Maharashtra minister and BJP MLA Nitesh Rane on Sunday alleged that key Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut is holding talks with a leader in Delhi to join Congress, PTI reported.

Rane pointed out that Raut's Rajya Sabha term will end soon and the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena party does not have enough legislators to ensure his victory for another term. Sena (UBT) won 20 seats in the 288-member Maharashtra assembly in the elections held last year in November.