Former chief minister of Maharashtra Narayan Rane, who is struggling to stay politically relevant in his old bastion of Sindhudurg district in Konkan, on Tuesday joined the BJP in the presence of Devendra Fadnavis, CM. .He also merged his outfit Maharashtra Swabhiman Paksha (MSP) with the ruling party. Fadnavis said Rane, who is a Rajya Sabha MP backed by the BJP, is automatically a member of the BJP. "I am impressed by Fadnavis' style of functioning. I am joining the BJP to ensure speedy development. I want to contribute in my own way to this process," Rane said, adding development is more important than individuals in the BJP. Rane's political journey is guided by opportunism. He had served as chief minister of the Sena-BJP government in 1999, but got expelled from the Sena in 2005 for revolting against Uddhav Thackeray..Later, he joined the Congress and became a minister.However, he didn't continue in that party for long owing to his ambition to become chief minister.. In 2017, Rane quit the Congress and formed the MSP, and became ally of the BJP-led NDA..
