Devendra Fadnavis is the current Leader of the House of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly.
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Incumbent since 05 December 2024 Devendra Fadnavis Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
| Style | The Honourable |
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| Reports to | Government of Maharashtra |
| Residence | Varsha Bungalow, South Mumbai, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Seat | Maharashtra Legislature |
| Nominator | Chief Minister of Maharashtra & Cabinet |
| Appointer | Speaker of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly |
| Term length | During the life of the vidhan Sabha (five years maximum) |
| Constituting instrument | - |
| Precursor | Eknath Shinde, SS (2022 - 2024) |
| Inaugural holder | Yashwantrao Chavan INC (1960 - 1962) |
| Formation | 1 May 1960 |
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| Salary | ₹ - approximately |
| Website | - |
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 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.
| No. | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Term of office | Assembly (Election) | Party | Deputy Leader of the House | Speaker of the House | Ministry | Chief Minister | ||||
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| 1 | Yashwantrao Chavan यशवंतराव चव्हाण (Chief Minister) | (MLA for Karad North Constituency No. 259- Satara District) (Legislative Assembly) | 1 May 1960 | 8 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) | 8 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 | 4 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) | 5 December 1963 | 1 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) | 1 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 | 5 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) | 5 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) | 9 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 | 1 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) | 7 February 1983 | 5 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 | 1 June 1985 | 81 days | 6th (1980) | Sudhakarrao Naik (Cabinet Minister) |
| 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) | 4 June 1985 | 6 March 1986 | 275 days | 7th (1985) | V. Subramaniam (Cabinet Minister) |
| 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) |
| 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 | 3 March 1990 | 1 year, 222 days | 7th (1985) | Sushilkumar Shinde (Cabinet Minister) |
| Second Pawar ministry | Self | ||||
| 19 | Sharad Pawar शरद पवार (Chief Minister) | (MLA for Baramati Constituency No. 201- Pune District) (Legislative Assembly) | 4 March 1990 | 25 June 1991 | 1 year, 113 days | 8th (1990) | Padamsinh Bajirao Patil (Cabinet Minister) |
| 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) |
| Sudhakarrao Naik ministry | Self | |||
| 21 | Sharad Pawar शरद पवार (Chief Minister) | (MLA for Baramati Constituency No. 201- Pune District) (Legislative Assembly) | 6 March 1993 | 14 March 1995 | 2 years, 8 days | 8th (1990) | Vilasrao Deshmukh (Cabinet Minister) |
| 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 | 1 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) | 1 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 |
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| 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) |
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| Sushilkumar Shinde ministry | Self | ||||
| 26 | Vilasrao Deshmukh विलासराव देशमुख (Chief Minister) | (MLA for Latur City Constituency No. 235- Latur District) (Legislative Assembly) | 1 November 2004 | 8 December 2008 | 4 years, 37 days | 11th (2004) |
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| Second Deshmukh ministry | Self | ||||
| 27 | Ashok Chavan अशोक चव्हाण (Chief Minister) | (MLA for Bhokar Constituency No. 85- Nanded District) (Legislative Assembly) | 8 December 2008 | 7 November 2009 | 334 days | 11th (2004) |
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| First Ashok Chavan ministry | Self | ||||
| 28 | Ashok Chavan अशोक चव्हाण (Chief Minister) | (MLA for Bhokar Constituency No. 85- Nanded District) (Legislative Assembly) | 7 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | 12th (2009) |
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| 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) |
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| 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 |
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| 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 | Bharatiya Janata Party |
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(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 |
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| Thackeray ministry | Self | |||
| 33 | Eknath Shinde एकनाथ शिंदे (Chief Minister) | (MLA for Kopri-Pachpakhadi Constituency No. 147- Thane District) (Legislative Assembly) | 3 July 2022 | 26 November 2024 | 2 years, 146 days | 14th (2019) | Shiv Sena (Shinde Group) |
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| Eknath Shinde ministry | Self | |||
| 34 | Devendra Fadnavis देवेंद्र फडणवीस (Chief Minister) | (MLA for Nagpur South West Constituency No. 52- Nagpur District) (Legislative Assembly) | 5 December 2024 | Incumbent | 1 year, 80 days | 15th (2024) | Bharatiya Janata Party |
(2024–Present)
(2024–2026)
(2026–Present) | Rahul Narwekar | Third Fadnavis ministry | Self | |||
Deputy Leader of the House
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.
