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{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}{{Infobox legislature
| background_color = #FFC9CB
|name = Maharashtra Legislature
|native_name = विधिमंडळ महाराष्ट्र शासन
| insigniasize = 100
| insignia = [[Seal of Maharashtra (1).svg]]
| insigniacaption = [[Emblem of Maharashtra|Seal of the state of Maharashtra]]
|coa_caption = [[State Emblem of India|Emblem of India]]
|coa_pic = Flag of India.svg
|coa_res = 125px
|coa_alt = Emblem of India
|house_type = [[Bicameralism|Bicameral]]
|foundation = {{Start date and years ago|df=yes|p=y|1960|05|01}}
|preceded_by =
|houses = '''[[Maharashtra Legislative Council]]''' (Upper house) '''[[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]]''' (Lower house)
|leader1_type = [[Governor of Maharashtra|Governor]]
|leader1 = '''[[Bhagat Singh Koshyari]]'''
|party1 = [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|election1 = 5 September 2019
|leader2_type = [[Chief Minister of Maharashtra|Chief Minister]]
|leader2 = '''[[Uddhav Thackeray]]'''
|party2 = [[Shiv Sena]]
|election2 = 28 November 2019
|leader3_type = [[List of Chairman of the Maharashtra Legislative Council|Chairman of the House ]]
|leader3 = '''[[Ramraje Naik Nimbalkar]]'''
|party3 = [[Nationalist Congress Party|NCP]]
|election3 = 08 July 2016
|leader4_type = [[List of Deputy Chairman of the Maharashtra Legislative Council|Deputy Chairman of the House]]
|leader4 = '''[[Neelam Gorhe]]'''
|party4 = [[Shiv Sena]]
|election4 = 24 June 2019
|leader5_type = [[List of Leaders of the House of the Maharashtra Legislative Council|Leader of the House Legislative Counci]]
|leader5 = '''[[Ajit Pawar|Ajit Anantrao Pawar]]''' {{small|([[Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra|Deputy Chief Minister]])}}
|party5 = [[Nationalist Congress Party|NCP]]
|election5 = 24 February 2020
|leader6_type = [[List of Leaders of the Opposition of the Maharashtra Legislative Council|Leader of the Opposition Legislative Counci]]
|leader6 = '''[[Pravin Darekar]]'''
|party6 = [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|election6 = 16 December 2019
|leader7_type = [[List of speakers of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly|Speaker of the House]]
|leader7 = '''[[Narhari Sitaram Zirwal]]''' (Acting)
|party7 = [[Nationalist Congress Party|NCP]]
|election7 = 4 February 2021
|leader8_type = [[List of Deputy Speakers of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly|Deputy Speaker of the House]]
|leader8 = '''[[Narhari Sitaram Zirwal]]'''
|party8 = [[Nationalist Congress Party|NCP]]
|election8 = 14 March 2020
|leader9_type = [[List of Leaders of the House of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly|Leader of the House Legislative Assembly]]
|leader9 = '''[[Uddhav Thackeray]]''' {{small|([[Chief Minister of Maharashtra|Chief Minister]])}}
|party9 = [[Shiv Sena]]
|election9 =28 November 2019
|leader10_type = [[List of Leader of the Opposition of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly|Leader of the Opposition Legislative Assembly]]
|leader10 = '''[[Devendra Fadnavis]]'''
|party10 = [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|election10 = 01 December 2019
|seats = '''366''' 78 Members of Maharashtra Legislative Council 288 Members of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
|house1 = [[Maharashtra Legislative Council]]
|house2 = [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]]
|structure1 = File:Maharashtra Legislative Council 2021.svg
|structure1_res =400px
|structure2 = File:Maharashtra Legislative Assembly August 2020.svg
|structure2_res = 300px
|political_groups1 =
*'''[[Government of Maharashtra|Government]] (40)'''
*'''[[Parliamentary Opposition|Opposition]] (26)'''
*'''Other (00)'''
*'''[[Vacant]] (12)'''
|political_groups2 =
*'''[[Government of Maharashtra|Government]] (170)'''
*'''[[Parliamentary Opposition|Opposition]] (117)'''
*'''Other (04)'''
*'''[[Vacant]] (01)'''
|voting_system1 = [[Single transferable vote]]
|voting_system2 = [[First-past-the-post voting|First-past-the-post]]
|last_election1 = 2020
|next_election1 = 2022
|last_election2 = 21 October 2019
|next_election2 = October 2024
|| 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
| session_alt2 =
| meeting_place2 = [[Vidhan Bhavan, Nagpur]] (Winter session)
|meeting_place3 =
*Vidhan Bhavan, Mumbai
*Vidhan Bhavan, Nagpur
|website = http://maharashtra.gov.in/ http://mls.org.in/
|constitution = [[Constitution of India]]
}}

