The Chief Minister of Maharashtra (IAST: Mahārāṣṭrāce Mukhyamaṃtrī) is the head of the executive branch of the government of the Indian stateofMaharashtra. Following elections to the Legislative Assembly, the governor invites the party (or coalition) with a majority of seats to form the government and appoints the chief minister. If the appointee is not a member of either the Legislative Assembly or the Legislative Council of Maharashtra, then the Constitution stipulates that they need to be elected within six months of being sworn in.[2] The office of the CM is coterminous with the concurrent Assembly provided the CM commands confidence in the house and hence does not exceed five years. However, it is subject to no term limits.[1]
| Chief Minister of Maharashtra | |
|---|---|
| Mahārāṣṭrāche Mukhyamantrī | |
| |
Eknath Shinde since 30 June 2022 | |
| Government of Maharashtra | |
| Style | The Honorable Mr. Chief Minister His Excellency |
| Status | Head of Government |
| Abbreviation | CM |
| Member of |
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| 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 no term limits.[1] |
| Precursor |
Prime Minister of Bombay
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| Inaugural holder |
(as Chief Minister of Bombay State) (as Chief Minister of Maharashtra) |
| Formation | 1 May 1960 (64 years ago) (1960-05-01) |
| Deputy | Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra |
| Salary |
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| Website | CMO Maharashtra |
Maharashtra was formed by dissolutionofBombay State and Hyderabad State on 1 May 1960.[3] Yashwantrao Chavan, who was serving as the third CM of Bombay State since 1956, became the first CM of Maharashtra. He belonged to the Indian National Congress and held the office until the 1962 Assembly elections. Marotrao Kannamwar succeeded him and was the only CM to die while in office.[4][5] Vasantrao Naik, who was in office from December 1963 to February 1975 for more than 11 years, has by far been the longest serving CM. He also was the first and only CM to complete his full term of five years (1967-1972) till Devendra Fadnavis matched it (2014-2019). With the exceptions of Manohar Joshi (SS), Narayan Rane (SS), Devendra Fadnavis (BJP), Uddhav Thackeray (SS) and Eknath Shinde (SS), all other CMs have been from the Congress or its breakaway parties.[6][7][8]
So far, President's rule has been imposed thrice in the state: first from February to June 1980 and again from September to October 2014. It was again imposed on 12 November 2019.[9][10]
The current incumbent is Eknath Shinde of the Shiv Sena since 30 June 2022.[11]
Colour key for political parties
| # | Portrait | Prime Minister (Lifespan) |
Term of office | Election (Term) |
Party | Government | Appointed by (Governor) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sir Dhanjishah Bomanji Cooper (1878–1947) |
1 April 1937 |
19 July 1937 |
109 days | 1937 (1st) |
Independent | Cooper | The Lord Brabourne | ||
| 2 | 
|
Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher (1888–1957) |
19 July 1937 |
2 November 1939 |
2 years, 106 days | Indian National Congress | Kher I | Robert Duncan Bell | ||
| Governor's rule was imposed during this period (2 November 1939 – 30 March 1946) | ||||||||||
| (2) |
|
Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher (1888–1957) |
30 March 1946 |
26 January 1950 |
3 years, 302 days | 1946 (2nd) |
