Template:Infobox Political post The Leader of the Opposition in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly विरोधी पक्षनेते महाराष्ट्र विधानसभा is an elected Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly who leads the official opposition in the Lower house of the Maharashtra Legislature. The Leader of the opposition Maharashtra Legislative Assembly is the Legislature Speaker of the party with the most seats after the government party.
Leaders of the Opposition
The Assembly's opposition parties elect a Leader of the Opposition. This is commonly the leader of the largest non-government party, and is recognized as such by the Speaker. The following is the list of Leaders of the Opposition in the Assembly.[1]
| Sr No | Leader of Opposition | Party | Tenure | Reference | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-Independence Bombay Legislative Assembly (1937–47) | ||||||
| 1 | Ali Muhammad Khan Dehlavi | AIML | rowspan=2 style="width:1px; background-color: Template:Party color" | | 1937 | 1939 | |
| 2 | A. A. Khan | 1946 | 1947 | |||
| Post-Independence Bombay Legislative Assembly (1947–60) | ||||||
| (2) | A. A. Khan | Muslim League | rowspan=1 style="width:1px; background-color: Template:Party color" | | 1947 | 1952 | |
| 3 | Tulsidas Jadhav | PWPI | rowspan=1 style="width:1px; background-color: Template:Party color" | | 1952 | 1955 | |
| 4 | S. M. Joshi | PSP | rowspan=1 style="width:1px; background-color: Template:Party color" | | 1958 | 1959 | |
| 5 | Udhavrao Patil | PWPI | rowspan=1 style="width:1px; background-color: Template:Party color" | | 1958 | 1959 | |
| 6 | Vitthal Devidas Deshpande | CPI | rowspan=1 style="width:1px; background-color: Template:Party color" | | 1959 | 1960 | |
| Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (born 1960) | ||||||
| 7 | Ramchandra Dhondiba Bhandare | SCF | rowspan=1 style="width:1px; background-color: Template:Party color" | | 1960 | 1962 | |
| 8 | Krishnarao Dhulap | PWPI | rowspan=3 style="width:1px; background-color: Template:Party color" | | 1962 | 1972 | |
| 9 | Dinkar Patil | 7 April 1972 | July 1977 | |||
| 10 | Ganpatrao Deshmukh | 18 July 1977 | February 1978 | |||
| 11 | Uttamrao Patil | JP | rowspan=1 style="width:1px; background-color: Template:Party color" | | 28 March 1978 | 17 July 1978 | |
| 12 | Prabha Rau | Congress | rowspan=2 style="width:1px; background-color: Template:Party color" | | February 1979 | 13 July 1979 | |
| 13 | Pratibha Patil | 16 July 1979 | February 1980 | |||
| 14 | Sharad Pawar | Congress (S) | rowspan=3 style="width:1px; background-color: Template:Party color" | | 3 July 1980 | 1 August 1981 | |
| 15 December 1983 | 14 January 1985 | |||||
| 21 March 1985 | 14 December 1986 | |||||
| 15 | Babanrao Dhakne | JP | rowspan=2 style="width:1px; background-color: Template:Party color" | | 17 December 1981 | 14 December 1986 | |
| 16 | Nihal Ahmed | 14 December 1986 | 26 November 1987 | |||
| 17 | Datta Patil | PWPI | rowspan=1 style="width:1px; background-color: Template:Party color" | | 27 November 1987 | 22 December 1988 | |
| 18 | Mrinal Gore | JP | rowspan=1 style="width:1px; background-color: Template:Party color" | | 23 December 1988 | 19 October 1989 | |
| (17) | Datta Patil | PWPI | rowspan=1 style="width:1px; background-color: Template:Party color" | | 20 October 1989 | 3 March 1990 | |
| 19 | Manohar Joshi | Shiv Sena | rowspan=1 style="width:1px; background-color: Template:Party color" | | 22 March 1990 | 12 December 1991 | |
| 20 | Gopinath Munde | BJP | rowspan=1 style="width:1px; background-color: Template:Party color" | | 12 December 1991 | 14 March 1995 | |
| 21 | Madhukarrao Pichad | Congress | rowspan=1 style="width:1px; background-color: Template:Party color" | | 25 March 1995 | 15 July 1999 | |
| 22 | Narayan Rane | Shiv Sena | rowspan=2 style="width:1px; background-color: Template:Party color" | | 22 October 1999 | 12 July 2005 | [2] |
