Maharashtra Council of Ministers

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Maharashtra Council of Ministers
Emblem of Maharashtra
Agency overview
Formed1 May 1960; 66 years ago (1960-05-01)
TypeHighest executive body of the Government of Maharashtra
JurisdictionRepublic of India
HeadquartersMantralaya, Mumbai
Agency executives
Child agencies
  • Cabinet
  • Ministries of the Government of Maharashtra
Websitewww.maharashtra.gov.in

The Maharashtra Council of Ministers,[1] also called State Cabinet is the principal executive organ of the Government of Maharashtra, which functions as the senior decision-making body of the executive branch. It is chaired by the Chief Minister and consists of the heads of each of the executive government ministries. The council is subject to the Maharashtra Legislature.

A smaller executive body called the State Cabinet is the supreme decision-making body in Maharashtra; it is a subset of the Maharashtra Council of Ministers who hold important portfolios and ministries of the government.[2]

Ranking[edit | edit source]

There are five categories of the council of ministers as given below, in descending order of rank:

  • Chief Minister: Leader of the State Council of Ministers.
  • Deputy Chief Minister (if any): Presides as chief minister in his absence or as the senior most cabinet minister.[3]
  • Cabinet Minister: A member of the State cabinet; leads a ministry.
  • Minister of State (Independent charge): Junior minister not reporting to a Cabinet Minister.
  • Minister of State (MoS): Deputy Minister reporting to a Cabinet Minister, usually tasked with a specific responsibility in that ministry.

Appointment[edit | edit source]

Pursuant to Article 75, a minister who works at the pleasure of the Governor, is appointed by the Governor on the advice of the Chief Minister. Since at least the turn of the millennia, evidence indicates that an MLA's electoral performance enhances the likelihood of being granted a ministerial portfolio.[4]


Removal[edit | edit source]

  • Upon death
  • Upon self resignation, or resignation or death of the Chief Minister
  • Upon dismissal by the Governor for minister's unconstitutional acts per Article 75(2)
  • Upon direction from the Judiciary for committing violation of law
  • Upon ceasing eligibility to be a member of Legislature
  • Under the provision of "Collective Responsibility" under Article 75, the Chief Minister and the entire Council of Ministers resign if a Vote of No Confidence is passed in the Lower House (Maharashtra Legislative Assembly) of the Maharashtra Legislature

Council of Ministers in state governments[edit | edit source]

Every state in India is governed by its council of ministers with rules and procedures similar to the union council of ministers per Articles 163, 164 and 167(c).

In March 2020, the Supreme Court of India used its powers for the first time to do "complete justice" under Article 142 of the Indian Constitution to remove a minister functioning in the state of Manipur.

Council of Ministers[edit | edit source]

Main article: Third Fadnavis ministry

The cabinet expansion took place at Raj Bhavan in Nagpur on 15 December 2024. Maharashtra can have a maximum of 43 ministers. 33 were inducted as Cabinet ministers, 6 were sworn in as ministers of state. 19 ministers from the BJP, 11 from the  Shiv Sena and 9 from the NCP taken oath as cabinet ministers.[5][6]

Cabinet ministers portfolios where allocated on 21 December 2024.[7][8][9]
Council portfolios are as follows

Update = 31 January 2026

Cabinet Ministers[edit | edit source]

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Chief Minister

Other departments not allocated to any Minister.

