| Chief Minister of Maharashtra | |
|---|---|
| Mahārāṣṭrāce Mukhyamaṃtrī | |
since 5 December 2024 | |
| Government of Maharashtra | |
| Style | The Honorable Mr. Chief Minister His Excellency |
| Status | Head of Government |
| Abbreviation | CM |
| Member of | |
| Residence | Varsha Bungalow,Malabar Hill,Mumbai |
| Seat | Mantralaya, Mumbai |
| Appointer | Governor of Maharashtra |
| Term length | At the confidence of the assembly 5 years and is subject to noterm limits.[1] |
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| Inaugural holder |
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| Formation | 1 May 1960 (65 years ago) (1960-05-01) |
| Deputy | Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra |
| Salary | ₹4.08 million (US$48,000) annually |
| Website | CMO Maharashtra |
TheChief Minister of Maharashtra (IAST: Mahārāṣṭrāce Mukhyamaṃtrī) is thehead of government of the Indian state ofMaharashtra. As per theConstitution of India, thegovernor of Maharashtra is the state'sde jure head, butde facto executive authority rests with the chief minister, a template applicable to all other Indian states. Following elections to theMaharashtra Legislative Assembly, the governor usually invites the political party (or a coalition of political parties) with a majority of assembly seats to form the government in the state. The governor appoints the chief minister, whosecouncil of ministers iscollectively responsible to the assembly. If the appointee is not a member of either theLegislative Council or theLegislative Assembly of Maharashtra, then theConstitution stipulates that they need to be elected within six months of being sworn in.[2] Given that they have the confidence of the assembly, the chief minister's term is for five years, renewable, and is subject to noterm limits.[1] Usually, the chief minister also serves asleader of the house in the legislative assembly.[3]
The state of Maharashtra was formed from parts ofBombay andHyderabad States on 1 May 1960.[4]Yashwantrao Chavan of theIndian National Congress, who was serving as the third chief minister of Bombay since 1956, became the first chief minister of the newly formed state.Marotrao Kannamwar succeeded him after the1962 assembly elections, and is the only chief minister to die while in office.[5][6]Vasantrao Naik, whose term extended for more than 11 years from December 1963 to February 1975, has been the longest serving chief minister. With the exception ofDevendra Fadnavis of theBharatiya Janata Party, and four people fromShiv Sena, all other chief ministers have been from the Congress and itsbreakaway parties.[7][8][9] ThePresident's rule has been imposed thrice in the state first from February to June 1980, second from September to October 2014, and lastly in November 2019.[10][11]
Devendra Fadnavis is the current incumbent serving since 5 December 2024.[12]
TheBombay Presidency, which existed during theBritish Raj, was led by the prime minister of Bombay since the creation of the post in 1937.
| #[a] | Portrait | Name | Term of office | Assembly | Appointed by (Governor) | Party | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dhanjishah Cooper | 1 April 1937 | 19 July 1937[13] | 140 days | 1st Provincial | The Lord Brabourne | Independent | ||
| 2 | Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher | 19 July 1937[13][14] | 2 November 1939[15] | 2 years, 106 days | Robert Duncan Bell | Indian National Congress | |||
| - | Vacant (Governor's Rule) | 2 November 1939 | 30 March 1946 | 6 years, 148 days | Dissolved | - | N/A | ||
