Former Congress leader Narayan Rane may have floated his own political party, but the odds of him entering the Maharashtra Legislative Council are still stacked against him. Political pundits say Rane would have to gather support from parties other than the BJP — which would field him for a seat in the upper house — since all of them might not vote for him. Rane's regional outfit, named Maharashtra Swabhiman Paksh (MSP) is all set to join the BJP-led NDA, and if the leader is to be believed, he will make a successful attempt to get a seat in the upper house, whenever a bypoll is held for the seat he vacated.

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