List of deputy chief ministers of Maharashtra

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Deputy Chief Ministers of Maharashtra
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Incumbent
Eknath Shinde
and
Ajit Pawar
since 5 December 2024
Deputy Chief Minister's Office (Maharashtra)
Style The Honourable
TypeDeputy Chief Ministers
StatusDeputy Head of Government
AbbreviationDCM
Member of
Seat Mantralaya, Mumbai
Nominator Chief Minister of Maharashtra
Appointer Governor of Maharashtra
Term length At the confidence of the assembly
5 years and is subject to no term limits. [1]
Inaugural holder Nasikrao Tirpude (March 1978 – July 1978)
Formation5 March 1978
(47 years ago) (1978-03-05)

The deputy chief minister of Maharashtra is the deputy head of the executive branch of the Government of Maharashtra and the second highest ranking minister of the Council of Ministers. [2] [3] [4]

Contents

List of deputy chief ministers

Source: [5]
#PortraitName Constituency Term of office Assembly
(election)		 Chief Minister Party
1 Nashikrao Tirpude Bhandara 5 March 197818 July 1978135 days5th
(1978)		 Vasantdada Patil Indian National Congress
2 Sundarrao Solanke Majalgaon 18 July 197817 February 19801 year, 214 days Sharad Pawar Indian Congress (Socialist)
3 Ramrao Adik MLC 2 February 19835 March 19852 years, 31 days6th
(1980)		 Vasantdada Patil Indian National Congress
4 Gopinath Ji Munde.jpg Gopinath Munde Renapur 14 March 199518 October 19994 years, 218 days9th
(1995)		 Manohar Joshi

Narayan Rane

Bharatiya Janata Party
5 The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh with the Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Shri Ashok Chavan and the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Shri Chhagan Chandrakant Bhujbal, in New Delhi on December 12, 2008 (cropped).jpg Chhagan Bhujbal MLC 18 October 199923 December 20034 years, 66 days10th
(1999)		 Vilasrao Deshmukh

Sushilkumar Shinde

Nationalist Congress Party
6 Vijaysinh Mohite Patil 2014-05-19 00-16.jpg Vijaysinh Mohite–Patil Malshiras 25 December 20031 November 2004312 days Sushilkumar Shinde
7 R. R. Patil.jpg R. R. Patil Tasgaon-Kavathe Mahankal 1 November 20048 December 20084 years, 37 days11th
(2004)		 Vilasrao Deshmukh
(5) The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh with the Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Shri Ashok Chavan and the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Shri Chhagan Chandrakant Bhujbal, in New Delhi on December 12, 2008 (cropped).jpg Chhagan Bhujbal Yevla 8 December 20087 November 20091 year, 338 days Ashok Chavan
7 November 200911 November 201012th
(2009)
8 Ajit Pawar.jpg Ajit Pawar Baramati 11 November 201025 September 20121 year, 319 days Prithviraj Chavan
7 December 201228 September 20141 year, 295 days
23 November 201928 November 20195 days14th
(2019)		 Devendra Fadnavis
30 December 201930 June 20222 years, 182 days Uddhav Thackeray
9 The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi attends the Swearing-in Ceremony of the Government of Maharashtra at Mumbai, in Maharashtra on December 05, 2024 (2) (cropped).jpg Devendra Fadnavis Nagpur South West 30 June 20225 December 20242 years, 158 days Eknath Shinde Bharatiya Janata Party
(8) Ajit Pawar.jpg Ajit Pawar Baramati 2 July 20232 years, 5 days Nationalist Congress Party
5 December 2024Incumbent15th
(2024)		 Devendra Fadnavis
10 The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi attends the Swearing-in Ceremony of the Government of Maharashtra at Mumbai, in Maharashtra on December 05, 2024 (3) (cropped).jpg Eknath Shinde Kopri-Pachpakhadi 5 December 2024214 days Shiv Sena

Statistics

List by deputy chief minister

Deputy Chief MinisterPartyTerm of office
Longest continuous termTotal duration of deputy chief ministership
Ajit Pawar * NCP*2 years, 181 days8 years, 73 days*
Chhagan Bhujbal NCP 4 years, 66 days6 years, 39 days
R. R. Patil NCP 4 years, 37 days4 years, 37 days
Gopinath Munde BJP 4 years, 218 days4 years, 218 days
Devendra Fadnavis BJP 2 years, 158 days2 years, 158 days
Ramrao Adik INC 2 years, 31 days2 years, 31 days
Sundarrao Solanke IC(S) 1 year, 214 days1 year, 214 days
Vijaysinh Mohite–Patil NCP 312 days312 days
Eknath Shinde * SS*214 days*214 days*
Nasikrao Tirpude INC 135 days135 days

See also

References

  1. ↑ Durga Das Basu. Introduction to the Constitution of India. 1960. 20th Edition, 2011 Reprint. pp. 241, 245. LexisNexis Butterworths Wadhwa Nagpur. ISBN   978-81-8038-559-9. Note: although the text talks about Indian state governments in general, it applies for the specific case of Maharashtra as well.
  2. ↑ "Maharashtra has two deputy CMs for the first time as Ajit Pawar, Fadnavis shares post". The Economic Times. 2 July 2023.
  3. ↑ "Maharashtra Cabinet Expansion in July says Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis". The Economic Times. 1 July 2023.
  4. ↑ "Becoming deputy CM was shocking, says Fadnavis; 'Shinde to lead in 2024'". Hindustan Times. 6 November 2022.
  5. ↑ "Ajit Pawar takes oath as Maharashtra Deputy CM: A look at the post, its history". The Indian Express. 3 July 2023.
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