| Insignia: | Seal of Maharashtra.svg |
| Insigniasize: | 120px |
| Insigniacaption: | Seal of Maharashtra |
| Post: | Deputy Chief Minister |
| Body: | Maharashtra |
| Type: | Deputy Chief Minister |
| Incumbent: | Vacant |
| Incumbentsince: | 26 November 2024 |
| 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: | |
| 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]
| data-sort-type=number rowspan = "2" | Deputy Chief Minister | Party | Term of office | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longest continuous term | Total duration of deputy chief ministership | ||||
| data-sort-value="1" | 1 | Ajit Pawar | 2 years, 181 days | 7 years, 215 days | |
| data-sort-value="2" | 2 | Chhagan Bhujbal | 4 years, 66 days | 6 years, 39 days | |
| data-sort-value="3" | 3 | R. R. Patil | 4 years, 37 days | 4 years, 37 days | |
| data-sort-value="4" | 4 | Gopinath Munde | 4 years, 218 days | 4 years, 218 days | |
| data-sort-value="5" | 5 | Devendra Fadnavis | 2 years, 149 days | 2 years, 149 days | |
| data-sort-value="6" | 6 | Ramrao Adik | 2 years, 31 days | 2 years, 31 days | |
| data-sort-value="7" | 7 | Sundarrao Solanke | 1 year, 214 days | 1 year, 214 days | |
| data-sort-value="8" | 8 | Vijaysinh Mohite–Patil | 312 days | 312 days | |
| data-sort-value="9" | 9 | Nasikrao Tirpude | 135 days | 135 days | |