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{{Short description|Lower house of legislature in Maharashtra, India}}
{{Short description|Lower house of legislature in Maharashtra, India}}
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{{Infobox legislature
{{Infobox legislature
| name = Maharashtra Legislative Assembly <br>Mahārāṣṭra Vidhāna Sabhā
| name               = Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
| native_name        =   
| body              = Maharashtra Legislature
| coa_pic            = Seal of Maharashtra.png
| native_name        = ''Mahārāṣhṭra Vidhānasabhā''  
| native_name_lang  = iso 15919
| coa_pic            = Seal of Maharashtra.svg
| coa_res            =  
| coa_res            =  
| legislature        = [[14th Maharashtra Assembly]]
| background_color  =
| legislature        = [[15th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly|15th Maharashtra Assembly]]
| house_type        = Lower house
| house_type        = Lower house
| term_limits        = 5 years
| term_limits        = 5 years
| leader1_type      = [[List of speakers of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly|Speaker of the House]]
| leader1_type       = [[List of governors of Maharashtra|Governor of Maharashtra]]
| leader1           = '''[[Rahul Narwekar]]'''  
| leader1            = '''[[Jishnu Dev Varma]]'''
| party1             = [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
| party1            =
| election1         = [[2022 Maharashtra political crisis|3 July 2022]]
| election1          = 06 March 2026
| leader2_type       = [[List of Deputy Speakers of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly|Deputy Speaker of the House]]
| leader2_type       = [[List of speakers of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly|Speaker of the House]]
| leader2           = '''[[Narhari Sitaram Zirwal]]'''
| leader2           = '''[[Rahul Narwekar]]'''
| party2             =[[Nationalist Congress Party|NCP]]
| party2             = [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
| election2         = [[2019 Maharashtra political crisis|14 March 2020 ]]
| election2         = 3 July 2022
| leader4_type      = [[List of leaders of the house in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly|Leader of The House]]<br/>{{small|([[Chief Minister of Maharashtra|Chief Minister]])}}
| leader3_type       = [[List of Deputy Speakers of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly|Deputy Speaker of the House]]
| leader4            = '''[[Eknath Shinde]]'''
| leader3           = '''[[Anna Bansode]]'''
| party4            = [[Shiv Sena|SS]]  
| party3             = [[Nationalist Congress Party|NCP]]
| election4          = [[2022 Maharashtra political crisis|30 June 2022]]
| election3         = 25 March 2025
| leader5_type      = [[List of deputy leaders of the house in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly|Deputy Leader of The House]]<br/>{{small|([[Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra|Deputy Chief Minister]])}}
| leader4_type      = [[List of Chief Ministers of Maharashtra|Chief Minister]] <br /> (Leader of the House)
| leader5            = '''[[Devendra Fadnavis]]'''
| leader4            = '''[[Devendra Fadnavis]]'''
| party5            = [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
| party4            = [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
| election5          = [[2022 Maharashtra political crisis|30 June 2022]]
| election4          = 05 December 2024
| leader6_type      = [[List of Leader of the Opposition of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly|Leader of the Opposition]]  
| leader5_type      = [[List of Deputy Chief Ministers of Maharashtra|Deputy Chief Minister]] <br /> (Deputy Leader of the House)
| leader6            = '''[[Ajit Pawar]]'''
| leader5            = '''[[Eknath Shinde]]''', [[Shiv Sena (2022–present)|SHS]]
| party6            = [[Nationalist Congress Party|NCP]]
'''[[Sunetra Pawar|Sunetra Ajit Pawar]]''', [[Nationalist Congress Party|NCP]] 31 January 2026
| election6          = [[2022 Maharashtra political crisis|4 July 2022]]
| election5          = 05 December 2024
| leader7_type      = [[List of Leader of the Opposition of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly#Deputy Leaders of the Opposition|Deputy Leader of the Opposition]]
 