| (2) | Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher | 30 March 1946 | 15 August 1947 | 1 year, 138 days | 2nd Provincial(1946 Elections) | John Colville | Indian National Congress | ||
Following theIndian Independence in 1947, the province of Bombay was established from the erstwhile Bombay Presidency. TheBombay State was created in 1950 following the adoption of theConstitution of India and its territory underwent constant change in the following years. It comprised the Bombay province (roughly equating to the present-day Indian state of Maharashtra, excluding South Maharashtra andVidarbha) and parts of theprincely states of theBaroda, Western India and Gujarat (part of present-dayGujarat) andDeccan states (parts of the present-day Maharashtra andKarnataka).[16] During thereorganisation of Indian states in 1956, the Bombay state was enlarged by the addition ofSaurashtra andKutch States, the Marathi-speaking districts ofNagpur Division ofMadhya Pradesh andMarathwada region ofHyderabad State, while the southernmost districts of the state were transferred toMysore State.[17]
| #[a] | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Term of office | Assembly | Appointed by (Governor) | Party | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher | MLC | 15 August 1947 | 21 April 1952 | 4 years, 250 days | Provincial Assembly | John Colville | Indian National Congress | ||
| 2 | Morarji Desai | Bulsar Chikhli | 21 April 1952 | 31 October 1956 | 4 years, 193 days | 1st | Raja Maharaj Singh | |||
| 3 | Yashwantrao Chavan | Karad North | 1 November 1956 | 5 April 1957 | 3 years, 181 days | 1st | Harekrushna Mahatab | Indian National Congress | ||
| 5 April 1957 | 30 April 1960 | 2nd | Sri Prakasa | |||||||
The Bombay state was dissolved to form the present-day states of Maharashtra and Gujarat by the Bombay Reorganisation Act, 1960, which was enacted by theParliament of India on 25 April 1960 and came into effect on 1 May 1960.[4][18]
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| No | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Term of office | Assembly | Party (Alliance)[8] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Duration | |||||||
| 1 | Yashwantrao Chavan | Karad North | 1 May 1960 | 20 November 1962 | 2 years, 203 days | 1st | Indian National Congress | ||
| 2 | Marotrao Kannamwar | Saoli | 20 November 1962 | 24 November 1963 † | 1 year, 4 days | 2nd | |||
| 3 | P. K. Sawant | Chiplun | 25 November 1963 | 5 December 1963 | 10 days | ||||
| 4 | Vasantrao Naik | Pusad | 5 December 1963 | 1 March 1967 | 11 years, 78 days | ||||
| 1 March 1967 | 13 March 1972 | 3rd | |||||||
| 13 March 1972 | 21 February 1975 | 4th | |||||||
| 5 | Shankarrao Chavan | Bhokar | 21 February 1975 | 17 May 1977 | 2 years, 85 days | ||||
| 6 | Vasantdada Patil | MLC | 17 May 1977 | 5 March 1978 | 1 year, 62 days | ||||
| Sangli | 5 March 1978 | 18 July 1978 | 5th | Indian National Congress (U) | |||||
| 7 | Sharad Pawar | Baramati | 18 July 1978 | 17 February 1980 | 1 year, 214 days | Indian Congress (Socialist) | |||
| – | Vacant[b] | N/A | 17 February 1980 | 8 June 1980 | 112 days | Dissolved[20] | N/A | ||
| 8 | A. R. Antulay | Shrivardhan | 9 June 1980 | 21 January 1982 | 1 year, 226 days | 6th | Indian National Congress | ||
| 9 | Babasaheb Bhosale | Nehrunagar | 21 January 1982 | 2 February 1983 | 1 year, 12 days | ||||
| (6) | Vasantdada Patil | Sangli | 2 February 1983 | 3 June 1985 | 2 years, 121 days | ||||
| 10 | Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar | Nilanga | 3 June 1985 | 12 March 1986 | 282 days | 7th | |||
| (5) | Shankarrao Chavan | MLC | 12 March 1986 | 26 June 1988 | 2 years, 106 days | ||||
