Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray took it upon himself to placate the agitating Maratha activists, who had refused to vacate Azad Maidan, till the reservation law comes into effect after the Bill's approval, and the police cases that were filed against the activists over the past two years were withdrawn.

The agitation was withdrawn following Thackeray's assurances. The activists who had threatened to lay siege to the city started returning home by Thursday night. Thackeray visited the barricaded area at Azad Maidan on Thursday evening and made an appeal. He told the activists that he would personally ensure that the cases were withdrawn.