| leader7            = '''[[Balasaheb Thorat]]'''
| leader6_type      = [[Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs Government of Maharashtra|Minister of Parliamentary Affairs]]
| party7            = [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
| leader6            = '''[[Chandrakant Patil]]'''
| election7          = [[2022 Maharashtra political crisis|4 July 2022]]
| party6            = [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
| leader8_type       = [[General Secretary]]
| election6          = 21 December 2024         
| leader8           = Rajendra Bhagwat
| leader7_type      = [[List of Leader of the Opposition of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly|Leader of the Opposition]]  
| party8             = IAS
| leader7            = '''Vacant'''
| election8         =
| party7            =  
| election7          = 23 November 2024<ref>{{cite web|title=In a first in six decades, no Leader of Opposition in Maharashtra Assembly|url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/maharashtra-assembly/in-a-first-in-six-decades-no-leader-of-opposition-in-maharashtra-assembly/article68904861.ece|publisher = The Hindu|date=24 November 2024}}</ref>{{efn|No leader of opposition because no political party obtained at least 10% of the seats in the assembly.}}
| election8          = 23 November 2024
| leader9_type       = [[General Secretary]]
| leader9           = '''Rajendra Bhagwat'''
| party9             = '''IAS'''
| election9         =  
| members            = '''288'''
| members            = '''288'''
| structure1       = File:Maha Legisl.svg
| structure1         = {{Switcher|[[File:India Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Election 2024.svg|300px]]|By party|[[File:India Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Election Alliance Wise 2024.svg|300px]]|By alliance}}
| structure1_res    = 300px
| structure1_res    =  
| political_groups1  = <!-- Do not make changes to Party totals without making corresponding changes under section 'Members of Legislative Assembly' -->
| political_groups1  = '''[[Government of Maharashtra|Government]] (235)'''<br>{{color box|{{party color|National Democratic Alliance}}}} [[Maha Yuti|MY]] (235)
'''[[Government of Maharashtra|Government]] (162) '''<br>'''[[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]] (162)'''
*{{Color box|#FF9933}} [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] (131)
*{{Color box|#FF9933}} [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] (105)
*{{Color box|#E37401}} [[Shiv Sena (2022–present)|SHS]] (57)
*{{Color box|#Fb6400}} [[Shiv Sena|SS]] (40)
*{{color box|#FFC0CB}} [[Nationalist Congress Party|NCP]] (40)
*{{Color box|#0000FF}} [[Prahar Janshakti Party|PJP]] (2)
*{{Color box|#CB00F1}} [[Vinay Kore|JSS]] (2)
*{{Color box|#FFFF00}} [[Rashtriya Samaj Paksha|RSP]] (1)
*{{Color box|#FFF200}} [[Rashtriya Samaj Paksha|RSPS]] (1)
*{{Color box|FEDCCC}} [[Jan Surajya Shakti|JSS]] (1)
*{{Color box|#F58E7D}} [[Rajendra Patil Yadravkar|RSVA]] (1)
*{{Color box|#5F2301}} [[Maharashtra Navnirman Sena|MNS]] (1)
*{{Color box|#1A34BB}} [[Ravi Rana|RYSP]] (1)
*{{Color box|#CDCDCD}} [[Independent politician|IND]] (12)
*{{Color box|{{Party color|Independent politician}}}} [[Independent politician|IND]] (2)
'''[[Opposition (politics)|Opposition]] (126)'''<br>'''[[Maha Vikas Aghadi|MVA]] (121)'''
'''Official Opposition'''
*{{Color box|#00B2B2}} [[Nationalist Congress Party|NCP]] (53)
:''Vacant''{{efn|No party secured 10% of seats to form official opposition.}}
*{{Color box|#00BBFF}} [[Indian National Congress|INC]] (45)
'''[[Parliamentary Opposition|Other Opposition]] (51)'''<br>{{color box|{{party color|Maha Vikas Aghadi}}}} [[Maha Vikas Aghadi|MVA]] (48)
*{{Color box|#Ff8800}} [[Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray)|SS(UBT)]] (17)
*{{Color box|#FF6634}} [[Shiv Sena (UBT)|SS(UBT)]] (20)
*{{Color box|#00BBFF}} [[Indian National Congress|INC]] (16)
*{{color box|{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar)}}}} [[Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar)|NCP(SP)]] (10)
*{{Color box|#CC0D0D}} [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]] (1)
*{{Color box|#E96969}} [[Peasants and Workers Party of India|PWPI]] (1)
Others (3)
*{{Color box|#FF0000}} [[Samajwadi Party|SP]] (2)
*{{Color box|#FF0000}} [[Samajwadi Party|SP]] (2)
*{{Color box|#FF0000}} [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]] (1)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/mumbai-news/rs-polls-mva-puts-up-a-show-of-unity-independents-smaller-allies-assure-support-101654627567842.html|title=Peasants and Workers Party MLA Shyamsundar Shinde, CPI(M) member Vinod Nikole and Swabhimani Paksha MLA Devendra Bhuyar are the MLAs from smaller parties who were present for the MVA meeting.}}</ref>
*{{Color box|#136B4B}} [[All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen|AIMIM]] (1)
*{{Color box|#7F00FF}} [[Swabhimani Paksha|SWP]] (1)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/mumbai-news/rs-polls-mva-puts-up-a-show-of-unity-independents-smaller-allies-assure-support-101654627567842.html|title=Peasants and Workers Party MLA Shyamsundar Shinde, CPI(M) member Vinod Nikole and Swabhimani Paksha MLA Devendra Bhuyar are the MLAs from smaller parties who were present for the MVA meeting.}}</ref>
Vacant (2)
* {{Color box|#BC0000}} [[Peasants and Workers Party of India|PWPI]] (1)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://theprint.in/india/maha-parties-gear-up-for-legislative-council-polls-many-incumbents-fielded-again/1310011/|title=Patil of PWPI is supported by the Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray), the NCP and Congress.}}</ref>
*{{Color box|#FFFFFF}} Vacant (2)
*{{Color box|#757575}} [[Independent politician|IND]] (1)
'''Others (5)'''
*{{Color box|#FEFF03}} [[Bahujan Vikas Aghadi|BVA]] (3)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://m.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=595498408810701&id=100050516408323&set=ecnf.100050516408323&refid=13&__tn__=%2B%3D| work=[[Bahujan Vikas Aghadi]] | date=5 July 2022 | title=Translation: We are not MLAs tied to anyone's door: Hitendra Thakur (Bahujan Vikas Aghadi President<!--This source is [[WP: Reliable]] as it is from the official facebook handle of BVA-->)}}</ref>
*{{Color box|#009F3C}} [[All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen|AIMIM]] (2)
| voting_system1    = [[First-past-the-post voting|First past the post]]
| voting_system1    = [[First-past-the-post voting|First past the post]]
| last_election1    = [[2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|21 October 2019]]
| last_election1    = [[2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|20 November 2024]]
| next_election1    = [[Next Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|October 2024]]
| next_election1    = [[Next Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|2029]]
| session_room      = Vidhan Bhavan aerial view.jpg
| session_room      = Vidhan Bhavan aerial view.jpg
| session_res        = 250px
| session_res        = 250px
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| meeting_place2    = [[Vidhan Bhavan, Nagpur]] (Winter session)
| meeting_place2    = [[Vidhan Bhavan, Nagpur]] (Winter session)
[[Maharashtra Legislature]]
[[Maharashtra Legislature]]
| website            = {{URL|http://maharashtra.gov.in/}} <br />{{URL|http://mls.org.in/}}
| website            = [https://maharashtra.gov.in/ Government of Maharashtra]<br>[http://mls.org.in/ Maharashtra Legislature]
| footnotes          =  
| footnotes          =  
|body=Maharashtra Legislature}}
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The '''Mahārāṣṭra Vidhāna Sabhā ''' or the '''Maharashtra Legislative Assembly''' is the lower house of the legislature of the Indian state of [[Maharashtra]]. It is situated in the [[Nariman Point]] area of [[South Mumbai]] in the capital [[Mumbai]]. Presently, 288 members of the Legislative Assembly are directly elected from the single-seat constituencies. The members of the upper house, the [[Maharashtra Vidhan Parishad]] (the legislative council) are indirectly elected through an [[electoral college]].
The '''Maharashtra Legislative Assembly''' ([[ISO 15919|ISO]]: ''Mahārāṣṭra Vidhānasabhā'') is the lower house of the [[Bicameralism|bicameral legislature]] of [[Maharashtra]] state in western India. It consists of 288 members directly elected from single-seat constituencies.<ref name="mls">{{cite web |url=http://mls.org.in |title=Maharashtra Legislature |access-date=2024-07-03}}</ref> The Assembly meets at Vidhan Bhavan in Mumbai, though the winter session is held in Nagpur.<ref name="2019election">{{cite web |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/uddhav-sena-sticks-neck-out-milind-narvekar-maharashtra-legislative-council-polls-9428268/ |title=Uddhav Sena sticks its neck out, fields Milind Narvekar for Maharashtra Legislative Council polls |date=2024-07-02 |website=The Indian Express |access-date=2024-07-03}}</ref> Along with the Maharashtra Legislative Council, it constitutes the legislature of Maharashtra. The presiding officer of the Assembly is the [[List of speakers of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly|Speaker]]. Members of the Assembly are directly elected by the people of Maharashtra through elections held every five years, unless the Assembly is dissolved earlier.<ref name="cpa">{{cite web |url=https://www.cpahq.org/directory/maharashtra/ |title=Maharashtra Legislative Assembly |website=Commonwealth Parliamentary Association |access-date=2024-07-03}}</ref> The current Assembly was elected in November 2024.<ref name="2024election"/>


