<p>Mumbai: In a dramatic turn of events in the coastal Konkan region of Maharashtra, a political rift seems to be brewing among the Rane brothers - Nilesh and Nitesh.</p><p>This development comes at a time when there are talks of Thackeray family and Pawar family coming together politically. </p><p>Nilesh and Nitesh are sons of Narayan Rane, who is the BJP MP from the Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg Lok Sabha seat. </p><p>Rane (73) had served as Maharashtra Chief Minister and Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly besides being a Union minister in the Narendra Modi government. </p><p>Both Nilesh (44) and Nitesh (42) are MLAs.</p><p>A former Congress MP, Nilesh is a first-time MLA of Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena from Kudal while Nitesh is a three-time MLA from Kankavli and is the Ports and Fisheries minister in the Devendra Fadnavis-headed MahaYuti-NDA government.</p>.'Akhand Shiv Sena': Balasaheb's close aide urges Uddhav, Raj, Eknath to join hands and form an alliance .<p>Rane Senior has not commented on the issue so far, however, some political observers said that the comments of the Rane-brothers on X may be in lighter vein. </p><p>The trigger point of the war-of-words between the brothers stems from Dharashiv, earlier known as Osmanabad, where Nitesh made a speech last week. </p><p>“The leader of BJP is the true ruler of the state…no matter how much the Shinde Sena leaders try to flex their muscles in Dharashiv, everyone must remember that the real authority in this state rests with the BJP…the country’s Prime Minister (Narendra Modi) is from BJP…the state’s Chief Minister (Devendra Fadnavis) is from BJP…let anyone speak anything or flex muscles…The BJP CM is sitting as baa,” Nitesh said.</p><p>The statement was a dig at state Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik, who is a close aide of Shinde and the guardian minister of Dharashiv. </p><p>Nilesh took to X to send out a message to his younger brother Nitesh.</p><p>“Nitesh should speak carefully... we will speak when we met… but we should speak carefully. It's easy to speak in a meeting, but you should be aware of who you are actually benefiting from your speech. We must not forget that we are in a grand alliance,” Nilesh said. </p><p>To which Nitesh responded: “Nilesh Ji…you are tax free” - accompanied by a laughing emoji.</p><p>However, reacting to the development, state BJP President and Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule said: “The Chief Minister is the head of the government…he will give justice to all.”</p>
<p>Mumbai: In a dramatic turn of events in the coastal Konkan region of Maharashtra, a political rift seems to be brewing among the Rane brothers - Nilesh and Nitesh.</p><p>This development comes at a time when there are talks of Thackeray family and Pawar family coming together politically. </p><p>Nilesh and Nitesh are sons of Narayan Rane, who is the BJP MP from the Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg Lok Sabha seat. </p><p>Rane (73) had served as Maharashtra Chief Minister and Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly besides being a Union minister in the Narendra Modi government. </p><p>Both Nilesh (44) and Nitesh (42) are MLAs.</p><p>A former Congress MP, Nilesh is a first-time MLA of Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena from Kudal while Nitesh is a three-time MLA from Kankavli and is the Ports and Fisheries minister in the Devendra Fadnavis-headed MahaYuti-NDA government.</p>.'Akhand Shiv Sena': Balasaheb's close aide urges Uddhav, Raj, Eknath to join hands and form an alliance .<p>Rane Senior has not commented on the issue so far, however, some political observers said that the comments of the Rane-brothers on X may be in lighter vein. </p><p>The trigger point of the war-of-words between the brothers stems from Dharashiv, earlier known as Osmanabad, where Nitesh made a speech last week. </p><p>“The leader of BJP is the true ruler of the state…no matter how much the Shinde Sena leaders try to flex their muscles in Dharashiv, everyone must remember that the real authority in this state rests with the BJP…the country’s Prime Minister (Narendra Modi) is from BJP…the state’s Chief Minister (Devendra Fadnavis) is from BJP…let anyone speak anything or flex muscles…The BJP CM is sitting as baa,” Nitesh said.</p><p>The statement was a dig at state Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik, who is a close aide of Shinde and the guardian minister of Dharashiv. </p><p>Nilesh took to X to send out a message to his younger brother Nitesh.</p><p>“Nitesh should speak carefully... we will speak when we met… but we should speak carefully. It's easy to speak in a meeting, but you should be aware of who you are actually benefiting from your speech. We must not forget that we are in a grand alliance,” Nilesh said. </p><p>To which Nitesh responded: “Nilesh Ji…you are tax free” - accompanied by a laughing emoji.</p><p>However, reacting to the development, state BJP President and Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule said: “The Chief Minister is the head of the government…he will give justice to all.”</p>