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List of deputy chief ministers of Maharashtra

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Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra
Seal of Maharashtra
since 5 December 2024
and 31 January 2026
Deputy Chief Minister's Office (Maharashtra)
StyleThe Honourable
TypeDeputy Chief Minister
StatusDeputy Head of Government
AbbreviationDCM
Member of
SeatMantralaya, Mumbai
NominatorChief Minister of Maharashtra
AppointerGovernor of Maharashtra
Term lengthAt the confidence of the assembly
5 years and is subject to no term limits.[1]
Inaugural holderNasikrao Tirpude (March 1978 – July 1978)
Formation5 March 1978
(48 years ago) (1978-03-05)

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.[2][3][4]The position of deputy chief minister is not explicitly defined or mentioned in the Constitution of India. However, the Supreme Court of India has stated that the appointment of deputy chief ministers is not unconstitutional. The court has clarified that a deputy chief minister, for all practical purposes, remains a minister in the council of ministers headed by the chief minister and does not draw a higher salary or perks compared to other ministers.[5]During the absence of the chief minister, the deputy-chief minister may chair cabinet meetings and lead the assembly majority. Various deputy chief ministers have also taken the oath of secrecy in line with the one that chief minister takes. This oath has also sparked controversies.[6][7]

List of deputy chief ministers

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Source:[8]
# Portrait Name Constituency Term of office Assembly
(election)		 Chief Minister Party
1 Nashikrao Tirpude Bhandara 5 March 1978 18 July 1978 135 days 5th
(1978)		 Vasantdada Patil Indian National Congress
2 Sundarrao Solanke Majalgaon 18 July 1978 17 February 1980 1 year, 214 days Sharad Pawar Indian Congress (Socialist)
3 Ramrao Adik MLC 2 February 1983 5 March 1985 2 years, 31 days 6th
(1980)		 Vasantdada Patil Indian National Congress
4 Gopinath Munde Renapur 14 March 1995 18 October 1999 4 years, 218 days 9th
(1995)		 Manohar Joshi

Narayan Rane

 Bharatiya Janata Party
5 Chhagan Bhujbal MLC 18 October 1999 23 December 2003 4 years, 66 days 10th
(1999)		 Vilasrao Deshmukh

Sushilkumar Shinde

 Nationalist Congress Party
6 Vijaysinh Mohite–Patil Malshiras 25 December 2003 1 November 2004 312 days Sushilkumar Shinde
7 R. R. Patil Tasgaon-Kavathe Mahankal 1 November 2004 8 December 2008 4 years, 37 days 11th
(2004)		 Vilasrao Deshmukh
(5) Chhagan Bhujbal Yevla 8 December 2008 7 November 2009 1 year, 338 days Ashok Chavan
7 November 2009 11 November 2010 12th
(2009)
8 Ajit Pawar Baramati 11 November 2010 25 September 2012[RES] 1 year, 319 days Prithviraj Chavan
7 December 2012 26 September 2014 1 year, 295 days
23 November 2019 26 November 2019[RES] 5 days 14th
(2019)		 Devendra Fadnavis
30 December 2019 30 June 2022 2 years, 181 days Uddhav Thackeray
9 Devendra Fadnavis Nagpur South West 30 June 2022 26 November 2024 2 years, 150 days Eknath Shinde Bharatiya Janata Party
(8) Ajit Pawar Baramati 2 July 2023 2 years, 201 days Nationalist Congress Party
5 December 2024 28 January 2026[†] 15th
(2024)		 Devendra Fadnavis
10 Eknath Shinde Kopri-Pachpakhadi Incumbent 1 year, 233 days Shiv Sena
11
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 Sunetra Pawar Baramati 31 January 2026 176 days Nationalist Congress Party

Statistics

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List by deputy chief minister

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Time held in office by party since the creation of the Deputy Chief Minister's post in Maharashtra.[a]
  1. Nationalist Congress Party (pre–2023) (33.7%)
  2. Nationalist Congress Party (5.65%)
  3. Bharatiya Janata Party (13.7%)
  4. Indian National Congress (4.80%)
  5. Indian Congress (Socialist) (3.10%)
  6. Shiv Sena (2.92%)
  7. Position not in use (36.1%)
# Deputy Chief Minister Party Term of office
Longest term Total duration
1 Ajit Pawar† NCP 2 years, 210 days 8 years, 202 days
2 Chhagan Bhujbal NCP 4 years, 66 days 6 years, 39 days
3 R. R. Patil NCP 4 years, 37 days 4 years, 37 days
4 Gopinath Munde BJP 4 years, 218 days 4 years, 218 days
5 Devendra Fadnavis BJP 2 years, 149 days 2 years, 149 days
6 Ramrao Adik INC 2 years, 31 days 2 years, 31 days
7 Sundarrao Solanke IC(S) 1 year, 214 days 1 year, 214 days
8 Eknath Shinde SHS 1 year, 233 days 1 year, 233 days
9 Vijaysinh Mohite–Patil NCP 312 days 312 days
10 Sunetra Pawar NCP 176 days 176 days
11 Nasikrao Tirpude INC 135 days 135 days
  1. ↑ This pie chart represents the distribution of time the office of Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra has been held by each party since the position was first created on 5 March 1978, including periods when the office was vacant or not in use.

See also

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References

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  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. ↑ "Maharashtra has two deputy CMs for the first time as Ajit Pawar, Fadnavis shares post". The Economic Times. 2 July 2023.
  3. ↑ "Maharashtra Cabinet Expansion in July says Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis". The Economic Times. 1 July 2023.
  4. ↑ "Becoming deputy CM was shocking, says Fadnavis; 'Shinde to lead in 2024'". Hindustan Times. 6 November 2022.
  5. ↑ "Deputy CM is also a minister, post not unconstitutional: Supreme Court". The Times of India. 13 February 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  6. ↑ Dhananjay Mahapatra (27 December 2017). "Deputy CM: Not in Constitution, yet a post with a long history". Times of India. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  7. ↑ S. Rajendran (13 July 2012). "Of Deputy Chief Ministers and the Constitution". The Hindu. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  8. ↑ "Ajit Pawar takes oath as Maharashtra Deputy CM: A look at the post, its history". The Indian Express. 3 July 2023.
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