==Maharashtra Legislature Leaders==
==List of assemblies==
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The following is the list of all the Maharashtra Legislative Assemblies (1961–present):<ref name="lbi">{{cite web|url=http://legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in/STATISTICAL/Maharashtra.pdf|title=Maharashtra Legislature, Mumbai|publisher=Legislative Bodies in India website|access-date=13 November 2010|archive-date=3 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303221722/http://legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in/STATISTICAL/Maharashtra.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"  
!Assembly
![[Elections in Maharashtra|Year]]
![[Speaker of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly|Speaker]]
![[Chief Minister of Maharashtra|Chief Minister]]
!Seats
|-
|-
!Style="background-color:{{party color|Indian National Congress}};color:white"; | House
|1st
!Style="background-color:{{party color|Indian National Congress}};color:white"; | Leader
|1960
!Style="background-color:{{party color|Indian National Congress}};color:white"; | Portrait
|[[S. L. Silam]] ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])
!Style="background-color:{{party color|Indian National Congress}};color:white"; | Since
|[[Yashwantrao Chavan]] ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])
|*[[Indian National Congress|INC]] had won the 1957 Bombay Legislative Assembly Elections.
[[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 135; [[Independent (politician)|IND]]: 34; [[Praja Socialist Party|PSP]]: 33; [[Peasants and Workers Party of India|PWP]]: 31; [[Communist Party of India|CPI]]: 13; [[Scheduled Castes Federation|SCF]]: 13; [[Bharatiya Jan Sangh|BJS]]: 4; [[Hindu Mahasabha|HMS]]: 1; Total: 264 (of 396 Maharashtra + Gujarat Seats).
|-
|-
!colspan=4|Maharashtra Legislative Posts
|2nd
|[[1962 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|1962]]
|[[Balasaheb Bharde]] ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])
|[[Yashwantrao Chavan]] ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])<br/>[[Marotrao Kannamwar]] ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])<br/>[[P. K. Sawant]] ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])<br/>[[Vasantrao Naik]] ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 215; [[Peasants and Workers Party of India|PWP]]: 15; [[Independent (politician)|IND]]: 15; [[Praja Socialist Party|PSP]]: 9; [[Communist Party of India|CPI]]: 6; [[Republican Party of India|RPI]]: 3; [[Socialist Party (India, 1948)|Socialist]]: 1; Total: 264.
|-
|-
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|Leader Legislature BJP Party]]
|3rd
|'''[[Devendra Fadnavis]]'''
|[[1967 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|1967]]
|[[File:Devendra Fadnavis StockFreeImage.png|75px]]
|[[Balasaheb Bharde]] ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])
|19 November 2019
|[[Vasantrao Naik]] ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 203; [[Peasants and Workers Party of India|PWP]]: 19; [[Independent (politician)|IND]]: 16; [[Communist Party of India|CPI]]: 10; [[Praja Socialist Party|PSP]]: 8; [[Republican Party of India|RPI]]: 5; [[Samyukta Socialist Party|SSP]]: 4; [[Bharatiya Jan Sangh|BJS]]: 4; [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPM]]: 1; Total: 270.
|-
|-
|[[Nationalist Congress Party|Leader Legislature NCP Party]]
|4th
|'''[[Jayant Patil]]'''
|[[1972 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|1972]]
|[[File:Jayant Patil Speaking.jpg|75px]]
|[[S. K. Wankhede]] ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])<br/>[[Balasaheb Desai]] ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])
| 24 November 2019
|[[Vasantrao Naik]] ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])<br/>[[Shankarrao Chavan]] ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])<br/>[[Vasantdada Patil]] ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 222; [[Independent (politician)|IND]]: 23; [[Peasants and Workers Party of India|PWP]]: 7; [[Bharatiya Jan Sangh|BJS]]: 5; [[Socialist Party (India, 1948)|Socialist]]: 3; [[Communist Party of India|CPI]]: 2; [[All India Forward Block|AIFB]]: 2; [[Republican Party of India|RPI]]: 2; [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPM]]: 1; [[Indian Union Muslim League|IUML]]: 1; [[Bharatiya Kranti Dal|BKD]]: 1; [[Shiv Sena|SHS]]: 1. Total: 270.
|-
|-
|[[Indian National Congress|Leader Legislature Congress Party]]
|5th
|'''[[Balasaheb Thorat]]'''
|[[1978 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|1978]]
|
|[[Shivraj Patil]] ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])<br/>Pranlal Vora ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])
|19 November 2019
|[[Vasantdada Patil]] ([[Indian National Congress (U)|INC(U)]])<br/>[[Sharad Pawar]] ([[Indian Congress (Socialist)|IC(S)]])
|[[Janata Party|JP]]: 99; [[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 69; [[Indian National Congress (Indira)|INC(I)]]: 62; [[Independent (politician)|IND]]: 28; [[Peasants and Workers Party of India|PWP]]: 13;  [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPM]]: 9; [[All India Forward Block|AIFB]]: 3; [[Republican Party of India|RPI]]: 2; [[Republican Party of India (Khobragade)|RPI(K)]]: 2;  [[Communist Party of India|CPI]]: 1; Total: 288.
Post-poll [[Indian National Congress|INC]] + [[Indian National Congress (Indira)|INC(I)]] Front.
|-
|-
|[[Shiv Sena|Leader Legislature SHS Party]]
|6th
|'''[[Eknath Shinde]]'''
|[[1980 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|1980]]
|[[File:Eknath Shinde with PM Narendra Modi Cropped.jpg|75px]]
|[[Sharad Dighe]] ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])
|17 February 2023
|[[A. R. Antulay]] ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])<br/>[[Babasaheb Bhosale]] ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])<br/>[[Vasantdada Patil]] ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])
|[[Indian National Congress (Indira)|INC(I)]]: 186; [[Indian National Congress (Urs)|INC(U)]]: 47; [[Janata Party|JP]]: 17; [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 14; [[Independent (politician)|IND]]: 10; [[Peasants and Workers Party of India|PWP]]: 9;  [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPM]]: 2; [[Communist Party of India|CPI]]: 2; [[Republican Party of India (Khobragade)|RPI(K)]]: 1; Total: 288.
|-
|-
|[[Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray)|Leader Legislature SHS(UBT) Party]]
|7th
|'''[[Ajay Choudhari]]'''
|[[1985 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|1985]]
|[[File:Ajay Choudhari.webp|75px]]
|Shankarrao Jagtap ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])
|27 June 2022
|[[Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar]] ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])<br/>[[Shankarrao Chavan]] ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])<br/>[[Sharad Pawar]] ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 161; [[Indian Congress (Socialist)|ICS]]: 54; [[Janata Party|JP]]: 20; [[Independent (politician)|IND]]: 20; [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 16; [[Peasants and Workers Party of India|PWP]]: 13; [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPM]]: 2; [[Communist Party of India|CPI]]: 2; Total: 288.
|-
|-
!colspan=4|Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Posts
|8th
|[[1990 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|1990]]
|Madhukarrao Chaudhari ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])
|[[Sharad Pawar]] ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])<br/>[[Sudhakarrao Naik]] ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])<br/>[[Sharad Pawar]] ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 141; [[Shiv Sena|SHS]]: 52; [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 42; [[Janata Dal|JD]]: 24; [[Independent (politician)|IND]]: 13; [[Peasants and Workers Party of India|PWP]]: 8; [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPM]]: 3; [[Communist Party of India|CPI]]: 2; [[Republican Party of India (Khobragade)|RPI(K)]]: 1; [[Indian Union Muslim League|IUML]]: 1; [[Indian Congress (Socialist) - Sarat Chandra Sinha|ICS(SCS)]]: 1; Total: 288.
|-
|-
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|Group Leader Legislature Assembly BJP Party]]
|9th
|'''[[Devendra Fadnavis]]'''
|[[1995 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|1995]]
|[[File:Devendra Fadnavis StockFreeImage.png|75px]]
|[[Dattaji Nalawade]] ([[Shiv Sena|SHS]])
|19 November 2019
|[[Manohar Joshi]] ([[Shiv Sena|SHS]])<br/>[[Narayan Rane]] ([[Shiv Sena|SHS]])
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 80; [[Shiv Sena|SHS]]: 73; [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 65; [[Independent (politician)|IND]]: 45; [[Janata Dal|JD]]: 11; [[Peasants and Workers Party of India|PWP]]: 6; [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPM]]: 3; [[Samajwadi Party|SP]]: 3; Maharashtra Vikas Congress: 1; [[Nag Vidarbha Andolan Samiti|NVAS]]: 1; Total: 288.
|-
|-
|[[Nationalist Congress Party|Group Leader Legislature Assembly NCP Party]]
|10th
|'''[[Ajit Pawar]]'''
|[[1999 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|1999]]
|[[File:Ajit Pawar During Speech Cropped.jpg|75px]]
|Arun Gujarathi ([[Nationalist Congress Party|NCP]])
|02 December 2019
|[[Vilasrao Deshmukh]] ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])<br/>[[Sushilkumar Shinde]] ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 75; [[Shiv Sena|SHS]]: 69; [[Nationalist Congress Party|NCP]]: 58; [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 56; [[Independent (politician)|IND]]: 12; [[Peasants and Workers Party of India|PWP]]: 5; [[Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh|BBM]]: 3; [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPM]]: 2; [[Janata Dal (Secular)|JD(S)]]: 1;[[Samajwadi Party|SP]]: 2; [[Republican Party of India|RPI]]: 1; [[Gondwana Ganatantra Party|GGP]]: 1; Native People's Party: 1; [[Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)|SJP (Maharashtra)]]: 1; Total: 288.
Post-poll [[Indian National Congress|INC]] + [[Nationalist Congress Party|NCP]] Front.
|-
|-
|[[Indian National Congress|Group Leader Legislature Assembly Congress Party]]
|11th
|'''[[Balasaheb Thorat]]'''
|[[2004 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|2004]]
|
|Babasaheb Kupekar ([[Nationalist Congress Party|NCP]])
|19 November 2019
|[[Vilasrao Deshmukh]] ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])<br/>[[Ashok Chavan]] ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])
|[[Nationalist Congress Party|NCP]]: 71; [[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 69; [[Shiv Sena|SHS]]: 62; [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 54; [[Independent (politician)|IND]]: 19; [[Jan Surajya Shakti]]: 4; [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPM]]: 3; [[Peasants and Workers Party of India|PWP]]: 2; [[Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh|BBM]]: 1; [[Republican Party of India (Athawale)|RPI(A)]]: 1; [[Akhil Bharatiya Sena|ABHS]]: 1; [[Swatantra Bharat Paksh|STBP]]: 1; Total: 288.
|-
|-
|[[Shiv Sena|Group Leader Legislature Assembly SHS Party]]
|12th
|'''[[Eknath Shinde]]'''
|[[2009 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|2009]]
|[[File:Eknath Shinde with PM Narendra Modi Cropped.jpg|75px]]
|[[Dilip Walse-Patil]] ([[Nationalist Congress Party|NCP]])
|17 February 2023
|[[Ashok Chavan]] ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])<br/>[[Prithviraj Chavan]] ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 82; [[Nationalist Congress Party|NCP]]: 62; [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 46; [[Shiv Sena|SHS]]: 44; [[Independent (politician)|IND]]: 24; [[Maharashtra Navnirman Sena|MNS]]: 13; [[Peasants and Workers Party of India|PWP]]: 4; [[Samajwadi Party|SP]]: 4; [[Jan Surajya Shakti|JSS]]: 2; [[Bahujan Vikas Aghadi|BVA]]: 2; [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPM]]: 1; [[Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh|BBM]]: 1; [[Swabhimani Paksha|SWP]]: 1; [[Rashtriya Samaj Paksha|RSPS]]: 1; Loksangram: 1; Total: 288.
|-
|-
|[[Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray)|Group Leader Legislature Assembly SHS(UBT) Party]]
|13th
|'''[[Ajay Choudhari]]'''
|[[2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|2014]]
|[[File:Ajay Choudhari.webp|75px]]
|[[Haribhau Bagade]] ([[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]])
|27 June 2022
|[[Devendra Fadnavis]] ([[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]])
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 122; [[Shiv Sena|SHS]]: 63; [[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 42; [[Nationalist Congress Party|NCP]]: 41; [[Independent (politician)|IND]]: 7; [[Peasants and Workers Party of India|PWP]]: 3; [[Bahujan Vikas Aghadi|BVA]]: 3; [[All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen|AIMIM]]: 2; [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPM]]: 1; [[Maharashtra Navnirman Sena|MNS]]: 1; [[Samajwadi Party|SP]]: 1;  [[Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh|BBM]]: 1; [[Rashtriya Samaj Paksha|RSPS]]: 1; Total: 288.
|-
|-
|[[Bahujan Vikas Aaghadi|Group Leader Legislature Assembly BVA Party]]
|14th
|'''[[Hitendra Thakur]]'''
|[[2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|2019]]
|
|[[Nana Patole]] ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])<br/>[[Rahul Narwekar]]  ([[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]])
|02 December 2019
|[[Devendra Fadnavis]] ([[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]])<br/>[[Uddhav Thackeray]] ([[Shiv Sena|SHS]])<br/>[[Eknath Shinde]] ([[Shiv Sena (2022–present)|SHS]])
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 106; [[Shiv Sena|SHS]]: 56; [[Nationalist Congress Party|NCP]]: 53; [[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 44; [[Independent (politician)|IND]]: 13; [[Bahujan Vikas Aghadi|BVA]]: 3; [[All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen|AIMIM]]: 2;  [[Samajwadi Party|SP]]: 2; [[Prahar Janshakti Party|PHJSP]]: 2; [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPM]]: 1; [[Peasants and Workers Party of India|PWP]]: 1; [[Maharashtra Navnirman Sena|MNS]]: 1; [[Jan Surajya Shakti|JSS]]: 1; [[Swabhimani Paksha|SWP]]: 1; [[Rashtriya Samaj Paksha|RSPS]]: 1; [[Shankarrao Gadakh|KSP]]: 1; Total: 288.
Post Poll Shiv Sena + [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] Alliance <ref>{{cite web |title=Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Election, 2019 |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/11699-maharashtra-legislative-assembly-election-2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210306085512/https://eci.gov.in/files/file/11699-maharashtra-legislative-assembly-election-2019/ |archive-date=6 March 2021 |access-date=5 March 2021 |publisher=Election Commission of India website}}</ref>
|-
|-
|[[Samajwadi Party|Group Leader Legislature Assembly SP Party]]
|15th
|'''[[Abu Asim Azmi]]'''
|[[2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|2024]]
|[[File:Abu Asim Azmi (enhanced).jpg|75px]]
|[[Rahul Narwekar]] ([[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]])
|02 December 2019
|[[Devendra Fadnavis]] ([[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]])
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 132; [[Shiv Sena (2022-present)|SHS]]: 57; [[Nationalist Congress Party|NCP]]: 41; [[Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray)|SS (UBT)]]: 20; [[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 16; [[Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar)|NCP (SP)]]: 10; [[Independent (politician)|IND]]: 2; [[Jan Surajya Shakti|JSS]]: 2; [[Samajwadi Party|SP]]: 2; [[All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen|AIMIM]]: 1; RYSP: 1; [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPM]]: 1; [[Peasants and Workers Party of India|PWP]]: 1; RSVA: 1; [[Rashtriya Samaj Paksha|RSPS]]:1;    Total: 288.
[[Maha Yuti]] Alliance
|}
 
