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Maharashtra Legislative Council
Upper house of the bicameral legislature of the state of Maharashtra
Upper house of the bicameral legislature of the state of Maharashtra
| Field | Value | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| name | Maharashtra Legislative Council | |||||||
| coa_pic | Seal of Maharashtra.svg | |||||||
| background_color | #B22222 | |||||||
| house_type | Upper house | |||||||
| term_limits | 6 years | |||||||
| body | Maharashtra Legislature | |||||||
| leader1_type | Governor of Maharashtra | |||||||
| leader1 | Acharya Devvrat (Additional Charge) | |||||||
| election1 | 15 September 2025 | |||||||
| leader2_type | Chairperson of the House | |||||||
| leader2 | Ram Shinde | |||||||
| party2 | BJP | |||||||
| election2 | 19 December 2024 | |||||||
| leader3_type | Deputy Chairperson of the House | |||||||
| leader3 | Neelam Gorhe | |||||||
| party3 | SHS | |||||||
| election3 | 24 June 2019 | |||||||
| leader4_type | Chief Minister | |||||||
| leader4 | Devendra Fadnavis | |||||||
| party4 | BJP | |||||||
| election4 | 05 December 2024 | |||||||
| leader5_type | Minister of Parliamentary Affairs | |||||||
| leader5 | Chandrakant Patil | |||||||
| party5 | BJP | |||||||
| election5 | 21 December 2024 | |||||||
| leader6_type | Leader of the House | |||||||
| (Deputy Chief Minister) | ||||||||
| leader6 | Eknath Shinde | |||||||
| party6 | SHS | |||||||
| election6 | 09 December 2024 | |||||||
| leader8_type | Leader of the Opposition | |||||||
| leader8 | Vacant | |||||||
| election8 | 29 August 2025 | |||||||
| leader10_type | General Secretary | |||||||
| leader10 | Rajendra Bhagwat | |||||||
| party10 | IAS | |||||||
| structure1 | ||||||||
| members | 78 (66 Elected + 12 Nominated) | |||||||
| :* (3)<ref>{{cite web | url | https://www.cnbctv18.com/politics/maharashtra-political-crisis-ncp-split-mlas-mlcs-mps-supporting-sharad-pawar-faction-check-full-list-17127141.htm | title=NCP split: Here's a list of the MLAs, MLCS and MPS that attended Sharad Pawar's meeting | date=5 July 2023 | access-date=6 July 2023 | archive-date=7 July 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230707161942/https://www.cnbctv18.com/politics/maharashtra-political-crisis-ncp-split-mlas-mlcs-mps-supporting-sharad-pawar-faction-check-full-list-17127141.htm | url-status=live}} |
| session_room | Vidhan Bhavan aerial view.jpg | |||||||
| session_res | 250px | |||||||
| meeting_place | Vidhan Bhavan, Mumbai | |||||||
| session_room2 | Vidhan Bhavan (State Legislative Assembly) Nagpur - panoramio.jpg | |||||||
| session_res2 | 250px | |||||||
| meeting_place2 | Vidhan Bhavan, Nagpur (Winter session) | |||||||
| website | Government of Maharashtra | |||||||
| Maharashtra Legislative Council Website |
(Deputy Chief Minister) Government (40) : MY (40) :* BJP (22) :* NCP (8) :* SHS (7) :* IND (3) Official Opposition (15) : MVA (16) :* SS(UBT) (6) :* INC (6) :* (3) Vacant (23) : Vacant (23) Maharashtra Legislature Maharashtra Legislative Council Website The Maharashtra Legislative Council, also known as Maharashtra Vidhan Parishad, is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of Maharashtra state in western India.
