Congress leader Vijay Wadettiwar allegedly labelled Mahayuti's Mumbai North Central seat candidate Ujjwal Nikam as 'anti-national.' Wadettiwar accused Nikam of withholding crucial information regarding the death of former Maharashtra ATS chief Hemant Karkare during the 26/11 terror attack, stating Karkare was not killed by Ajmal Kasab's bullet but by a bullet from a policeman affiliated with RSS.