Former Chief Minister Narayan Rane, whose Maharashtra Swabhimani Paksh (MSP) is an ally of the ruling BJP, on Friday said his party will contest the ensuing Lok Sabha polls on its own.
Mr Rane, who has pockets of influence in the coastal Konkan region of Maharashtra, said his fledgling party will neither tie-up with the Congress-NCP combine nor the BJP and the Shiv Sena.
Addressing party workers in Mumbai, the veteran politician also announced the candidature of his son Nilesh Rane from the Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg parliamentary seat.