Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut has slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party for using Lord Ram and the Ram Mandir in its election campaign across five states.

On Monday, home minister Amit Shah, during a public rally in Guna's Raghogarh, pledged that the BJP would cover the expenses for the darshan (sacred viewing) of Lord Ram Lalla if the party formed the government in Madhya Pradesh.