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The chief minister of Maharashtra (IAST: Mahārāṣṭrāce Mukhyamaṃtrī) is the head of government of the Indian state of Maharashtra. As per the Constitution of India, the governor of Maharashtra is the state's de jure head, but de facto executive authority rests with the chief minister, a template applicable to all other Indian states. Following elections to the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, the governor usually invites the political party (or a coalition of political parties) with a majority of assembly seats to form the government in the state. The governor appoints the chief minister, whose council of ministers is collectively responsible to the assembly. If the appointee is not a member of either the Legislative Council or the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra, then the Constitution stipulates that they need to be elected within six months of being sworn in.[1] Given that they have the confidence of the assembly, the chief minister's term is for five years, renewable, and is subject to no term limits.[2] Usually, the chief minister also serves as leader of the house in the legislative assembly.[3]
The state of Maharashtra was formed from parts of Bombay and Hyderabad States on 1 May 1960.[4] Yashwantrao Chavan of the Indian National Congress, who was serving as the third chief minister of Bombay since 1956, became the first chief minister of the newly formed state. Marotrao Kannamwar succeeded him after the 1962 assembly elections, and is the only chief minister to die while in office.[5][6] Vasantrao Naik, whose term extended for more than 11 years from December 1963 to February 1975, has been the longest serving chief minister. With the exception of Devendra Fadnavis of the Bharatiya Janata Party, and four people from Shiv Sena, all other chief ministers have been from the Congress and its breakaway parties.[7][8][9] The President's rule has been imposed thrice in the state first from February to June 1980, second from September to October 2014, and lastly in November 2019.[10][11]
Devendra Fadnavis is the current incumbent serving since 5 December 2024.[12]
Predecessors
Prime ministers of Bombay (1937–47)
The Bombay Presidency, which existed during the British Raj, was led by the prime minister of Bombay since the creation of the post in 1937.
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| 1 | File:Blank.svg | Dhanjishah Cooper | 1 April 1937 | 19 July 1937[13] | Template:Ayd | 1st Provincial | The Lord Brabourne | Independent | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | |
| 2 | File:BG Kher 1989 stamp of India (cropped).jpg | Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher | 19 July 1937[13][14] | 2 November 1939[15] | Template:Ayd | Robert Duncan Bell | Indian National Congress | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | | |
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2 November
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30 March 1946 | Template:Ayd | Dissolved | - | N/A | |
| (2) | File:BG Kher 1989 stamp of India (cropped).jpg | Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher | 30 March 1946 | 15 August 1947 | Template:Age in years and days | 2nd
Provincial (1946 Elections) |
John Colville | Indian National Congress | style="background-color: Template:Party color" | |
Chief ministers of Bombay (1947–60)
Following the Indian Independence in 1947, the province of Bombay was established from the erstwhile Bombay Presidency. The Bombay State was created in 1950 following the adoption of the Constitution of India and its territory underwent constant change in the following years. It comprised the Bombay province (roughly equating to the present-day Indian state of Maharashtra, excluding South Maharashtra and Vidarbha) and parts of the princely states of the Baroda, Western India and Gujarat (part of present-day Gujarat) and Deccan states (parts of the present-day Maharashtra and Karnataka).[16] During the reorganisation of Indian states in 1956, the Bombay state was enlarged by the addition of Saurashtra and Kutch States, the Marathi-speaking districts of Nagpur Division of Madhya Pradesh and Marathwada region of Hyderabad State, while the southernmost districts of the state were transferred to Mysore State.[17]
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| 1 | File:BG Kher 1989 stamp of India (cropped).jpg | Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher | MLC | 15 August 1947 | 21 April 1952 | Template:Age in years and days | Provincial Assembly | John Colville | Indian National Congress | rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:Party color" | |
| 2 | File:Morarji Desai During his visit to the United States of America .jpg | Morarji Desai | Bulsar Chikhli | 21 April 1952 | 31 October 1956 | Template:Age in years and days | 1st | Raja Maharaj Singh | ||
| 3 | File:Yashwantrao Chavan.jpg | Yashwantrao Chavan | Karad North | 1 November 1956 | 5 April 1957 | Template:Age in years and days | 1st | Harekrushna Mahatab | Indian National Congress | rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:Party color" | |
| 5 April 1957 | 30 April 1960 | 2nd | Sri Prakasa | |||||||
Chief ministers of Maharashtra (1960-present)
The Bombay state was dissolved to form the present-day states of Maharashtra and Gujarat by the Bombay Reorganisation Act, 1960, which was enacted by the Parliament of India on 25 April 1960 and came into effect on 1 May 1960.[4][18]
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Statistics
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See also
- List of chairmen of the Maharashtra Legislative Council
- List of leaders of the house in the Maharashtra Legislative Council
- List of leaders of the opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Council
- List of speakers of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
- List of deputy speakers of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
- List of leaders of the opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Notes
References
- ↑ Chavan elected to Legislative Council. Business Line. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
- ↑ Introduction to the Constitution of India{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. LexisNexis Butterworths Wadhwa(2008). ISBN 978-81-8038-559-9
- ↑ Leader of the House. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 The Bombay Reorganisation Act, 1960. India Code - Digital Repository of Legislation(1960-04-25).
- ↑ Before Jayalalithaa, 16 chief ministers who died in office(7 December 2016). Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- ↑ Jayalalithaa is dead: Here are other chief ministers who died while still in office(7 December 2016). Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- ↑ Down but not out(10 July 2011).
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Template:Cite report
- ↑ Indira Gandhi installed as president of break-away faction of Congress Party(21 April 2015). Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- ↑ Use of President's Rule peaked on February 17, 1980: Some facts(17 February 2016). Retrieved 1 March 2018.
- ↑ President's rule: 'Unprecedented but logical'. Business Line. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
- ↑ Devendra Fadnavis takes oath as Maha CM, Shinde & Ajit his deputies. The Times of India(4 December 2024). Retrieved 4 December 2024.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Bombay 1937-1938: A Review of the Administration of the Bombay Presidency{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Government Central Press, Bombay(1939)
- ↑ Chief Ministers (1937 to 2019). Maharashtra Legislature. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ↑ Forgotten fact: Most Mumbaiites are breaking the law when they grab a drink(17 May 2015).
- ↑ A critical study of the development of secondary education for girls in Gujarat its history and present day problems{{#if:Desai|, Desai}. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda(1972)
- ↑ The States Reorganisation Act, 1956(31 August 1956).
- ↑ Explained: How Gujarat, Maharashtra came into being(1 May 2019). Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ↑ Information sought under RTI Act, 2005(27 June 2014). Retrieved 23 May 2018.
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