Maharashtra Legislature

Maharashtra Legislature

विधिमंडळ महाराष्ट्र शासन
Maharashtra Legislature ; विधिमंडळ महाराष्ट्र शासन
	Emblem of India
Type
Type	Bicameral
Houses	Maharashtra Legislative Council (Upper house); Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (Lower house)
History
Founded	1 May 1960 (66 years ago)
Leadership
Governor	Bhagat Singh Koshyari, BJP ; since 5 September 2019
Chief Minister	Uddhav Thackeray, Shiv Sena ; since 28 November 2019
Chairman	Ramraje Naik Nimbalkar, NCP ; since 08 July 2016
Deputy Chairman	Neelam Gorhe, Shiv Sena ; since 24 June 2019
Leader of the House ; Legislative Counci	Ajit Anantrao Pawar; (Deputy Chief Minister), NCP ; since 24 February 2020
Leader of the Opposition ; Legislative Counci	Pravin Darekar, BJP ; since 16 December 2019
Speaker	Narhari Sitaram Zirwal (Acting), NCP ; since 4 February 2021
Deputy Speaker	Narhari Sitaram Zirwal, NCP ; since 14 March 2020
Leader of the House ; Legislative Assembly	Uddhav Thackeray ; (Chief Minister), Shiv Sena ; since 28 November 2019
Leader of the Opposition ; Legislative Assembly	Devendra Fadnavis, BJP ; since 01 December 2019
Structure
Seats	366 ; 78 Members of Maharashtra Legislative Council ; 288 Members of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Maharashtra Legislative Council political groups	Government (40); Opposition (26); Other (00); Vacant (12);
Maharashtra Legislative Assembly political groups	Government (170); Opposition (117); Other (04); Vacant (01);
Elections
Maharashtra Legislative Council voting system	Single transferable vote
Maharashtra Legislative Assembly voting system	First-past-the-post
Maharashtra Legislative Council last election	2020
Maharashtra Legislative Assembly last election	21 October 2019
Maharashtra Legislative Council next election	2022
Maharashtra Legislative Assembly next election	October 2024
Meeting place
	Vidhan Bhavan, Mumbai
	Vidhan Bhavan, Nagpur (Winter session)
	Vidhan Bhavan, Mumbai; Vidhan Bhavan, Nagpur;
Website
	http://maharashtra.gov.in/ ; http://mls.org.in/
Constitution
	Constitution of India

The Maharashtra Legislature is the bicameral legislature of the Indian state of Maharashtra. The Legislature is composed of:

the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, the lower house,
the Maharashtra Legislative Council, the upper house, and
the Governor of Maharashtra