Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections 2024 in Maharashtra, key issues like Maratha quota demand, infrastructural development and agricultural challenges are expected to take centre stage. A report in PTI stated that Maharashtra, after Uttar Pradesh, has the second-highest number of Lower House members. Polls in Maharashtra will be conducted in five phases on April 19, April 26, May 7, May 13 and May 20 with vote counting scheduled for June 4. 

The Maratha quota issue has been significant since the Supreme Court had overturned Maharashtra`s 2018 Act granting quotas in education and employment to the community, reported PTI. The agency report further added that opposition parties are pressing the Union government to change the Constitution to eliminate the reservation threshold of 50 per cent.