Maharashtra Legislature

Maharashtra Legislature
Maharashtra Legislature
	Emblem of India
Type
Type	Bicameral
Houses	Maharashtra Legislative Council (Upper house); Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (Lower house)
History
Founded	1 May 1960
Leadership
Governor	Ramesh Bais, BJP ; since 18 February 2023
Chief Minister	Eknath Shinde, Shiv Sena Eknath group ; since 30 June 2022
Chairman of the House	Neelam Gorhe Acting, SHS ; since 07 July 2022
Deputy Chairman of the House	Neelam Gorhe, SHS ; since 24 June 2019
Leader of the House ; Legislative Council	Devendra Fadnavis; Deputy Chief Minister, BJP ; since 17 August 2022
Leader of the Opposition ; Legislative Council	Ambadas Danve, SHS ; since 09 August 2022
Speaker of the House	Rahul Narwekar, BJP ; since 3 July 2022
Deputy Speaker of the House	Narhari Sitaram Zirwal, NCP ; since 14 March 2020
Leader of the House ; Legislative Assembly	Eknath Shinde ; (Chief Minister), Shiv Sena Eknath group ; since 30 June 2022
Leader of the Opposition ; Legislative Assembly	Ajit Anantrao Pawar, NCP ; since 04 July 2022
Structure
Seats	366 ; 78 Members of Maharashtra Legislative Council ; 288 Members of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Maharashtra Legislative Council political groups	Government (24); Opposition (33); Other (00); Vacant (21);
Maharashtra Legislative Assembly political groups	Government (164); Opposition (120); Other (02);
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

Head Leaders

House	Leader	Since
Constitutional Posts
Governor	Ramesh Bais	18 February 2023
Chief Minister	Eknath Shinde	30 June 2022
Deputy Chief Minister	Devendra Fadnavis	30 June 2022
Chairman Maharashtra Legislative Council	Neelam Gorhe Acting	07 July 2022
Speaker Maharashtra Legislative Assembly	Rahul Narwekar	03 July 2022
Deputy Chairman Maharashtra Legislative Council	Neelam Gorhe	08 September 2020
Deputy Speaker Maharashtra Legislative Assembly	Narhari Sitaram Zirwal	14 March 2020
Leader of the House Maharashtra Legislative Assembly	Eknath Shinde	03 July 2022
Leader of the House of Maharashtra Legislative Council	Devendra Fadnavis	17 August 2022
Deputy Leader of the House Maharashtra Legislative Assembly	Devendra Fadnavis	03 July 2022
Deputy Leader of the House of Maharashtra Legislative Council	Uday Samant Acting	17 August 2022
Leader of the Opposition Maharashtra Legislative Assembly	Ajit Pawar	04 July 2022
Leader of the Opposition Maharashtra Legislative Council	Ambadas Danve	09 August 2022
Deputy Leader of the Opposition Maharashtra Legislative Assembly	Balasaheb Thorat	04 July 2022
Deputy Leader of the Opposition Maharashtra Legislative Council	Bhai Jagtap	17 August 2022
Chief Secretary of Maharashtra	Manoj Saunik	01 May 2023

Maharashtra Legislature Leaders

House	Leader	Since
Maharashtra Legislative Posts
Leader Legislature BJP Party	Devendra Fadnavis	19 November 2019
Leader Legislature NCP Party	Jayant Patil	24 November 2019
Leader Legislature Congress Party	Balasaheb Thorat	19 November 2019
Leader Legislature SHS Party	Eknath Shinde	17 February 2023
Leader Legislature SHS(UBT) Party	Ajay Choudhari	27 June 2022
Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Posts
Group Leader Legislature Assembly BJP Party	Devendra Fadnavis	19 November 2019
Group Leader Legislature Assembly NCP Party	Ajit Pawar	02 December 2019
Group Leader Legislature Assembly Congress Party	Balasaheb Thorat	19 November 2019
Group Leader Legislature Assembly SHS Party	Eknath Shinde	17 February 2023
Group Leader Legislature Assembly SHS(UBT) Party	Ajay Choudhari	27 June 2022
Group Leader Legislature Assembly BVA Party	Hitendra Thakur	02 December 2019
Group Leader Legislature Assembly SP Party	Abu Asim Azmi	02 December 2019
Group Leader Legislature Assembly AIMIM Party	Mohammed Ismail Abdul Khalique	02 December 2019
Group Leader Legislature Assembly PJP Party	Bachchu Kadu	02 December 2019
Group Leader Legislature Assembly CPI(M) Party	Vinod Bhiva Nikole	02 December 2019
Group Leader Legislature Assembly PWPI Party	Shyamsundar Dagdoji Shinde	02 December 2019
Group Leader Legislature Assembly SWP Party	Devendra Mahadevrao Bhuyar	02 December 2019
Group Leader Legislature Assembly RSP Party	Ratnakar Gutte	02 December 2019
Group Leader Legislature Assembly MNS Party	Pramod Ratan Patil	02 December 2019
Group Leader Legislature Assembly JSS Party	Vinay Kore	02 December 2019
Maharashtra Legislative Council Posts
Group Leader Legislature Council BJP Party	Pravin Darekar	16 December 2019
Group Leader Legislature Council SHS(UBT) Party	Anil Parab	07 July 2022
Group Leader Legislature Council NCP Party	Eknath Khadse	11 March 2023
Group Leader Legislature Council Congress Party	Satej Patil	02 March 2023
Group Leader Legislature Council JD(U) Party	Kapil Waman Patil	02 December 2019
Group Leader Legislature Council PWPI Party	Jayant Prabhakar Patil	02 December 2019
Group Leader Legislature Council RSP Party	Mahadev Jankar	02 December 2019

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