Maharashtra Legislature Explained

Maharashtra Legislature
Native Name:Maharashtra Vidhan Mandal
Coa Caption:Emblem of Maharashtra
Coa Pic:Seal of Maharashtra.svg
Coa Res:125px
Coa Alt:Emblem of Maharashtra
Background Color:
  1. 000080
House Type:Bicameral
Houses:Maharashtra Legislative Council (Upper house)
Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (Lower house)
Leader1 Type:Governor of Maharashtra
Leader1:C. P. Radhakrishnan
Election1:27 July 2024
Leader2 Type:Chief Minister of Maharashtra
Leader2:Eknath Shinde
Party2:SHS Shinde Group
Election2:30 June 2022
Leader3 Type:Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra
Leader3:Devendra Fadnavis, BJP and
Ajit Pawar, NCP
Leader4 Type:Parliamentary Affairs Maharashtra Minister & Deputy Minister
Leader4:Minister


Chandrakant Patil
, BJP



Deputy Minister


Vacant

Election4:14 August 2022
Leader5 Type:Chair & Deputy Chair Maharashtra Legislative Council
Leader5:Chair


Neelam Gorhe (Additional Charge), SHS Shinde Group
Deputy Chair


Neelam Gorhe, SHS Shinde Group

Election5:07 July 2022 and 24 June 2019
Leader6 Type:Leader & Deputy Leader of the House Maharashtra Legislative Council
Leader6:Leader


Devendra Fadnavis, BJP


, SHS Shinde Group

Election6:17 August 2022
Leader7 Type:Leader & Deputy Leader of the Opposition Maharashtra Legislative Council
Leader7:Leader


Ambadas Danve, SHS (UBT)


Deputy Leader


Bhai Jagtap, INC

Election7:09 August 2022 and 17 August 2022
Leader8 Type:Speaker & Deputy Speaker Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Leader8:Speaker


Rahul Narwekar, BJP
Deputy Speaker


Narhari Sitaram Zirwal, NCP

Election8:03 July 2022 and 14 March 2020
Leader9 Type:Leader & Deputy Leader of the House Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Leader9:Leader


Eknath Shinde,, SHS Shinde Group


, BJP Deputy Leader

Election9:03 July 2022 & 02 July 2023
Leader10 Type:Leader & Deputy Leader of the Opposition Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Leader10:Leader


Vijay Namdevrao Wadettiwar, INC


, NCP (SCP)Deputy Leader


Ajay Choudhari, SHS (UBT)

Election10:03 August 2023
Seats:366 (78 MLCs + 288 MLAs)
House1:Maharashtra Legislative Council
House2:Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Structure1:File:Maharashtra Legislative Council June 2022.svg
Structure1 Res:400px
Structure2 Res:300px
Political Groups1:
Political Groups2:
Voting System1:Single transferable vote
Voting System2:First-past-the-post
Last Election1:2020
Next Election1:2022
Last Election2:21 October 2019
Next Election2:October 2024
Session Room:Vidhan Bhavan aerial view.jpg
Session Res:250px
Meeting Place:Vidhan Bhavan, Mumbai
Session Room2:Vidhan Bhavan (State Legislative Assembly) Nagpur - panoramio.jpg
Session Res2:250px
Meeting Place2: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

