Ahead of the Maharashtra elections 2024, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Keshav Upadhyay emphasised that the BJP would campaign for Eknath Shinde's candidate Suresh Patil in Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar and would have no association with Nawab Malik, reported news agency ANI.

NCP's Mahayuti's alliance partners, BJP and Shiv Sena have expressed their opposition to Malik's candidature. Nawab Malik has expressed confidence in winning the upcoming Maharashtra elections 2024 from the Mankhurd-Shivaji Nagar assembly seat.