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List of leaders of the house in the Maharashtra Legislative Council
Eknath Shinde is the current Leader of the House of the Maharashtra Legislative Council since 09 December 2024 .
Leader of the House
The Council has a Leader of the House, who heads the government caucus. The office is provided for in the Legislative Council Rules, which defines it as "Chief Minister or any other Minister appointed by Chief Minister". The Rules further mandate that the Chairperson should conduct parliamentary business in consultation with the Leader.[1]
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Portrait
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Name
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Term of office
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Chairman of the House
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Party
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| 1
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Marotrao Kannamwar
(Minister of Public Works (Excluding Public Undertakings))
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1 May 1960
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8 March 1962
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1 year, 311 days
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- Bhogilal Dhirajlal Lala
- Vitthal Sakharam Page
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Indian National Congress
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| 2
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Balasaheb Desai
(Minister of Agriculture)
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8 March 1962
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19 November 1962
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256 days
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| 3
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-
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P. K. Sawant
(Minister of Public Health)
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20 November 1962
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24 November 1963
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1 year, 4 days
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| 4
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-
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S. K. Wankhede
(Minister of Industries)
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25 November 1963
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4 December 1963
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9 days
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| 5
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Shankarrao Chavan
(Minister of Energy)
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5 December 1963
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1 March 1967
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3 years, 86 days
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| 6
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Vasantrao Naik
(Chief Minister)
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1 March 1967
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13 March 1972
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5 years, 12 days
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| 7
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Pratibha Patil
(Minister of Social Justice)
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13 March 1972
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20 February 1975
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2 years, 344 days
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| 8
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A. R. Antulay
(Minister of Law and Judiciary)
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21 February 1975
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16 May 1977
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2 years, 84 days
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- Vitthal Sakharam Page
- Vitthal Sakharam Page
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| 9
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Vasantdada Patil
(Chief Minister)
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17 May 1977
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5 March 1978
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292 days
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| 10
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Nashikrao Tirpude
(Deputy Chief Minister)
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5 March 1978
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18 July 1978
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76 days
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- Vitthal Sakharam Page
- Ram Meghe
Acting Chairperson
- R. S. Gavai
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| 11
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Sundarrao Solanke
(Deputy Chief Minister)
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18 July 1978
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18 February 1980
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1 year, 215 days
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Indian Congress (Socialist)
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| 12
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-
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Babasaheb Bhosale
(Minister of Law and Judiciary)
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9 June 1980
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12 January 1982
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1 year, 217 days
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Indian National Congress
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| 13
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-
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Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar
(Minister of Special Assistance)
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13 January 1982
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1 February 1983
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1 year, 19 days
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| 14
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Ramrao Adik
(Deputy Chief Minister)
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7 February 1983
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5 March 1985
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2 years, 26 days
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| 15
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Vasantdada Patil
(Chief Minister)
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12 March 1985
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1 June 1985
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81 days
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| 16
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-
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Surupsingh Hirya Naik
(Minister of Public Works (Excluding Public Undertakings))
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4 June 1985
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6 March 1986
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275 days
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| 17
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Shankarrao Chavan
(Chief Minister)
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12 March 1986
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26 June 1988
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2 years, 106 days
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| 18
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Sushilkumar Shinde
(Minister of Finance)
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26 June 1988
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3 March 1990
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1 year, 222 days
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| 19
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Sudhakarrao Naik
(Minister of Revenue)
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4 March 1990
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25 June 1991
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1 year, 113 days
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| 20
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-
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Ramrao Adik
(Minister of Finance)
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25 June 1991
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22 February 1993
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1 year, 242 days
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| 21
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Shivajirao_Deshmukh
(Minister of Public Works (Excluding Public Undertakings))
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3 March 1993
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14 March 1995
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2 years, 8 days
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| 22
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Gopinath Munde
(Deputy Chief Minister)
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14 March 1995
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1 February 1999
