Overview
- At a public felicitation in Sindhudurg, the 73-year-old said he had "decided to sit at home" to focus on family business interests.
- He presented the plan as an intention rather than a formal retirement and has not vacated his Lok Sabha seat.
- Rane cited advancing age, exhaustion and what he described as pervasive conspiracies in politics as reasons for stepping back.
- He asked workers to back his sons to carry forward "developmental politics," naming Nilesh of Shiv Sena and state minister Nitesh.
- He urged unity within the Mahayuti, warned against doing politics for money, and asserted an unmatched development record in Sindhudurg.