 It is replaced by the sound in the Varhadi dialect, which makes it quite distinct.According to the economic survey of Maharashtra (2008–09), the percentage of the state's population that names Marathi as its mother tongue has declined to 68.8% from 76.5% over the past three decades, while there has been a sharp rise in the Hindi-speaking population (11% from 5%) in the same period.Maharashtra has a parliamentary system of government with two democratically elected houses, the Legislative Assembly and the Legislative Council.