Maharashtra Legislature

Supreme legislative body of the state of Maharashtra

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Maharashtra Legislature

Maharashtra Vidhan Mandal

Emblem of Maharashtra

Type
Type|

Bicameral

Houses| Maharashtra Legislative Council (Upper house)
Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (Lower house)
History
Founded| 1 May 1960 (65 years ago) (1960-05-01)
Leadership

Governor of Maharashtra

C. P. Radhakrishnan

Chief Minister of Maharashtra

Devendra Fadnavis, BJP

Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra

Eknath Shinde, SHS Shinde Group and
Ajit Pawar, NCP

Parliamentary Affairs Minister & Deputy Minister

Minister:
Chandrakant Patil
(Cabinet Minister), BJP

Deputy Minister:
Vacant
(Minister of State)

Deputy Minister:
Vacant
(Minister of State)

Chair & Deputy Chair Maharashtra Legislative Council

Chair:
Ram Shinde, BJP Shinde Group
Deputy Chair:
Neelam Gorhe, SHS Shinde Group

Leader & Deputy Leader of the House Maharashtra Legislative Council

Leader:
Devendra Fadnavis, BJP Chief Minister)

Deputy Leader:
Uday Samant, SHS

Shinde Group
(Cabinet Minister)

Leader & Deputy Leader of the Opposition Maharashtra Legislative Council

Leader:
Ambadas Danve, SHS (UBT)
Deputy Leader:
Bhai Jagtap, INC

Speaker & Deputy Speaker Maharashtra Legislative Assembly

Speaker:
Rahul Narwekar, BJP
Deputy Speaker:
Anna Bansode, NCP

Leader & Deputy Leader of the House Maharashtra Legislative Assembly

Leader:
Devendra Fadnavis, BJP (Chief Minister)

Deputy Leader:
Eknath Shinde, SHS, (Dy Chief Minister)

Deputy Leader:
Ajit Pawar, NCP (Deputy Chief Minister)

Leader & Deputy Leader of the Opposition Maharashtra Legislative Assembly

Vacant, no opposition party has more than 10% seats.

Structure
Seats| 366 (78 MLCs + 288 MLAs)

Maharashtra Legislative Council political groups

* Government (35)
* Opposition (22)
* Vacant (21)

Maharashtra Legislative Assembly political groups

* Government (175)
* Opposition (69)
* To be decided (14)

Elections

Maharashtra Legislative Council voting system

| Single transferable vote

Maharashtra Legislative Assembly voting system

| First-past-the-post

Last Maharashtra Legislative Council election

| 2020

Last Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election

| October 2024

Next Maharashtra Legislative Council election

| 2022

Next Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election

| October 2029
Meeting place
Vidhan Bhavan, Mumbai
Vidhan Bhavan, Nagpur (Winter session)
Website
Government of Maharashtra
Maharashtra Legislature
Constitution
Constitution of India

The Maharashtra Legislature (IAST: Maharashtra Vidhan Mandal) is the supreme legislative body of the state of Maharashtra. It is a bicameral legislature composed of the Governor of Maharashtra and two houses, The Maharashtra Legislative Council (Maharashtra Vidhan Parishad) and The Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha). The governor in his role as head of the legislature has full powers to summon and prorogue either house of legislature or to dissolve the Legislative Assembly.

## Head Leaders

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House  | Leader  | Portrait  | Since

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Constitutional Posts
Governor | C. P. Radhakrishnan |  | 27 July 2024
Chief Minister | Devendra Fadnavis[1] |  | 05 December 2024
First Deputy Chief Minister | Eknath Shinde [1] |  | 05 December 2024
Second Deputy Chief Minister | Ajit Pawar [1] |  | 05 December 2024
Chairman Maharashtra Legislative Council | Ram Shinde |  | 07 July 2022
Speaker Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | Rahul Narwekar[2] |  | 09 December 2024
Deputy Chairman Maharashtra Legislative Council | Neelam Gorhe |  | 08 September 2020
Deputy Speaker Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | Anna Bansode |  | 25 March 2025
Leader of the House Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | Devendra Fadnavis |  | 05 December 2024
Leader of the House Maharashtra Legislative Council | Eknath Shinde |  | 09 December 2024
First Deputy Leader of the House Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | Eknath Shinde |  | 05 December 2024
Second Deputy Leader of the House Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | Ajit Pawar |  | 05 December 2024
Deputy Leader of the House of Maharashtra Legislative Council | Pankaja Munde |  | 21 December 2024
Leader of the Opposition Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | Vacant |  | 26 November 2024
Leader of Opposition Maharashtra Legislative Council | Ambadas Danve |  | 09 August 2022
First Deputy Leader of Opposition
(Maharashtra Legislative Assembly) | Vacant |  | 26 November 2024
Second Deputy Leader of Opposition
(Maharashtra Legislative Assembly) | Vacant |  | 26 November 2024
Deputy Leader of Opposition
(Maharashtra Legislative Council) | Bhai Jagtap |  | 17 August 2022
Chief Secretary of Maharashtra | Sujata Saunik |  | 01 July 2024

## Maharashtra Legislature Leaders

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House  | Leader  | Portrait  | Since

