Summary:
Alliance between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Shiv Sena seems to be over in Sindhudurg district. Incidentally, Sawant and Parkar are arch rivals of Rane and his sons Nitesh and former MP Nilesh Rane in the Sindhudurg district. Shiv Sena leader in charge of Sindhudurg district Arun Dhudwadkar has revealed that Sawant is party's official nominee against Nitesh Rane in Kankavali seat. Further, Parkar, who is the firebrand leader from Sindhudurg district, through Facebook declared that he has filed nomination as an independent against Nitesh Rane. However, the Sindhudurg district chief Pramod Jathar indicated that Nitesh Rane will win comfortable in Kankavali constituency..