MUMBAI, Nov. 9 -- The BJP's Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg MP Narayan Rane has announced that he will snap ties with the Shiv Sena in the two coastal districts of Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg if the party joins hands with Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena (UBT) in the local polls. Speculation has been rife about an alliance in Kankavali, the seat of Rane's son Nitesh, who is also with the BJP. Former MLA Rajan Teli has proposed a 'city development council', for Kankavali town while Sandesh Parkar, a Sena (UBT) local leader, has been projecting himself as a joint candidate on the panel. Teli, a former associate of Narayan Rane, who was with the BJP before he jumped to the Sena (UBT) in 2024 and then switched to Shinde-led Sena, said they had informed the party of their decision to join hands with the Sena (UBT), and the latter would take a final call. When contacted, Rane dismissed this by saying that Teli was not a party functionary. When asked about the issue, industries minister and Sena leader Uday Samant said, "We are not taking any steps to stop the BJP in these two districts or Konkan or anywhere in the state. We want to fight elections in an alliance with the BJP, but if not, we will fight elections on our symbol." When contacted, former Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Vinayak Raut said, "We will not let any alliance happen with traitors."...