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Maharashtra Legislative Posts
Leader Legislature BJP Party | Devendra Fadnavis |  | 19 November 2019
Leader Legislature NCP (SP) Party | Jitendra Awhad |  | 3 August 2023
Leader Legislature Congress Party | TBD |  | TBD
Leader Legislature SHS Party | Eknath Shinde |  | 17 February 2023
Leader Legislature SHS(UBT) Party | Aditya Thackeray |  | 26 November 2024
Group Leader Legislature Assembly NCP Party | Ajit Pawar |  | 4 July 2023
Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Posts
Group Leader Legislature Assembly BJP Party | Devendra Fadnavis |  | 19 November 2019
Group Leader Legislature Assembly NCP Party | Ajit Pawar |  | 2 December 2019
Group Leader Legislature Assembly NCP (SP) Party | Jitendra Awhad |  | 3 August 2023
Group Leader Legislature Assembly Congress Party | TBD |  | TBD
Group Leader Legislature Assembly SHS Party | Eknath Shinde |  | 17 February 2023
Group Leader Legislature Assembly SHS(UBT) Party | Aditya Thackeray |  | 26 November 2024
Group Leader Legislature Assembly JSS Party  | Vinay Kore |  | 2 December 2019
Group Leader Legislature Assembly SP Party | Abu Asim Azmi |  | 2 December 2019
Group Leader Legislature Assembly AIMIM Party | Mohammed Ismail Abdul Khalique |  | 2 December 2019
Group Leader of Legislative Assembly of Rajarshi Shahu Vikas Aghadi  | Rajendra Patil Yadravkar |  | 26 November 2024
Group Leader Legislature Assembly CPI(M) Party | Vinod Bhiva Nikole |  | 2 December 2019
Group Leader Legislature Assembly PWPI Party | Babasaheb Deshmukh |  | 26 November 2024
Group Leader of Legislative Assembly of Rashtriya Yuva Swabhiman Party  | Ravi Rana |  | 26 November 2024
Group Leader Legislature Assembly RSP Party | Ratnakar Gutte |  | 2 December 2019
Maharashtra Legislative Council Posts
Group Leader Legislature Council BJP Party | Pravin Darekar |  | 16 December 2019
Group Leader Legislature Council SHS(UBT) Party | Anil Parab |  | 7 July 2022
Group Leader Legislature Council NCP (SP) Party | Eknath Khadse |  | 11 March 2023
Group Leader Legislature Council NCP Party | Ramraje Naik Nimbalkar |  | 7 July 2023
Group Leader Legislature Council Congress Party | Satej Patil |  | 2 March 2023
Group Leader Legislature Council JD(U) Party | Kapil Waman Patil |  | 2 December 2019
Group Leader Legislature Council PWPI Party | Jayant Prabhakar Patil |  | 2 December 2019
Group Leader Legislature Council RSP Party | Mahadev Jankar |  | 2 December 2019

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* t
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State of Maharashtra

* Capital: Mumbai
* Second capital: Nagpur

Topics|

* History
* Geography
* Economy
* Tourism
* Highest point
* Marathi language
* Culture
* Marathi people
* Marathi literature
* Marathi cinema
* Maharashtrian cuisine
* Sports

Regions|

* Desh
* Khandesh
* Konkan
* Mumbai Metropolitan Region
* Marathwada
* Vidarbha
* North Maharashtra

Divisions and
Districts|

| Amravati division|

* Akola
* Amravati
* Buldhana
* Washim
* Yavatmal

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Konkan division|

* Mumbai
* Mumbai Suburban
* Palghar
* Raigad
* Ratnagiri
* Sindhudurg
* Thane

Aurangabad division|

* Beed
* Aurangabad
* Osmanabad
* Hingoli
* Jalna
* Latur
* Nanded
* Parbhani

Nagpur division|

* Bhandara
* Chandrapur
* Gadchiroli
* Gondia
* Nagpur
* Wardha

Nashik division|

* Ahmednagar
* Dhule
* Jalgaon
* Nandurbar
* Nashik

Pune division|

* Kolhapur
* Pune
* Sangli
* Satara
* Solapur

Million-plus cities
in Maharashtra|

* Mumbai
* Pune
* Nagpur
* Thane
* Pimpri-Chinchwad
* Nashik
* Kalyan-Dombivli
* Vasai-Virar
* Aurangabad
* Navi Mumbai

Other cities with
municipal corporations|

* Ahmednagar
* Akola
* Amravati
* Bhiwandi
* Chandrapur
* Dhule
* Ichalkaranji
* Jalgaon
* Kolhapur
* Latur
* Malegaon
* Mira-Bhayandar
* Nanded
* Panvel
* Parbhani
* Sangli
* Solapur
* Ulhasnagar

Government|

* Chief Ministers
* Legislature (Legislative Council
* Legislative Assembly)
* Police
* Bombay High Court

Portal:India

## See also

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* Maharashtra Legislature Party of Indian National Congress
* Maharashtra Legislature Party of Bharatiya Janata Party
* Maharashtra Legislature Party of Nationalist Congress Party
* Maharashtra Legislature Party of Shiv Sena
* Maharashtra Legislature Party of Shiv Sena (UBT)
* Maharashtra Legislature Party of Nationalist Congress Party – Sharadchandra Pawar

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Directory | Searchkey=chief+minister". maharashtra.gov.in. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
2. ^ Deshpande, Abhinay (9 December 2024). "Fadnavis government wins trust vote; Narwekar re-elected Maharashtra Speaker unopposed". The Hindu.

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