New Delhi: Maharashtra's former chief minister Narayan Rane, who recently quit the Congress, today said his new political outfit-- 'Maharashtra Swabhiman Paksh'-- would join the National Democratic Alliance.
"I have decided to be a part of the NDA for the development of the state and the Konkan region," Mr Rane told reporters.
Mr Rane, who resigned from the Congress party about two weeks ago after a long-drawn tussle with its state leadership, had claimed three days back that Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis had invited him to join the NDA.
There was speculation when he quit, that he would join the BJP, but Mr Rane decided to start his own party.
A prominent leader from the influential Maratha community, Narayan Rane hails from Sindhudurg district of the Konkan region. He became the chief minister in 1999 when he was in the Shiv Sena.
"Ahmed Patel had told me after I joined Congress that I would be made the chief minister," Mr Rane said while addressing a press conference in his native Sindhudurg district in coastal Konkan region.
"I have decided to be a part of the NDA for the development of the state and the Konkan region," Mr Rane told reporters.
Mr Rane, who resigned from the Congress party about two weeks ago after a long-drawn tussle with its state leadership, had claimed three days back that Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis had invited him to join the NDA.
There was speculation when he quit, that he would join the BJP, but Mr Rane decided to start his own party.
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Narayan Rane claimed that Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis had invited him to join the NDA
A prominent leader from the influential Maratha community, Narayan Rane hails from Sindhudurg district of the Konkan region. He became the chief minister in 1999 when he was in the Shiv Sena.
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"Ahmed Patel had told me after I joined Congress that I would be made the chief minister," Mr Rane said while addressing a press conference in his native Sindhudurg district in coastal Konkan region.
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