List of chief ministers of Maharashtra

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{{short description|Head of the government of the state of Maharashtra}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}}
{{Infobox political post
| border = parliamentary
| minister = not_prime20.02332
| post = Chief Minister
| native_name = '''मुख्यमंत्री महाराष्ट्र राज्य'''
| body = Maharashtra
| flag = Flag of India.svg
| flagsize = 110px
| flagcaption = [[Flag of India]]
| insignia = Seal of Maharashtra (1).svg
| insigniasize = 150px
| insigniacaption = [[Emblem of Maharashtra|Seal of the state of Maharashtra]]
| image = The Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Shri Uddhav Thackeray calling on the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, in New Delhi on February 21, 2020 (Uddhav Thackeray) (cropped).jpg
| image_size =
| incumbent = [[Uddhav Thackeray]]
| incumbentsince = 28 November 2019
| appointer = [[Governor of Maharashtra]]
| appointer_qualified =
| style = [[The Honourable]]
| status = [[Head of Government|Head]] of the [[Government of Maharashtra]]
| abbreviation = CM
| member_of = *[[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly|Vidhan Sabha]] 
*[[Maharashtra Legislative Council|Vidhan Parishad]]
*[[Government of Maharashtra|Cabinet]]
| termlength = At the confidence of the assembly
| termlength_qualified = 5 years and is subject to no [[term limit]]s.<ref name="term1">[[Durga Das Basu]]. ''Introduction to the Constitution of India''. 1960. 20th Edition, 2011 Reprint. pp. 241, 245. LexisNexis Butterworths Wadhwa Nagpur. {{ISBN|978-81-8038-559-9}}. Note: although the text talks about Indian state governments in general, it applies for the specific case of Maharashtra as well.</ref>
| inaugural = *'''[[Dhanjishah Cooper|Dhanjishah Bomanjee Cooper]]'''
{{small|([[List of Chief Ministers of Maharashtra|Prime Minister of Bombay State]])}}
( April 1937 - July 1937 )

*'''[[Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher]]'''
{{small|([[List of Chief Ministers of Maharashtra|Chief Minister of Bombay State]])}}
(1947–1952)

*'''[[Yashwantrao Chavan]]'''
{{small|([[List of Chief Ministers of Maharashtra|Chief Minister of Maharashtra]])}}
(1960–1962)
| deputy = '''[[Ajit Pawar]]'''
| formation = {{start date and age|df=y|p=y|br=y|1960|05|01}}
| residence = [[Varsha Bungalow]], [[Malabar Hill]], [[Mumbai]]
| seat = [[Mantralaya, Mumbai]]
| precursor = *Prime Minister of [[Bombay Presidency|Bombay]]
*Chief Minister of [[Bombay State|Bombay]]
| salary =
| website = {{URL|https://cmo.maharashtra.gov.in/|CMO Maharashtra}}
| Term end = 26 November 2019
| acting = Yes|
}}

The '''Chief Minister of Maharashtra''' is the [[head of government|head]] of the [[Government of Maharashtra|Government]] of the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Maharashtra]]. Following elections to the [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]], the [[Governor of Maharashtra|Governor]] invites the party (or coalition) with a majority of seats to form the government and appoints the Chief Minister (CM). If the appointee is not a member of either the [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] or the [[Maharashtra Legislative Council|Legislative Council]] of Maharashtra, then the [[Constitution of India|Constitution]] stipulates that they need to be elected within six months of being sworn in.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/policy/chavan-elected-to-legislative-council/article23050256.ece|title=Chavan elected to Legislative Council|work=@businessline|access-date=2018-05-22|language=en}}</ref> The office of the CM is coterminous with the concurrent Assembly provided the CM commands confidence in the house and hence does not exceed five years. However, it is subject to no [[term limit]]s.<ref name="term1">[[Durga Das Basu]]. ''Introduction to the Constitution of India''. 1960. 20th Edition, 2011 Reprint. pp. 241, 245. LexisNexis Butterworths Wadhwa Nagpur. {{ISBN|978-81-8038-559-9}}. Note: although the text talks about Indian state governments in general, it applies for the specific case of Maharashtra as well.</ref>

Maharashtra was formed by [[Bombay State#Dissolution of Bombay state|dissolution]] of [[Bombay State]] on 1 May 1960.<ref name=BomReorg1960>{{Cite web|url=https://indiacode.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/1535/1/196011.pdf|title=The Bombay Reorganisation Act, 1960|date=1960-04-25|website=India Code - Digital Repository of Legislation|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180524004247/https://indiacode.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/1535/1/196011.pdf|archive-date=2018-05-24|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Yashwantrao Chavan]], who was serving as the third CM of Bombay State since 1956, became the first CM of Maharashtra. He belonged to the [[Indian National Congress]] and held the office until the [[1962 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|1962 Assembly elections]]. [[Marotrao Kannamwar|Marotrao Kannanwar]] succeeded him and was the only CM to die while in office.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/before-jayalalithaa-aiadmk-leader-tamil-nadu-cm-15-chief-ministers-who-died-in-office-4414697/|title=Before Jayalalithaa, 16 chief ministers who died in office|date=2016-12-07|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2018-05-22|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/politics/jayalalithaa-is-dead-here-are-other-chief-ministers-who-died-while-still-in-office-3143718.html|title=Jayalalithaa is dead: Here are other chief ministers who died while still in office - Firstpost|website=firstpost.com|access-date=2018-05-22}}</ref> [[Vasantrao Naik]], who was in office from December 1963 to February 1975 for more than 11 years, has by far been the longest serving CM. He also was the first and only CM to complete his full term of five years (1967-1972) till Devendra Fadnavis matched it (2014-2019). With the exceptions of [[Manohar Joshi]] ([[Shiv Sena|SS]]), [[Narayan Rane]] ([[Shiv Sena|SS]]), [[Devendra Fadnavis]] ([[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]) and [[Uddhav Thackeray]] ([[Shiv Sena|SS]]), all other CMs have been from the [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] or its [[Indian National Congress breakaway parties|breakaway parties]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1110710/jsp/7days/story_14219143.jsp|title=Down but not out|date=2011-07-10|work=The Telegraph India}}</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/19780131-indira-gandhi-installed-as-president-of-break-away-faction-of-congress-party-818678-2015-04-21|title=Indira Gandhi installed as president of break-away faction of Congress Party|website=India Today|language=en|access-date=2018-05-22}}</ref>