Legislature Party Leader's
| Bharatiya Janata Party}};color:white"; | House | Bharatiya Janata Party}};color:white"; | Leader | Bharatiya Janata Party}};color:white"; | Portrait | Bharatiya Janata Party}};color:white"; | Since | Maharashtra Legislative Council Posts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group Leader Legislature Council BJP Party | Pravin Darekar | 16 December 2019 | ||||||
| Group Leader Legislature Council SHS Party | Kishor Darade | 1 March 2023 | ||||||
| Group Leader Legislature Council SS(UBT) Party | Anil Parab | 7 July 2022 | ||||||
| Group Leader Legislature Council NCP(SP) Party | Eknath Khadse | 11 March 2023 | ||||||
| Group Leader Legislature Council Congress Party | Satej Patil | [[File:Satejpatil.jpg | 75px]] | 2 March 2023 | ||||
| Nationalist Congress Party | Vikram Kale |
Party's Group Leader & Whip
| No | Party | Post | Name | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Bharatiya Janata Party}}" | Bharatiya Janata Party | Group Leader | |
| Chief Whip | Vijay Girkar | |||
| Whip | Prasad Lad | |||
| 02 | Shiv Sena}}" | Shiv Sena | Group Leader | |
| Chief Whip | ||||
| Whip | Unknown | |||
| 03 | Nationalist Congress Party (post–2023)}}" | Nationalist Congress Party | Group Leader | |
| Chief Whip | Shivaji Rao Garje | |||
| Whip | Sanjay Khodke | |||
| 04 | Indian National Congress}}" | Indian National Congress | Group Leader | |
| Chief Whip | Abhijit Wanjarri | |||
| Whip | Rajesh Rathod | |||
| 05 | Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar)}}" | Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) | Group Leader | |
| Chief Whip | Shashikant Shinde | |||
| Whip | Unknown | |||
| 06 | Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray)}}" | Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) | Group Leader | |
| Chief Whip | Sunil Shinde | |||
| Whip | Sachin Ahir | |||
| 07 | Peasants and Workers Party of India}}" | Peasants and Workers Party of India | Group Leader | |
| Chief Whip | ||||
| Whip | ||||
| 08 | Rashtriya Samaj Paksha}}" | Rashtriya Samaj Paksha | Group Leader | |
| Chief Whip | ||||
| Whip |
Location
The seat of the Vidhan Parishad is situated at the Nariman Point area of South Mumbai in the capital Mumbai. The budget session and the monsoon session are convened in Mumbai whereas the winter session is convened in the auxiliary capital Nagpur.
Composition of Legislative Council
Legislative Council shall consist of not less than 40 members or maximum one-third of the total number of members in the legislative assembly, chosen in the manner provided in this section.
- 30 members shall be elected by the members of the Legislative Assembly.
- 7 members are elected from amongst graduates from seven divisions of Maharashtra ( Mumbai, Amravati Division, Nashik Division, Aurangabad Division, Konkan Division, Nagpur Division and Pune Division)
- 7 members are elected from amongst teachers from seven divisions of Maharashtra ( Mumbai, Amravati Division, Nashik Division, Aurangabad Division, Konkan Division, Nagpur Division and Pune Division)
- 22 members are elected from amongst the local bodies of Maharashtra from 21 divisions of Maharashtra ( Mumbai (2 seats) and one seat each from Ahmednagar, Akola-cum-Washim-cum-Buldhana, Amravati, Aurangabad-cum-Jalna, Bhandara- Gondiya, Dhule-cum-Nandurbar, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Nagpur, Nanded, Nashik, Osmanabad-cum-Latur-cum-Beed, Parbhani-Hingoli, Pune, Raigad-cum-Ratnagiri-cum-Sindhudurg, Sangli-cum-Satara, Solapur, Thane-cum-Palghar, Wardha-cum-Chandrapur-cum-Gadhchiroli and Yavatmal)
- 12 members having special knowledge or practical experience in respect of matters such as literature, science, art, co-operative movement and social service shall be nominated by the Governor
It is a continuous House and not subject to dissolution. However, one-third of its members retire every second year and are replaced by new members. As such a member enjoys a tenure of six years. The members of the Vidhan Parishad elect its chairman and deputy chairman.