| 23 | Ramdas Kadam | 1 October 2005 | 3 November 2009 | [3] | ||
| 24 | Eknath Khadse | BJP | rowspan=1 style="width:1px; background-color: Template:Party color" | | 11 November 2009 | 8 November 2014 | [4][5] |
| 25 | Eknath Shinde | Shiv Sena | rowspan=1 style="width:1px; background-color: Template:Party color" | | 12 November 2014 | 5 December 2014 | [6][7][8] |
| 26 | Radhakrishna Vikhe-Patil | Congress | rowspan=2 style="width:1px; background-color: Template:Party color" | | 23 December 2014 | 5 June 2019 | [9] |
| 27 | Vijay Namdevrao Wadettiwar | 24 June 2019 | 9 November 2019 | [10][11] | ||
| 28 | Devendra Fadnavis | BJP | rowspan=1 style="width:1px; background-color: Template:Party color" | | 1 December 2019 | Incumbent | [12][13][14] |
See also
- List of governors of Maharashtra
- List of chief ministers of Maharashtra
- List of deputy chief ministers of Maharashtra
- List of Chairman of the Maharashtra Legislative Council
- List of speakers of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
- List of Deputy Speakers of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
- List of Deputy Chairman of the Maharashtra Legislative Council
- List of Leader of the House of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
- List of Leaders of the House of the Maharashtra Legislative Council
- List of Deputy Leader of the House of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
- List of Deputy Leaders of the House of the Maharashtra Legislative Council
- List of Leader of the Opposition of the Maharashtra Legislative Council
- List of Deputy Leader of the Opposition of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
- List of Deputy Leader of the Opposition of the Maharashtra Legislative Council
References
- ↑ Legislative Assembly Leaders of the Opposition. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ↑ Rane made Opposition leader in Maharashtra Assembly. Outlook(31 October 2004). Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ↑ Kadam is the new Opposition leader. Daily News & Analysis(2 October 2005). Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ↑ Maharashtra leader Eknath Khadse quits: NCP’s gain, but is it BJP’s loss?. The Hindustan Times(22 October 2020). Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ↑ From Sarpanch to Revenue Minister: Here's a look at Eknath Khadse's political journey. Free Press Journal(21 October 2020). Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ↑ After NCP support to BJP, Sena to sit in Opposition. The Hindu(10 November 2014). Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ↑ Shiv Sena to sit in Opposition with leader Eknath Shinde. Daily News & Analysis(13 November 2014). Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ↑ Maharashtra: Eknath Shinde resigns from Leader of Opposition's post. The Economic Times(5 December 2014). Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ↑ Maharashtra finally gets full-time opposition leaders. Business Standard(23 December 2014). Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ↑ Congress' Vijay Wadettiwar is new Leader of Opposition in Maharashtra assembly. Mint(24 June 2019). Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ↑ Congress leader Vijay Wadettiwar appointed leader of opposition in Maharashtra assembly. Mint(24 June 2019). Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ↑ Devendra Fadnavis elected leader of opposition, Congress gets speaker post. Mint(2 December 2019). Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ↑ Devendra Fadnavis Elected As Leader Of Opposition In Maharashtra Assembly. NDTV(1 December 2019). Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ↑ Devendra Fadnavis elected Leader of Opposition in Maharashtra. Asian News International(1 December 2019). Retrieved 13 May 2021.
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