Maharashtra minister and BJP leader Nitesh Rane has stoked a controversy by stating that supporters of the Shiv Sena (UBT) and other opposition parties will not get any development funds for their areas, reported news agency PTI.

Speaking at a BJP workers' gathering at Oros in Sindhudurg district on Wednesday, the minister for Fisheries and Ports Development said workers of the Opposition's Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance should join the Bharatiya Janata Party if they wanted the development of their constituencies.