The All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen (MIM) party has been accused of receiving financial support from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to contest elections in states other than its traditional stronghold, Telangana. The allegation has been made by political rivals who claim that this alliance between the MIM and BJP is aimed at dividing the opposition vote and helping the BJP in states where they face tough competition.