Timeline: Maratha reservation

Maharashtra has witnessed some of the most historic demonstrations over the years.

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.

2008-09: Former CMs - Sharad Pawar, Vilasrao Deshmukh lends support to the demand

2009-14: Political parties, organisations come out in support of the demand for reservation to the Marathas

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.

31 October, 2014: Devendra Fadnavis sworn in CM of Maharashtra of BJP government with indirect support of NCP

5 December, 2014: Shiv Sena joins the BJP government, offers stability

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.

15 November, 2014: BJP-Sena government decides to move Supreme Court

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.

6 January, 2015: Government decides to tender additional information in the Bombay High Court for supporting reservations to Marathas

13 July, 2016: Rape and murder of a Maratha girl at Kopardi in Ahmednagar district that fuels the demand of rights of the community

9 August, 2016: First Maratha Kranti Morcha held in Aurangabad

6 November, 2016: Maratha bike rally held in Mumbai

20 November, 2016: Maratha morcha held in New Delhi

5 December 2016: Maharashtra government files an affidavit to justify the reservation for Marathas as legal and that it did not violate constitutional provisions.

14 December, 2016: Maratha morcha held in Nagpur when the winter session of Maharashtra legislature was in progress

9 August, 2017: Massive Maratha morcha held in Mumbai

Compiled by: Mrityunjay Bose