The Maharashtra government is facing criticism from within after its decision last week to allow reservations for the Maratha community under the OBC or Other Backward Classes category. Chhagan Bhujbal, a minister from the Ajit Pawar-led faction of the NCP and, crucially, seen as the faction's OBC face, told NDTV he was opposed to the "backdoor entry" to the OBC list, and that he will "raise the voice of the OBCs"