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Leader of the House of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
सभागृह नेते महाराष्ट्र विधानसभा
since 05 December 2024
Bharatiya Janata Party
Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
StyleThe Honourable
Member of
Reports toGovernment of Maharashtra
ResidenceVarsha Bungalow, South Mumbai, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
SeatMaharashtra Legislature
NominatorChief Minister of Maharashtra & Cabinet
AppointerSpeaker of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Term lengthDuring the life of the vidhan Sabha (five years maximum)
Constituting instrument-
PrecursorEknath Shinde, SS
(2022 - 2024)
Inaugural holderYashwantrao Chavan INC
(1960 - 1962)
Formation1 May 1960
Deputy
Salary - approximately
Website-

Devendra Fadnavis is the current Leader of the House of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly.

Leader of the House

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The Assembly 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]

No. Portrait Name Constituency Term of office Assembly
(Election)
Party Deputy Leader of the House Speaker of the House Ministry Chief Minister
1 Yashwantrao Chavan
यशवंतराव चव्हाण
(Chief Minister)
(MLA for Karad North Constituency No. 259-
Satara District)
(Legislative Assembly)
01 May 1960 08 March 1962 1 year, 311 days 1st
(1960*)
Indian National Congress Marotrao Kannamwar
(Cabinet Minister)
First Yashwantrao Chavan ministry (Maharashtra) Self
2 Yashwantrao Chavan
यशवंतराव चव्हाण
(Chief Minister)
(MLA for Karad North Constituency No. 259-
Satara District)
(Legislative Assembly)
08 March 1962 19 November 1962 256 days 2nd
(1962)
Marotrao Kannamwar
(Cabinet Minister)
Second Yashwantrao Chavan ministry Self
3 - Marotrao Kannamwar
मारोतराव कन्नमवार
(Chief Minister)
(MLA for Saoli Constituency No. 73-
Chandrapur District)
(Legislative Assembly)
20 November 1962 24 November 1963 1 year, 4 days 2nd
(1962)
Vasantrao Naik
(Cabinet Minister)
Kannamwar ministry Self
4 - P. K. Sawant
पी. के. सावंत
(Chief Minister)
(MLA for Chiplun Constituency No. 265-
Ratnagiri District)
(Legislative Assembly)
25 November 1963 04 December 1963 9 days 2nd
(1962)
Keshavrao Sonawane
(Cabinet Minister)
P. K. Sawant ministry Self
5 Vasantrao Naik
वसंतराव नाईक
(Chief Minister)
(MLA for Pusad Constituency No. 81-
Yavatmal District)
(Legislative Assembly)
05 December 1963 01 March 1967 3 years, 86 days 2nd
(1962)
A. R. Antulay
(Cabinet Minister)
First Vasantrao Naik ministry Self
6 Vasantrao Naik
वसंतराव नाईक
(Chief Minister)
(MLA for Pusad Constituency No. 81-
Yavatmal District)
(Legislative Assembly)
01 March 1967 13 March 1972 5 years, 12 days 3rd
(1967)
Shankarrao Chavan
(Cabinet Minister)
Second Vasantrao Naik ministry Self
7 Vasantrao Naik
वसंतराव नाईक
(Chief Minister)
(MLA for Pusad Constituency No. 81-
Yavatmal District)
(Legislative Assembly)
13 March 1972 20 February 1975 2 years, 344 days 4th
(1972)
Pratibha Patil
(Cabinet Minister)
Third Vasantrao Naik ministry Self
8 Shankarrao Chavan
शंकरराव चव्हाण
(Chief Minister)
