Overview
Narayan Tatu Rane (born 10 April 1952) is an Indian politician and Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha, representing the Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg constituency. He has previously served as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra and has held several Cabinet portfolios in the Government of Maharashtra, including Industry; Port; Employment and Self-employment; and Revenue.
Rane began his political career with the Shiv Sena, during which time he also served as the Leader of the Opposition in the Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha until July 2005. He subsequently joined the Indian National Congress in 2005. In September 2017, he resigned from the Congress and launched a new political outfit, the Maharashtra Swabhiman Paksha.
In 2018, Rane extended his support to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and was elected to the Rajya Sabha on a BJP nomination. On 15 October 2019, he merged the Maharashtra Swabhiman Paksha into the BJP. He later served as the Union Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in the second Modi ministry.
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Adapted from the English Wikipedia article on Narayan Rane.