BJP MP Narayan Rane meets MNS chief Raj Thackeray at his residence

Mumbai: BJP leader and newly-elected MP Narayan Rane on Thursday met Maharashtra Navnirman Sena president Raj Thackeray here.

Rane, a union minister in the previous Narendra Modi government who won from Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg Lok Sabha constituency in coastal Maharashtra, visited Thackeray's residence, sources said.

Raj Thackeray, who had announced support for Modi during the elections, had addressed a campaign rally for Rane.

Both Raj and Rane were once with the undivided Shiv Sena but left after falling out with Uddhav Thackeray.