The governor of Maharashtra is the ceremonial head of the state of

Maharashtra Maharashtra (; , abbr. MH or Maha) is a states and union territories of India, state in the western India, western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. Maharashtra is the List of states and union te ...

. The

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confers the executive powers of the state to the governor, however the de facto executive powers lie with the Council of Ministers. Bhagat Singh Koshyari is the governor of Maharashtra since September 5, 2019.

Powers and duties

The governor formally appoints many of the state officials, including the advocate general of Maharashtra, the Lokayukta and Upa Lokayukta, the state election commissioner, the chairman and members of the Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal, the chairman and members of the Mahtrarashtra State Human Rights Commission, the chairman and members of the

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(MPSC), the chairmen and members of the three development boards, the

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, and the state chief information commissioner.

Governors of Maharashtra

This is a list of governors of

Seen also

* List of chief ministers of Maharashtra *

List of Chairman of the Maharashtra Legislative Council The chairman of the Maharashtra Legislative Council presides over the proceedings of the Maharashtra Legislative Council. The chairman is elected internally by the Maharashtra Legislative Council. The deputy chairman presides in his absence. E ...

List of speakers of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly The Speaker of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly is the presiding officer of the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra, the main law-making body for the Indian state of Maharashtra. The Speaker is elected in the very first meeting of the Mahar ...

List of Deputy Speakers of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly The Deputy Speaker of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly subordinate to the speaker of Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra, they are responsible for the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra and they are the second highest ranking legislative ...

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List of Leader of the House of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Eknath Shinde is the current Leader of the House of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. Leader of the House The Assembly has a Leader of the House, who heads the government caucus. The office is provided for in the Legislative Council ...

List of Leaders of the House of the Maharashtra Legislative Council Devendra Fadnavis is the current Leader of the House of the Maharashtra Legislative Council since 17 August 2022 . Leader of the House The Council has a Leader of the House, who heads the government caucus. The office is provided for in the ...

List of Deputy Leader of the House of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly The Deputy Leader of the House of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly is the deputy to the Leader of the House Devendra Fadnavis is the current Deputy Leader of the House of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly as the Deputy Chief Minister ...

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List of Leader of the Opposition of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly The leader of the opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly is an elected member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly who leads the official opposition in the lower house of the Maharashtra Legislature. The leader of the opposition i ...

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References

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