Marathi Row, Delimitation & Cabinet Expansion: What Is The Modi Government Waiting For?

From Maharashtra's Marathi language controversy and Devendra Fadnavis' decision to give auto and taxi drivers a one-year window to learn Marathi, to the government's calculations over the proposed delimitation changes — the political stakes are high. Is the Maharashtra language row exposing tensions within the BJP-Shinde alliance? And does the government have the numbers to push the delimitation bill through Parliament? With the DMK's position, southern states' concerns, Congress' opposition and a possible cabinet expansion all tied into the equation, we examine the political calculations behind the government's next moves.