So far, [[President's rule]] has been imposed thrice in the [[Maharashtra|state]]: first from February to June 1980 and again from September to October 2014. It was again imposed on 12 November 2019 <ref>{{cite news|title=Use of President's Rule peaked on February 17, 1980: Some facts|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/gk-current-affairs/story/use-of-presidents-rule-309141-2016-02-17|access-date=1 March 2018|work=India Today|date=17 February 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=President's rule: 'Unprecedented but logical'|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/President’s-rule-‘Unprecedented-but-logical’/article20875429.ece|access-date=1 March 2018|work=@businessline|language=en}}</ref>

The current incumbent is [[Uddhav Thackeray]] of the [[Shiv Sena]] since 28 November 2019.

==Key==
'''Colour key for political parties'''
{{legend|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|[[Indian National Congress]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend|Aqua|[[Indian National Congress (Urs)]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend|Blue|[[Indian National Congress (Socialist)]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend|{{party color|Shiv Sena}}|[[Shiv Sena]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend|White|N/A ([[President's rule]])|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

== Precursors ==

=== Prime Ministers of Bombay (1937-47) {{efn|After [[Independence of India|India's Independence]], [[Bombay State]] was created and its territory underwent constant change in the following years. It comprised [[Bombay Presidency]] (roughly equating to the present-day Indian state of Maharashtra, excluding South Maharashtra and [[Vidarbha]]), the [[princely state]]s of the [[Baroda, Western India and Gujarat States Agency|Baroda, Western India and Gujarat]] (the present-day Indian state of [[Gujarat]]) and [[Deccan States Agency|Deccan States]] (which included parts of the present-day Indian states of Maharashtra and [[Karnataka]]).<ref>{{Cite book|title=A critical study of the development of secondary education for girls in Gujarat its history and present day problems (PhD Thesis)|last=Desai|first=S. H.|publisher=Shodhganga : a reservoir of Indian theses @ INFLIBNET|year=1972|location=Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda|pages=411–420|hdl = 10603/57937}}</ref>}} ===

{| class="wikitable sortable" align="center"
! rowspan="2" | {{Abbr|No.|Number}}{{efn|A parenthetical number indicates that the incumbent has previously held office.}}
! rowspan="2" | Name
{{small|(birth-death)}}
! rowspan=2| Portrait
! colspan="3" |Term of Office
! rowspan="2" |Party
! rowspan="2" |Assembly
! rowspan="2" |Appointed
by

(Governor)
|-
!Took office
!Left office
!Tenure
|-
|- style="height: 60px;" align="center"
| 1
| [[Dhanjishah Cooper|Dhanjishah Bomanjee Cooper]]
| [[File:No_image_available.svg|100x100px]]
| 1 April 1937
| 19 July 1937<ref name=RABP>{{cite book |author= |title=Bombay 1937-1938: A Review of the Administration of the Bombay Presidency |url=https://archive.org/details/dli.granth.34595/page/160/mode/2up |pages=160–161 |location=[[Mumbai]] |publisher=Government Central Press, Bombay |date=1939 |isbn=}}</ref>
| {{ayd|1937|03|1|1937|07|19}}
| [[Independent (politician)|Independent]]
| rowspan=2| 1st Provincial Assembly [[1937 Indian provincial elections|(1937 Elections)]]
|[[Michael Knatchbull, 5th Baron Brabourne|The Lord Brabourne]]
|-
|- style="height: 60px;" align="center"
| 2
| [[B. G. Kher]] {{small|(1888-1957)}}
| [[File:BG_Kher_1989_stamp_of_India.jpg|100x100px]]
| 19 July 1937<ref name=RABP /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://mls.org.in/pdf2020/Margadarshika%20Parishishta-%20Chief%20Minister%20list.pdf |title=Chief Ministers (1937 to 2019) |website=[[Maharashtra Legislature]] |language=mr |access-date=15 May 2021}}</ref>
| 2 November
1939 <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://scroll.in/article/727053/forgotten-fact-most-mumbaiites-are-breaking-the-law-when-they-grab-a-drink|title = Forgotten fact: Most Mumbaiites are breaking the law when they grab a drink}}</ref>
|{{ayd|1937|07|19|1939|11|2}}
|[[Indian National Congress|Indian National]]
[[Indian National Congress|Congress]]
|[[Robert Duncan Bell]]
|- align="center"
| -
|''Vacant''
(Governor's Rule)
|[[File:Emblem_of_India.svg|100x100px]]
|2 November
1939
|30 March 1946
|{{ayd|1939|11|2|1946|3|30}}
|N/A
|''Dissolved''
| -
|- style="height: 60px;" align="center"
| (2)
| [[B. G. Kher]]
{{small|(1888-1957)}} 
|[[File:BG_Kher_1989_stamp_of_India.jpg|100x100px]]
|30 March 1946
|15 August 1947
|{{age in years and days|30 March 1946|15 August 1947}}
|[[Indian National Congress|Indian National]]
[[Indian National Congress|Congress]]
|2nd
Provincial