== Office bearers ==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Title
!Portrait
!Name
!Since
|-
|-
|[[All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen|Group Leader Legislature Assembly AIMIM Party]]
|[[Governor of Maharashtra|Governor]]
|'''[[Mohammed Ismail Abdul Khalique]]'''
|[[File:Acharya Dev Vrat, Governor of Gujarat in 2022 (cropped).jpg|97x97px]]
|
|[[Jishnu Dev Varma]]
|02 December 2019
|10 March 2026
|-
|-
|[[Prahar Janshakti Party|Group Leader Legislature Assembly PJP Party]]
|[[List of speakers of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly|Speaker]]
|'''[[Bachchu Kadu]]'''
|[[File:Rahul Narwekar.jpeg|132x132px]]
|[[File:Bachukadu.jpg|75px]]
|[[Rahul Narwekar]]
|02 December 2019
|9 December 2024
|-
|-
|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|Group Leader Legislature Assembly CPI(M) Party]]
|Deputy Speaker
|'''[[Vinod Bhiva Nikole]]'''
|
|
|02 December 2019
|[[Anna Bansode]]
|25 March 2025
|-
|-
|[[Peasants and Workers Party of India|Group Leader Legislature Assembly PWPI Party]]
|Leader of the House
|'''[[Shyamsundar Dagdoji Shinde]]'''
<small>([[Chief Minister of Maharashtra|Chief Minister]])</small>
|
| [[File:Eknath Shinde and Devendra Fadnavis with PM Narendra Modi Cropped(2).jpg|132x132px]]
|02 December 2019
|[[Devendra Fadnavis]]
|5 December 2024
|-
|-
|[[Swabhimani Paksha|Group Leader Legislature Assembly SWP Party]]
| |[[Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra|Deputy Chief Minister]]
|'''[[Devendra Mahadevrao Bhuyar]]'''
|[[File:Eknath Shinde with PM Narendra Modi Cropped.jpg|94x94px]]
|
|[[Eknath Shinde]]
|02 December 2019
|5 December 2024
 
