Maharashtra Swabhiman Paksha was founded by
Narayan Rane
Narayan Tatu Rane (born 10 April 1952) is an Indian politician and Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg. He was the Chief Minister of Maharashtra. He formerly served as Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in th ...
on 17 October 2018. The party was indicated to ally with
Bharatiya Janata Party
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; , ) is a political party in India and one of the two major List of political parties in India, Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. BJP emerged out from Syama Prasad Mukherjee's ...
. It was registered in the
ECI in December 2018
In 2018, he declared support for
Bharatiya Janata Party
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; , ) is a political party in India and one of the two major List of political parties in India, Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. BJP emerged out from Syama Prasad Mukherjee's ...
, and was elected to the
Rajya Sabha
Rajya Sabha (Council of States) is the upper house of the Parliament of India and functions as the institutional representation of India’s federal units — the states and union territories.https://rajyasabha.nic.in/ It is a key component o ...
on a BJP nomination.
Merger with BJP
Maharashtra Swabhiman Paksha led by
Narayan Rane
Narayan Tatu Rane (born 10 April 1952) is an Indian politician and Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg. He was the Chief Minister of Maharashtra. He formerly served as Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in th ...
merged with the
Bharatiya Janata Party
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; , ) is a political party in India and one of the two major List of political parties in India, Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. BJP emerged out from Syama Prasad Mukherjee's ...
on 15 October 2019, at Kankavli in presence of Maharasthra Chief Minister
Devendra Fadnavis
Devendra Gangadharrao Fadnavis (born 22 July 1970) is an Indian politician who is currently serving as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra since 5 December 2024 with Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar as his deputies, and previously held this positi ...
.
Electoral performance
Lok Sabha elections
References
{{National Democratic Alliance , state=collapsed
Indian nationalist political parties
Political parties established in 2018
2018 establishments in Maharashtra
Political parties in Maharashtra