The six legislators who have resigned as members of the Maharashtra assembly in support of the Maratha protest for social reservation will continue to hold office till the winter session of the legislature. After two members quit on Wednesday, four more Maratha MLAs, including two BJP members, put in their papers on Thursday.

Speaker Haribhau Bagde told the media that the resignations could not be accepted as it was mandatory for letters and reasons given for their resignations to be read out in the House before accepting or rejecting the request. "As and when vacancies are created, the Election Commission of India is informed. So, we will have to wait till the winter session begins in Mumbai [on November 19]," said Bagde.