List of Deputy Chief Ministers of Maharashtra

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Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra
(उपमुख्यमंत्री, महाराष्ट्र राज्य)
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Seal of Maharashtra
Incumbent
Post vacant
since 26 September 2014
Appointer Governor of Maharashtra

Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra is the deputy head of Indian state of Maharashtra.

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Maharashtra State in western India

Maharashtra is a state in the western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan plateau. It is the second-most populous state and third-largest state by area in India. Spread over 307,713 km2 (118,809 sq mi), it is bordered by the Arabian Sea to the west, the Indian states of Karnataka and Goa to the south, Telangana and Chhattisgarh to the east, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh to the north, and the Indian union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli to the north west. It is also the world's second-most populous subnational entity.

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List of Deputy Chief Ministers of Maharashtra

NamePortraitTook OfficeLeft OfficePolitical PartyChief Minister
Nasikrao Tirpude March 5, 1978July 18, 1978 Congress (I) Vasantdada Patil
Sundarrao Solanke July 18, 1978February 17, 1980 Indian National Congress (Socialist) Sharad Pawar
Ramrao Adik February 2, 1983March 5, 1985 Indian National Congress Vasantdada Patil
Gopinath Munde [1] Gopinath Munde.jpg March 14, 1995October 11, 1999 Bharatiya Janata Party Manohar Joshi
Narayan Rane
Chhagan Bhujbal Chagan Bhujbal.jpg October 18, 1999December 23, 2003 Nationalist Congress Party Vilasrao Deshmukh
Sushilkumar Shinde
Vijaysingh Mohite-Patil Vijaysinh Mohite Patil 2014-05-19 00-16.jpg December 27, 2003October 19, 2004
R R Patil R. R. Patil.jpg November 1, 2004December 1, 2008 Vilasrao Deshmukh
Chhagan Bhujbal Chagan Bhujbal.jpg December 8, 2008November 10, 2010 Ashok Chavan
Ajit Pawar Ajit Pawar.jpg November 10, 2010September 25, 2012 Prithviraj Chavan
VacantSeptember 25, 2012October 25, 2012 –
Ajit Pawar Ajit Pawar.jpg October 25, 2012September 26, 2014 Nationalist Congress Party
Vacant
President's rule		September 28, 2014October 30, 2014 – –
VacantOctober 31, 2014- – Devendra Fadnavis

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