Assembly

[[1946 Indian provincial elections|(1946 Elections)]]
|[[John Colville, 1st Baron Clydesmuir|Sir John Colville]]
|-
|}

=== Chief Ministers of Bombay (1947-60) ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! colspan="10" |'''Chief Ministers of Bombay State (1947–56)'''
|-
! rowspan="2" |{{Abbr|No.|Number}}{{efn|A parenthetical number indicates that the incumbent has previously held office.}}
! rowspan="2" |Name
{{small|(birth-death)}}
! rowspan="2" |Portrait
! rowspan="2" |Constituency
! colspan="3" |Term of Office
! rowspan="2" |Party
! rowspan="2" |Assembly
! rowspan="2" |Appointed
by

(Governor)
|-
!Took office
!Left office
!Tenure
|- style="height: 60px;" align="center"
| 1
| [[B. G. Kher]] {{small|(1888-1957)}}
| [[File:BG_Kher_1989_stamp_of_India.jpg|center|100x100px]]
|''Did not contest''
|15 August 1947
|21 April 1952
|{{age in years and days|15 August 1947|21 April 1952}}
| rowspan="2" align="center" | [[Indian National Congress|Indian National]]
[[Indian National Congress|Congress]]
|Provincial

Assembly

[[1946 Indian provincial elections|(1946 Elections)]]
|[[John Colville, 1st Baron Clydesmuir|Sir John Colville]]
|- style="height: 60px;" align="center"
| 2
| [[Morarji Desai]] {{small|(1896-1995)}}
|[[File:Morarji_Desai_1997_stamp_of_India.jpg|center|100x100px]]
|[[Chikhli, Gujarat]]
|21 April 1952
|31 October 1956
|{{age in years and days|21 April 1952|31 October 1956}}
|1st
Assembly

([[1952 Bombay Legislative Assembly election|1952 elections]])
|[[Raja Maharaj Singh|Raja Sir Maharaj Singh]]
|- align="center"
! colspan="10" |'''Chief Ministers of Bombay State (1956–60)'''
'''(States Reorganisation Act, 1956)''' {{efn|[[States Reorganisation Act, 1956]]: [[Bombay State]] was enlarged by the addition of [[Saurashtra State]] and [[Kutch State]], the Marathi-speaking districts of [[Nagpur Division]] of [[Madhya Pradesh]] and [[Marathwada]] region of [[Hyderabad State (1948–56)|Hyderabad State]]. The southernmost districts of the [[Bombay Presidency]] were transferred to [[Mysore State]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indiacode.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/1680/1/195637.pdf|title=The States Reorganisation Act, 1956|date=1956-08-31|website=India Code - Digital Repository of Legislations|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180524004048/https://indiacode.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/1680/1/195637.pdf|archive-date=2018-05-24|url-status=dead}}</ref>}}
|- align="center"
| rowspan="2" style="height: 60px;" | 3
| rowspan="2" | [[Yashwantrao Balwantrao Chavan]] {{small|(1913-1984)}}
| rowspan="2" |[[File:Yashwantrao_Chavan_2010_stamp_of_India.jpg|center|100x100px]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Karad North (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Karad North]]
|1 November 1956
|5 April 1957
| rowspan="2" |{{age in years and days|1 November 1956|30 April 1960}}
| rowspan="2" |[[Indian National Congress|Indian National]]
[[Indian National Congress|Congress]]
|1st
Assembly

([[1952 Bombay Legislative Assembly election|1952 elections]])
|[[Harekrushna Mahatab]]
|- align="center"
|5 April 1957
|30 April 1960
|2nd
Assembly

([[1957 Bombay Legislative Assembly election|1957 elections]])
|[[Sri Prakasa]]
|}

