Maharashtra Legislature

Maharashtra Legislature
Maharashtra Legislature
	Emblem of India
Type
Type	Bicameral
Houses	Maharashtra Legislative Council (Upper house); Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (Lower house)
History
Founded	1 May 1960 (64 years ago)
Leadership
Governor	Bhagat Singh Koshyari ; since 5 September 2019
Chief Minister	Eknath Shinde, Shiv Sena Eknath group ; since 30 June 2022
Chairman of the House	Neelam Gorhe Acting, SHS ; since 07 July 2022
Deputy Chairman of the House	Neelam Gorhe, SHS ; since 24 June 2019
Leader of the House ; Legislative Council	Devendra Fadnavis; Deputy Chief Minister, BJP ; since 17 August 2022
Leader of the Opposition ; Legislative Council	Ambadas Danve, SHS ; since 09 August 2022
Speaker of the House	Rahul Narwekar, BJP ; since 3 July 2022
Deputy Speaker of the House	Narhari Sitaram Zirwal, NCP ; since 14 March 2020
Leader of the House ; Legislative Assembly	Eknath Shinde ; (Chief Minister), Shiv Sena Eknath group ; since 30 June 2022
Leader of the Opposition ; Legislative Assembly	Ajit Anantrao Pawar, NCP ; since 04 July 2022
Structure
Seats	366 ; 78 Members of Maharashtra Legislative Council ; 288 Members of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Maharashtra Legislative Council political groups	Government (26); Opposition (37); Other (00); Vacant (14);
Maharashtra Legislative Assembly political groups	Government (167); Opposition (119); Other (02);
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	21 October 2019
Next Maharashtra Legislative Council election	2022
Next Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election	October 2024
Meeting place
	Vidhan Bhavan, Mumbai
	Vidhan Bhavan, Nagpur (Winter session)
	Vidhan Bhavan, Mumbai; Vidhan Bhavan, Nagpur;
Website
	http://maharashtra.gov.in/ ; http://mls.org.in/
Constitution
	Constitution of India

The Maharashtra Legislature is the bicameral legislature of the Indian state of Maharashtra. The Legislature is composed of:

the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, the lower house,
the Maharashtra Legislative Council, the upper house, and
the Governor of Maharashtra

Head Leaders

House	Leader	Portrait	Since
Constitutional Posts
Governor	Bhagat Singh Koshyari		5 September 2019
Chief Minister	Eknath Shinde	File:Eknath Sambhaji Shinde.jpg	30 June 2022
Deputy Chief Minister	Devendra Fadnavis		30 June 2022
Chairman Maharashtra Legislative Council	Neelam Gorhe Acting		07 July 2022
Speaker Maharashtra Legislative Assembly	Rahul Narwekar	File:RahulNarwekar.png	03 July 2022
Deputy Chairman Maharashtra Legislative Council	Neelam Gorhe		08 September 2020
Deputy Speaker Maharashtra Legislative Assembly	Narhari Sitaram Zirwal		14 March 2020
Leader of the House Maharashtra Legislative Assembly	Eknath Shinde	File:Eknath Sambhaji Shinde.jpg	03 July 2022
Leader of the House of Maharashtra Legislative Council	Devendra Fadnavis		17 August 2022
Deputy Leader of the House Maharashtra Legislative Assembly	Devendra Fadnavis		03 July 2022
Deputy Leader of the House of Maharashtra Legislative Council	Uday Samant Acting		17 August 2022
Leader of the Opposition Maharashtra Legislative Assembly	Ajit Pawar	File:Ajit Pawar During Speech Cropped.jpg	04 July 2022
Leader of the Opposition Maharashtra Legislative Council	Ambadas Danve		09 August 2022
Deputy Leader of the Opposition Maharashtra Legislative Assembly	Balasaheb Thorat		04 July 2022
Deputy Leader of the Opposition Maharashtra Legislative Council	Ashok Arjunrao Jagtap - Bhai Jagtap		17 August 2022
Chief Secretary of Maharashtra	Mr.Manu Kumar Srivastava		28 February 2022