BJP, as well as Shiv Sena leaders, have organised meetings of party workers in both districts - Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg - to demonstrate support for their own candidates</p>

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The BJP, as well as Shiv Sena leaders, have organised meetings of party workers in both districts - Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg - to demonstrate support for their own candidates

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