The fight for Maratha reservation is not only being fought on the streets, but also in the legislature, which was stalled on successive days over the issue. On Tuesday, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis accused the Opposition of deliberately stalling the early legislation of the Maratha quota, because the houses were interrupted frequently over the demand, even as the state wants to bring in a bill for its approval on November 29.

The upper house was force-stopped, as the Opposition demanded the tabling of the backward class commission report that has recommended a quota, and a report by the Tata Institute for Social Sciences, which has studied the need for a quota for the Dhangar community. Somehow, the lower house was convinced to work and debate a severe drought in the state, which is also one of the priorities of the government.