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Maharashtra Legislature

Maharashtra Vidhan Mandal
Emblem of Maharashtra
Type
Type
HousesMaharashtra Legislative Council (Upper house)
Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (Lower house)
History
Founded1 May 1960 (64 years ago) (1960-05-01)
Leadership
Eknath Shinde, SHS Shinde Group and
Ajit Pawar, NCP
Chair:
Ram Shinde, BJP Shinde Group
Deputy Chair:
Neelam Gorhe , SHS Shinde Group
Leader:
Devendra Fadnavis , BJP Chief Minister of Maharashtra


Deputy Leader:
Uday Samant , SHS

Shinde Group
(Cabinet Minister)
Vacant, no opposition party has more than 10% seats.
Structure
Seats366 (78 MLCs + 288 MLAs)
Elections
Single transferable vote
First-past-the-post
2020
21 October 2019
2022
October 2024
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
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 The_Minister_of_State_for_Home_(Rural),_Public_Health,_Tourism_and_Marketing_of_Maharashtra,_Prof._Ram_Shinde_meeting_the_Union_Minister_for_Human_Resource_Development,_Smt._Smriti_Irani,_in_New_Delhi_on_February_23,_2015_(cropped) 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 TBD 06 December 2024
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 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
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 04 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 02 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 02 December 2019
Group Leader Legislature Assembly SP Party Abu Asim Azmi 02 December 2019
Group Leader Legislature Assembly AIMIM Party Mohammed Ismail Abdul Khalique 02 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 02 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 02 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 07 July 2022
Group Leader Legislature Council NCP (SP) Party Eknath Khadse 11 March 2023
Group Leader Legislature Council NCP Party Ramraje Naik Nimbalkar 07 July 2023
Group Leader Legislature Council Congress Party Satej Patil 02 March 2023
Group Leader Legislature Council JD(U) Party Kapil Waman Patil 02 December 2019
Group Leader Legislature Council PWPI Party Jayant Prabhakar Patil 02 December 2019
Group Leader Legislature Council RSP Party Mahadev Jankar 02 December 2019

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Directory | Searchkey=chief+minister". maharashtra.gov.in. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  2. ^ https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/maharashtra/bjp-mla-rahul-narwekar-elected-unopposed-as-maharashtra-assembly-speaker/article68964085.ece