At an event organised by the Bharatiya Janata Party to celebrate 12 years of the Modi government, Maharashtra Fisheries Minister and BJP MLA Nitesh Rane spread the conspiracy of “land jihad” and declared that “only those who speak for Hindu interests will rule the country.” He also spread the conspiracy of “love jihad” and credited the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi with having “liberated” Hindus after 2014.