Best of BS Opinion: Administration in intensive care, power crisis & more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

The Haryana government’s proposal to reserve jobs in new private sector units for “locals” is part of a dangerous precedent set by Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat of prioritising regional identity over the national growth story. Such moves could not only create ripple effects in other industrialised states but also encourage a climate of inter-state discrimination in employment, as the second edit points out here.

Other opinion today focuses on the poor state of state finances. Kanika Datta sums up the views 

Ashok Banerjee and Partha Ray of the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta assess trends in market borrowings