Goemkarponn Desk
PORIEM: After much negotiations and deliberations sitting Poriem MLA Pratapsingh Rane today withdrew his candidature. With this Congress has finalised the name of Ranjit Rane as candidate for Poriem constituency.
Rane is the son of the Jaysinghrao Rane, Sattari’s first MLA who won on a Praja Socialist Party ticket in 1963.
The former Chief Minister was named by the Congress as its candidate from Poriem in December. Last week, the BJP declared that his daughter-in-law Deviya Vishwajeet Rane would contest from the seat.
Poriem is the stronghold of Rane, an 11-time MLA who has never lost an election in this constituency.
Pratapsingh Rane two days ago said that he’s still thinking about whether or not he will be contesting in the assembly elections. ”
We will see. There are still two days to file nominations,” Rane had said
There were reports earlier that the BJP would set up a father-son fight in Poriem by fielding Vishwajeet Rane against his father. But the party decided to field Vishwajeet Rane from neighbouring Valpoi instead, naming his wife Deviya, a doctor, for Poriem.
Pratapsinh Rane has denied that he had approached the BJP with an offer to help if his daughter-in-law was given a ticket.
