The Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government will recommend to the governor the 12 names to be appointed to the legislative council on Thursday, triggering another round of speculations as to whether the Raj Bhavan will accept the list.

Considering the strained relations between the governor and the Uddhav Thackeray-led government, many in the political circles don't expect the process to be without hiccups. The exchange of letters between the chief minister and Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari has been the latest controversial matter. Last Sunday, Thackeray slammed Koshyari for questioning his party's ideology. The friction is unlikely to stop anytime soon, considering the nature, procedure and eligibility of political appointments to the upper house.