(MLA for Bhokar Constituency No. 85-
Nanded District)
(Legislative Assembly)
21 February 1975 16 May 1977 2 years, 84 days 4th
(1972)
Vasantdada Patil
(Cabinet Minister)
First Shankarrao Chavan ministry Self
9 - S. K. Wankhede
शेषराव कृष्णराव वानखेडे
(Industries Minister)
(MLA for Sawargoan Constituency No. 49-
Nagpur District)
(Legislative Assembly)
17 May 1977 05 March 1978 292 days 4th
(1972)
Sundarrao Solanke
(Cabinet Minister)
First Vasantdada Patil ministry Vasantdada Patil
10 Vasantdada Patil
वसंतदादा पाटील
(Chief Minister)
(MLA for Sangli Constituency No. 282-
Sangli District)
(Legislative Assembly)
05 March 1978 18 July 1978 76 days 5th
(1978)
Nashikrao Tirpude
(Deputy Chief Minister)
Second Vasantdada Patil ministry Self
11 Sharad Pawar
शरद पवार
(Chief Minister)
(MLA for Baramati Constituency No. 201-
Pune District)
(Legislative Assembly)
18 July 1978 18 February 1980 1 year, 215 days 5th
(1978)
Indian Congress (Socialist) Sundarrao Solanke
(Deputy Chief Minister)
First Pawar ministry Self
12 A. R. Antulay
अब्दुल रहमान अंतुले
(Chief Minister)
(MLA for Shrivardhan Constituency No. 193-
Raigad District)
(Legislative Assembly)
09 June 1980 12 January 1982 1 year, 217 days 6th
(1980)
Indian National Congress Jawaharlal Darda
(Cabinet Minister)
Antulay ministry Self
13 Babasaheb Bhosale
बाबासाहेब भोसले
(Chief Minister)
(MLA for Nehrunagar Constituency No. 172-
Mumbai Suburban District)
(Legislative Assembly)
13 January 1982 01 February 1983 1 year, 19 days 6th
(1980)
Shalini Patil
(Cabinet Minister)
Bhosale ministry Self
14 Vasantdada Patil
वसंतदादा पाटील
(Chief Minister)
(MLA for Sangli Constituency No. 282-
Sangli District)
(Legislative Assembly)
07 February 1983 05 March 1985 2 years, 26 days 6th
(1980)
Ramrao Adik
(Deputy Chief Minister)
Third Vasantdada Patil ministry Self
15 - Surupsingh Hirya Naik
सुरुपसिंग हिर्या नाईक
(Forest Department Minister)
(MLA for Navapur Constituency No. 04-
Nandurbar District)
(Legislative Assembly)
12 March 1985 01 June 1985 81 days 6th
(1980)
Sudhakarrao Naik
(Cabinet Minister)
  • Shankarrao Jagtap
Fourth Vasantdada Patil ministry Vasantdada Patil
16 - Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar
शिवाजीराव पाटील निलंगेकर
(Chief Minister)
(MLA for Nilanga Constituency No. 238-
Latur District)
(Legislative Assembly)
04 June 1985 06 March 1986 275 days 7th
(1985)
V. Subramaniam
(Cabinet Minister)
  • Shankarrao Jagtap
Nilangekar ministry Self
17 - V. Subramanian
व्ही. सुब्रमण्यम
(Urban Development Minister)
(MLA for South Mumbai Constituency No. 121-
Mumbai City District)
(Legislative Assembly)
12 March 1986 26 June 1988 2 years, 106 days 7th
(1985)
Bhagwantrao Gaikwad
(Cabinet Minister)
  • Shankarrao Jagtap
Second Shankarrao Chavan ministry Shankarrao Chavan
18 Sharad Pawar
शरद पवार
(Chief Minister)
(MLA for Baramati Constituency No. 201-
Pune District)
(Legislative Assembly)
26 June 1988 03 March 1990 1 year, 222 days 7th
(1985)
Sushilkumar Shinde
(Cabinet Minister)
  • Shankarrao Jagtap
Second Pawar ministry Self
19 Sharad Pawar
शरद पवार
(Chief Minister)
(MLA for Baramati Constituency No. 201-
Pune District)
(Legislative Assembly)
