The Congress and Nationalist Congress Party (SP) have expressed their displeasure with the BJP following a meeting between Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Raj Thackeray, calling into question the ruling party's trust and potential appeal to north Indian voters if it aligns with the MNS leader.

Raj Thackeray, head of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), met with Amit Shah in Delhi, indicating the possibility of a BJP-MNS alliance for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections 2024. MNS leader Bala Nandgaonkar, according to a report in PTI, had said that the talks have yielded "positive" outcome. and said details will be shared soon.