|-
|-
|[[Rashtriya Samaj Paksha|Group Leader Legislature Assembly RSP Party]]
|[[List of leaders of the opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly|Leader of Opposition]]
|'''[[Ratnakar Gutte]]'''
|
|
|02 December 2019
|''vacant''
|-
|[[Maharashtra Navnirman Sena|Group Leader Legislature Assembly MNS Party]]
|'''[[Pramod Ratan Patil]]'''
|
|
|02 December 2019
|-
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|Group Leader Legislature Assembly JSS Party]]
|'''[[Vinay Kore]]'''
|
|02 December 2019
|-
|}<section end="Parties and leaders"/>
==Party Group Leader & Chief Whip==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!No
! colspan="2" |Party
! Post
! Name
|-
| rowspan="2" | 01
| rowspan="2" width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
| rowspan="2" |[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| '''Group Leader'''
| '''[[Devendra Fadnavis]]'''
|-
| '''Chief Whip'''
| '''[[Ashish Shelar]]'''
|-
| rowspan="2" | 02
| rowspan="2" width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party}}" |
| rowspan="2" |[[Nationalist Congress Party]]
| '''Group Leader'''
| '''[[Ajit Pawar]]'''
|-
| '''Chief Whip'''
| '''[[Sangram Jagtap]]'''
|-
| rowspan="2" | 03
| rowspan="2" width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| rowspan="2" |[[Indian National Congress]]
| '''Group Leader'''
| '''[[Balasaheb Thorat]]'''
|-
| '''Chief Whip'''
| '''[[Praniti Shinde]]'''
|-
| rowspan="2" | 04
| rowspan="2" width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Shiv Sena}}" |
| rowspan="2" |[[Shiv Sena]]
| '''Group Leader'''
| '''[[Eknath Shinde]]'''
|-
| '''Chief Whip'''
| '''[[Bharatshet Gogawale|Bharat Gogawale]]'''
|-
| rowspan="2" | 05
| rowspan="2" width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray)}}" |
| rowspan="2" |[[Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray)]]
| '''Group Leader'''
| '''[[Ajay Choudhari]]'''
|-
| '''Chief Whip'''
| '''[[Sunil Prabhu]]'''
|-
| 06
|  width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Bahujan Vikas Aaghadi}}" |
| [[Bahujan Vikas Aaghadi]]
| '''Group Leader & Chief Whip'''
| '''[[Hitendra Thakur]]'''
|-
| 07
|  width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Samajwadi Party}}" |
| [[Samajwadi Party]]
| '''Group Leader & Chief Whip'''
| '''[[Abu Asim Azmi]]'''
|-
| 08
|  width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen}}" |
| [[All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen]]
| '''Group Leader & Chief Whip'''
| '''[[Mohammed Ismail Abdul Khalique]]'''
|-
| 09
|  width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Prahar Janshakti Party}}" |
| [[Prahar Janshakti Party]]
| '''Group Leader & Chief Whip'''
| '''[[Omprakash Babarao Kadu]]'''
|-
| 10
|  width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}" |
| [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]
| '''Group Leader & Chief Whip'''
| '''[[Vinod Bhiva Nikole]]'''
|-
| 11
|  width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Peasants and Workers Party of India}}" |
| [[Peasants and Workers Party of India]]
| '''Group Leader & Chief Whip'''
| '''[[Shyamsundar Dagdoji Shinde]]'''
|-
| 12
|  width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Swabhimani Paksha}}" |
| [[Swabhimani Paksha]]
| '''Group Leader & Chief Whip'''
| '''[[Devendra Mahadevrao Bhuyar]]'''
|-
| 13
|  width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Rashtriya Samaj Paksha}}" |
| [[Rashtriya Samaj Paksha]]
| '''Group Leader & Chief Whip'''
| '''[[Ratnakar Gutte]]'''
|-
| 14
|  width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Maharashtra Navnirman Sena}}" |
| [[Maharashtra Navnirman Sena]]
| '''Group Leader & Chief Whip'''
| '''[[Pramod Ratan Patil]]'''
|-
| 15
|  width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Jan Surajya Shakti}}" |
| [[Jan Surajya Shakti]]
| '''Group Leader & Chief Whip'''
| '''[[Vinay Kore]]'''
|-
|}
|}


==Sessions==
==Sessions==
The budget session and the [[monsoon]] session are convened in Mumbai whereas the winter session is convened in the auxiliary capital [[Nagpur]]. In 1975 because elections were in winter season, the monsoon (second) session was convened in Nagpur and winter (third) session was convened in Mumbai.
The budget session and the [[monsoon]] session are convened in Mumbai whereas the winter session is convened in the auxiliary capital [[Nagpur]]. In 1975 because elections were in winter season, the monsoon (second) session was convened in Nagpur and winter (third) session was convened in Mumbai.{{citation needed|date=December 2023}}


==14th Legislative Assembly ==
==Maharashtra Legislature Leaders==
{{main|14th Maharashtra Assembly}}
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
The Members of [[14th Maharashtra Assembly]] of Maharashtra were elected in the [[2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election]], with results announced on 21 October 2019. {{#section:14th Maharashtra Assembly|Lead}}
 
==Membership by party==
{{transcluded section|source=14th Maharashtra Assembly}}
{{#section:14th Maharashtra Assembly|Composition}}
 
==List of previous Assemblies==
 
The following is the list of all the Maharashtra Legislative Assemblies (1961-Present):<ref name="lbi">{{cite web|url=http://legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in/STATISTICAL/Maharashtra.pdf|title=Maharashtra Legislature, Mumbai|publisher=Legislative Bodies in India website|access-date=13 November 2010}}</ref>
 
