Set to complete a year in power on December 5, the Devendra Fadnavis-led Maharashtra government stormed to power riding on its “good governance” plank, but has seen conflicts within the Mahayuti alliance overshadow its work.

With its focus on infrastructure and industrial development, the government, soon after assuming power, reiterated its commitment to fixing economic faultlines in the state, which has seen sharp polarisation on caste lines due to the Maratha quota agitation and counter-protests by the Other Backward Classes (OBCs). It also indicated a clear shift towards “development politics” aimed at long-term structural change, rather than short-term populism.

“We cannot be rigid in coalition politics. After the local body elections are done by early next year, the focus will shif

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