==Head Leaders==
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Style="background-color:{{party color|Indian National Congress}};color:white"; | House
!Style="background-color:{{party color|Indian National Congress}};color:white"; | Leader
!Style="background-color:{{party color|Indian National Congress}};color:white"; | Portrait
!Style="background-color:{{party color|Indian National Congress}};color:white"; | Since
|-
!colspan=4|Constitutional Posts
|-
|[[List of governors of Maharashtra|Governor]]
|'''[[Bhagat Singh Koshyari]]'''
|[[File:Governor of Maharashtra Shri B S Koshyari.jpg|75px]]
|05 September 2019
|-
| [[List of chief ministers of Maharashtra|Chief Minister]]
|'''[[Uddhav Thackeray]]'''
|[[File:The Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Shri Uddhav Thackeray calling on the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, in New Delhi on February 21, 2020 (Uddhav Thackeray) (cropped).jpg|75px]]
| 28 November 2019
|-
| [[List of deputy chief ministers of Maharashtra|Deputy Chief Minister]]
|'''[[Ajit Pawar]]'''
|[[File:Ajit Pawar During Speech.jpg|75px]]
| 30 December 2019
|-
|[[List of Chairman of the Maharashtra Legislative Council|Chairman Maharashtra Legislative Council]]
|'''[[Ramraje Naik Nimbalkar]]'''
|
| 08 July 2016
|-
|[[List of speakers of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly|Speaker Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]]
|'''[[Narhari Sitaram Zirwal]]''' ''Acting''
|
|04 February 2021
|-
|[[List of Chairman of the Maharashtra Legislative Council|Deputy Chairman Maharashtra Legislative Council]]
|'''[[Neelam Gorhe]]'''
|
| 08 September 2020
|-
|[[List of Deputy Speakers of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly|Deputy Speaker Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]]
|'''[[Narhari Sitaram Zirwal]]'''
|
| 14 March 2020
|-
| [[List of Leaders of the House of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly|Leader of the House Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]]
|'''[[Uddhav Thackeray]]'''
|[[File:The Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Shri Uddhav Thackeray calling on the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, in New Delhi on February 21, 2020 (Uddhav Thackeray) (cropped).jpg|75px]]
| 28 November 2019
|-
| [[List of Leaders of the House of the Maharashtra Legislative Council|Leader of the House of Maharashtra Legislative Council]]
|'''[[Ajit Pawar]]'''
|[[File:Ajit Pawar During Speech.jpg|75px]]
| 24 February 2020
|-
| [[List of Deputy Leader of the House of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly|Deputy Leader of the House Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]]
|'''[[Ajit Pawar]]'''
|[[File:Ajit Pawar During Speech.jpg|75px]]
| 30 December 2019
|-
| [[List of Deputy Leader of the House of the Maharashtra Legislative Council|Deputy Leader of the House of Maharashtra Legislative Council]]
|'''[[Subhash Desai]]'''
|[[File:Subhash Desai.jpg|75px]]
| 16 December 2019
|-
| [[List of Leader of the Opposition of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly|Leader of the Opposition Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]]
|'''[[Devendra_Fadnavis]]'''
|[[File:Devendra Fadnavis @Vidhan Sabha 04-03-2021.jpg|75px]]
| 01 December 2019
|-
| [[List of Leaders of the Opposition of the Maharashtra Legislative Council|Leader of the Opposition Maharashtra Legislative Council]]
|'''[[Pravin Darekar]]'''
|
| 16 December 2019
|-
|}<section end="Parties and leaders"/>

The '''Maharashtra Legislature''' is the [[bicameralism|bicameral]] [[legislature]] of the [[India]]n [[states of India|state]] of [[Maharashtra]]. The Legislature is composed of:

*the [[Maharashtra Legislative Assembly]], the [[lower house]],
*the [[Maharashtra Legislative Council]], the [[upper house]], and
*the [[Governor of Maharashtra]]

[[Category:Maharashtra Legislature| ]]
[[Category:Bicameral legislatures]]
[[Category:Government of Maharashtra|Legislature]]
[[Category:State legislatures of India]]

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