The transformation of the Indian economy and the modernisation of the Indian state is essential if one million new job seekers a month are to be employed. India's current government, expected to focus exclusively on transformational economic reform, has been something of a disappointment. The socio-political coalition that elected the government in 2014 continues to have potential to be a supporter of transformative economic policy. This support however would require tweaks to the composition of the coalition, and a change in rhetorical focus among those calling for reform.