HouseLeaderPortraitSince
Constitutional Posts
GovernorC. P. Radhakrishnan27 July 2024
Chief MinisterEknath Shinde30 June 2022
Deputy Chief MinisterDevendra Fadnavis (First)30 June 2022
Deputy Chief MinisterAjit Pawar (Second)2 July 2023
Chairman Maharashtra Legislative CouncilNeelam Gorhe (Additional Charge)07 July 2022
Speaker Maharashtra Legislative AssemblyRahul Narwekar03 July 2022
Deputy Chairman Maharashtra Legislative CouncilNeelam Gorhe 08 September 2020
Deputy Speaker Maharashtra Legislative AssemblyNarhari Sitaram Zirwal14 March 2020
Leader of the House Maharashtra Legislative AssemblyEknath Shinde03 July 2022
Leader of the House Maharashtra Legislative CouncilDevendra Fadnavis17 August 2022
Deputy Leader of the House Maharashtra Legislative AssemblyDevendra Fadnavis (First)03 July 2022
Deputy Leader of the House Maharashtra Legislative AssemblyAjit Pawar (Second)17 July 2022
Deputy Leader of the House of Maharashtra Legislative CouncilUday Samant (Acting)17 August 2022
Leader of the Opposition Maharashtra Legislative AssemblyVijay Namdevrao Wadettiwar03 August 2023
Leader of Opposition Maharashtra Legislative CouncilAmbadas Danve09 August 2022
Deputy Leader of Opposition
(Maharashtra Legislative Assembly)
Jitendra Awhad (First)03 August 2023
Deputy Leader of Opposition
(Maharashtra Legislative Assembly)
Ajay Choudhari (Second)03 August 2023
Deputy Leader of Opposition
(Maharashtra Legislative Council)
Bhai Jagtap17 August 2022
Chief Secretary of MaharashtraSujata Saunik01 July 2024

Maharashtra Legislature Leaders

HouseLeaderPortraitSince
Maharashtra Legislative Posts
Leader Legislature BJP PartyDevendra Fadnavis19 November 2019
Leader Legislature NCP (SP) PartyJayant Patil24 November 2019
Leader Legislature Congress PartyBalasaheb Thorat19 November 2019
Leader Legislature SHS PartyEknath Shinde17 February 2023
Leader Legislature SHS(UBT) PartyAjay Choudhari27 June 2022
Group Leader Legislature Assembly NCP PartyAjit Pawar04 July 2023
Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Posts
Group Leader Legislature Assembly BJP PartyDevendra Fadnavis19 November 2019
Group Leader Legislature Assembly NCP PartyAjit Pawar02 December 2019
Group Leader Legislature Assembly NCP (SP) PartyJayant Patil02 July 2023
Group Leader Legislature Assembly Congress PartyBalasaheb Thorat19 November 2019
Group Leader Legislature Assembly SHS PartyEknath Shinde17 February 2023
Group Leader Legislature Assembly SHS(UBT) PartyAjay Choudhari27 June 2022
Group Leader Legislature Assembly BVA PartyHitendra Thakur02 December 2019
Group Leader Legislature Assembly SP PartyAbu Asim Azmi02 December 2019
Group Leader Legislature Assembly AIMIM PartyMohammed Ismail Abdul Khalique02 December 2019
Group Leader Legislature Assembly PJP PartyBachchu Kadu02 December 2019
Group Leader Legislature Assembly CPI(M) PartyVinod Bhiva Nikole02 December 2019
Group Leader Legislature Assembly PWPI PartyShyamsundar Dagdoji Shinde02 December 2019
Group Leader Legislature Assembly SWP PartyDevendra Mahadevrao Bhuyar02 December 2019
Group Leader Legislature Assembly RSP PartyRatnakar Gutte02 December 2019
Group Leader Legislature Assembly MNS PartyPramod Ratan Patil02 December 2019
Group Leader Legislature Assembly JSS PartyVinay Kore02 December 2019
Maharashtra Legislative Council Posts
Group Leader Legislature Council BJP PartyPravin Darekar16 December 2019
Group Leader Legislature Council SHS(UBT) PartyAnil Parab07 July 2022
Group Leader Legislature Council NCP (SP) PartyEknath Khadse11 March 2023
Group Leader Legislature Council NCP PartyRamraje Naik Nimbalkar07 July 2023
Group Leader Legislature Council Congress PartySatej Patil02 March 2023
Group Leader Legislature Council JD(U) PartyKapil Waman Patil02 December 2019
Group Leader Legislature Council PWPI PartyJayant Prabhakar Patil02 December 2019
Group Leader Legislature Council RSP PartyMahadev Jankar02 December 2019

See Also