List of Leaders of the Opposition of the Maharashtra Legislative Council

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{{Infobox Political post
| post = Leader of the Opposition in Maharashtra Legislative Council
| native_name = '''विरोधी पक्षनेते महाराष्ट्र विधान परिषदे '''
| insignia = Seal of Maharashtra.png
| insigniasize = 150
| insigniacaption = [[Emblem of Maharashtra|Seal of the state of Maharashtra]]
| image =
| incumbent = [[Pravin Darekar]]
| incumbentsince = 16 December 2019 <br />[[Bhartiya Janata Party]]
| department = [[Maharashtra Legislative Council]]
| style = [[The Honourable|The Hon’ble]]
| appointer = Members of the [[Maharashtra Legislative Council]]
| termlength = During the life of the vidhan Sabha (five years maximum)
| seat = [[Maharashtra Legislature]]
| salary = [[Indian rupee|₹]] - approximately
| website =
| member_of = [[Maharashtra Legislative Council]]
| reports_to = [[Government of Maharashtra]]
| imagesize =
| residence = [[Mumbai]]
| formation =
| succession =
| deputy = -
| inaugural = Madhavrao Bayaji Gaikwad {{small|([[Communist Party of India]])}} {{small|(14 July 1960 - 23 March 1962)}}
}}
The '''Leader of the Opposition in Maharashtra Legislative Council''' is an elected [[Maharashtra Legislative Council|Member of Maharashtra Legislative Council]] who leads the [[Official Opposition (India)|official opposition]] in the Upper house of the [[Maharashtra Legislature]]. The Leader of the opposition Maharashtra Legislative Council is the Legislature chairperson of the party with the most seats after the government party.

