Even as the seven governer-nominated MLCs were about to take the oath of office barely three hours before the model code of conduct came into force in Maharashtra, the Opposition cried foul and moved the court saying that a case about the 12 individuals who were recommended by the MVA was still subjudice.

Last night, the governor accepted the government's recommendations for filling seven out of 12 vacancies. Three were from BJP and two each from the Shiv Sena (Shinde) and Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar).