BJP general secretary Vinod Tawde has said the slogan ‘batenge toh katenge’ being used by his party during the ongoing campaign for the Maharashtra assembly elections presents a “reality”.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has used the slogan, which means ‘divided we perish’, frequently in his campaign speeches, even as state BJP leaders Pankaja Munde and Ashok Chavan have said that such a message, with alleged communal overtones, was not appropriate in Maharashtra.

Asked about this reaction, Tawde told reporters here on Friday that “‘Batenge toh katenge’ is a reality.”