Government of Maharashtra

Government of Maharashtra
महाराष्ट्र शासन

Emblem of Maharashtra
Flag of India
Formation	1 May 1960 (1960-05-01) (Maharashtra Day)
Country	Republic of India
Website	www.maharashtra.gov.in
Seat of Government	Mantralaya, Mumbai
Legislative Branch
Legislature	Maharashtra Legislature
Upper House	Maharashtra Legislative Council
Chairperson of the House	Ram Shinde, BJP
Deputy Chairperson of the House	Neelam Gorhe, (SS)
Leader of the House	Eknath Shinde (Dy Chief Minister), SS
Deputy Leader of the House	Pankaja Munde, BJP
Leader of the Opposition	Ambadas Danve, (SHS (UBT))
Deputy Leader of the Opposition	Bhai Jagtap, (INC)
Members in Council	78
Lower House	Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Speaker of the House	Rahul Narwekar
Deputy Speaker of the House	Anna Bansode
Leader of the House	Devendra Fadnavis ,(BJP) (Chief Minister)
Deputy Leader of the House	Eknath Shinde, (SS) (Dy Chief Minister) Ajit Pawar, (NCP) (Dy Chief Minister)
Leader of the Opposition	Vacant
Deputy Leader of the Opposition	Vacant
Members in Assembly	288
Meeting Place	Vidhan Bhavan, Mumbai (Budget Session, Monsoon Session, and All Special Session) Vidhan Bhavan, Nagpur (Winter Session)
Executive Branch
Governor (Head of the State)	C. P. Radhakrishnan
Chief Minister (Head of Government)	Devendra Fadnavis, (BJP)
Deputy Chief Minister (Deputy Head of Government)	Eknath Shinde, (SS) Ajit Pawar, (NCP)
Chief Secretary (Head of Civil Service)	Rajesh Kumar Meena, (IAS) (Chief secretaries of Maharashtra)
State Cabinet	Third Fadnavis ministry
Meeting place	Mantralaya (Mumbai)
Ministry (Government Department)	68
Total No. of Ministers Members	(Chief Minister 01) (Dy Chief Minister 02) (Cabinet Minister 33) (Minister of State 06) Total = 42
Responsible for This	Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Judiciary Branch
High Court	Bombay High Court
Chief Justice	Alok Aradhe

The Government of Maharashtra is the executive branch of the Indian state of Maharashtra. The government is led by the chief minister (currently Devendra Fadnavis since 5 December 2024) who selects the council of ministers and is appointed by the Governor of Maharashtra. The state has had a BJP-led government since 2024. The chief minister and his council of ministers form the cabinet of maharashtra which is responsible for overseeing the administration of the state, policy formulation, etc.

Ministers are responsible to the House in which they sit; they make statements in that House and take questions from members of that House. For most senior ministers, this is usually the directly elected Legislative Assembly rather than the indirectly elected Legislative Council. The government is dependent on the Legislature to make primary legislation, and general elections are held every five years (at most) to elect a new Legislative Assembly. After an election, the Governor selects as chief minister the leader of the party or alliance commanding the confidence of the Legislative Assembly, usually by possessing a majority of MLAs.

House	Leader	Portrait	Since
Constitutional Posts
Governor	C. P. Radhakrishnan		27 July 2024
Chief Minister	Devendra Fadnavis[1]		05 December 2024
First Deputy Chief Minister	Eknath Shinde [1]		05 December 2024
Second Deputy Chief Minister	Ajit Pawar [1]		05 December 2024
Chairman Maharashtra Legislative Council	Ram Shinde		07 July 2022
Speaker Maharashtra Legislative Assembly	Rahul Narwekar[2]		09 December 2024
Deputy Chairman Maharashtra Legislative Council	Neelam Gorhe		08 September 2020
Deputy Speaker Maharashtra Legislative Assembly	Anna Bansode		25 March 2025
Leader of the House Maharashtra Legislative Assembly	Devendra Fadnavis		05 December 2024
Leader of the House Maharashtra Legislative Council	Eknath Shinde		09 December 2024
First Deputy Leader of the House Maharashtra Legislative Assembly	Eknath Shinde		05 December 2024
Second Deputy Leader of the House Maharashtra Legislative Assembly	Ajit Pawar		05 December 2024
Deputy Leader of the House of Maharashtra Legislative Council	Pankaja Munde		21 December 2024
Leader of the Opposition Maharashtra Legislative Assembly	Vacant		26 November 2024
Leader of Opposition Maharashtra Legislative Council	Ambadas Danve		09 August 2022
First Deputy Leader of Opposition (Maharashtra Legislative Assembly)	Vacant		26 November 2024
Second Deputy Leader of Opposition (Maharashtra Legislative Assembly)	Vacant		26 November 2024
Deputy Leader of Opposition (Maharashtra Legislative Council)	Bhai Jagtap		17 August 2022
Chief Secretary of Maharashtra	Sujata Saunik		01 July 2024

The cabinet expansion took place at Raj Bhavan in Nagpur on 15 December 2024. Maharashtra can have a maximum of 43 ministers. 33 were inducted as Cabinet ministers, 6 were sworn in as ministers of state. 19 ministers from the BJP, 11 from shiv Sena and 9 from the NCP took the oath as cabinet ministers.^[3][4]

Council portfolios are as follows

• Update = 15 December 2024

An alphabetical list of all the departments of Maharashtra Government with terms : Cabinet Ministers Update = 05 December 2024

1. Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation Limited

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