On Sunday the Maharashtra Chief Minister announced that the Maratha community will get reservations in jobs and education, this came months after massive protests by members of the community.

The announcement came after the reports submitted on the social and economic conditions of the Marathas by the Maharashtra State Backward Class Commission, to the state government.

"We received Backward Class Commission report with 3 recommendations. Independent reservation will be given to Maratha community in Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBC)," said Fadnavis.

A Cabinet Sub-committee has also been constituted to take statutory steps for implementing the recommendations, said the chief minister.

Maharashtra Water Resources Minister Girish Mahajan had earlier met activists of the Maratha Kranti Morcha (MKM) at Azad Maidan.

MKM protesters earlier Saturday met Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil who is the opposition Leader in the Assembly and has warned of a breach of privilege motion in the House as the report of the Maharashtra State Backward Class Commission on socio-economic conditions of the Marathas was 'leaked'.

Half a dozen MLAs had announced their resignations from the Legislature during the peak of the Maratha reservation stir. Only Shiv Sena's Harshvardhan Jadhav, though, submitted his resignation to Speaker Haribhau Bagade. Disgruntled BJP MLA Ashish Deshmukh also quit the House.

A 16 per cent reservation for Marathas and five percent reservation for the Muslims was announced by the then Congress-NCP government. However, the Bombay High Court on November 14, 2014, stayed the decision in response to a PIL.

In July and August this year, the Maratha organisations had staged agitation for quota across the state.