Rane to deliver Thackeray’s promises

“While entire administration will be geared up on a war footing, specific action plan will be chalked out to implement the developmental schemes of the alliance government,” Rane said.

Elaborating on his plan, Rane said a new strategy will have to be drafted the implement the much publicised scheme to provide free houses to the 40 lakh slumdwellers in the metropolis and employment opportunities to 27 lakh jobless youths.

When asked if he will reshuffle top bureaucrats to strengthen the administration,Rane said certainly, he will have to take some concrete steps for the purpose.

Above all, Rane said he will have to prepare himself for the next assembly elections, which are just a year away. “We will have to draft our plans in such a way that the electorate re-elect the alliance with a clear majority,” Rane said.

Rane said there was no question of snapping ties with the BJP, as it is the policy of the Shiv Sena to contest the next elections with BJP as the electoral partner.

ON earlier, four occasions, Thackeray had informally told Rane that he will be made the Chief Minister. However, Thackeray failed to fulfil his promise for obvious political reasons.