List of leaders of the opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly

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Leader of the Opposition in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Seal of Maharashtra.svg
Incumbent
Vacant
since 26 November 2024
Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Style The Hon’ble
Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Reports to Government of Maharashtra
Residence Mumbai
Seat Maharashtra Legislature
Nominator Members of Official Opposition
Appointer Speaker of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Term length During the life of the vidhan Sabha (five years maximum)
Inaugural holder Ali Muhammad Khan Dehlavi , Muslim League
(1937–1939)
Salary - approximately

The Leader of the Opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly is an elected member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly who leads the official opposition in the lower house of the Maharashtra Legislature. The leader of the opposition is the legislature speaker of the party with the most seats after the government party.

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The post is vacant since 26 November 2024 since no opposition party has even 10% of the total seats of the house.

Leaders of the Opposition

The Assembly's opposition parties elect a leader of the opposition. This is commonly the leader of the largest non-government party, and is recognized as such by the speaker. The following is the list of leaders of the opposition in the assembly. [1]

#PortraitName Constituency TenureAssembly
(election)
Chief Minister Party
Pre-Independence Bombay Legislative Assembly (1937–47)
1 Ali Muhammad Khan Dehlavi 19371939 All-India Muslim League
2A. A. Khan19461947
Post-Independence Bombay Legislative Assembly (1947–60)
(2)A. A. Khan19471952 Indian Union Muslim League
3 Tulsidas Jadhav 19521955 Peasants and Workers Party of India
4 Shreedhar Mahadev Joshi 19581959 Praja Socialist Party
5 Udhavrao Patil 19581959 Peasants and Workers Party of India
6 Vithalrao Devidasrao Deshpande 19591960 Communist Party of India
Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (born 1960)
1 Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar was presented a purse of Rs. 1,18,000 (One Lakh Eighteen Thousands) by Dr. R. D. Bhandare (cropped).jpg Ramchandra Dhondiba Bhandare 19601962 Scheduled Castes Federation
2 Krishnarao Dhulap 19621972 Peasants and Workers Party of India
3 Dinkar Patil 4 April 1972July 1977
4 Ganpatrao Deshmukh 18 July 1977February 1978
5 Uttamrao L Patil.jpg Uttamrao Patil 28 March 197817 July 1978 Janata Party
6 Prabha Rau.jpg Prabha Rau February 197913 July 1979 Indian National Congress
7 The President of India, Smt. Pratibha Patil.jpg Pratibha Patil 16 July 1979February 1980
8
Sharad Pawar, Minister of AgricultureCrop.jpg
Sharad Pawar Baramati 3 July 19801 August 1981 Indian Congress (Socialist)
15 December 198314 January 1985
21 March 198514 December 1986
9 Babanrao Dhakne 17 December 198114 December 1986 Janata Party
10 Nihal Ahmed 14 December 198626 November 1987
11 Datta Narayan Patil 27 November 198722 December 1988 Peasants and Workers Party of India
12 Mrinal Gore 23 December 198819 October 1989 Janata Party
(11) Datta Narayan Patil 20 October 19893 March 1990 Peasants and Workers Party of India
13 Manohar Joshi cropped.jpg Manohar Joshi Dadar 22 March 199012 December 19911 year, 265 days8th
(1990)
Shiv Sena
14 Gopinath Ji Munde.jpg Gopinath Munde Renapur 12 December 199114 March 19953 years, 92 days Bharatiya Janata Party
15 Madhukar Pichad.jpg Madhukar Pichad Akole 25 March 199515 July 19994 years, 112 days9th
(1995)
Indian National Congress
16 Narayan Rane (cropped).jpg Narayan Rane Malvan22 October 199912 July 20055 years, 263 days Shiv Sena
17 Ramdas Kadam Khed1 October 20053 November 20094 years, 33 days
18 Eknath Khadse (cropped).jpg Eknath Khadse Muktainagar 11 November 20098 November 20144 years, 362 days12th
(2009)
Ashok Chavan

Prithviraj Chavan

Bharatiya Janata Party
19 Eknath Shinde with PM Narendra Modi Cropped.jpg Eknath Shinde Kopri-Pachpakhadi 12 November 20145 December 201423 days13th
(2014)
Devendra Fadnavis Shiv Sena
20 Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil Shirdi 23 December 20145 June 20194 years, 164 days Indian National Congress
21 Vijay wadettiwar.jpg Vijay Wadettiwar Bramhapuri 24 June 20199 November 2019138 days
22 Devendra Fadnavis StockFreeImage.png Devendra Fadnavis Nagpur South West 1 December 201929 June 20222 years, 210 days14th
(2019)
Uddhav Thackeray Bharatiya Janata Party
23 Ajit Pawar.jpg Ajit Pawar Baramati 4 July 20222 July 2023363 days Eknath Shinde Nationalist Congress Party
(21) Vijay wadettiwar.jpg Vijay Wadettiwar Bramhapuri 3 August 202326 November 20241 year, 115 days Indian National Congress
Vacant since no opposition party had 10% seats26 November 2024Incubment9 days15th
(2024)
Devendra Fadnavis N.A

Leaders of the Opposition (Additional Charge and Acting)

#PortraitNameTenureAssembly
(election)
Chief Minister Party
Acting Dilip Walse Patil.png Dilip Walse-Patil 23 November 201926 November 20193 days14th
(2019)
Devendra Fadnavis Nationalist Congress Party
Acting Jitendra Awhad 2 July 202318 July 202316 days Eknath Shinde Nationalist Congress Party
Additional Charge Balasaheb Thorat 18 July 20233 August 202316 days Indian National Congress

Deputy Leaders of the Opposition

PortraitNameTerm of office Speaker of the House Party
01 Jayant Patil 23 December 201420 April 20183 years, 118 days Nationalist Congress Party
02 MLC Shashikant Shinde Saheb.jpg Shashikant Shinde 20 April 20189 November 20191 year, 203 days
03 Sudhir Mungantiwar1.png Sudhir Mungantiwar 2 December 201929 June 20222 years, 209 days Bharatiya Janata Party
04 Balasaheb Thorat 4 July 20223 August 20231 year, 30 days Indian National Congress
05
(First)
Jitendra Awhad 3 August 202326 November 20241 year, 115 days Nationalist Congress Party - Sharadchandra Pawar
06
(Second)
Ajay Choudhari 3 August 202326 November 20241 year, 115 days Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray)

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References

  1. "Legislative Assembly Leaders of the Opposition" (PDF) (in Marathi). Retrieved 7 May 2021.