==Chief Ministers of Maharashtra==

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! colspan="10" |Chief Ministers of Maharashtra{{efn|[[Bombay state]] was dissolved to form the present-day states of [[Maharashtra]] and [[Gujarat]] by the Bombay Reorganisation Act, 1960, which was enacted by the [[Parliament of India]] on 25 April 1960 and came into effect on 1 May 1960.<ref name=BomReorg1960 />}} (1960–present)
(Bombay Reorganisation Act, 1960)<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-05-01|title=Explained: How Gujarat, Maharashtra came into being|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/gujarat-maharashtra-foundation-day-5705120/|access-date=2021-03-16|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref>
|-
! rowspan="2" |No
! rowspan="2" |Name
{{small|(birth-death)}}
! rowspan="2" |Portrait
! rowspan="2" |Constituency
! colspan="3" |Term of office
! rowspan="2" |Assembly
! colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Party
{{small|(Alliance)}}<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.unipune.ac.in/dept/mental_moral_and_social_science/politics_and_public_administration/ppa_webfiles/pdf/Link_Occ_Paper_Suhas_Palshikar_Coalition%20_CAS.pdf|title=Coalitions in Maharashtra Political fragmentation or Social Reconfiguration?|last1=Palshikar|first1=Suhas|last2=Birmal|first2=Nitin|last3=Ghotale|first3=Vivek|year=2010|publisher=Savitribai Phule Pune University}}</ref>
|-
!Took office
!Left office
!Duration
|- style="height: 60px;" align="center"
| 1
| [[Yashwantrao Chavan|Yashwantrao Balwantrao Chavan]] {{small|(1913-1984)}}
|[[File:Yashwantrao_Chavan_2010_stamp_of_India.jpg|center|100x100px]]
|[[Karad North (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Karad North]]
|1 May 1960
|19 November 1962
| {{age in years and days|1 May 1960|19 November 1962}}
|1st Assembly
( [[1957 Bombay Legislative Assembly election|1957 elections]])
| rowspan="8" | [[Indian National Congress|Indian National]]
[[Indian National Congress|Congress]]
| rowspan="8" style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" width="4px" |
|- style="height: 60px;" align="center"
| 2
| [[Marotrao Kannamwar|Marotrao Shambshio Kannamwar]] {{small|(1900-1963)}}
|
|[[Saoli (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Saoli]]
|20 November 1962
|24 November 1963
| {{age in years and days|20 November 1962|24 November 1963}}
| rowspan="3" |[[1962 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|2nd]]
[[1962 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|Assembly]]

([[1962 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|1962 election]])
|- style="height: 60px;" align="center"
| 3
| [[P. K. Sawant]]
|
|[[Chiplun (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Chiplun]]
|25 November 1963
|4 December 1963
| {{age in years and days|25 November 1963|4 December 1963}}

|- align="center"
| rowspan="3" style="height: 60px;" | 4
| rowspan="3" | [[Vasantrao Naik|Vasantrao Phulsing Naik]] {{small|(1913-1979)}}
| rowspan="3" |

| rowspan="3" |[[Pusad (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Pusad]]
|5 December 1963
|1 March 1967
| rowspan="3" | {{age in years and days|5 December 1963|20 February 1975}}

|- align="center"
|1 March 1967
|13 March 1972
|[[1967 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|3rd]]
[[1967 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|Assembly]]

[[1967 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|(1967 election)]]
|- align="center"
|13 March 1972
|20 February 1975
| rowspan="3" |[[1972 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|4th]]
[[1972 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|Assembly]]

[[1972 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|(1972 election)]]
|- style="height: 60px;" align="center"
| 5
| [[Shankarrao Chavan|Shankarrao Bhavrao Chavan]] {{small|(1920-2004)}}
|[[File:Shankarrao Chavan 2007 stamp of India.jpg|center|100x100px]]
|[[Bhokar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bhokar]]
|21 February 1975
|16 May 1977
| {{age in years and days|21 February 1975|16 May 1977}}

|- align="center"
| rowspan="2" style="height: 60px;" | 6
| rowspan="2" | [[Vasantdada Patil|Vasantrao Banduji Patil]]
{{small|(1917-1989)}}
| rowspan="2" |[[File:Vasantdada Patil (1977).jpg|center|100x100px]]
|[[Maharashtra Legislative Council|MLC]]<ref>{{Cite book|title=Working of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (1960-1975) - PhD Thesis|last=Shinde|first=A.S.|publisher=Shodhganga : a reservoir of Indian theses @ INFLIBNET|year=1985|location=Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University|pages=153–154|chapter=Chapter 5 Executive-Legislature relationship|chapter-url=https://www.shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/jspui/bitstream/10603/146964/10/10_chapter%205.pdf/}}</ref>
|17 May 1977
|5 March 1978
| rowspan="2" | {{age in years and days|17 May 1977|18 July 1978}} 
|- align="center"
|[[Sangli (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sangli]]
|5 March 1978
|18 July 1978
| rowspan="2" |[[1978 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|5th]]
[[1978 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|Assembly]]

[[1978 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|(1978 election)]]
|[[Indian National Congress (Urs)|Indian National]]
[[Indian National Congress (Urs)|Congress (Urs)]]

<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/interview/story/19780831-i-am-just-running-my-own-state-as-best-as-possible-devraj-urs-822976-2014-03-21|title=I am just running my own state as best as possible: Devraj Urs|website=India Today|language=en|access-date=2018-05-22}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1978/Statistical%20Report%201978%20Maharashtra.pdf|title=Statistical Report 1978 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Elections|year=1978|website=Election Commission of India|page=354|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006195645/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1978/Statistical%20Report%201978%20Maharashtra.pdf|archive-date=2010-10-06|url-status=dead}}</ref>

{{small|([[Indian National Congress|Congress]] - [[Indian National Congress|Congress (I)]])}}
| width="4px" style="background-color: Aqua" |

|- style="height: 60px;" align="center"
| 7
| [[Sharad Pawar|Sharad Govindrao Pawar]] {{small|(born 1940)}}
|[[File:Sharad Pawar, Minister of AgricultureCrop.jpg|center|100x100px]]
|[[Baramati (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Baramati]]
|18 July 1978
|17 February 1980
| {{age in years and days|18 July 1978|17 February 1980}} 
| [[Indian National Congress (Socialist)|Indian National]]
[[Indian National Congress (Socialist)|Congress (Socialist)]]

