Modi’s party will pay to hold power in Maharashtra
Protests by the Maratha caste, comprising many poorer farmers, have shaken the government of India’s richest state
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- Caste struggles
- Agrarian crisis
- Political rivalries
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_350.jpg "Protestors demand reserved quotas in government jobs and college places for students, in Mumbai, India, August 2017 (Reuters/Shailesh Andrade)")