Indian National Congress | Kher II | Sir John Colville | |
| # | Portrait | Chief Minister (Lifespan) Constituency |
Term of office | Election (Term) |
Party | Government | Appointed by (Governor) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Ministers of Bombay State (1950–1956) | ||||||||||
| 1 |
|
Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher (1888–1957) MLC |
26 January 1950 |
21 April 1952 |
2 years, 86 days | 1946 (Provincial) |
Indian National Congress | Kher | Sir John Colville | |
| 2 | 
|
Morarji Desai (1896–1995) MLA for Bulsar Chikhli |
21 April 1952 |
31 October 1956 |
4 years, 193 days | 1952 (1st) |
Desai | Raja Sir Maharaj Singh | ||
| Chief Ministers of Bombay State (1956–1960) | ||||||||||
| 3 | 
|
Yashwantrao Chavan (1913–1984) MLA for Karad North |
1 November 1956 |
30 April 1960 |
3 years, 181 days | – (1st) |
Indian National Congress | Yashwantrao I | Harekrushna Mahatab | |
| 1957 (2nd) |
Yashwantrao II | Sri Prakasa | ||||||||
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| # | Portrait | Chief Minister (Lifespan) Constituency |
Term of office | Election (Term) |
Party | Deputy Chief Minister(s) (Term in office) |
Government | Appointed by (Governor) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Yashwantrao Chavan (1913–1984) MLA for Karad North |
1 May 1960 |
20 November 1962 |
2 years, 203 days | 1957 (1st) |
Indian National Congress | Position vacant (1 May. 1960 – 5 Mar. 1978) |
Yashwantrao I | Sri Prakasa | |
| 1962 (2nd) |
Yashwantrao II | ||||||||||
| 2 | Marotrao Kannamwar (1900–1963) MLA for Saoli |
20 November 1962 |
24 November 1963[†] |
1 year, 4 days | Kannamwar | H. K. Chainani (Acting) | |||||
| – | P. K. Sawant (1905–2000) MLA for Chiplun (Acting) |
25 November 1963 |
5 December 1963 |
10 days | Sawant | Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit | |||||
| 3 | 
|
Vasantrao Naik (1913–1979) MLA for Pusad |
5 December 1963 |
21 February 1975 |
11 years, 78 days | Vasantrao I | |||||
| 1967 (3rd) |
Vasantrao II | P. V. Cherian | |||||||||
| 1972 (4th) |
Vasantrao III | Ali Yavar Jung | |||||||||
| 4 | 
|
Shankarrao Chavan (1920–2004) MLA for Bhokar |
21 February 1975 |
17 May 1977 |
2 years, 85 days | Shankarrao I | |||||
| 5 | 
|
Vasantdada Patil (1917–1989) MLC elected by MLAs, until 1978 MLA for Sangli, from 1978 |
17 May 1977 |
18 July 1978 |
1 year, 62 days | Vasantdada I | Sadiq Ali | ||||
| 1978 (5th) |
Indian National Congress (Urs) | Nashikrao Tirpude (5 Mar. 1978 – 18 Jul. 1978) |
Vasantdada II | ||||||||
| 6 | 
|
Sharad Pawar (born 1940) MLA for Baramati |
18 July 1978 |
17 February 1980 |
1 year, 214 days | Indian Congress (Socialist) | Sundarrao Solanke (21 Feb. 1975 – 17 May. 1977) |
Pawar I | |||
| President's rule was imposed during the period (17 February – 8 June 1980) | |||||||||||
| 7 | 
|
A. R. Antulay (1929–2014) MLA for Shrivardhan |
9 June 1980 |
21 January 1982 |
1 year, 226 days | 1980 (6th) |
Indian National Congress | Position vacant (9 Jun. 1980 – 2 Feb. 1983) |
Antulay | Sadiq Ali | |
| 8 | 
|
Babasaheb Bhosale (1921–2007) MLA for Nehrunagar |
21 January 1982 |
2 February 1983 |
1 year, 12 days | Bhosale | Air Chief Marshal (Retd.) Om Prakash Mehra | ||||
| (5) |
|
Vasantdada Patil (1917–1989) MLA for Sangli |
2 February 1983[§] |
3 June 1985 |
2 years, 121 days | Ramrao Adik (2 Feb. 1983 – 3 Jun. 1985) |
Vasantdada III | Air Chief Marshal (Retd.) Idris Hasan Latif | |||
| 1985 (7th) |