<ref>{{Cite encyclopedia|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sharad-Pawar#ref1199631|title=Sharad Pawar {{!}} Indian politician|encyclopedia=Encyclopedia Britannica|access-date=2018-05-22|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Why Sharad Pawar will never ever go back to the Congress|url=https://www.dailyo.in/politics/sharad-pawar-nationalist-congress-party-congress-sonia-gandhi-indira-gandhi-janata-party-digvijay-singh-ajit-pawar-sushil-kumar-shinde/story/1/10757.html|access-date=2018-05-22|website=dailyo.in}}</ref>

{{small|(Progressive Democratic Front)}}
| width="4px" style="background-color: Blue" |

|- style="height: 60px;" align="center"
| –
| Vacant{{efn|name=PR| Under [[Article 356]] of the [[Constitution of India]], in the event that a [[State governments of India|state government]] is unable to function according to constitutional provisions, the [[Government of India|Central government]] can take direct control of the state machinery through the [[Governors of states of India|Governor]]. When [[President's rule]] is in force in a state, its council of ministers stands dissolved. The office of chief minister thus lies vacant. At times, the legislative assembly also stands dissolved.<ref>Amberish K. Diwanji. "[http://www.rediff.co.in/news/2005/mar/15spec1.htm A dummy's guide to President's rule]". Rediff.com. 15 March 2005. Retrieved 3 March 2013.</ref>}} ([[President's rule]])
| [[File:Emblem of India.svg|60px|alt=State Emblem of India]]
| N/A
|17 February 1980
|8 June 1980
|{{age in years and days|17 February 1980|8 June 1980}}
|''Dissolved''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mha.gov.in/sites/default/files/RTI_VRSSandeepGupta_CSR1_300614.PDF|title=Information sought under RTI Act, 2005|date=2014-06-27|website=Ministry of Home Affairs (Government of India)|page=7 of 14|access-date=2018-05-23}}</ref>
|N/A
| style="background-color: white" |
|- style="height: 60px;" align="center"
| 8
| [[Abdul Rehman Antulay]] {{small|(1929-2014)}}
|
|[[Shrivardhan (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Shrivardhan]]
|9 June 1980
|12 January 1982
| {{age in years and days|9 June 1980|12 January 1982}}
| rowspan="3" |[[1980 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|6th]]
[[1980 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|Assembly]]

[[1980 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|(1980 election)]]
| rowspan="9" | [[Indian National Congress]]
| rowspan="9" style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" width="4px" |
|- style="height: 60px;" align="center"
| 9
| [[Babasaheb Bhosale|Babasaheb Anantrao Bhosale]] {{small|(1921-2007)}}
|
|[[Kurla (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Nehrunagar]]
|21 January 1982
|1 February 1983
| {{age in years and days|21 January 1982|1 February 1983}}
|- style="height: 60px;" align="center"
| (6)
| [[Vasantdada Patil|Vasantrao Banduji Patil]]
[2]

{{small|(1917-1989)}}
|[[File:Vasantdada Patil (1977).jpg|center|100x100px]]
|[[Sangli (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sangli]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/eci_publications/books/doc/DM-Jul-Sep-83.pdf|title=Documentation Monthly July 1983 (Research and Reference Election Commission of India)|website=Election Commission of India|pages=78–79|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180522111509/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/eci_publications/books/doc/DM-Jul-Sep-83.pdf|archive-date=2018-05-22|url-status=dead}}</ref>
{{small|(1983 by-elections)}}
|2 February 1983
|1 June 1985
| {{age in years and days|2 February 1983|1 June 1985}} (3 years, 181 day)
|- style="height: 60px;" align="center"
| 10
| [[Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar]] {{small|(1931—2020)}}
|
|[[Nilanga (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Nilanga]]
|3 June 1985
|6 March 1986
| {{age in years and days|3 June 1985|6 March 1986}}
| rowspan="3" |[[1985 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|7th]]
[[1985 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|Assembly]]

[[1985 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|(1985 election)]]
|- style="height: 60px;" align="center"
| (5)
| [[Shankarrao Chavan|Shankarrao Bhavrao Chavan]]
[2]

{{small|(1920-2004)}}
| [[File:Shankarrao Chavan 2007 stamp of India.jpg|center|100x100px]]
|[[Maharashtra Legislative Council|MLC]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/S-B-Chavan-Headmaster-of-Indian-politics/articleshow/521502.cms|title=S B Chavan: Headmaster of Indian politics - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-05-21}}</ref>
|12 March 1986
|26 June 1988
| {{age in years and days|12 March 1986|26 June 1988}} (4 years, 190 days)

|- style="height: 60px;" align="center"
| rowspan="2" | (7)
| rowspan="2" | [[Sharad Pawar|Sharad Govindrao Pawar]]
[2] {{small|(born 1940)}}
| rowspan="2" |[[File:Sharad Pawar, Minister of AgricultureCrop.jpg|center|100x100px]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Baramati (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Baramati]]
|26 June 1988
|3 March 1990
| rowspan="2" | {{age in years and days|26 June 1988|25 June 1991}} 
|- align="center"
|4 March 1990
|25 June 1991
| rowspan="3" align="center" |[[1990 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|8th]]
[[1990 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|Assembly]]

