Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Mahārāṣhṭra Vidhāna Sabhā | |
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| 15th Maharashtra Assembly | |
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Term limits | 5 years |
| Leadership | |
Acharya Devvrat Additional Charge since 12 September 2025 | |
Rajendra Bhagwat, IAS | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 288 |
 By party By alliance | |
Political groups | Government (236) MY (236)
Other Opposition (51) Others (3) Vacant (1)
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| Elections | |
| First past the post | |
Last election | 20 November 2024 |
Next election | 2029 |
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| Vidhan Bhavan, Mumbai | |
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| Vidhan Bhavan, Nagpur (Winter session)Maharashtra Legislature | |
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| Government of Maharashtra Maharashtra Legislature | |
TheMaharashtra Legislative Assembly (ISO:Mahārāṣṭra Vidhāna Sabhā) is the lower house of thebicameral legislature ofMaharashtra state in western India. It consists of 288 members directly elected from single-seat constituencies.[2] The Assembly meets at Vidhan Bhavan in Mumbai, though the winter session is held in Nagpur.[3] Along with the Maharashtra Legislative Council, it comprises the legislature of Maharashtra. The presiding officer of the Assembly is theSpeaker. Members of the Assembly are directly elected by the people of Maharashtra through elections held every five years, unless the Assembly is dissolved earlier.[4] The current Assembly was elected in November 2024.[5]
The following is the list of all the Maharashtra Legislative Assemblies (1961–present):[6]
| Title | Portrait | Name | Since |
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| Governor | .jpg) | Acharya Devvrat | 12 September 2025 |
| Speaker |  | Rahul Narwekar | 9 December 2024 |
| Deputy Speaker | Anna Bansode | 25 March 2025 | |
| Leader of the House | .jpg) | Devendra Fadnavis | 5 December 2024 |
| Deputy Chief Ministers |  | Eknath Shinde | 5 December 2024 |
 | Ajit Pawar | 5 December 2024 | |
| Leader of Opposition | vacant |
The budget session and themonsoon session are convened in Mumbai whereas the winter session is convened in the auxiliary capitalNagpur. In 1975 because elections were in winter season, the monsoon (second) session was convened in Nagpur and winter (third) session was convened in Mumbai.[citation needed]
| House | Leader | Portrait | Since |
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| Group Leader of Legislative Assembly BJP Party | Devendra Fadnavis | | 26 November 2024 |
| Group Leader of Legislative Assembly SHS Party | Eknath Shinde | | 26 November 2024 |
| Group Leader of Legislative Assembly NCP Party | Ajit Pawar |  | 26 November 2024 |
| Group Leader of Legislative Assembly SS(UBT) Party | Aaditya Thackeray | .jpg) | 26 November 2024 |
| Group Leader of Legislative Assembly Congress Party | Vijay Wadettiwar |  | 13 February 2025 |
| Group Leader of Legislative Assembly NCP(SP) Party | Jitendra Awhad |  | 1 December 2024 |
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