After several leaders of the Opposition and a few from the Mahayuti alliance criticised the slogan, Ajit Pawar also joined the brigade and slammed it showing that he did not endorse it. Fadnavis on the other hand continued to back it saying that there is nothing wrong with it.

The remark has upset alliance partner NCP led by Pawar, who openly admonished and distanced his party from the hardline Hindutva advocated by the right-wing BJP.

NCP leader and Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar earlier opposed the 'batenge to katenge' raised by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath during a poll rally.

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis defended Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's controversial 'batenge toh katenge' slogan, arguing that it promotes unity. His statement came after criticism from opposition leaders and even his alliance partner,

Devendra Fadnavis took the blame for the Lok Sabha loss and said that he failed to counter the opposition’s anarchist and ultra Leftist narrative.

UP CM Yogi Adityanath's clarion call for unity among Hindus with the slogan 'Katenge to Batenge' has saprked a divide with the Maha Yuti Alliance in Maharashtra.