In 2023, the political situation in Maharashtra was dominated by quota politics, spearheaded by activist Manoj Jarange, who fought for Maratha reservations. However, the situation generated difficulties among OBC leaders, who emphasised the importance of preserving existing OBC reservations while considering Maratha quotas, as stated in a report in PTI. 

According to the report, the quota agitation made it to the headlines after the cops lathi-charged the protesters at the venue of Manoj Jarange's hunger strike at his village in Maharashtra's Latur district in September. Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has promised a parliamentary session to settle the Maratha quota issue.