Maharashtra Legislature

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The Maharashtra Legislature 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.

The Maharashtra Legislative Council or Maharashtra Vidhan Parishad is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of Maharashtra state in western India.

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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 Jishnu Dev Varma 06 March 2026
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis[1] 05 December 2024
First Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde [1] 05 December 2024
Second Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Ajit Pawar [1] 31 January

2026

Chairperson 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 Chairperson 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 Sunetra Ajit Pawar 31 January 2026
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 Vacant 29 August 2025
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) 		Vacant 29 August 2025
Chief Secretary of Maharashtra Rajesh Aggarwal [3] 01 December 2025[4]

Maharashtra Legislature Leaders

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 Vijay Namdevrao Wadettiwar 24 December 2024
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 Sunetra Ajit Pawar 31 January 2026
Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Posts
Group Leader Legislature Assembly BJP Party Devendra Fadnavis 19 November 2019
Group Leader Legislature Assembly NCP Party Sunetra Ajit Pawar 28 January 2026
Group Leader Legislature Assembly NCP (SP) Party Jitendra Awhad 3 August 2023
Group Leader Legislature Assembly Congress Party Vijay Namdevrao Wadettiwar 24 December 2024
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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References

  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.
  3. ^ "Rajesh Agarwal is new Maharashtra Chief Secretary". The Indian Express. 28 November 2025. Retrieved 28 March 2026.
  4. ^ "Rajesh Agarwal is new Maharashtra Chief Secretary". The Indian Express. 28 November 2025. Retrieved 28 March 2026.
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