04 March 1990 25 June 1991 1 year, 113 days 8th
(1990)
Padamsinh Bajirao Patil
(Cabinet Minister)
  • Madhukarrao Chaudhari
Third Pawar ministry Self
20 - Sudhakarrao Naik
सुधाकरराव नाईक
(Chief Minister)
(MLA for Pusad Constituency No. 81-
Yavatmal District)
(Legislative Assembly)
25 June 1991 22 February 1993 1 year, 242 days 8th
(1990)
Ramrao Adik
(Cabinet Minister)
  • Madhukarrao Chaudhari
Sudhakarrao Naik ministry Self
21 Sharad Pawar
शरद पवार
(Chief Minister)
(MLA for Baramati Constituency No. 201-
Pune District)
(Legislative Assembly)
06 March 1993 14 March 1995 2 years, 8 days 8th
(1990)
Vilasrao Deshmukh
(Cabinet Minister)
  • Madhukarrao Chaudhari
Fourth Pawar ministry Self
22 Manohar Joshi
मनोहर जोशी
(Chief Minister)
(MLA for Dadar Constituency No. 181-
Mumbai City District)
(Legislative Assembly)
14 March 1995 01 February 1999 3 years, 324 days 9th
(1995)
Shiv Sena Gopinath Munde
(Deputy Chief Minister)
Manohar Joshi ministry Self
23 Narayan Rane
नारायण राणे
(Chief Minister)
(MLA for Malvan Constituency No. 269-
Sindhudurg District)
(Legislative Assembly)
01 February 1999 17 October 1999 258 days 9th
(1995)
Gopinath Munde
(Deputy Chief Minister)
Narayan Rane ministry Self
24 Vilasrao Deshmukh
विलासराव देशमुख
(Chief Minister)
(MLA for Latur City Constituency No. 235-
Latur District)
(Legislative Assembly)
18 October 1999 16 January 2003 3 years, 92 days 10th
(1999)
Indian National Congress
  • Arun Gujarathi
First Deshmukh ministry Self
25 Sushil Kumar Shinde
सुशील कुमार शिंदे
(Chief Minister)
(MLA for Solapur South Constituency No. 251-
Solapur District)
(Legislative Assembly)
18 January 2003 30 October 2004 1 year, 286 days 10th
(1999)
  • Arun Gujarathi
Sushilkumar Shinde ministry Self
26 Vilasrao Deshmukh
विलासराव देशमुख
(Chief Minister)
(MLA for Latur City Constituency No. 235-
Latur District)
(Legislative Assembly)
01 November 2004 08 December 2008 4 years, 37 days 11th
(2004)
  • Babasaheb Kupekar
Second Deshmukh ministry Self
27 Ashok Chavan
अशोक चव्हाण
(Chief Minister)
(MLA for Bhokar Constituency No. 85-
Nanded District)
(Legislative Assembly)
08 December 2008 07 November 2009 334 days 11th
(2004)
  • Babasaheb Kupekar
First Ashok Chavan ministry Self
28 Ashok Chavan
अशोक चव्हाण
(Chief Minister)
(MLA for Bhokar Constituency No. 85-
Nanded District)
(Legislative Assembly)
07 November 2009 10 November 2010 1 year, 3 days 12th
(2009)
Second Ashok Chavan ministry Self
29 Prithviraj Chavan
पृथ्वीराज चव्हाण
(Chief Minister)
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 19 -
Satara District)
(Legislative Council)
11 November 2010 26 September 2014 3 years, 349 days 12th
(2009)
Prithviraj Chavan ministry Self
30 Devendra Fadnavis
देवेंद्र फडणवीस
(Chief Minister)
(MLA for Nagpur South West Constituency No. 52-
Nagpur District)
(Legislative Assembly)
31 October 2014 12 November 2019 5 years, 12 days 13th
(2014)
Bharatiya Janata Party First Fadnavis ministry Self
31 Devendra Fadnavis
देवेंद्र फडणवीस
(Chief Minister)
(MLA for Nagpur South West Constituency No. 52-
Nagpur District)
(Legislative Assembly)
23 November 2019 26 November 2019 3 days

