List of deputy chief ministers of Maharashtra explained

Insignia:	Seal of Maharashtra.svg
Insigniasize:	120px
Insigniacaption:	Seal of Maharashtra
Post:	Deputy Chief Ministers of Maharashtra
Incumbent:	Devendra Fadnavis (since 30 June 2022) Ajit Pawar (since 2 July 2023)
Department:	Deputy Chief Minister's Office (Maharashtra)
Appointer:	Governor of Maharashtra
Nominator:	Chief Minister of Maharashtra
Style:	The Honourable
Status:	Deputy Head of Government
Abbreviation:	DCM
Member Of:	Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Maharashtra Legislative Council Cabinet
Termlength:	At the confidence of the assembly
Termlength Qualified:	5 years and is subject to no term limits.^[1]
Inaugural:	Nasikrao Tirpude (March 1978 – July 1978)
Seat:	Mantralaya, Mumbai

The Deputy Chief Minister Of Maharashtra is the deputy head of the executive branch of the Government of Maharashtra and the second highest ranking minister of the Council of Ministers.^{[2] [3] [4]}

List of deputy chief ministers

Term of office!Assembly
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Party
1		Nasikrao Tirpude नाशिकराव तिरपुडे		5 March 1978	18 July 1978		5th (1978)	Vasantdada Patil	Indian National Congress
2		Sundarrao Solanke सुंदरराव सोळंके		18 July 1978	17 February 1980			Sharad Pawar	Indian Congress (Socialist)
3		Ramrao Adik रामराव आदिक		2 February 1983	5 March 1985		6th (1980)	Vasantdada Patil	Indian National Congress
4		Gopinath Munde गोपीनाथ मुंडे		14 March 1995	18 October 1999		9th (1995)	Manohar Joshi----Narayan Rane	Bharatiya Janata Party
5		Chhagan Bhujbal छगन भुजबळ		18 October 1999	23 December 2003		10th (1999)	Vilasrao Deshmukh----Sushilkumar Shinde	Nationalist Congress Party
6		Vijaysinh Mohite–Patil विजयसिंह मोहिते-पाटील		25 December 2003	1 November 2004			Sushilkumar Shinde
7		R. R. Patil आर.आर.पाटील		1 November 2004	8 December 2008		11th (2004)	Vilasrao Deshmukh
(5)		Chhagan Bhujbal छगन भुजबळ		8 December 2008	7 November 2009			Ashok Chavan
				7 November 2009	11 November 2010		12th (2009)
8		Ajit Pawar अजित पवार		11 November 2010	25 September 2012			Prithviraj Chavan
				7 December 2012	28 September 2014
				23 November 2019	26 November 2019		14th (2019)	Devendra Fadnavis
				30 December 2019	29 June 2022			Uddhav Thackeray
9		Devendra Fadnavis देवेंद्र फडणवीस		30 June 2022	Incumbent			Eknath Shinde	Bharatiya Janata Party
(8)		Ajit Pawar अजित पवार		2 July 2023					Nationalist Congress Party

See also

• List of governors of Maharashtra
• List of chief ministers of Maharashtra
• List of chairpersons of the Maharashtra Legislative Council
• List of speakers of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
• List of Deputy Speakers of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
  • List of Leader of the House of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
• List of Leaders of the House of the Maharashtra Legislative Council
• List of Deputy Leader of the House of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
  • List of Leader of the Opposition of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
• List of Leader of the Opposition of the Maharashtra Legislative Council
• Chief Ministers of India
• Spouse of Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra

Notes and References

1. [Durga Das Basu]
2. News: Maharashtra has two deputy CMs for the first time as Ajit Pawar, Fadnavis shares post. The Economic Times. en. 2 July 2023.
3. News: Maharashtra Cabinet Expansion in July says Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. The Economic Times. en. 1 July 2023.
4. News: Becoming deputy CM was shocking, says Fadnavis; ‘Shinde to lead in 2024’. Hindustan Times. en. 6 November 2022.