Following a demand from Maha Vikas Aghadi MLCs for a caste-based census in Maharashtra, and legislative council's deputy chairperson Neelam Gorhe's directions to the state government to clarify its stand and announce its policy on having a caste-based census soon, deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis announced the state government will study the caste based census being conducted by the Bihar government and a decision will be taken after that.