14th
(2019)

Bharatiya Janata Party

(Pro Tem Speaker)

Second Fadnavis ministry Self
32 Uddhav Thackeray
उद्धव ठाकरे
(Chief Minister)
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 25 -
Mumbai Suburban District)
(Legislative Council)
28 November 2019 29 June 2022 2 years, 213 days 14th
(2019)
Shiv Sena Thackeray ministry Self
33 Eknath Shinde
एकनाथ शिंदे
(Chief Minister)
(MLA for Kopri-Pachpakhadi Constituency No. 147-
Thane District)
(Legislative Assembly)
03 July 2022 26 November 2024 2 years, 146 days 14th
(2019)
Shiv Sena (Shinde Group) Eknath Shinde ministry Self
34 Devendra Fadnavis
देवेंद्र फडणवीस
(Chief Minister)
(MLA for Nagpur South West Constituency No. 52-
Nagpur District)
(Legislative Assembly)
05 December 2024 Incumbent 0 days 15th
(2024)
Bharatiya Janata Party Third Fadnavis ministry Self

Deputy Leader of the House

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The Assembly has a Deputy Leader of the House, who heads the government caucus. The office is provided for in the Legislative Assembly Rules, which defines it as "Deputy 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.[2]

Name Deputy Leader of the House Constituency Ministerial offices held Term Party Assembly
(Election)
Leader of the House Speaker of the House Ministry Chief Minister

R. R. Patil
आर.आर.पाटील
(MLA for Tasgaon-Kavathe Mahankal Constituency No. 287-
Sangli District)
(Legislative Assembly)
01 November 2004 08 December 2008 4 years, 37 days Nationalist Congress Party 11th Assembly
(2004 election)
Vilasrao Deshmukh Babasaheb Kupekar Second Deshmukh ministry Vilasrao Deshmukh

Chhagan Bhujbal
छगन भुजबळ
(MLA for Yevla Constituency No. 119-
Nashik District)
(Legislative Assembly)
08 December 2008 06 November 2009 333 days Ashok Chavan First Ashok Chavan ministry Ashok Chavan

Chhagan Bhujbal
छगन भुजबळ
(MLA for Yevla Constituency No. 119-
Nashik District)
(Legislative Assembly)
07 November 2009 10 November 2010 1 year, 3 days 12th Assembly
(2009 election)
Dilip Walse-Patil Second Ashok Chavan ministry

Ajit Pawar
अजित पवार
(MLA for Baramati Constituency No. 201-
Pune District)
(Legislative Assembly)
11 November 2010 25 September 2012 1 year, 319 days Prithviraj Chavan Prithviraj Chavan ministry Prithviraj Chavan

Chhagan Bhujbal
छगन भुजबळ
(Additional Charge)
(MLA for Yevla Constituency No. 119-
Nashik District)
(Legislative Assembly)
26 September 2012 07 December 2012 72 days

Ajit Pawar
अजित पवार
(MLA for Baramati Constituency No. 201-
Pune District)
(Legislative Assembly)
07 December 2012 26 September 2014 1 year, 293 days

Eknath Khadse
एकनाथ खडसे
(MLA for Muktainagar Constituency No. 20-
Jalgaon District)
(Legislative Assembly)
31 October 2014 04 June 2016 1 year, 217 days Bharatiya Janata Party 13th Assembly
(2014 election)
Devendra Fadnavis Haribhau Bagade Devendra Fadanvis Ministry Devendra Fadnavis

Girish Mahajan
गिरीश महाजन
(MLA for Jamner Constituency No. 19-
Jalgaon District)
(Legislative Assembly)
04 June 2016 12 November 2019 3 years, 161 days

Ajit Pawar
अजित पवार
(MLA for Baramati Constituency No. 201-
Pune District)
(Legislative Assembly)
23 November 2019 26 November 2019 3 days Nationalist Congress Party 14th Assembly
(2019 election)
Kalidas Kolambkar
(Pro Tem Speaker)
Second Fadnavis ministry

Eknath Shinde
एकनाथ शिंदे
(MLA for Kopri-Pachpakhadi Constituency No. 147-
Thane District)
(Legislative Assembly)
28 November 2019 30 December 2019 31 days Shiv Sena Uddhav Thackeray Uddhav Thackrey Ministry Uddhav Thackeray

Ajit Pawar
अजित पवार
(MLA for Baramati Constituency No. 201-
Pune District)
(Legislative Assembly)
30 December 2019 29 June 2022 2 years, 181 days Nationalist Congress Party
Devendra Fadnavis
देवेंद्र फडणवीस
(MLA for Nagpur South West Constituency No. 52-
Nagpur District)
(Legislative Assembly)
03 July 2022 26 November 2024 2 years, 146 days Bharatiya Janata Party Eknath Shinde Eknath Shinde Ministry
Eknath Shinde

Ajit Pawar
अजित पवार
(MLA for Baramati Constituency No. 201-
Pune District)
(Legislative Assembly)
17 July 2023 26 November 2024 1 year, 132 days Nationalist Congress Party

Eknath Shinde
एकनाथ शिंदे
(MLA for Kopri-Pachpakhadi Constituency No. 147-
Thane District)
(Legislative Assembly)
05 December 2024 Incumbent 0 days Shiv Sena 15th Assembly
(2024 election)
Devendra Fadnavis Third Fadnavis ministry
Devendra Fadnavis

Ajit Pawar
अजित पवार
(MLA for Baramati Constituency No. 201-
Pune District)
(Legislative Assembly)
05 December 2024 Incumbent 0 days Nationalist Congress Party

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Rules" (PDF). 2009. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Rules" (PDF). 2009. Retrieved 10 June 2021.