Constituencies and Members (78)
Following are recent members of Maharashtra Legislative Council
Elected by the [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly members]] (30)
Keys: (14) (4) (4) (3) (2) (2) (1)
| # | Member | Party | Term start | Term end | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pankaja Munde | Bharatiya Janata Party}}" | BJP | 28-July-2024 | |
| 2 | Yogesh Tilekar | Bharatiya Janata Party}}" | BJP | 28-July-2024 | |
| 3 | Parinay Fuke | Bharatiya Janata Party}}" | BJP | 28-July-2024 | |
| 4 | Amit Gorkhe | Bharatiya Janata Party}}" | BJP | 28-July-2024 | |
| 5 | Sadabhau Khot | Bharatiya Janata Party}}" | BJP | 28-July-2024 | |
| 6 | Pravin Darekar | Bharatiya Janata Party}}" | BJP | 08-July-2022 | |
| 7 | Ram Shinde | Bharatiya Janata Party}}" | BJP | 08-July-2022 | |
| 8 | Shrikant Bharatiya | Bharatiya Janata Party}}" | BJP | 08-July-2022 | |
| 9 | Prasad Lad | Bharatiya Janata Party}}" | BJP | 08-July-2022 | |
| 10 | Uma Khapre | Bharatiya Janata Party}}" | BJP | 08-July-2022 | |
| 11 | Ranjitsinh Mohite Patil | Bharatiya Janata Party}}" | BJP | 14-May-2020 | |
| 12 | Sandip Joshi | Bharatiya Janata Party}}" | BJP | 20-Mar-2025 | |
| 13 | Dadarao Keche | Bharatiya Janata Party}}" | BJP | 20-Mar-2025 | |
| 14 | Sanjay Kenekar | Bharatiya Janata Party}}" | BJP | 20-Mar-2025 | |
| 15 | Krupal Tumane | Shiv Sena (2022–present)}}" | SHS | 28-July-2024 | |
| 16 | Bhavana Gawali | Shiv Sena (2022–present)}}" | SHS | 28-July-2024 | |
| 17 | Chandrakant Raghuwanshi | Shiv Sena (2022–present)}}" | SHS | 20-Mar-2025 | |
| 18 | Neelam Gorhe | Shiv Sena (2022–present)}}" | SHS | 14-May-2020 | |
| 19 | Shivaji Rao Garje | Nationalist Congress Party (post–2023)}}" | NCP | 28-July-2024 | |
| 20 | Sanjay Khodke | Nationalist Congress Party (post–2023)}}" | NCP | 20-Mar-2025 | |
| 21 | Ramraje Naik Nimbalkar | Nationalist Congress Party (post–2023)}}" | NCP | 08-July-2022 | |
| 22 | Amol Mitkari | Nationalist Congress Party (post–2023)}}" | NCP | 14-May-2020 | |
| 23 | Milind Narvekar | Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray)}}" | SS(UBT) | 28-July-2024 | |
| 24 | Sachin Ahir | Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray)}}" | SS(UBT) | 08-July-2022 | |
| 25 | Uddhav Thackeray | Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray)}}" | SS(UBT) | 14-May-2020 | |
| 26 | Bhai Jagtap | Indian National Congress}}" | INC | 08-July-2022 | |
| 27 | Rajesh Rathod | Indian National Congress}}" | INC | 14-May-2020 | |
| 28 | Eknath Khadse | Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar)}}" | NCP(SP) | 08-July-2022 | |
| 29 | Shashikant Shinde | Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar)}}" | NCP(SP) | 14-May-2020 | |
| 30 | Vacant Since 18-Dec-2025 | 27-July-2030 |
Elected from Local Authorities' constituencies (22)
Keys: (3) (1) (1) (17)
| # | Constituency | Member | Party | Term start | Term end | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mumbai | Sunil Shinde | Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray)}}" | SS(UBT) | 02-Jan-2022 | |
| 2 | Mumbai | Rajhans Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party}}" | BJP | 02-Jan-2022 | |
| 3 | Dhule–Nandurbar | Amrish Patel | Bharatiya Janata Party}}" | BJP | 02-Jan-2022 | |
| 4 | Nagpur | vacant since 23-Nov-2024 | 01-Jan-2028 | |||
| 5 | Akola–Washim–Buldhana | Vasant Khandelwal | Bharatiya Janata Party}}" | BJP | 02-Jan-2022 | |
| 6 | Kolhapur | Satej Patil | Indian National Congress}}" | INC | 02-Jan-2022 | |
| 7 | Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar–Jalna | Vacant since 29-Aug-2025 | ||||
| 8 | Dharashiv–Latur–Beed | Vacant since 22-Jun-2024 | ||||
| 9 | Amravati | Vacant since 22-Jun-2024 | ||||
| 10 | Wardha–Chandrapur–Gadhchiroli | Vacant since 22-Jun-2024 | ||||
| 11 | Nashik | Vacant since 22-Jun-2024 | ||||
| 12 | Parbhani–Hingoli | Vacant since 22-Jun-2024 | ||||
| 13 | Raigad–Ratnagiri–Sindhudurg | Vacant since1-Jun-2024 | ||||
| 14 | Jalgaon | Vacant since 06-Dec-2022 | ||||
| 15 | Bhandara–Gondia | Vacant since 06-Dec-2022 | ||||
| 16 | Pune | Vacant since 06-Dec-2022 | ||||
| 17 | Sangli–Satara | Vacant since 06-Dec-2022 | ||||
| 18 | Nanded | Vacant since 06-Dec-2022 | ||||
| 19 | Yavatmal | Vacant since 06-Dec-2022 | ||||
| 20 | Thane–Palghar | Vacant since 06-Dec-2022 | ||||
