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List of deputy chief ministers of Maharashtra

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Summary

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FieldValue
insigniaSeal of Maharashtra.svg
insigniasize120px
insigniacaptionSeal of Maharashtra
postDeputy Chief Minister
bodyMaharashtra
typeDeputy Chief Minister
image{{Photomontage
photo2aThe 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
photo2bSunetra Pawar speaks to Sansad TV (2024).jpg
size200px
colororange
spacing2
imagesize200px
incumbentEknath Shinde
and Sunetra Pawar
incumbentsince5 December 2024
and 31 January 2026
departmentDeputy Chief Minister's Office (Maharashtra)
appointerGovernor of Maharashtra
nominatorChief Minister of Maharashtra
styleThe Honourable
statusDeputy Head of Government
abbreviationDCM
member_of*Maharashtra Legislative Council
termlengthAt the confidence of the assembly
termlength_qualified5 years and is subject to no term limits.
inauguralNasikrao Tirpude
formation
seatMantralaya, Mumbai

and Sunetra Pawar and 31 January 2026

  • Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
  • Cabinet (March 1978 – July 1978)

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.

List of deputy chief ministers

Died in office

#PortraitNameConstituencyTerm of officeAssembly
(election)Chief MinisterParty
1Nashikrao TirpudeBhandara5 March 197818 July 19785th
(1978)
2Sundarrao SolankeMajalgaon18 July 197817 February 1980Sharad Pawar
3Ramrao AdikMLC2 February 19835 March 19856th
(1980)
4[[File:Gopinath Ji Munde.jpg83x83px]]Gopinath MundeRenapur14 March 199518 October 19999th
(1995)
5[[File: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).jpg114x114px]]Chhagan BhujbalMLC18 October 199923 December 200310th
(1999)
6[[File:Vijaysinh Mohite Patil 2014-05-19 00-16.jpg75px]]Vijaysinh Mohite–PatilMalshiras25 December 20031 November 2004Sushilkumar Shinde
7[[File:R. R. Patil.jpg75px]]R. R. PatilTasgaon-Kavathe Mahankal1 November 20048 December 200811th
(2004)
(5)[[File: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).jpg114x114px]]Chhagan BhujbalYevla8 December 20087 November 2009Ashok Chavan
7 November 200911 November 201012th
(2009)
8[[File:Ajit Pawar.jpg105x105px]]Ajit PawarBaramati11 November 201025 September 2012Prithviraj Chavan
7 December 201228 September 2014
23 November 201928 November 201914th
(2019)Devendra Fadnavis
30 December 201930 June 2022Uddhav Thackeray
9[[File:Shri Devendra Gangadharrao Fadnavis.jpg101x101px]]Devendra FadnavisNagpur South West30 June 20225 December 2024Eknath Shinde
(8)[[File:Ajit Pawar.jpg105x105px]]Ajit PawarBaramati2 July 20232 years, 210 daysNationalist Congress PartyNationalist Congress Party}}"
5 December 202428 January 202615th
(2024)Devendra Fadnavis
10[[File: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).jpg92x92px]]Eknath ShindeKopri-PachpakhadiIncumbentShiv SenaShiv Sena}}"
11[[File:Sunetra Pawar speaks to Sansad TV (2024).jpgframeless92x92px]]Sunetra PawarNot Contested31 January 2026Nationalist Congress PartyNationalist Congress Party }}"

Statistics

List by deputy chief minister

Deputy Chief MinisterPartyTerm of officeLongest continuous termTotal duration of deputy chief ministership
Ajit Pawar2 years, 210 days8 years, 202 days
Chhagan Bhujbal4 years, 66 days6 years, 39 days
R. R. Patil4 years, 37 days4 years, 37 days
Gopinath Munde4 years, 218 days4 years, 218 days
Devendra Fadnavis2 years, 158 days2 years, 158 days
Ramrao Adik2 years, 31 days2 years, 31 days
Sundarrao Solanke1 year, 214 days1 year, 214 days
Eknath Shinde************
Vijaysinh Mohite–Patil312 days312 days
Nasikrao Tirpude135 days135 days
Sunetra Pawar***********

References

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. (2 July 2023). "Maharashtra has two deputy CMs for the first time as Ajit Pawar, Fadnavis shares post".
  3. (1 July 2023). "Maharashtra Cabinet Expansion in July says Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis".
  4. (6 November 2022). "Becoming deputy CM was shocking, says Fadnavis; ‘Shinde to lead in 2024’".
  5. (3 July 2023). "Ajit Pawar takes oath as Maharashtra Deputy CM: A look at the post, its history".
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