Bharatiya Janata Party MP Subrat Pathak said that his statement during a public rally in Kannauj was misinterpreted and what he meant was that those who want to vote for the party will do so as it does not discriminate among people with regards to developmental work, and added that BJP does not want the votes of those who support terrorism and dream of implementing Sharia Law in India.

On December 29, noting that the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government does not do any discrimination in development works, Pathak had said that the party may not still get votes of the Muslim community as it has scrapped Article 370, "built temples in Ayodha and Kashi and will build a temple in Mathura".