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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 ...

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Maharashtra Legislative Assembly The Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha 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 memb ...

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Maharashtra Legislative Council The Maharashtra Vidhan Parishad or Maharashtra Legislative Council is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of Maharashtra states and territories of India, state in western India. Location The seat of the Vidhan Parishad is situated at ...

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State legislatures of India

Head Leaders

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Chief Minister A chief minister is an elected or appointed head of government of – in most instances – a sub-national entity, for instance an administrative subdivision or federal constituent entity. Examples include a state (and sometimes a union terri ...

Eknath Shinde Eknath Sambhaji Shinde (pronunciation: Help:IPA/Marathi, knaːt̪ʰ ʃin̪d̪e born 9 February 1964) is an Indian politician and president of Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena, Shivsena serving as the 20th and Current List of chief ministers of Maha ...

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Deputy Chief Minister A chief minister is an elected or appointed head of government of – in most instances – a sub-national entity, for instance an administrative subdivision or federal constituent entity. Examples include a state (and sometimes a union terri ...

Devendra Fadnavis Devendra Gangadharrao Fadnavis (Marathi pronunciation: ��ेवेंद्र फडणवीस born 22 July 1970) is an Indian politician serving as the 9th and current Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra since 30 June 2022. He served as ...

Devendra Fadnavis @Vidhan Sabha 04-03-2021

, 30 June 2022 , - , Chairman Maharashtra Legislative Council ,

Neelam Gorhe Neelam Gorhe is an Indian politician and deputy leader of Shiv Sena from Maharashtra. She is 13th and currently Deputy Chairman of Maharashtra Legislative Council and a member of Maharashtra Legislative Council. She had been elected to Legis ...

''Acting'' , , 07 July 2022 , - , Speaker Maharashtra Legislative Assembly ,

Rahul Narwekar Rahul Narwekar is an Indian politician and member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He is the current speaker of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. Narwekar was elected to the Maharashtra Legislative Council in June 2016 as a Governor's Nominated me ...

, 03 July 2022 , - , Deputy Chairman Maharashtra Legislative Council ,

, , 08 September 2020 , - , Deputy Speaker Maharashtra Legislative Assembly ,

Narhari Sitaram Zirwal Narhari Sitaram Zirwal is an Indian politician who is serving as the Deputy Speaker of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly and is a member of the Nationalist Congress Party. He is a three term member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from Di ...

, , 14 March 2020 , - , Leader of the House Maharashtra Legislative Assembly ,

, 03 July 2022 , - , Leader of the House of Maharashtra Legislative Council ,

, 17 August 2022 , - , Deputy Leader of the House Maharashtra Legislative Assembly ,

, 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 Ajit Anantrao Pawar (Marathi pronunciation: �d͡ʒit̪ pəʋaːɾ born 22 July 1959) is an Indian politician. He is the Leader of the Opposition in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, and was the 8th Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra in his ...

, 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
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, 17 August 2022 , - , Chief Secretary of Maharashtra , Mr.Manu Kumar Srivastava , , 28 February 2022 , -