[[1990 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|(1990 election)]]
|- style="height: 60px;" align="center"
| 11
| [[Sudhakarrao Naik|Sudhakarrao Rajusing Naik]] {{small|(1934-2001)}}
|
|[[Pusad (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Pusad]]
|25 June 1991
|22 February 1993
| {{age in years and days|25 June 1991|22 February 1993}}

|- style="height: 60px;" align="center"
| (7)
| [[Sharad Pawar|Sharad Govindrao Pawar]]
[3]

(born 1940)
|[[File:Sharad Pawar, Minister of AgricultureCrop.jpg|center|100x100px]]
|[[Baramati (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Baramati]]
|6 March 1993
|14 March 1995
|{{age in years and days|6 March 1993|14 March 1995}} (6 years, 221 days)
|- style="height: 60px;" align="center"
| 12
| [[Manohar Joshi|Manohar Gajanan Joshi]] {{small|(born 1937)}}
|[[File:Manohar Joshi cropped.jpg|center|100x100px]]
|[[Dadar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dadar]]
|14 March 1995
|31 January 1999
| {{age in years and days|14 March 1995|31 January 1999}}
| rowspan="2" |[[1995 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|9th]]
[[1995 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|Assembly]]

[[1995 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|(1995 election)]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Shiv Sena]]
{{small|([[Shiv Sena|Sena]]-[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]])}}
| rowspan="2" style="background-color: {{party color|Shiv Sena}}" width="4px" |

|- style="height: 60px;" align="center"
| 13
| [[Narayan Rane|Narayan Tatu Rane]] {{small|(born 1952)}}
|[[File:Narayan Rane.jpg|center|100x100px]]
|[[Kudal (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Malvan]]
|1 February 1999
|17 October 1999
| {{age in years and days|1 February 1999|17 October 1999}}

|- style="height: 60px;" align="center"
| 14
| [[Vilasrao Deshmukh|Vilasrao Dagadojirao Deshmukh]] {{small|(1945-2012)}}
|[[File:Vilasrao Deshmukh at Innovation Partnerships Event May 8, 2012.jpg|center|125x125px]]
|[[Latur City (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Latur City]]
|18 October 1999
|16 January
2003
| {{age in years and days|18 October 1999|16 January 2003}} 
| rowspan="2" |[[1999 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|10th]]
[[1999 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|Assembly]]

[[1999 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|(1999 election)]]
| rowspan="5" | [[Indian National Congress|Indian National]]
[[Indian National Congress|Congress]]

{{small|([[Indian National Congress|Congress]]-[[Nationalist Congress Party|NCP]])}}
| rowspan="5" style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" width="4px" |

|- style="height: 60px;" align="center"
| 15
| [[Sushilkumar Shinde|Sushilkumar Sambhaji Shinde]]
{{small|(born 1941)}}
|[[File:Sushilkumar Shinde.JPG|center|100x100px]]
|[[Solapur South (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Solapur South]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Sushilkumar-Shinde-is-sworn-in/articleshow/47705091.cms|title=Sushilkumar Shinde is sworn in - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-05-21}}</ref>

|18 January
2003
|30 October
2004
| {{age in years and days|18 January 2003|30 October 2004}}
|- style="height: 60px;" align="center"
| (14)
| [[Vilasrao Deshmukh|Vilasrao Dagodajirao Deshmukh]]
[2] {{small|(1945-2012)}}
|[[File:Vilasrao Deshmukh at Innovation Partnerships Event May 8, 2012.jpg|center|100x100px]]
|[[Latur City (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Latur City]]
|1 November
2004
|4 December
2008
| {{age in years and days|1 November 2004|4 December 2008}} (7 years, 123 days)
| rowspan="2" |[[2004 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|11th]]
[[2004 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|Assembly]]

[[2004 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|(2004 election)]]

|- style="height: 60px;" align="center"
| 16
| [[Ashok Chavan|Ashok Shankarrao Chavan]] {{small|(born 1958)}}
| [[File:Ashok Chavan 2010 - still 114915 crop.jpg|center|100x100px]]
| [[Bhokar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bhokar]]
|8 December 2008
|9 November 2010
| {{age in years and days|8 December 2008|9 November 2010}}

|- style="height: 60px;" align="center"
| 17
| [[Prithviraj Chavan]] {{small|(born 1946)}}
|[[File:Prithviraj Chavan - India Economic Summit 2011.jpg|center|100x100px]]
|[[Maharashtra Legislative Council|MLC]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/report/maharashtra-cm-elected-unopposed-to-legislative-council/20110427.htm|title=Maha CM elected unopposed to Legislative Council - Rediff.com India News|work=Rediff.com|access-date=2018-05-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/policy/chavan-elected-to-legislative-council/article23050256.ece|title=Chavan elected to Legislative Council|work=@businessline|access-date=2018-05-21|language=en}}</ref>
|11 November
2010
|26 September
2014
| {{age in years and days|11 November 2010|26 September 2014}}
|[[2009 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|12th]]
[[2009 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|Assembly]]