Vasantdada IV | ||||||||||
| 9 | Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar (1931–2020) MLA for Nilanga |
3 June 1985 |
12 March 1986 |
282 days | Position vacant (3 Jun. 1985 – 14 Mar. 1995) |
Nilangekar | Kona Prabhakara Rao | ||||
| (4) |
|
Shankarrao Chavan (1920–2004) MLC elected by MLAs |
12 March 1986[§] |
26 June 1988 |
2 years, 106 days | Shankarrao II | |||||
| (6) |
|
Sharad Pawar (born 1940) MLA for Baramati |
26 June 1988[§] |
25 June 1991 |
2 years, 364 days | Pawar II | K. Brahmananda Reddy | ||||
| 1990 (8th) |
Pawar III | C. Subramaniam | |||||||||
| 10 | Sudhakarrao Naik (1934–2001) MLA for Pusad |
25 June 1991 |
6 March 1993 |
1 year, 254 days | Sudhakarrao | ||||||
| (6) |
|
Sharad Pawar (born 1940) MLC |
6 March 1993[§] |
14 March 1995 |
2 years, 8 days | Pawar IV | P. C. Alexander | ||||
| 11 | 
|
Manohar Joshi (1937–2024) MLA for Dadar |
14 March 1995 |
1 February 1999 |
3 years, 324 days | 1995 (9th) |
Shiv Sena (BJP–SHS) |
Gopinath Munde (14 Mar. 1995 – 18 Oct. 1999) |
Joshi | ||
| 12 | 
|
Narayan Rane (born 1952) MLA for Malvan |
1 February 1999 |
18 October 1999 |
259 days | Rane | |||||
| 13 | 
|
Vilasrao Deshmukh (1945–2012) MLA for Latur City |
18 October 1999 |
18 January 2003 |
3 years, 92 days | 1999 (10th) |
Indian National Congress (UPA) |
Chhagan Bhujbal (18 Oct. 1999 – 18 Jan. 2003) |
Deshmukh I | ||
| 14 | 
|
Sushilkumar Shinde (born 1941) MLA for Solapur South |
18 January 2003 |
1 November 2004 |
1 year, 288 days | Chhagan Bhujbal (18 Jan. 2003 – 23 Dec. 2003) Vijaysinh Mohite–Patil (23 Dec. 2003 – 1 Nov. 2004) |
Sushilkumar | Mohammed Fazal | |||
| (13) |
|
Vilasrao Deshmukh (1945–2012) MLA for Latur City |
1 November 2004[§] |
8 December 2008 |
4 years, 37 days | 2004 (11th) |
R. R. Patil (1 Nov. 2004 – 8 Dec. 2008) |
Deshmukh II | |||
| 15 | 
|
Ashok Chavan (born 1958) MLA for Bhokar |
8 December 2008 |
11 November 2010 |
1 year,
11 days |
Chhagan Bhujbal (8 Dec. 2008 – 11 Nov. 2010) |
Ashok I | S. C. Jamir | |||
| 2009 (12th) |
Ashok II | ||||||||||
| 16 | 
|
Prithviraj Chavan (born 1946) MLC elected by MLAs |
11 November 2010 |
28 September 2014 |
3 years,
42 days |
Ajit Pawar (11 Nov. 2010 – 25 Sep 2012) Position vacant (25 Sep. 2012 – 28 Nov. 2019) Ajit Pawar (7 Dec. 2012 – 28 Sep. 2014) |
Prithviraj | K. Sankaranarayanan | |||
| President's rule imposed during the period (28 September – 30 October 2014) | |||||||||||
| 17 | 
|
Devendra Fadnavis (born 1970) MLA for Nagpur South West |
31 October 2014 |
12 November 2019[13] |
5 years, 12 days | 2014 (13th) |
Bharatiya Janata Party (NDA) |
Position vacant (31 Oct. 2014 – 12 Nov. 2019) |
Fadnavis I | C. Vidyasagar Rao | |
| President's rule imposed during the period (12 November – 23 November 2019) | |||||||||||
| (17) |
|
Devendra Fadnavis (born 1970) MLA for Nagpur South West |
23 November 2019[14] |
28 November 2019[15] |
5 days | 2019 (14th) |
Bharatiya Janata Party (NDA) |
Ajit Pawar (23 Nov. 2019 – 26 Nov. 2019) Position vacant (26 Nov. 2019 – 28 Nov. 2019) |
Fadnavis II | Bhagat Singh Koshyari | |
| 18 | 
|
Uddhav Thackeray (born 1960) MLC elected by MLAs |
28 November 2019 |
30 June 2022 |
2 years, 214 days | Shiv Sena (MVA) |
Ajit Pawar (28 Nov. 2019 – 30 Jun. 2022) |
Thackeray | |||
| 19 | 
|
Eknath Shinde (born 1964) MLA for Kopri-Pachpakhadi |
30 June 2022[16] |
Incumbent | 2 years,
3 days |
Shiv Sena (NDA) |
Devendra Fadnavis (30 Jun. 2022 – present) Ajit Pawar (2 Jul. 2023 – present) |
Eknath | |||
