Maharashtra independent MP Navneet Rana joins BJP

Navneet Rana joined the BJP at her Bawankule residence in Nagpur along with her supporters.

Amravati:

Navneet Rana, the sitting MP from Amravati, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in Nagpur late on Wednesday night, the party’s state unit chief Chandrashekhar Bhavankule said. Chandrashekhar Bawankule) was present.

She joined the BJP at the Bhawankule residence in Nagpur along with her supporters in the presence of senior party leaders from Amravati, Nagpur, Wardha and other places. When she joined the BJP, her husband Ravi Rana was also present.

The Central Election Committee of the Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday announced her as the party’s candidate from the Amravati seat. Mr Bawankule said she would file her nomination for the election on April 4.

Addressing a press conference at her official residence in Bhawankull around midnight, Navneet Rana said that she has followed Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Ami as a supporter of the NDA for the past five years. Shah’s development path.

Ms. Rana expressed happiness at joining the BJP and said she would ensure that Amravati Assembly constituency becomes one of the 400 seats won by the party in the general elections.

Mr. Bhawankule said Navneet Rana joined the BJP to support Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Viksit Bharat vision. “

Mr Rana first contested from the NCP in 2014 on behalf of Amravati and was defeated by Anandrao Adsul of the Shiv Sena. In 2019, she ran for the seat as an independent backed by the National Fine Gael Party and defeated Assur.

However, after 2019, Rana started supporting the BJP.

Last month, the Supreme Court had reserved its ruling on Navneet Rana’s plea challenging the Bombay High Court judgment canceling his caste certificate. On June 8, 2021, the High Court said that the “Mochi” caste certificate was obtained fraudulently using forged documents. It also imposed a fine of Rs 2 lakh on the Amravati MP.

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