[[2009 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|(2009 election)]]
|- style="height: 60px;" align="center"
| –
| Vacant{{efn|name=PR}} ([[President's rule]])
| [[File:Emblem of India.svg|60px|alt=State Emblem of India]]
| N/A
|28 September
2014<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.maharashtra.gov.in/Site/Upload/Acts%20Rules/Marathi/Scan%20Documents_08-10-2014_1253_1.pdf|title=Proclamation of President's Rule|date=2014-09-28|website=Government of Maharashtra|access-date=2018-05-23}}</ref>
|30 October
2014<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.maharashtra.gov.in/site/Upload/Acts%20Rules/Marathi/Notification%203-11-2014.pdf|title=Proclamation to revoke President's rule|date=2014-10-30|website=Government of Maharashtra|access-date=2018-05-23}}</ref>
| {{age in years and days|28 September 2014|30 October 2014}}
|''Dissolved''
|N/A
| style="background-color: white" |
|- style="height: 60px;" align="center"
| 18
| [[Devendra Fadnavis|Devendra Gangadharrao Fadnavis]] {{small|(born 1970)}}
|[[File:Devendra Fadnavis @Vidhan Sabha 04-03-2021.jpg|center|100x100px]]
|[[Nagpur South West (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Nagpur South West]]
|31 October 2014
|8 November
2019<ref>{{cite news |author=The Hindu Net Desk |title=Devendra Fadnavis resigns, blames Shiv Sena for Maharashtra crisis |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/devendra-fadnavis-resigns-blames-shiv-sena-for-maharashtra-crisis/article29921485.ece |website=The Hindu |language=en-IN |date=8 November 2019}}</ref>
| {{age in years and days|31 October 2014|8 November 2019}}
|[[2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|13th]]
[[2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|Assembly]]

[[2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|(2014 election)]]
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party|Bharatiya Janata]]
[[Bharatiya Janata Party|Party]]

{{small|([[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]-[[Shiv Sena|Sena]])}}
| style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
|- style="height: 60px;" align="center"
| -
|Vacant{{efn|name=PR}} ([[President's rule]])
|[[File:Emblem of India.svg|60px|alt=State Emblem of India]]
|
|12 November 2019<ref>{{cite web |title=President's Rule imposed in Maharashtra, what now? - A first in Maha history |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/presidents-rule-imposed-in-maharashtra-what-now/a-first-in-maha-history/slideshow/72035668.cms |website=The Economic Times}}</ref>
|23 November
2019<ref>{{cite web |title=President's Rule Revoked in Maharashtra at 5:47 am |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/maharashtra-coup-presidents-rule-revoked-in-maharashtra-at-5-47-am-2137260 |website=NDTV.com}}</ref>
|{{age in years and days|12 November 2019|23 November 2019}}
|''Dissolved''
|N/A
|
|- style="height: 60px;" align="center"
| (18)
| [[Devendra Fadnavis|Devendra Gangadharrao Fadnavis]]
[2] {{small|(born 1970)}}
|[[File:Devendra Fadnavis @Vidhan Sabha 04-03-2021.jpg|center|100x100px]]
|[[Nagpur South West (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Nagpur South West]]
|23 November
2019<ref>{{cite news |title=Devendra Fadnavis first Maharashtra CM to resign twice in one-month period |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/devendra-fadnavis-first-maharashtra-cm-to-resign-twice-in-one-month-period-6138344/ |access-date=27 November 2019 |work=The Indian Express |date=27 October 2019}}</ref>
| 26 November
2019<ref>{{cite news |title=Devendra Fadnavis, Maharashtra Chief Minister For 80 Hours, Quits |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/devendra-fadnavis-resigns-as-maharashtra-chief-minister-ahead-of-floor-test-tomorrow-2138939 |access-date=26 November 2019 |publisher=NDTV |date=26 November 2019}}</ref>
| {{age in years and days|23 November 2019|26 November 2019}} {{efn|Fadnavis sworn in as CM on 23 November 2019 at 8:00 am and resigned on 26 November 2019 at 4:00 pm making him the CM with shortest tenure ever in the history of India.<ref>{{cite news |title=Why Was Devendra Fadnavis Maharashtra CM For Just 80 Hours? BJP MP Answers |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.in/entry/why-was-devendra-fadnavis-maharashtra-cm-for-just-80-hours_in_5de4a683e4b0d50f32a4955f |access-date=20 December 2019 |work=HuffPost |date=2 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=After 80 hours as Maharashtra CM, Fadnavis submits resignation to governor |url=https://www.livemint.com/politics/news/after-80-hours-as-maharashtra-cm-fadnavis-submits-resignation-to-governor-11574771014091.html |access-date=20 December 2019 |work=[[Mint (newspaper)|Live Mint]] |date=26 November 2019}}</ref> Before him, [[Jagdambika Pal]] had the shortest tenure as chief minister. He was the CM of [[Government of Uttar Pradesh|Uttar Pradesh]] for 44 hours from 21 to 23 February 1998 and both Fadnavis and Pal were from BJP.<ref>{{cite news |title=Only 80 hrs: Devendra Fadnavis becomes Maharashtra CM with shortest tenure ever |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/devendra-fadnavis-becomes-maharashtra-cm-with-shortest-tenure-1622775-2019-11-26 |access-date=20 December 2019 |work=[[India Today]]|date=26 November 2019}}</ref> [[P. K. Sawant]] from INC was the CM with shortest term before Fadnavis for Maharastra; became CM on 25 November 1963 and his tenure ended on 4 December 1963.<ref>{{cite news |title=Maharashtra: Only 80 hours – Fadnavis now CM for shortest tenure in state history |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/only-80-hours-fadnavis-now-cm-for-shortest-tenure-in-state-history-6138705/ |access-date=20 December 2019 |work=The Indian Express |date=27 November 2019}}</ref>}}
| rowspan="2" |[[2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|14th]]
[[2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|Assembly]]

