After Bengaluru-based Ather Energy said it's investing ₹2,000 crore to set up a plant in Maharashtra, BJP leader Arvind Bellad said, "Karnataka, home to Ather Energy, lost a major ₹2,000 crore investment and 4,000 jobs to Maharashtra." Karnataka IT Minister Priyank Kharge said, "Why nobody is talking about the huge success story of the Apple ecosystem that we brought in."