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! Assembly !! Election Year !! Speaker !! Chief Minister !! Seats
!Style="background-color:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}};color:white"; | House
!Style="background-color:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}};color:white"; | Leader
!Style="background-color:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}};color:white"; | Portrait
!Style="background-color:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}};color:white"; | Since
|-
|-
| 1st Assembly || 1960* ||
!colspan=4|Leader of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Party
*'''Sayaji Silam''' ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])
|
*'''[[Yashwantrao Chavan]]'''
([[Indian National Congress|INC]])
| *[[Indian National Congress|INC]] had won the 1957 Bombay Legislative Assembly Elections.
[[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 135; [[Independent (politician)| IND]]: 34; [[Praja Socialist Party|PSP]]: 33; [[Peasants and Workers Party of India|PWP]]: 31; [[Communist Party of India|CPI]]: 13; [[Scheduled Castes Federation|SCF]]: 13; [[Bharatiya Jan Sangh|BJS]]: 4; [[Hindu Mahasabha|HMS]]: 1; Total: 264 (of 396 Maharashtra + Gujarat Seats).
|-
|-
| 2nd Assembly|| [[1962 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|1962]]||
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|Group Leader of Legislative Assembly BJP Party]]
*'''[[Balasaheb Bharde|Trambak Bharade]]''' ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])
|'''[[Devendra Fadnavis]]'''
|  
|[[File:Eknath Shinde and Devendra Fadnavis with PM Narendra Modi Cropped(2).jpg|75px]]
*'''[[Marotrao Kannamwar]]''' ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])
|26 November 2024
*'''[[P. K. Sawant]]''' ([[Indian National Congress|INC]]) (Caretaker)
*'''[[Vasantrao Naik]]''' ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])
|| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 215; [[Peasants and Workers Party of India|PWP]]: 15; [[Independent (politician)| IND]]: 15; [[Praja Socialist Party|PSP]]: 9; [[Communist Party of India|CPI]]: 6; [[Republican Party of India|RPI]]: 3; [[Socialist Party (India)|Socialist]]: 1; Total: 264.
|-
|-
| 3rd Assembly|| [[1967 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|1967]]||
|[[Shiv Sena (2022–present)|Group Leader of Legislative Assembly SHS Party]]
*'''[[Balasaheb Bharde|Trambak Bharade]]''' ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])
|'''[[Eknath Shinde]]'''
|  
|[[File:Eknath Shinde with PM Narendra Modi Cropped.jpg|75px]]
*'''[[Vasantrao Naik]]''' ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])
|26 November 2024
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 203; [[Peasants and Workers Party of India|PWP]]: 19; [[Independent (politician)| IND]]: 16; [[Communist Party of India|CPI]]: 10; [[Praja Socialist Party|PSP]]: 8; [[Republican Party of India|RPI]]: 5; [[Samyukta Socialist Party|SSP]]: 4; [[Bharatiya Jan Sangh|BJS]]: 4; [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPM]]: 1; Total: 270.
|-
|-
| 4th Assembly|| [[1972 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|1972]]||
|[[Nationalist Congress Party|Group Leader of Legislative Assembly NCP Party]]
*'''[[S. K. Wankhede]]''' ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])
|'''[[Sunetra Pawar|Sunetra Ajit Pawar]] '''
*'''[[Balasaheb Desai]]''' ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])
|
|
| 31 January 2026                   
*'''[[Vasantrao Naik]]'''  ([[Indian National Congress|INC]]) 
*'''[[Shankarrao Chavan]]''' ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])
*'''[[Vasantdada Patil]]''' ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 222; [[Independent (politician)| IND]]: 23; [[Peasants and Workers Party of India|PWP]]: 7; [[Bharatiya Jan Sangh|BJS]]: 5; [[Socialist Party (India)|Socialist]]: 3; [[Communist Party of India|CPI]]: 2; [[All India Forward Block|AIFB]]: 2; [[Republican Party of India|RPI]]: 2; [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPM]]: 1; [[Indian Union Muslim League|IUML]]: 1; [[Bharatiya Kranti Dal|BKD]]: 1; [[Shiv Sena|SHS]]: 1. Total: 270.
|-
|-
| 5th Assembly|| [[1978 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|1978]]||
|[[Shiv Sena (UBT)|Group Leader of Legislative Assembly SS(UBT) Party]]
*'''[[Shivraj Patil]]''' ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])  
|'''[[Aaditya Thackeray]]'''
*'''Pranlal Vora''' ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])
| [[File:Shri Aaditya Thackeray - 2020 (cropped).jpg|75px]]
|
|26 November 2024
*'''[[Vasantdada Patil]]''' ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])
*'''[[Sharad Pawar]]''' (Rebel Congress)
*'''[[President's Rule]]'''  
| [[Janata Party|JP]]: 99; [[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 69; [[Indian National Congress (Indira)|INC(I)]]: 62; [[Independent (politician)| IND]]: 28; [[Peasants and Workers Party of India|PWP]]: 13;  [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPM]]: 9; [[All India Forward Block|AIFB]]: 3; [[Republican Party of India|RPI]]: 2; [[Republican Party of India (Khobragade)|RPI(K)]]: 2;  [[Communist Party of India|CPI]]: 1; Total: 288. <br /> 
Post-poll [[Indian National Congress|INC]] + [[Indian National Congress (Indira)|INC(I)]] Front.
|-
|-
| 6th Assembly|| [[1980 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|1980]]||
|[[Indian National Congress|Group Leader of Legislative Assembly Congress Party]]
*'''[[Sharad Dighe]]''' ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])
|'''[[Vijay Namdevrao Wadettiwar|Vijay Wadettiwar]]'''
|  
| [[File:Vijay wadettiwar.jpg|75px]]
*'''[[Abdul Rehman Antulay]]''' ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])
|13 February 2025
*'''[[Babasaheb Bhosale]]''' ([[Indian National Congress|INC]]) 
*'''[[Vasantdada Patil]]''' ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])
| [[Indian National Congress (Indira)|INC(I)]]: 186; [[Indian National Congress (Urs)|INC(U)]]: 47; [[Janata Party|JP]]: 17; [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 14; [[Independent (politician)| IND]]: 10; [[Peasants and Workers Party of India|PWP]]: 9;  [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPM]]: 2; [[Communist Party of India|CPI]]: 2; [[Republican Party of India (Khobragade)|RPI(K)]]: 1; Total: 288.
|-
|-
| 7th Assembly|| [[1985 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|1985]]||
|[[Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar)|Group Leader of Legislative Assembly NCP(SP) Party]]
*'''Shankarrao Jagtap''' ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])
|'''[[Jitendra Awhad]]'''
|
| [[File:Blank.svg|75px]]<!-- Do not use image placeholders here per WP:IPH -->
*'''[[Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar]]''' ([[Indian National Congress|INC]]) 
| 1 December 2024
*'''[[Shankarrao Chavan]]''' ([[Indian National Congress|INC]]) 
|}<section end="Parties and leaders"/>
*'''[[Sharad Pawar]]'''  ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])
 
