Mumbai: Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Narayan Rane will join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). At the same time, his perti Maharashtra Swabhiman side will also merge with the BJP. Reports of rane's merger with the BJP's party have once again heated up the state of Maharashtra. Narayan Rane is reportedly likely to be the cause of the BJP-Shiv Sena battle.

Narayan Rane said that he had talks with BJP National President Amit Shah and state CM Devendra Fadnavis to join the BJP. The Maharashtra Swabhimani party will also merge with the BJP before the model code of conduct for the Maharashtra assembly elections is in place. In fact, Narayan Rane, Uddhav Thackeray and Shiv Sena have been one of the opponents who have always been personal attacks on the Shiv Sena and the BJP-Shiv Sena have joined hands for the upcoming assembly elections in October. There are speculations that Rane's entry into the BJP could lead to a rift in the Shiv Sena-BJP alliance.

On the other hand, former Maharashtra CM Narayan Rane says whether the alliance between the BJP and Shiv Sena has been formed in the Maharashtra assembly elections is yet to be decided. He said the Shiv Sena has surrendered to the BJP.

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