==Leader of the Opposition==
The council's opposition parties elect a [[Leader of the Opposition (India)|Leader of the Opposition]]. This is commonly the leader of the largest non-government party, and is recognized as such by the chairman. The following is the list of Leaders of the Opposition in the council.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://mls.org.in/pdf2020/list/Leader%20of%20opposition%20Council%20list.pdf |title=Legislative Council Leaders of the Opposition |language=mr|access-date= 8 April 2021}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Sr No
!Leader of Opposition
!colspan="2" scope="col" |Party
!colspan="2" scope="col" |Tenure
!Reference
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 1
| Madhavrao Bayaji Gaikwad
| [[Communist Party of India|CPI]]
|style="width:1px; background-color: {{party color|Communist Party of India}}" |
| style="text-align:center;" | 14 July 1960
| style="text-align:center;" | 23 March 1962
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite news |title=Former legislator Madhavrao Gaikwad dies |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/former-legislator-madhavrao-gaikwad-dies-5443048/ |newspaper=[[The Indian Express]] |date=November 12, 2018 |access-date=6 April 2021}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 2
| V. B. Gogate
| rowspan=3 |[[Bharatiya Jana Sangh|BJS]]
| rowspan=3 style="width:1px; background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Jana Sangh}}" |
| style="text-align:center;" | 27 July 1962
| style="text-align:center;" | 28 August 1966
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 3
| Ramjeevan Choudhary
| style="text-align:center;" | 29 August 1966
| style="text-align:center;" | 21 July 1967
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 4
| [[Uttamrao Patil]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 22 July 1967
| style="text-align:center;" | 26 March 1978
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 5
| Arjunrao Kasture
| [[Indian Congress (Socialist)|Congress (S)]]
| style="width:1px; background-color: {{party color|Indian Congress (Socialist)}}" |
| style="text-align:center;" | 27 March 1978
| style="text-align:center;" | 19 July 1978
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 6
| Ram Meghe
| rowspan=1 |[[Indian National Congress|Congress]]
| rowspan=1 style="width:1px; background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| style="text-align:center;" | 28 July 1978
| style="text-align:center;" | 9 July 1980
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 7
| Ganesh Prabhakar Pradhan
| rowspan=3 |[[Indian National Congress (Socialist)|Congress (S)]]
| rowspan=3 style="width:1px; background-color: {{party color|Indian Congress (Socialist)}}" |
| style="text-align:center;" | 9 July 1980
| style="text-align:center;" | 7 September 1982
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite news |title='Plant a tree to remember me' |url=https://punemirror.indiatimes.com/pune/cover-story/plant-a-tree-to-remember-me/articleshow/32336366.cms |newspaper=[[Pune Mirror]] |date=May 29, 2010 |access-date=8 April 2021}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 8
| [[Datta Meghe]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 7 September 1982
| style="text-align:center;" | 16 November 1984
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 9
| Devidas Marotirao Karale
| style="text-align:center;" | 17 November 1984
| style="text-align:center;" | 12 December 1986
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 10
| [[R. S. Gavai]]
| rowspan=1 |[[Republican Party of India|RPI]]
| rowspan=1 style="width:1px; background-color: {{party color|Republican Party of India}}" |
| style="text-align:center;" | 12 December 1986
| style="text-align:center;" | 20 December 1988
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite news |title=R S Gavai, veteran Ambedkarite leader, dies at 86 |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/former-kerala-bihar-governor-r-s-gavai-passes-away/ |newspaper=[[The Indian Express]] |date=July 26, 2015 |access-date=8 April 2021}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 11
| Vitthalrao Hande
| rowspan=1 |[[Peasants and Workers Party of India|Shekapa]]
| rowspan=1 style="width:1px; background-color: {{party color|Peasants and Workers Party of India}}" |
| style="text-align:center;" | 23 December 1988
| style="text-align:center;" | 20 December 1990
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | (10)
| R. S. Gavai
| rowspan=1 |[[Republican Party of India|RPI]]
| rowspan=1 style="width:1px; background-color: {{party color|Republican Party of India}}" |
| style="text-align:center;" | 20 December 1990
| style="text-align:center;" | 17 July 1991
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 12
| [[Pramod Navalkar]]
| rowspan=1 |[[Shiv Sena]]
| rowspan=1 style="width:1px; background-color: {{party color|Shiv Sena}}" |
| style="text-align:center;" | 17 July 1991
| style="text-align:center;" | 2 July 1992
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite news |title=Pramod Navalkar passes away |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/pramod-navalkar-passes-away/articleshow/2557222.cms |newspaper=[[The Economic Times]] |date=November 21, 2007 |access-date=8 April 2021}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 13
| [[Anna Dange]]
| rowspan=1 |[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
| rowspan=1 style="width:1px; background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
| style="text-align:center;" | 2 July 1992
| style="text-align:center;" | 30 July 1993
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 14
| [[Sudhir Joshi (politician)|Sudhir Joshi]]
| rowspan=1 |[[Shiv Sena]]
| rowspan=1 style="width:1px; background-color: {{party color|Shiv Sena}}" |
| style="text-align:center;" | 30 July 1993
| style="text-align:center;" | 30 July 1994
|
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | (13)
| Anna Dange
| rowspan=1 |[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
| rowspan=1 style="width:1px; background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
| style="text-align:center;" | 30 July 1994
| style="text-align:center;" | 18 March 1995
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 15
| [[Sharad Pawar]]
| rowspan=2 |[[Indian National Congress|Congress]]
| rowspan=2 style="width:1px; background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| style="text-align:center;" | 25 March 1995
| style="text-align:center;" | 21 May 1996
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite web |title=Fifteenth Lok Sabha Member's Bioprofile - Pawar, Shri Sharad Chandra Govindrao |access-date =8 April 2021 |url=http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/memberbioprofile.aspx?mpsno=327&lastls=15}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2 |16
| rowspan=2 |[[Chhagan Bhujbal]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 10 July 1996
| style="text-align:center;" | 9 June 1999
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2 | <ref>{{cite news |author=Tripti Narain |title=MTurbulent journey of Chhagan Bhujbal |url=https://zeenews.india.com/home/turbulent-journey-of-chhagan-bhujbal_179863.html |newspaper=[[Zee News]] |date=September 30, 2004 |access-date=8 April 2021}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan=1 |[[Nationalist Congress Party|NCP]]
| rowspan=1 style="width:1px; background-color: {{party color|Nationalist Congress Party}}" |
| style="text-align:center;" | 10 June 1999
| style="text-align:center;" | 17 October 1999
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 17
| [[Nitin Gadkari]]
| rowspan=5 |[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
| rowspan=5 style="width:1px; background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
| style="text-align:center;" | 23 October 1999
| style="text-align:center;" | 11 April 2005
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite news |title=Modi 2.0 Cabinet: Gadkari, the minister who earns plaudits from Opposition |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/politics/modi-2-0-cabinet-gadkari-the-minister-who-earns-plaudits-from-opposition-119053001110_1.html |newspaper=[[Business Standard]] |date=May 30, 2019 |access-date=8 April 2021}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 18
| [[Pandurang Pundalik Fundkar]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 11 April 2005
| style="text-align:center;" | 22 December 2011
|
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 19
| [[Vinod Tawde]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 23 December 2011
| style="text-align:center;" | 20 October 2014
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite news |title=BJP chooses 'young leader' Vinod Tawde as Opposition leader in council |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/bjp-chooses-young-leader-vinod-tawde-as-opposition-leader-in-council/story-IfnC7aOChHymydjlubOHWI.html |newspaper=[[The Hindustan Times]] |date=December 17, 2011 |access-date=8 April 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Shubhangi Khapre |title=BJP appoints Vinod Tawde as opposition leader in state council |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-bjp-appoints-vinod-tawde-as-opposition-leader-in-state-council-1616617 |newspaper=[[Daily News & Analysis]] |date=December 24, 2011 |access-date=8 April 2021}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 20
| [[Dhananjay Munde]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 22 December 2014
| style="text-align:center;" | 24 October 2019
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite news |title=Maharashtra: NCP's Dhananjay Munde new LoP in legislative council |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/maharashtra-ncp-s-dhananjay-munde-new-lop-in-legislative-council/story-eEEwecazQnn22YszpjmzmL.html |newspaper=[[The Hindustan Times]] |date=December 22, 2014 |access-date=8 April 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=NCP's Dhananjay Munde new LOP in Maharashtra Legislative Council |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/ncps-dhananjay-munde-new-lop-in-maharashtra-legislative-council/articleshow/45607360.cms |newspaper=[[The Economic Times]] |date=December 22, 2014 |access-date=8 April 2021}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 21
| [[Pravin Darekar]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 16 December 2019
| style="text-align:center;" | ''Incumbent''
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite news |title=BJP's Pravin Darekar new Leader of Opposition in Maharashtra Legislative Council |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2019/dec/16/bjps-pravin-darekar-new-leader-of-opposition-in-maharashtra-legislative-council-2076987.html |newspaper=[[The New Indian Express]] |date=December 16, 2019 |access-date=8 April 2021}}</ref>
|-
|}

==See also==
* [[List of chief ministers of Maharashtra]]
* [[List of Leaders of the House of the Maharashtra Legislative Council]]
* [[List of Leader of the Opposition of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]]

==References==
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{{Current Indian opposition leaders}}
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