The BJP s decades-long OBC consolidation in Maharashtra sits uneasily with Maratha strongman Ajit Pawar in the NDA
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BJP s decades-long OBC consolidation in Maharashtra sits uneasily with Maratha strongman Ajit Pawar in NDA
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Why Maratha reservation crisis shows a deadlock in Indian political imagination
Why Maratha reservation crisis shows a deadlock in Indian political imagination
In the field of higher education, Marathas could neither compete with the upper castes nor with the Dalits.
Rajeshwari Deshpande 10 May, 2021 12:20 pm IST Text Size:
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The decision of the Supreme Court last week to quash the Maharashtra law on reservations for Marathas undoubtedly indicates a crisis for the community, as well as the politics of the state. Beyond that, at a more serious level, it also signifies a deadlock of our political imagination as a democratic collectivity towards meaningful implementation of affirmative action.