Goa Assembly polls | Congress veteran Pratapsingh Rane withdraws from fray after BJP fields his daughter-in-law from same seat
The Hindu
Pratapsingh Rane (87) who has served as the Chief Minister of the coastal State for six times, had won from the Poriem Assembly constituency as many as 11 consecutive times
In a setback to the Congress in Goa, party veteran and former State Chief Minister Pratapsingh Rane, whom the grand old party gave ticket from his traditional Poriem seat for the next month's Assembly elections, has now withdrawn from the poll race.
Although Mr. Rane was not available for comment, a Congress leader on January 28 confirmed that the former CM has told the party that he will not be contesting the February 14 election.
Sources close to Mr. Rane told PTI that the veteran leader has decided to withdraw from the fray to avoid a clash with his daughter-in-law, Deviya Rane, who will be contesting the election from Poriem constituency as a candidate of the ruling BJP.