| (7) | Sharad Pawar | Baramati | 26 June 1988 | 4 March 1990 | 2 years, 364 days | ||||
| 4 March 1990 | 25 June 1991 | 8th | |||||||
| 11 | Sudhakarrao Naik | Pusad | 25 June 1991 | 6 March 1993 | 1 year, 254 days | ||||
| (7) | Sharad Pawar | MLC | 6 March 1993[§] | 14 March 1995 | 2 years, 8 days | ||||
| 12 | Manohar Joshi | Dadar | 14 March 1995 | 1 February 1999 | 3 years, 324 days | 9th | Shiv Sena (NDA) | ||
| 13 | Narayan Rane | Malvan | 1 February 1999 | 18 October 1999 | 259 days | ||||
| 14 | Vilasrao Deshmukh | Latur | 18 October 1999 | 18 January 2003 | 3 years, 92 days | 10th | Indian National Congress (MA) | ||
| 15 | Sushilkumar Shinde | Solapur South | 18 January 2003 | 1 November 2004 | 1 year, 288 days | ||||
| (14) | Vilasrao Deshmukh | Latur | 1 November 2004[§] | 8 December 2008 | 4 years, 37 days | 11th | |||
| 16 | Ashok Chavan | Mudkhed | 8 December 2008 | 7 November 2009 | 1 year, 338 days | ||||
| Bhokar | 7 November 2009 | 11 November 2010 | 12th | ||||||
| 17 | Prithviraj Chavan | MLC | 11 November 2010 | 28 September 2014 | 3 years, 321 days | ||||
| – | Vacant[b] | N/A | 28 September 2014 | 30 October 2014 | 32 days | Dissolved | N/A | ||
| 18 | Devendra Fadnavis | Nagpur South West | 31 October 2014 | 12 November 2019 | 5 years, 12 days | 13th | Bharatiya Janata Party (MY) | ||
| - | Vacant[b] | 12 November 2019 | 23 November 2019 | 11 days | 14th | N/A | |||
| (18) | Devendra Fadnavis | Nagpur South West | 23 November 2019 | 28 November 2019 | 5 days[c] | Bharatiya Janata Party | |||
| 19 | Uddhav Thackeray | MLC | 28 November 2019 | 30 June 2022 | 2 years, 214 days | Shiv Sena (MVA) | |||
| 20 | Eknath Shinde | Kopri-Pachpakhadi | 30 June 2022 | 5 December 2024 | 2 years, 158 days | Shiv Sena (MY) | |||
| (18) | Devendra Fadnavis | Nagpur South West | 5 December 2024 | Incumbent | 1 year, 70 days | 15th | Bharatiya Janata Party (MY) | ||
| # | Chief Minister | Party | Length of term | ||
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| Longest tenure | Total tenure | ||||
| 1 | Vasantrao Naik | INC | 11 years, 78 days | 11 years, 78 days | |
| 2 | Vilasrao Deshmukh | INC | 4 years, 37 days | 7 years, 129 days | |
| 3 | Sharad Pawar | INC/IC(S) | 2 years, 364 days | 6 years, 221 days | |
| 4 | Devendra Fadnavis | BJP | 5 years, 12 days | 6 years, 87 days | |
| 5 | Shankarrao Chavan | INC | 2 years, 106 days | 4 years, 191 days | |
| 6 | Manohar Joshi | SS | 3 years, 324 days | 3 years, 324 days | |
| 7 | Prithviraj Chavan | INC | 3 years, 321 days | 3 years, 321 days | |
| 8 | Vasantdada Patil | INC(U)/INC | 2 years, 121 days | 3 years, 183 days | |
| 9 | Uddhav Thackeray | SS | 2 years, 214 days | 2 years, 214 days | |
| 10 | Yashwantrao Chavan | INC | 2 years, 203 days | 2 years, 203 days | |
| 11 | Eknath Shinde | SS | 2 years, 158 days | 2 years, 158 days | |
| 12 | Ashok Chavan | INC | 1 year, 338 days | 1 year, 338 days | |
| 13 | Sushilkumar Shinde | INC | 1 year, 288 days | 1 year, 288 days | |
| 14 | Sudhakarrao Naik | INC | 1 year, 254 days | 1 year, 254 days | |
| 15 | A. R. Antulay | INC | 1 year, 226 days | 1 year, 226 days | |
| 16 | Babasaheb Bhosale | INC | 1 year, 12 days | 1 year, 12 days | |
| 17 | Marotrao Kannamwar | INC | 1 year, 4 days | 1 year, 4 days | |
| 18 | Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar | INC | 282 days | 282 days | |
| 19 | Narayan Rane | SS | 259 days | 259 days | |
| 20 | P. K. Sawant | INC | 10 days | 10 days | |

Although the text talks about Indian state governments in general, it applies for the specific case of Maharashtra as well.
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