| 21 | Ahilyanagar | Vacant since 02-Jan-2022 | ||||
| 22 | Solapur | Vacant since 02-Jan-2022 |
Elected from Teachers constituencies (7)
Keys: (2) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)
| # | Constituency | Member | Party | Term start | Term end | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mumbai | Jagannath Abhyankar | Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray)}}" | SS(UBT) | 08-Jul-2024 | |
| 2 | Nashik | Kishor Darade | Shiv Sena (2022–present)}}" | SHS | 08-Jul-2024 | |
| 3 | Konkan | Dnyaneshwar Mhatre | Bharatiya Janata Party}}" | BJP | 08-Feb-2023 | |
| 4 | Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar | Vikram Kale | Nationalist Congress Party (post–2023)}}" | NCP | 08-Feb-2023 | |
| 5 | Nagpur | Sudhakar Adbale | Independent politician}}" | Ind | 08-Feb-2023 | |
| 6 | Pune | Jayant Asgaonkar | Indian National Congress}}" | INC | 07-Dec-2020 | |
| 7 | Amravati | Kiran Sarnaik | Independent politician}}" | Ind | 07-Dec-2020 |
Elected from Graduates constituencies (7)
Keys: (2) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)
| # | Constituency | Member | Party | Term start | Term end | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Konkan | Niranjan Davkhare | Bharatiya Janata Party}}" | BJP | 08-Jul-2024 | |
| 2 | Mumbai | Anil Parab | Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray)}}" | SS(UBT) | 08-Jul-2024 | |
| 3 | Amravati | Dhiraj Lingade | Indian National Congress}}" | INC | 08-Feb-2023 | |
| 4 | Nashik | Satyajeet Tambe | Independent politician}}" | Ind | 08-Feb-2023 | |
| 5 | Nagpur | Abhijit Wanjarri | Indian National Congress}}" | INC | 07-Dec-2020 | |
| 6 | Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar | Satish Chavan | Nationalist Congress Party (post–2023)}}" | NCP | 07-Dec-2020 | |
| 7 | Pune | Arun Lad | Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar)}}" | NCP(SP) | 07-Dec-2020 |
Nominated by the [[Governor of Maharashtra|Governor]] (12)
Keys: (3) (2) (2) (5)
| # | Member | Party | Term start | Term end | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chitra Wagh | Bharatiya Janata Party}}" | BJP | 16-Oct-2024 | |
| 2 | Vikrant Patil | Bharatiya Janata Party}}" | BJP | 16-Oct-2024 | |
| 3 | Babusingh Rathod | Bharatiya Janata Party}}" | BJP | 16-Oct-2024 | |
| 4 | Hemant Patil | Shiv Sena (2022–present)}}" | SHS | 16-Oct-2024 | |
| 5 | Manisha Kayande | Shiv Sena (2022–present)}}" | SHS | 16-Oct-2024 | |
| 6 | Pankaj Bhujbal | Nationalist Congress Party (post–2023)}}" | NCP | 16-Oct-2024 | |
| 7 | Idris Naikwadi | Nationalist Congress Party (post–2023)}}" | NCP | 16-Oct-2024 | |
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| 11 | |||||
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Officers
Chairperson
Main article: List of chairpersons of the Maharashtra Legislative Council
- Prof. Ram Shinde
Leader of the House
The council has a Leader of the House, who heads the government caucus. The office is provided for in the Legislative Council Rules, which defines it as "Chief Minister or any other Minister appointed by Chief Minister". The Rules further mandate that the chairperson should conduct parliamentary business in consultation with the Leader. Main article: List of leaders of the house in the Maharashtra Legislative Council
Deputy Leader of the House
The council has a Deputy Leader of the House, who heads the government caucus. The office is provided for in the Legislative Council Rules, which defines it as "Chief Minister or any other Minister appointed by Chief Minister". The Rules further mandate that the chairperson should conduct parliamentary business in consultation with the Leader.
Leader of the Opposition
Main article: List of leaders of the opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Council
- Vacant, since 29th August
References
References
- (5 July 2023). "NCP split: Here's a list of the MLAs, MLCS and MPS that attended Sharad Pawar's meeting".
- "Vidhan Mandal Margadarshika".
- (2022-03-01). "Maharashtra Legislative Council List of members".
- (28 July 2024). "Eleven MLCs take oath in Maharashtra".
- (2024-10-15). "Hours before Maharashtra Assembly elections announcement, 7 nominated MLCs to be sworn in".
- (2009). "Maharashtra Legislative Council Rules".
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