MUMBAI, Sept. 14 -- Prakash Mahajan, brother of deceased BJP leader Pramod Mahajan, quit the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) on Saturday. Mahajan told the media, "I don't think the party needs me now." According to MNS insiders, Mahajan was unhappy at being pulled up by the MNS leadership for engaging in a public spat with former chief minister Narayan Rane and his son, BJP minister Nitesh Rane. The MNS has not reacted to Mahajan's exit from the party. Based in Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar, Mahajan had been with the MNS from its early years. He was a spokesperson and used to effectively defend the party on public platforms. His association with the MNS ended after a careless remark saw him rebuked by the MNS leadership. Amid speculation of a reunion between Raj Thackeray and Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray, Nitesh (BJP) remarked that even if 20 (the number of Sena-UBT MLAs) and zero (the MNS drew a blank in the assembly polls) came together, they would not get more than 20 MLAs. Reacting to this, Mahajan had commented on Nitesh's height. As Narayan responded angrily, Mahajan challenged him and then claimed he was receiving threatening phone calls. Mahajan was not invited to the party's meeting in Mumbai when the Thackeray cousins came together on a public platform. "I did what I could for the party but my efforts were never recognised," he said on Saturday. He also said he was now 74 years old, and wanted to retire from politics....