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 161; [[Indian Congress (Socialist)|ICS]]: 54; [[Janata Party|JP]]: 20; [[Independent (politician)| IND]]: 20; [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 16; [[Peasants and Workers Party of India|PWP]]: 13; [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPM]]: 2; [[Communist Party of India|CPI]]: 2; Total: 288.
== Members of Legislative Assembly ==
|-
{{transcluded section|source=List of members of the 15th Maharashtra Assembly}}
| 8th Assembly|| [[1990 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|1990]]||
{{trim|{{#Section-h:List of members of the 15th Maharashtra Assembly|Members of Legislative Assembly}}}}
*'''Madhukarrao Chaudhari''' ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])  
|
*'''[[Sharad Pawar]]''' ([[Indian National Congress|INC]]) 
*'''[[Sudhakarrao Naik]]''' ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])
*'''[[Sharad Pawar]]''' ([[Indian National Congress|INC]]) 
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 141; [[Shiv Sena|SHS]]: 52; [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 42; [[Janata Dal|JD]]: 24; [[Independent (politician)| IND]]: 13; [[Peasants and Workers Party of India|PWP]]: 8; [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPM]]: 3; [[Communist Party of India|CPI]]: 2; [[Republican Party of India (Khobragade)|RPI(K)]]: 1; [[Indian Union Muslim League|IUML]]: 1; [[Indian Congress (Socialist) - Sarat Chandra Sinha|ICS(SCS)]]: 1; Total: 288.
|-
| 9th Assembly|| [[1995 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|1995]]||
*'''[[Dattaji Nalawade]]''' ([[Shiv Sena]])
|
*'''[[Manohar Joshi]]'''
([[Shiv Sena]])
*'''[[Narayan Rane]]'''
([[Shiv Sena]])
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 80; [[Shiv Sena|SHS]]: 73; [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 65; [[Independent (politician)| IND]]: 45; [[Janata Dal|JD]]: 11; [[Peasants and Workers Party of India|PWP]]: 6; [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPM]]: 3; [[Samajwadi Party|SP]]: 3; Maharashtra Vikas Congress: 1; [[Nag Vidarbha Andolan Samiti|NVAS]]: 1; Total: 288.
|-
| 10th Assembly|| [[1999 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|1999]]||
*'''Arunlal Gujarathi''' ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])
|
*'''[[Vilasrao Deshmukh]]''' ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])
*'''[[Sushilkumar Shinde]]''' ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 75; [[Shiv Sena|SHS]]: 69; [[Nationalist Congress Party|NCP]]: 58; [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 56; [[Independent (politician)| IND]]: 12; [[Peasants and Workers Party of India|PWP]]: 5; [[Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh|BBM]]: 3; [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPM]]: 2; [[Janata Dal (Secular)|JD(S)]]: 1;[[Samajwadi Party|SP]]: 2; [[Republican Party of India|RPI]]: 1; [[Gondwana Ganatantra Party|GGP]]: 1; Native People's Party: 1; [[Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)|SJP (Maharashtra)]]: 1; Total: 288.
Post-poll [[Indian National Congress|INC]] + [[Nationalist Congress Party|NCP]] Front.
|-
| [[11th Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra|11th Assembly]]|| [[2004 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|2004]]||
*'''Babasaheb Kupekar''' ([[Nationalist Congress Party|NCP]])
|
*'''[[Vilasrao Deshmukh]]''' ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])
*'''[[Ashok Chavan]]''' ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])
| [[Nationalist Congress Party|NCP]]: 71; [[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 69; [[Shiv Sena|SHS]]: 62; [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 54; [[Independent (politician)| IND]]: 19; [[Jan Surajya Shakti]]: 4; [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPM]]: 3; [[Peasants and Workers Party of India|PWP]]: 2; [[Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh|BBM]]: 1; [[Republican Party of India (Athawale)|RPI(A)]]: 1; [[Akhil Bharatiya Sena|ABHS]]: 1; [[Swatantra Bharat Paksh|STBP]]: 1; Total: 288.
|-
| [[12th Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra|12th Assembly]]|| [[2009 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|2009]]||
*'''[[Dilip Walse-Patil]]''' ([[Nationalist Congress Party|NCP]])
|
*'''[[Ashok Chavan]]''' ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])
*'''[[Prithviraj Chavan]]''' ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 82; [[Nationalist Congress Party|NCP]]: 62; [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 46; [[Shiv Sena|SHS]]: 44; [[Independent (politician)| IND]]: 24; [[Maharashtra Navnirman Sena|MNS]]: 13; [[Peasants and Workers Party of India|PWP]]: 4; [[Samajwadi Party|SP]]: 4; [[Jan Surajya Shakti|JSS]]: 2; [[Bahujan Vikas Aghadi|BVA]]: 2; [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPM]]: 1; [[Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh|BBM]]: 1; [[Swabhimani Paksha|SWP]]: 1; [[Rashtriya Samaj Paksha|RSPS]]: 1; Loksangram: 1; Total: 288.
|-
| [[13th Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra|13th Assembly]]|| [[2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|2014]]||
*'''[[Haribhau Bagade]]''' ([[Bhartiya Janata Party|BJP]])
|
*'''[[Devendra Fadnavis]]''' ([[Bhartiya Janata Party|BJP]])
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 122; [[Shiv Sena|SHS]]: 63; [[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 42; [[Nationalist Congress Party|NCP]]: 41; [[Independent (politician)| IND]]: 7; [[Peasants and Workers Party of India|PWP]]: 3; [[Bahujan Vikas Aghadi|BVA]]: 3; [[All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen|AIMIM]]: 2; [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPM]]: 1; [[Maharashtra Navnirman Sena|MNS]]: 1; [[Samajwadi Party|SP]]: 1;  [[Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh|BBM]]: 1; [[Rashtriya Samaj Paksha|RSPS]]: 1; Total: 288.
|-
| [[14th Legislative Assembly of Maharshtra|14th Assembly]] || [[2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election|2019]]||
*'''[[Nana Patole]]''' ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])
*'''[[Zirwal Narhari Sitaram]]'''
([[Nationalist Congress Party|NCP]]) '''(Acting)'''
*'''[[Rahul Narwekar]]''' ([[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]])
|
*'''[[President's Rule]]'''
*'''[[Devendra Fadnavis]]''' ([[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]])
*'''[[Uddhav Thackeray]]''' ([[Shiv Sena|SS]])
*'''[[Eknath Shinde]]''' ([[Shiv Sena|SS (Rebel)]])
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 105; [[Shiv Sena|SHS]]: 56; [[Nationalist Congress Party|NCP]]: 54; [[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 44; [[Independent (politician)| IND]]: 13; [[Bahujan Vikas Aghadi|BVA]]: 3; [[All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen|AIMIM]]: 2;  [[Samajwadi Party|SP]]: 2; [[Prahar Janshakti Party|PHJSP]]: 2; [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPM]]: 1; [[Peasants and Workers Party of India|PWP]]: 1; [[Maharashtra Navnirman Sena|MNS]]: 1; [[Jan Surajya Shakti|JSS]]: 1; [[Swabhimani Paksha|SWP]]: 1; [[Rashtriya Samaj Paksha|RSPS]]: 1; [[Krantikari Shetkari Party]]: 1; Total: 288.
Post Poll Shiv Sena (Rebel) + [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] Alliance <ref>{{cite web|url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/11699-maharashtra-legislative-assembly-election-2019|title=Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Election, 2019
|publisher=Election Commission of India website|access-date=5 March 2021}}</ref>
|}


==See also==
==See also==
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* [[Maharashtra Vidhan Parishad]]
* [[Maharashtra Vidhan Parishad]]
* [[List of governors of Maharashtra]]
* [[List of governors of Maharashtra]]
* [[List of Chief Ministers of Maharashtra]]
* [[List of chief ministers of Maharashtra]]
* [[List of speakers of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]]
* [[List of speakers of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]]
* [[List of Deputy Speakers of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]]
* [[List of deputy speakers of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]]
* [[List of Leaders of the House of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]]
* [[List of leaders of the house in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]]
* [[List of Deputy Leader of the House of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]]
* [[List of deputy leaders of the house in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]]
* [[List of Leader of the Opposition of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]]
* [[List of leaders of the opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]]
 
==Notes==
{{Notelist}}


==References==
==References==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* [https://www.loksabhaelections.in/maharashtra  Maharashtra Lok Sabha Elections Website]
* [https://www.loksabhaelections.in/maharashtra  Maharashtra Lok Sabha Elections Website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220127092934/https://www.loksabhaelections.in/maharashtra |date=27 January 2022 }}
* {{cite web | url=https://mahasec.maharashtra.gov.in/1035/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%96%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF-%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%83%E0%A4%B7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A0 | title=State Election Commission | publisher=Government of Maharashtra | date=2016 | access-date=31 May 2016}}
* {{cite web | url=https://mahasec.maharashtra.gov.in/1035/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%96%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF-%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%83%E0%A4%B7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A0 | title=State Election Commission | publisher=Government of Maharashtra | date=2016 | access-date=31 May 2016}}


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Maharashtra Legislative Assembly

Mahārāṣhṭra Vidhānasabhā
15th Maharashtra Assembly
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
Term limits
5 years
Leadership
Jishnu Dev Varma
since 06 March 2026
Rahul Narwekar, BJP
since 3 July 2022
Anna Bansode, NCP
since 25 March 2025
Chief Minister
(Leader of the House)
Devendra Fadnavis, BJP
since 05 December 2024
Deputy Chief Minister
(Deputy Leader of the House)
Eknath Shinde, SHS Sunetra Ajit Pawar, NCP 31 January 2026
since 05 December 2024
Chandrakant Patil, BJP
since 21 December 2024
Vacant
since 23 November 2024[1][lower-alpha 1]
Rajendra Bhagwat, IAS
Structure
Seats288
Political groups
Government (235)
  MY (235)

Official Opposition

Vacant[lower-alpha 2]

Other Opposition (51)
  MVA (48)

Others (3)

Vacant (2)

  •   Vacant (2)
Elections
First past the post
Last election
20 November 2024
Next election
2029
Meeting place
Vidhan Bhavan, Mumbai
Vidhan Bhavan, Nagpur (Winter session) Maharashtra Legislature
Website
Government of Maharashtra
Maharashtra Legislature

The Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (ISO: Mahārāṣṭra Vidhānasabhā) is the lower house of the bicameral legislature of Maharashtra state in western India. It consists of 288 members directly elected from single-seat constituencies.[2] The Assembly meets at Vidhan Bhavan in Mumbai, though the winter session is held in Nagpur.[3] Along with the Maharashtra Legislative Council, it constitutes the legislature of Maharashtra. The presiding officer of the Assembly is the Speaker. Members of the Assembly are directly elected by the people of Maharashtra through elections held every five years, unless the Assembly is dissolved earlier.[4] The current Assembly was elected in November 2024.[5]

List of assemblies[edit | edit source]

The following is the list of all the Maharashtra Legislative Assemblies (1961–present):[6]

Assembly Year Speaker Chief Minister Seats
1st 1960 S. L. Silam (INC) Yashwantrao Chavan (INC) *INC had won the 1957 Bombay Legislative Assembly Elections.