| 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
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Jawaharlal Darda जवाहरलाल दर्डा | (MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 19 - Yavatmal District) (Legislative Council) |
| 09 June 1980 | 12 January 1982 | 1 year, 217 days | Indian National Congress | 07th Assembly (1980 election) | Abdul Rahman Antulay | Sharad Dighe | Antulay ministry | Abdul Rahman Antulay | ||
| Shalini Patil शालिनी पाटील | (MLA for Koregaon Constituency No. 257- Satara District) (Legislative Assembly) |
| 13 January 1982 | 1 February 1983 | 1 year, 19 days | Babasaheb Bhosale | Bhosale ministry | Babasaheb Bhosale | |||||
| Ramrao Adik रामराव आदिक | (MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 05 - Ahmednagar District) (Legislative Council) |
| 07 February 1983 | 05 March 1985 | 2 years, 26 days | Vasantdada Patil | Third Vasantdada Patil ministry | Vasantdada Patil | |||||
Sudhakarrao Naik सुधाकरराव नाईक | (MLA for Pusad Constituency No. 81- Yavatmal District) (Legislative Assembly) |
| 12 March 1985 | 01 June 1985 | 81 days | Surupsingh Hirya Naik (Cabinet Minister) | Fourth Vasantdada Patil ministry | Vasantdada Patil
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| V. Subramaniam व्ही. सुब्रमण्यम | (MLA for South Mumbai Constituency No. 121- Mumbai City District) (Legislative Assembly) |
| 04 June 1985 | 06 March 1986 | 275 days | Indian National Congress | 08th Assembly (1985 election) | Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar | Shankarrao Jagtap | Nilangekar ministry | Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar | ||
| Bhagwantrao Gaikwad भगवंतराव गायकवाड | (MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 05 - Ahmednagar District) (Legislative Council) |
| 12 March 1986 | 26 June 1988 | 2 years, 106 days | V. Subramaniam (Cabinet Minister) | Second Shankarrao Chavan ministry | Shankarrao Chavan | |||||
| Sushilkumar Shinde सुशीलकुमार शिंदे | (MLA for Solapur City Central Constituency No. 249- Solapur District) (Legislative Assembly) |
| 26 June 1988 | 03 March 1990 | 1 year, 250 days | Sharad Pawar | Second Pawar ministry | Sharad Pawar | |||||
| Padamsinh Bajirao Patil पद्मसिंह बाजीराव पाटील | (MLA for Osmanabad Constituency No. 242- Osmanabad District (Legislative Assembly) |
| 04 March 1990 | 25 June 1991 | 1 year, 113 days | Indian National Congress | 09th Assembly (1990 election) | Sharad Pawar | Madhukarrao Chaudhari | Third Pawar ministry | Sharad Pawar | ||
| Ramrao Adik रामराव आदिक | (MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 05 - Ahmednagar District) (Legislative Council) |
| 25 June 1991 | 22 February 1993 | 1 year, 245 days | Sudhakarrao Naik | Sudhakarrao Naik ministry | Sudhakarrao Naik | |||||
| Vilasrao Deshmukh विलासराव देशमुख | (MLA for Latur City Constituency No. 235- Latur District) (Legislative Assembly) |
| 06 March 1993 | 14 March 1995 | 2 years, 8 days | Sharad Pawar | Fourth Pawar ministry | Sharad Pawar | |||||
| Gopinath Munde गोपीनाथ मुंडे | (MLA for Renapur Constituency No. 236- Latur District) (Legislative Assembly) | 14 March 1995 | 01 February 1999 | 3 years, 324 days | Bhartiya Janata Party | 09th Assembly (1999 election) | Manohar Joshi | Dattaji Nalawade | Manohar Joshi ministry | Manohar Joshi | |||
| Gopinath Munde गोपीनाथ मुंडे | (MLA for Renapur Constituency No. 236- Latur District) (Legislative Assembly) | 01 February 1999 | 17 October 1999 | 258 days | Narayan Rane | Narayan Rane ministry | Narayan Rane | ||||||
| Chhagan Bhujbal छगन भुजबळ | (MLA for Yevla Constituency No. 119- Nashik District) (Legislative Assembly) | 18 October 1999 | 16 January 2003 | 3 years, 90 days | Nationalist Congress Party | 10th Assembly (1999 election) | Vilasrao Deshmukh | Arun Gujarathi | First Deshmukh ministry | Vilasrao Deshmukh | |||
| Chhagan Bhujbal छगन भुजबळ | (MLA for Yevla Constituency No. 119- Nashik District) (Legislative Assembly) | 18 January 2003 | 23 December 2003 | 340 days | Sushil Kumar Shinde | Sushilkumar Shinde ministry | Sushil Kumar Shinde | ||||||
| Vijaysinh Mohite–Patil विजयसिंह मोहिते-पाटील | (MLA for Malshiras Constituency No. 254- Solapur District) (Legislative Assembly) | 27 December 2003 | 01 November 2004 | 310 days | |||||||||
| 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 |
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| 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 |
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Eknath Shinde एकनाथ शिंदे | (MLA for Kopri-Pachpakhadi Constituency No. 147- Thane District) (Legislative Assembly) | 05 December 2024 | Incumbent | 1 year, 80 days | Shiv Sena | 15th Assembly (2024 election) | Devendra Fadnavis | Rahul Narwekar | Third Fadnavis ministry | Devendra Fadnavis | |||
| Ajit Pawar अजित पवार | (MLA for Baramati Constituency No. 201- Pune District) (Legislative Assembly) | 05 December 2024 | 28 January 2026 | 1 year, 54 days | Nationalist Congress Party | ||||||||
| Sunetra Ajit Pawar सुनेत्रा अजित पवार | (Not Elected Any Constituency of Maharashtra Legislature- Pune District) (Legislative Assembly / Legislative Council) | 31 January 2026 | Incumbent | 23 days | Nationalist Congress Party | ||||||||
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