After much delay, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday finally announced Union Minister Narayan Rane as the ruling Mahayuti coalition’s candidate for the contentious Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg Lok Sabha seat in Maharashtra’s Konkan region.
Mr. Rane’s name was announced in the BJP’s 13th list.
Of the 48 Lok Sabha seats, the tussle between ruling allies has been the fiercest over Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg, with both the BJP, by way of the Rane clan, and Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena staking claim over the constituency.