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3 years, 324 days
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Bharatiya Janata Party
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| 23
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Sudhir Joshi
(Minister of Revenue)
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1 February 1999
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17 October 1999
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258 days
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Shiv Sena
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| 24
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Patangrao Kadam
(Minister of Industries)
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18 October 1999
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16 January 2003
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3 years, 92 days
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Indian National Congress
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| 25
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Ranjeet Deshmukh
(Rural Development)
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18 January 2003
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23 December 2003
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1 year, 340 days
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| 26
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Vijaysingh Mohite-Patil
(Deputy Chief Minister)
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27 December 2003
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19 October 2004
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297 days
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Nationalist Congress Party
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| 27
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R. R. Patil
(Deputy Chief Minister)
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1 November 2004
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4 December 2008
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4 years, 33 days
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| 28
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Patangrao Kadam
(Minister of Revenue)
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8 December 2008
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7 November 2009
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334 days
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Indian National Congress
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| 29
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Chhagan Bhujbal
(Deputy Chief Minister)
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7 November 2009
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10 November 2010
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1 year, 3 days
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Nationalist Congress Party
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| 30
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Ajit Pawar
Deputy Chief Minister
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11 November 2010
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25 September 2012
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1 year, 319 days
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| 31
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R R Patil
(Minister of Home Affairs)
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29 September 2012
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26 September 2014
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2 years, 6 days
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| 32
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Eknath Khadse
(Revenue Minister)
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9 December 2014
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7 July 2016
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1 year, 211 days
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Bharatiya Janata Party
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| 33
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Chandrakant Bacchu Patil
(Public Works (Excluding Public Undertakings) Minister)
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8 July 2016
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8 November 2019
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3 years, 123 days
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| 34
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Subhash Desai
(Industries Minister)
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16 December 2019
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24 February 2020
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70 days
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Shiv Sena
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| 35
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Ajit Pawar
Deputy Chief Minister
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24 February 2020
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29 June 2022
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2 years, 125 days
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Nationalist Congress Party
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| 36
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Devendra Fadnavis
Deputy Chief Minister
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17 August 2022
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26 November 2024
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2 years, 101 days
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Bhartiya Janata Party
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| 37
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Eknath Shinde
Deputy Chief Minister
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9 December 2024
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Incumbent
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10 days
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Shiv Sena
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Deputy Leader of The House
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Portrait
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Name
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Party
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Term of office
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Chairman of Council
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Leader of Council
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Ministry
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Chief Minister
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| 01
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Ranjeet Deshmukh रणजीत देशमुख
(Cabinet Minister of Rural Development , Panchayat Raj, Employment Guarantee Scheme, and Ex-Servicemen Welfare)
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Indian National Congress
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06 March
1993
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18 November
1994
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1 year, 257 days
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Jayant Shridhar Tilak
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Shivajirao Deshmukh
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Pawar IV
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Sharad Pawar
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| 02
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Sudhir Joshi
सुधीर जोशी
(Cabinet Minister of Revenue, Khar Land Development, Relief and Rehabilitation, and School Education)
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Shiv Sena
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14 March
1995
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01 February
1999
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3 years, 324 days
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Gopinath Munde
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Joshi
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Manohar Joshi
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| 03
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Nitin Gadkari
नितीन गडकरी
(Cabinet Minister of Public Works (Excluding Public Undertakings), Public Works (Including Public Undertakings), and Energy and Industries)
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Bhartiya Janata Party
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01 February
1999
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17 October
1999
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258 days
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Narayana Sadashiv Pharande
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Sudhir Joshi
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Rane
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Narayan Rane
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| 04
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Husain Dalwai
हुसेन दलवाई
(Cabinet Minister of Labour, Minority Development and Aukaf, and Ports)
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Indian National Congress
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19 October
1999
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17 January
2003
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3 years, 90 days