 Devendra Fadnavis05 December 2024IncumbentBJP
Deputy Chief Minister  Eknath Shinde05 December 2024IncumbentShiv Sena (2022–present)
Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar05 December 202428 January 2026NCP
 Sunetra Pawar31 January 2026IncumbentNCP
Cabinet Minister  Ajit Anantrao Pawar (Dy Chief Minister)05 December 202428 January 2026NCP
 Devendra Fadnavis (Chief Minister) Additional Charge28 January 202631 January 2026BJP
 Devendra Fadnavis (Chief Minister)31 January 2026IncumbentBJP
Cabinet Minister  Ajit Anantrao Pawar (Dy Chief Minister)05 December 202428 January 2026NCP
 Devendra Fadnavis (Chief Minister) Additional Charge28 January 202631 January 2026BJP
 Sunetra Pawar (Dy Chief Minister)31 January 2026IncumbentNCP
Cabinet Minister  Dattatray Bharne15 December 202431 July 2025NCP
 Manikrao Kokate31 July 202517 December 2025NCP
 Ajit Pawar (Dy Chief Minister)17 December 202528 January 2026NCP
 Devendra Fadnavis (Chief Minister) Additional Charge28 January 202631 January 2026BJP
 Sunetra Pawar (Dy Chief Minister)31 January 2026IncumbentNCP
Cabinet Minister  Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil15 December 2024IncumbentBJP
Cabinet Minister  Chandrashekhar Bawankule15 December 2024IncumbentBJP
Cabinet Minister  Hasan Mushrif15 December 2024IncumbentNCP
Cabinet Minister  Chandrakant Patil15 December 2024IncumbentBJP
Cabinet Minister  Girish Mahajan15 December 2024IncumbentBJP
Cabinet Minister  Gulab Raghunath Patil15 December 2024IncumbentShiv Sena (2022–present)
Cabinet Minister  Ganesh Naik15 December 2024IncumbentBJP
Cabinet Minister  Dadaji Bhuse15 December 2024IncumbentShiv Sena (2022–present)
Cabinet Minister  Sanjay Rathod15 December 2024IncumbentShiv Sena (2022–present)
Cabinet Minister  Dhananjay Munde15 December 20244 March 2025NCP
 Ajit Pawar4 March 202520 May 2025NCP
 Chhagan Bhujbal20 May 2025IncumbentNCP
Cabinet Minister  Mangal Prabhat Lodha15 December 2024IncumbentBJP
Cabinet Minister  Uday Samant15 December 2024IncumbentShiv Sena (2022–present)
Cabinet Minister  Jayakumar Rawal15 December 2024IncumbentBJP
Cabinet Minister  Pankaja Munde15 December 2024IncumbentBJP
Cabinet Minister  Atul Save15 December 2024IncumbentBJP
Cabinet Minister  Ashok Uike15 December 2024IncumbentBJP
Cabinet Minister  Shambhuraj Desai15 December 2024IncumbentShiv Sena (2022–present)
Cabinet Minister  Ashish Shelar15 December 2024IncumbentBJP
Cabinet Minister  Aditi Tatkare15 December 2024IncumbentNCP
Cabinet Minister  Shivendra Raje Bhosale15 December 2024IncumbentBJP
Cabinet Minister  Manikrao Kokate15 December 202431 July 2025NCP
 Dattatray Bharne31 July 2025IncumbentNCP
Cabinet Minister  Jaykumar Gore15 December 2024IncumbentBJP
Cabinet Minister  Narhari Zirwal15 December 2024IncumbentNCP
Cabinet Minister  Sanjay Savkare15 December 2024IncumbentBJP
Cabinet Minister  Sanjay Shirsat15 December 2024IncumbentShiv Sena (2022–present)
Cabinet Minister  Pratap Sarnaik15 December 2024IncumbentShiv Sena (2022–present)
Cabinet Minister  Bharatshet Gogawale15 December 2024IncumbentShiv Sena (2022–present)
Cabinet Minister  Makrand Jadhav - Patil15 December 2024IncumbentNCP
Cabinet Minister  Nitesh Rane15 December 2024IncumbentBJP
Cabinet Minister  Akash Fundkar15 December 2024IncumbentBJP
Cabinet Minister  Babasaheb Patil15 December 2024IncumbentNCP
Cabinet Minister  Prakashrao Abitkar15 December 2024IncumbentShiv Sena (2022–present)
Cabinet Minister  Devendra Fadnavis
Chief Minister Additional Charge		15 December 202415 December 2024BJP
 Atul Save15 December 2024IncumbentBJP
Cabinet Minister Minister for State Border Defence Devendra Fadnavis
Chief Minister Additional Charge		15 December 202413 February 2025BJP
 Chandrakant Patil (First)13 February 2025IncumbentBJP
 Shambhuraj Desai (Second)13 February 2025IncumbentBJP

Ministers of State[edit | edit source]

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Minister of State  Madhuri Misal15 December 2024IncumbentBJP
Minister of State  Ashish Jaiswal15 December 2024IncumbentShiv Sena (2022–present)
Minister of State  Pankaj Bhoyar15 December 2024IncumbentBJP
Minister of State  Meghana Bordikar15 December 2024IncumbentBJP
Minister of State  Indranil Naik15 December 2024IncumbentNCP
Minister of State  Yogesh Kadam15 December 2024IncumbentShiv Sena (2022–present)
Minister of State  Departments have not been assigned to the Any Minister of State15 December 2024IncumbentIndependence politician

Oath as the state chief minister/minister[edit | edit source]

I, <Name of Chief Minister/Minister>, do swear in the name of God/solemnly affirm that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the Constitution of India as by law established, that I will uphold the sovereignty and integrity of India, that I will faithfully and conscientiously discharge my duties as a Minister for the State of () and that I will do right to all manner of people in accordance with the Constitution and the law without fear or favour, affection or ill-will.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Article 58 of the Constitution of India
  2. ↑ Wikisource: Constitution of India/Part XVIII
  3. ↑ Rajendran, S. (13 July 2012). "Of Deputy Chief Ministers and the Constitution". The Hindu. Bangalore. ISSN 0971-751X. OCLC 13119119. Archived from the original on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  4. ↑ Ladwig III, Walter C. (23 December 2019). "Executive Particularism and Ministerial Selection in India". Legislative Studies Quarterly. 44 (4): 469–493. doi:10.1111/lsq.12261. Archived from the original on 16 February 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  5. ↑ The Indian Express (15 December 2024). "Maharashtra cabinet expanded; here is the full list of ministers". Archived from the original on 15 December 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  6. ↑ News18 (15 December 2024). "Maharashtra Cabinet Takes Shape After Massive Mandate In Assembly Polls | Check List Of Ministers". Archived from the original on 15 December 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2024.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ↑ "Maharashtra portfolio allocation: CM Fadnavis keeps home ministry, Ajit Pawar gets finance, Shinde gets urban development". The Times of India. 21 December 2024. Archived from the original on 22 December 2024. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  8. ↑ "Fadnavis retains Home, Ajit Finance, Shinde gets Urban, Works, and Housing". The Indian Express. 22 December 2024. Archived from the original on 22 December 2024. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  9. ↑ "Maharashtra portfolios: Fadnavis keeps Home, Shinde Urban Development; Ajit gets Finance". The Hindu. 21 December 2024. Archived from the original on 22 December 2024. Retrieved 22 December 2024.

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