Water, mines, funds: How states, centre tackle their differences on issues

There are 14 states governed by non-BJP and non-Congress led political alliances, comprising almost half of India’s 30 states and union territories.  

The presence of multiple political parties leads to differences about how to handle economic issues. Some differences are between states, like over land and water, and some with the centre, on fishing rights and drugs.

If prominent issues, say on taxation, are excluded it is still an impressive list of differences. As India’s economy grows, some of these differences could sharpen as others fizzle out. We list some prominent ones.

It is interesting how the central government led