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Narayana Sadashiv Pharande
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Patangrao Kadam
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Deshmukh I
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Vilasrao Deshmukh
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| 05
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Vasant Chavan
वसंत चव्हाण
(Cabinet Minister of Food and Drug Administration and Mining)
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Nationalist Congress Party
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18 January
2003
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23 December
2003
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346 days
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Narayana Sadashiv Pharande
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Ranjeet Deshmukh
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Sushilkumar
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Sushilkumar Shinde
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| 06
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Shivajirao Moghe
शिवाजीराव मोघे
(Cabinet Minister of Tourism, Employment Guarantee, and Water Resources (Krishna Valley Development) and (Konkan Valley Development))
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Indian National Congress
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27 December
2003
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01 November
2004
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310 days
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Vijaysingh Mohite-Patil
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| 07
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Suresh Jain
सुरेश जैन
(Cabinet Minister of Higher and Technical Education)
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Indian National Congress
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01 November
2004
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01 December
2008
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4 years, 30 days
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Shivajirao Deshmukh
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R. R. Patil
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Deshmukh II
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Vilasrao Deshmukh
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| 08
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Ramraje Naik Nimbalkar
रामराजे नाईक निंबाळकर
(Cabinet Minister of Irrigation (Krishna Valley Corporation), Disaster Management and Relief & Rehabilitation)
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Nationalist Congress Party
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08 December
2008
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06 November
2009
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333 days
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Shivajirao Deshmukh
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Patangrao Kadam
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Ashok I
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Ashok Chavan
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| 09
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Balasaheb Thorat
बाळासाहेब थोरात
(Cabinet Minister of Agriculture, Soil and Water Conservation, School Education and Marathi Language)
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Indian National Congress
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07 November
2009
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10 November
2010
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1 year, 3 days
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Shivajirao Deshmukh
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Chhagan Bhujbal
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Ashok II
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| 10
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Rajendra Darda
राजेंद्र दर्डा
(Cabinet Minister of School Education, Skill Development And Entrepreneurship, Sports and Youth Welfare)
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Indian National Congress
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11 November
2010
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26 September
2014
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3 years, 319 days
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Shivajirao Deshmukh
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Prithviraj
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Prithviraj Chavan
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| 11
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Chandrakant Bacchu Patil
चंद्रकांत बच्चू पाटील
(Cabinet Minister of Public Works (Excluding Public Undertakings), Co-operation, Marketing, and Textiles)
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Bhartiya Janata Party
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31 October
2014
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04 June
2016
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1 year, 217 days
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Eknath Khadse
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Fadnavis I
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Devendra Fadnavis
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| 12
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Pankaja Munde
पंकजा मुंडे
(Cabinet Minister of Rural Development,
Panchayat Raj and Women and Child Development.)
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Bhartiya Janata Party
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08 July
2016
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12 November
2019
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3 years, 127 days
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Ramraje Naik Nimbalkar
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Chandrakant Bacchu Patil
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| 13
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Vacant
रिकामे
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Independent
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23 November
2019
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28 November
2019
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5 days
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Ramraje Naik Nimbalkar
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Devendra Fadnavis
In charge
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Fadnavis II
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14
(In charge)
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Nitin Raut
नितीन राऊत
(Cabinet Minister of Public Works (Excluding Public Undertakings), Tribal Development and Women and Child Development)
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Indian National Congress
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16 December
2019
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24 February
2020
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70 days
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Ramraje Naik Nimbalkar
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Subhash Desai
In charge
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Thackeray
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Uddhav Thackeray
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| 15
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Subhash Desai
सुभाष देसाई
(Cabinet Minister of Industries, Mining Department and Marathi Language)
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Shiv Sena
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24 February
2020
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29 June
2022
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2 years, 125 days
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Ramraje Naik Nimbalkar
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Ajit Pawar
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| 16
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Uday Samant
उदय सामंत
(Cabinet Minister of Industries)
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Shiv Sena (Shinde Group)
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17 August
2022
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26 November
2024
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2 years, 101 days
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Neelam Gorhe
Additional Charge
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Devendra Fadnavis
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Eknath
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Eknath Shinde
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| 17
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Vacant
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09 December
2024
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Incumbent
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10 days
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Ram Shinde
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Eknath Shinde
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Fadnavis III
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Devendra Fadnavis
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See also
References
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