[[2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|(2019 election)]]
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
{{small|([[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]-[[Nationalist Congress Party|NCP]])}}
| style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
|- style="height: 60px;" align="center"
|19
|[[Uddhav Thackeray]] {{small|(born 1960)}}
|[[File:The Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Shri Uddhav Thackeray calling on the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, in New Delhi on February 21, 2020 (Uddhav Thackeray) (cropped).jpg|center|100x100px]]
|[[Maharashtra Legislative Council|MLC]]
|28 November 2019
|''Incumbent''
|{{age in years and days|28 November 2019|}}
| [[Shiv Sena]]
{{small|([[Nationalist Congress Party|NCP]]-[[Indian National Congress|Congress]]-[[Shiv Sena|Sena]])}}
|style="background-color:{{party color|Shiv Sena}}"|
|}

==Statistics==
;List of Chief Ministers by length of term
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%; text-align:center"
|-
! data-sort-type=number rowspan = "2" | {{Tooltip|No.}}
! rowspan = "2" | Name
! rowspan = "2" colspan="2" | Party
! colspan = "2" | Length of term
|-
! Longest continuous term
! Total years of premiership
! Total terms
|-
! data-sort-value="1" | 1
| {{Sortname|Vasantrao| Phulsing Naik}}
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| 11 years, 77 days
| 11 years, 77 days
|03
|-
|-
! data-sort-value="2" | 2
| {{Sortname|Vilasrao| Deshmukh}}
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| 4 years, 33 days
| 7 years, 123 days
|02
|-
|-
! data-sort-value="3" | 3
| {{Sortname|Sharad| Pawar}}
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| 2 years, 364 days
| 6 years, 221 days
|04
|-
|-
|-
! data-sort-value="4" | 4
| {{Sortname|Devendra| Fadnavis}}
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
| 5 years, 8 days
| 5 years, 11 days
|02
|-
|-
! data-sort-value="5" | 5
| {{Sortname|Shankarrao| Chavan}}
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| 2 years, 106 days
| 4 years, 190 days
|02
|-
|-
! data-sort-value="6" | 6
| {{Sortname|Manohar| Joshi}}
| [[Shiv sena|SS]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Shiv Sena}}" |
| 3 years, 323 days
| 3 years, 323 days
|01
|-
|-
! data-sort-value="7" | 7
| {{Sortname|Vasantdada| Patil}}
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| 2 years, 119 days
| 3 years, 181 days
|03
|-
|-
! data-sort-value="8" | 8
| {{Sortname|Prithviraj| Chavan}}
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| 3 years, 319 days
| 3 years, 319 days
|03
|-
|-
! data-sort-value="9" | 9
| {{Sortname|Yashwantrao| Chavan}}
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| 2 years, 202 days
| 2 years, 202 days
|01
|-
|-
|-
|-
! data-sort-value="11" | 10
| '''{{Sortname|Uddhav| Thackeray}}'''
| '''[[Shiv sena|SS]]'''
| style="background-color: {{party color|Shiv Sena}}" |
| '''{{age in years and days|2019|11|28}}'''
| '''{{age in years and days|2019|11|28}}'''
|'''01*(*=ongoing term)'''
|-
! data-sort-value="10" | 11
| {{Sortname|Ashok| Chavan}}
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| 1 year, 336 days
| 1 year, 336 days
|02
|-
! data-sort-value="12" | 12
| {{Sortname|Sushilkumar| Shinde}}
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| 1 year, 286 days
| 1 year, 286 days
|01
|-
|-
! data-sort-value="13" | 13
| {{Sortname|Sudhakarrao| Naik}}
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| 1 year, 242 days
| 1 year, 242 days
|01
|-
|-
! data-sort-value="14" | 14
| {{Sortname|A. R.| Antulay}}
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| 1 year, 217 days
| 1 year, 217 days
|01
|-
|-
! data-sort-value="15" | 15
| {{Sortname|Babasaheb| Bhosale}}
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| 1 year, 11 days
| 1 year, 11 days
|01
|-
|-
! data-sort-value="16" | 16
| {{Sortname|Marotrao| Kannamwar}}
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| 1 year, 4 days
| 1 year, 4 days
|01
|-
|-
! data-sort-value="17" | 17
| {{Sortname|Shivajirao| Patil Nilangekar}}
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| 276 days
| 276 days
|01
|-
|-
! data-sort-value="18" | 18
| {{Sortname|Narayan| Rane}}
| [[Shiv sena|SS]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Shiv Sena}}" |
| 258 days
| 258 days
|01
|-
|-
! data-sort-value="19" | 19
| {{Sortname|P. K.| Sawant}}
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| 9 days
| 9 days
|01
|-
|-
|}
*'''Bold''' indicates incumbent Chief Minister of Maharashtra

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==See also==
*[[List of governors of Maharashtra]]
*[[List of Chairman of the Maharashtra Legislative Council]]
*[[List of speakers of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]]
*[[List of Deputy Speakers of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]]
*[[List of Deputy Chairman of the Maharashtra Legislative Council]]
*[[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 Deputy Leader of the House of the Maharashtra Legislative Council]]
*[[List of Leader of the Opposition of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]]
*[[List of Leader of the Opposition of the Maharashtra Legislative Council]]
*List of Deputy Leaders of the Opposition of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
*List of Deputy Leader of the Opposition of the Maharashtra Legislative Council

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