After clashing with the Maharashtra governor over refusal to hold election for the post of Assembly Speaker in the Winter Session, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray will again seek Raj Bhavan's nod to fill the vacancy during the Budget Session that begins in Mumbai on March 3.

In the last session, the MVA government passed a bill to hold the election with a voice vote instead of a secret ballot. However, Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari told the government he would examine the bill on constitutional merit before giving his approval. The last two days of the Winter session witnessed a contentious non-verbal exchange between the CM and the governor.