INC: 135; IND: 34; PSP: 33; PWP: 31; CPI: 13; SCF: 13; BJS: 4; HMS: 1; Total: 264 (of 396 Maharashtra + Gujarat Seats).

2nd 1962 Balasaheb Bharde (INC) Yashwantrao Chavan (INC)
Marotrao Kannamwar (INC)
P. K. Sawant (INC)
Vasantrao Naik (INC)
INC: 215; PWP: 15; IND: 15; PSP: 9; CPI: 6; RPI: 3; Socialist: 1; Total: 264.
3rd 1967 Balasaheb Bharde (INC) Vasantrao Naik (INC) INC: 203; PWP: 19; IND: 16; CPI: 10; PSP: 8; RPI: 5; SSP: 4; BJS: 4; CPM: 1; Total: 270.
4th 1972 S. K. Wankhede (INC)
Balasaheb Desai (INC)
Vasantrao Naik (INC)
Shankarrao Chavan (INC)
Vasantdada Patil (INC)
INC: 222; IND: 23; PWP: 7; BJS: 5; Socialist: 3; CPI: 2; AIFB: 2; RPI: 2; CPM: 1; IUML: 1; BKD: 1; SHS: 1. Total: 270.
5th 1978 Shivraj Patil (INC)
Pranlal Vora (INC)
Vasantdada Patil (INC(U))
Sharad Pawar (IC(S))
JP: 99; INC: 69; INC(I): 62; IND: 28; PWP: 13; CPM: 9; AIFB: 3; RPI: 2; RPI(K): 2; CPI: 1; Total: 288.

Post-poll INC + INC(I) Front.

6th 1980 Sharad Dighe (INC) A. R. Antulay (INC)
Babasaheb Bhosale (INC)
Vasantdada Patil (INC)
INC(I): 186; INC(U): 47; JP: 17; BJP: 14; IND: 10; PWP: 9; CPM: 2; CPI: 2; RPI(K): 1; Total: 288.
7th 1985 Shankarrao Jagtap (INC) Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar (INC)
Shankarrao Chavan (INC)
Sharad Pawar (INC)
INC: 161; ICS: 54; JP: 20; IND: 20; BJP: 16; PWP: 13; CPM: 2; CPI: 2; Total: 288.
8th 1990 Madhukarrao Chaudhari (INC) Sharad Pawar (INC)
Sudhakarrao Naik (INC)
Sharad Pawar (INC)
INC: 141; SHS: 52; BJP: 42; JD: 24; IND: 13; PWP: 8; CPM: 3; CPI: 2; RPI(K): 1; IUML: 1; ICS(SCS): 1; Total: 288.
9th 1995 Dattaji Nalawade (SHS) Manohar Joshi (SHS)
Narayan Rane (SHS)
INC: 80; SHS: 73; BJP: 65; IND: 45; JD: 11; PWP: 6; CPM: 3; SP: 3; Maharashtra Vikas Congress: 1; NVAS: 1; Total: 288.
10th 1999 Arun Gujarathi (NCP) Vilasrao Deshmukh (INC)
Sushilkumar Shinde (INC)
INC: 75; SHS: 69; NCP: 58; BJP: 56; IND: 12; PWP: 5; BBM: 3; CPM: 2; JD(S): 1;SP: 2; RPI: 1; GGP: 1; Native People's Party: 1; SJP (Maharashtra): 1; Total: 288.

Post-poll INC + NCP Front.

11th 2004 Babasaheb Kupekar (NCP) Vilasrao Deshmukh (INC)
Ashok Chavan (INC)
NCP: 71; INC: 69; SHS: 62; BJP: 54; IND: 19; Jan Surajya Shakti: 4; CPM: 3; PWP: 2; BBM: 1; RPI(A): 1; ABHS: 1; STBP: 1; Total: 288.
12th 2009 Dilip Walse-Patil (NCP) Ashok Chavan (INC)
Prithviraj Chavan (INC)
INC: 82; NCP: 62; BJP: 46; SHS: 44; IND: 24; MNS: 13; PWP: 4; SP: 4; JSS: 2; BVA: 2; CPM: 1; BBM: 1; SWP: 1; RSPS: 1; Loksangram: 1; Total: 288.
13th 2014 Haribhau Bagade (BJP) Devendra Fadnavis (BJP) BJP: 122; SHS: 63; INC: 42; NCP: 41; IND: 7; PWP: 3; BVA: 3; AIMIM: 2; CPM: 1; MNS: 1; SP: 1; BBM: 1; RSPS: 1; Total: 288.
14th 2019 Nana Patole (INC)
Rahul Narwekar (BJP)
Devendra Fadnavis (BJP)
Uddhav Thackeray (SHS)
Eknath Shinde (SHS)
BJP: 106; SHS: 56; NCP: 53; INC: 44; IND: 13; BVA: 3; AIMIM: 2; SP: 2; PHJSP: 2; CPM: 1; PWP: 1; MNS: 1; JSS: 1; SWP: 1; RSPS: 1; KSP: 1; Total: 288.

Post Poll Shiv Sena + BJP Alliance [7]

15th 2024 Rahul Narwekar (BJP) Devendra Fadnavis (BJP) BJP: 132; SHS: 57; NCP: 41; SS (UBT): 20; INC: 16; NCP (SP): 10; IND: 2; JSS: 2; SP: 2; AIMIM: 1; RYSP: 1; CPM: 1; PWP: 1; RSVA: 1; RSPS:1; Total: 288.

Maha Yuti Alliance

Office bearers[edit | edit source]

Title Portrait Name Since
Governor File:Acharya Dev Vrat, Governor of Gujarat in 2022 (cropped).jpg Jishnu Dev Varma 10 March 2026
Speaker Rahul Narwekar 9 December 2024
Deputy Speaker Anna Bansode 25 March 2025
Leader of the House

(Chief Minister)

Devendra Fadnavis 5 December 2024
Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde 5 December 2024
Leader of Opposition vacant

Sessions[edit | edit source]

The budget session and the monsoon session are convened in Mumbai whereas the winter session is convened in the auxiliary capital Nagpur. In 1975 because elections were in winter season, the monsoon (second) session was convened in Nagpur and winter (third) session was convened in Mumbai.[citation needed]

Maharashtra Legislature Leaders[edit | edit source]

House Leader Portrait Since
Leader of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Party
Group Leader of Legislative Assembly BJP Party Devendra Fadnavis 26 November 2024
Group Leader of Legislative Assembly SHS Party Eknath Shinde 26 November 2024
Group Leader of Legislative Assembly NCP Party Sunetra Ajit Pawar 31 January 2026
Group Leader of Legislative Assembly SS(UBT) Party Aaditya Thackeray 26 November 2024
Group Leader of Legislative Assembly Congress Party Vijay Wadettiwar 13 February 2025
Group Leader of Legislative Assembly NCP(SP) Party Jitendra Awhad 1 December 2024

Members of Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]

List of members of the 15th Maharashtra Assembly

See also[edit | edit source]

Notes[edit | edit source]

  1. No leader of opposition because no political party obtained at least 10% of the seats in the assembly.
  2. No party secured 10% of seats to form official opposition.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "In a first in six decades, no Leader of Opposition in Maharashtra Assembly". The Hindu. 24 November 2024.
  2. "Maharashtra Legislature". Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  3. "Uddhav Sena sticks its neck out, fields Milind Narvekar for Maharashtra Legislative Council polls". The Indian Express. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  4. "Maharashtra Legislative Assembly". Commonwealth Parliamentary Association. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  5. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named 2024election
  6. "Maharashtra Legislature, Mumbai" (PDF). Legislative Bodies in India website. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2010.
  7. "Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Election, 2019". Election Commission of India website. Archived from the original on 6 March 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2021.

External links[edit | edit source]