Maharashtra Legislature
Native nameMaharashtra Vidhan Mandal
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Foundation1 May 1960 (age 66)
HousesMaharashtra Legislative Council (Upper house)
Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (Lower house)
Governor of MaharashtraJishnu Dev Varma
Chief Minister of MaharashtraDevendra Fadnavis
Party 2BJP
Deputy Chief Minister of MaharashtraEknath Shinde, SHS Shinde Group and
Parliamentary Affairs Minister & Deputy MinisterMinister:
Chandrakant Patil
(Cabinet Minister), BJP Deputy Minister:
Vacant
(Minister of State) Deputy Minister:
Vacant
(Minister of State)
Chair & Deputy Chair Maharashtra Legislative CouncilChair:
Ram Shinde, BJP Shinde Group
Deputy Chair:
Neelam Gorhe, SHS Shinde Group
Leader & Deputy Leader of the House Maharashtra Legislative CouncilLeader:
Eknath Shinde, Shiv Sena (Deputy Chief Minister)
Deputy Leader:
Pankaja Munde, BJP
(Cabinet Minister)
Leader & Deputy Leader of the Opposition Maharashtra Legislative CouncilLeader: Vacant, no opposition party has more than 10% seats.
Speaker & Deputy Speaker Maharashtra Legislative AssemblySpeaker:
Rahul Narwekar, BJP
Deputy Speaker:
Anna Bansode, NCP
Leader & Deputy Leader of the House Maharashtra Legislative AssemblyLeader:
Devendra Fadnavis, BJP (Chief Minister) Deputy Leader:
Eknath Shinde, SHS, (Dy Chief Minister)
Leader & Deputy Leader of the Opposition Maharashtra Legislative AssemblyVacant, no opposition party has more than 10% seats.
Seats366 (78 MLCs + 288 MLAs)
House 1Maharashtra Legislative Council
House 2Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
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Structure 2File:India Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Election 2024.svg
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Political groups 1
Political groups 2
Voting system 1Single transferable vote
Voting system 2First-past-the-post
Last election 12020
Next election 12022
Last election 2October 2024
Next election 2October 2029
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Meeting placeVidhan Bhavan, Mumbai
Session room 2Vidhan Bhavan (State Legislative Assembly) Nagpur - panoramio.jpg
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Meeting place 2Vidhan Bhavan, Nagpur (Winter session)
WebsiteGovernment of Maharashtra
Maharashtra Legislature
ConstitutionConstitution 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.

Maharashtra Legislature Leaders

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Maharashtra Legislative Posts
Leader Legislature BJP PartyDevendra Fadnavis19 November 2019
Leader Legislature NCP (SP) PartyJitendra Awhad3 August 2023
Leader Legislature Congress PartyVijay Namdevrao Wadettiwar24 December 2024
Leader Legislature SHS PartyEknath Shinde17 February 2023
Leader Legislature SHS(UBT) PartyAditya Thackeray26 November 2024
Group Leader Legislature Assembly NCP PartySunetra Ajit Pawar31 January 2026
Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Posts
Group Leader Legislature Assembly BJP PartyDevendra Fadnavis19 November 2019
Group Leader Legislature Assembly NCP PartySunetra Ajit Pawar28 January 2026
Group Leader Legislature Assembly NCP (SP) PartyJitendra Awhad3 August 2023
Group Leader Legislature Assembly Congress PartyVijay Namdevrao Wadettiwar24 December 2024
Group Leader Legislature Assembly SHS PartyEknath Shinde17 February 2023
Group Leader Legislature Assembly SHS(UBT) PartyAditya Thackeray26 November 2024
Group Leader Legislature Assembly JSS PartyVinay Kore2 December 2019
Group Leader Legislature Assembly SP PartyAbu Asim Azmi2 December 2019
Group Leader Legislature Assembly AIMIM PartyMohammed Ismail Abdul Khalique2 December 2019
Group Leader of Legislative Assembly of Rajarshi Shahu Vikas AghadiRajendra Patil Yadravkar26 November 2024
Group Leader Legislature Assembly CPI(M) PartyVinod Bhiva Nikole2 December 2019
Group Leader Legislature Assembly PWPI PartyBabasaheb Deshmukh26 November 2024
Group Leader of Legislative Assembly of Rashtriya Yuva Swabhiman PartyRavi Rana26 November 2024
Group Leader Legislature Assembly RSP PartyRatnakar Gutte2 December 2019
Maharashtra Legislative Council Posts
Group Leader Legislature Council BJP PartyPravin Darekar16 December 2019
Group Leader Legislature Council SHS(UBT) PartyAnil Parab7 July 2022
Group Leader Legislature Council NCP (SP) PartyEknath Khadse11 March 2023
Group Leader Legislature Council NCP PartyRamraje Naik Nimbalkar7 July 2023
Group Leader Legislature Council Congress PartySatej Patil2 March 2023
Group Leader Legislature Council JD(U) PartyKapil Waman Patil2 December 2019
Group Leader Legislature Council PWPI PartyJayant Prabhakar Patil2 December 2019
Group Leader Legislature Council RSP PartyMahadev Jankar2 December 2019

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