Shiv Sena MLA Nilesh Rane has blamed Maharashtra BJP president Ravindra Chavan for the Mahayuti alliance's collapse in Sindhudurg ahead of the December 2 municipal council and nagar panchayat elections, reported news agency PTI.

Speaking on Friday during the campaign of the newly formed Shahar Vikas Aghadi in Sindhudurg, Nilesh said the alliance had not broken due to the BJP's senior leadership but because of Chavan. Incidentally, Rane has had a history of strained ties with Chavan.