An euphoric Shiv Sena-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) alliance, satisfied with completing two years of governance and its resounding triumph in the recent elections to local bodies, would, however, find itself on the defensive during the seven-week-long budget session of the Maharashtra legislature getting underway today.
Considerable flak is expected to be directed at the government on account of the unprecedented economic crunch, partly caused by populist policies like the subsidised one-rupee meal
