CM Devendra Fadnavis 

The BJP-led government and Opposition parties escalated their battle in the ongoing budget session on Friday, with CM Devendra Fadnavis turning the tables on members who had moved a no-trust motion against the Assembly Speaker. In a move that surprised the Opposition, Fadnavis tabled a trust motion, seeking the treasury bench's confidence in Haribhau Bagde, who was accused by the Opposition through a no-trust move on March 5 of having a partisan attitude. The CM tabled the move and the house rushed through it even as the Congress-NCP and others in the Opposition camp protested. A voice vote was sought amidst the chaos and the motion was passed. The lower house did not work thereafter.