Senior Congress leader Narayan Rane&nbsp;is willing to contest the Assembly bypoll from Bandra East&nbsp;seat in suburban Mumbai, slated for next month.
"If the party nominates me, I am ready to contest," Rane,&nbsp;who had served as cabinet minister in previous Congress-NCP&nbsp;government, told PTI here today.
<img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2014/oct/06-Narayan-Rane.jpg" alt="Narayan Rane, accompanied by his sons Nitesh (left) and Nilesh, at a press conference." width="650" height="325" /> Narayan Rane, flanked by his sons Nitesh (left) and Nilesh. Pic/Bipin Kokate
Rane said he was earlier asked about contesting the&nbsp;bypoll and had then said that he would convey his decision at&nbsp;the appropriate time.
"I have made up my mind," he said.
The bypoll, to be held on April 11, was necessitated&nbsp;following the tragic death of sitting Shiv Sena MLA Bala Sawant.
Rane had lost last year's Assembly election from Kudal in&nbsp;his home turf of Sindhudurg district to lost to the Shiv Sena&rsquo;s Vaibhav Naik&nbsp;by a margin of over 10,000 votes.

Senior Congress leader Narayan Rane&nbsp;is willing to contest the Assembly bypoll from Bandra East&nbsp;seat in suburban Mumbai, slated for next month

Narayan Rane willing to contest Bandra East bypoll

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