India, Sept. 15 -- After lying low for quite a while, 77-year-old Chhagan Bhujbal is back in the reckoning, leading OBC leaders in the stir against the Mahayuti government's decision to use the Hyderabad Gazette records to issue Kunbi (OBC) caste certificates to all Marathas. Bhujbal has taken a stand against the government that he is part of even as his party, the NCP, is silent on the Maratha-versus-OBC tussle.

Interestingly, early last week, it looked like the veteran politician would scale down his attack after his initial forceful sound bites. On Tuesday, he attended the cabinet meeting, which he had boycotted the previous week, and even met CM Devendra Fadnavis to submit demands on behalf of his OBC outfit. However, the next day, h...