<p>Maharashtra has witnessed some of the most historic demonstrations over the years. <br /><br />The demand for Maratha reservation dates back to the 1980s. It picked pace in 2008 Vilasrao Deshmukh and Sharad Pawar lending support to this demand ahead of 2009 polls.<br /><br />2008-09: Former CMs - Sharad Pawar, Vilasrao Deshmukh lends support to the demand<br /><br />2009-14: Political parties, organisations come out in support of the demand for reservation to the Marathas <br /><br />25 June, 2014: The Congress-NCP Democratic Front government, then headed by Prithviraj Chavan, approves a proposal to reserve 16% of government jobs and seats in educational institutions for Marathas and 5% for Muslims.<br /><br />31 October, 2014: Devendra Fadnavis sworn in CM of Maharashtra of BJP government with indirect support of NCP<br /><br />5 December, 2014: Shiv Sena joins the BJP government, offers stability <br /><br />14 November, 2014: Bombay High Court stays the decision of the previous Democratic Front government to provide 16 per cent reservations to Marathas in government jobs and educational institutions. <br /><br />15 November, 2014: BJP-Sena government decides to move Supreme Court <br /><br />18 December, 2014: Supreme Court refuses to vacate the Bombay High Court's interim order staying reservation for Maratha community in public employment in Maharashtra.<br /><br />6 January, 2015: Government decides to tender additional information in the Bombay High Court for supporting reservations to Marathas<br /><br />13 July, 2016: Rape and murder of a Maratha girl at Kopardi in Ahmednagar district that fuels the demand of rights of the community <br /><br />9 August, 2016: First Maratha Kranti Morcha held in Aurangabad<br /><br />6 November, 2016: Maratha bike rally held in Mumbai<br /><br />20 November, 2016: Maratha morcha held in New Delhi <br /><br />5 December 2016: Maharashtra government files an affidavit to justify the reservation for Marathas as legal and that it did not violate constitutional provisions.<br /><br />14 December, 2016: Maratha morcha held in Nagpur when the winter session of Maharashtra legislature was in progress<br /><br />9 August, 2017: Massive Maratha morcha held in Mumbai<br /><br />Compiled by: Mrityunjay Bose </p>
<p>Maharashtra has witnessed some of the most historic demonstrations over the years. <br /><br />The demand for Maratha reservation dates back to the 1980s. It picked pace in 2008 Vilasrao Deshmukh and Sharad Pawar lending support to this demand ahead of 2009 polls.<br /><br />2008-09: Former CMs - Sharad Pawar, Vilasrao Deshmukh lends support to the demand<br /><br />2009-14: Political parties, organisations come out in support of the demand for reservation to the Marathas <br /><br />25 June, 2014: The Congress-NCP Democratic Front government, then headed by Prithviraj Chavan, approves a proposal to reserve 16% of government jobs and seats in educational institutions for Marathas and 5% for Muslims.<br /><br />31 October, 2014: Devendra Fadnavis sworn in CM of Maharashtra of BJP government with indirect support of NCP<br /><br />5 December, 2014: Shiv Sena joins the BJP government, offers stability <br /><br />14 November, 2014: Bombay High Court stays the decision of the previous Democratic Front government to provide 16 per cent reservations to Marathas in government jobs and educational institutions. <br /><br />15 November, 2014: BJP-Sena government decides to move Supreme Court <br /><br />18 December, 2014: Supreme Court refuses to vacate the Bombay High Court's interim order staying reservation for Maratha community in public employment in Maharashtra.<br /><br />6 January, 2015: Government decides to tender additional information in the Bombay High Court for supporting reservations to Marathas<br /><br />13 July, 2016: Rape and murder of a Maratha girl at Kopardi in Ahmednagar district that fuels the demand of rights of the community <br /><br />9 August, 2016: First Maratha Kranti Morcha held in Aurangabad<br /><br />6 November, 2016: Maratha bike rally held in Mumbai<br /><br />20 November, 2016: Maratha morcha held in New Delhi <br /><br />5 December 2016: Maharashtra government files an affidavit to justify the reservation for Marathas as legal and that it did not violate constitutional provisions.<br /><br />14 December, 2016: Maratha morcha held in Nagpur when the winter session of Maharashtra legislature was in progress<br /><br />9 August, 2017: Massive Maratha morcha held in Mumbai<br /><br />Compiled by: Mrityunjay Bose </p>
