Jump to content

List of leaders of the house in the Maharashtra Legislative Council

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Leader of the House of the Maharashtra Legislative Council
सभागृह नेते महाराष्ट्र विधान परिषद
Seal of Maharashtra
since 9 December 2024
Maharashtra Legislative Council
StyleThe Honourable
Member of
Reports toGovernment of Maharashtra
ResidenceMumbai, India
SeatMaharashtra Legislature
AppointerChief Minister of Maharashtra & Cabinet
Term lengthDuring the life of the vidhan Sabha (five years maximum)
Constituting instrument-
PrecursorLeader of the House of The Bombay Legislative Council (1947-60)
Inaugural holderMarotrao Kannamwar
(1960 - 1962)
Formation1 May 1960
DeputyVacant since 26 November 2024
Salary - approximately
Website-

Eknath Shinde is the current Leader of the House of the Maharashtra Legislative Council since 09 December 2024 .

Leader of the House

[edit]

The Council has a Leader of the House, who heads the government caucus. The office is provided for in the Legislative Council Rules, which defines it as "Chief Minister or any other Minister appointed by Chief Minister". The Rules further mandate that the Chairperson should conduct parliamentary business in consultation with the Leader.[1]

Portrait Name Term of office Chairman of the House Party
1 Marotrao Kannamwar
(Minister of Public Works (Excluding Public Undertakings))
1 May 1960 8 March 1962 1 year, 311 days
  • Bhogilal Dhirajlal Lala
  • Vitthal Sakharam Page
Indian National Congress
2 Balasaheb Desai
(Minister of Agriculture)
8 March 1962 19 November 1962 256 days
  • Vitthal Sakharam Page
3 - P. K. Sawant
(Minister of Public Health)
20 November 1962 24 November 1963 1 year, 4 days
  • Vitthal Sakharam Page
4 - S. K. Wankhede
(Minister of Industries)
25 November 1963 4 December 1963 9 days
  • Vitthal Sakharam Page
5 Shankarrao Chavan
(Minister of Energy)
5 December 1963 1 March 1967 3 years, 86 days
  • Vitthal Sakharam Page
6 Vasantrao Naik
(Chief Minister)
1 March 1967 13 March 1972 5 years, 12 days
  • Vitthal Sakharam Page
7 Pratibha Patil
(Minister of Social Justice)
13 March 1972 20 February 1975 2 years, 344 days
  • Vitthal Sakharam Page
8 A. R. Antulay
(Minister of Law and Judiciary)
21 February 1975 16 May 1977 2 years, 84 days
  • Vitthal Sakharam Page
  • Vitthal Sakharam Page
9 Vasantdada Patil
(Chief Minister)
17 May 1977 5 March 1978 292 days
  • Vitthal Sakharam Page
10 Nashikrao Tirpude
(Deputy Chief Minister)
5 March 1978 18 July 1978 76 days
  • Vitthal Sakharam Page
  • Ram Meghe
    Acting Chairperson
  • R. S. Gavai
11 Sundarrao Solanke
(Deputy Chief Minister)
18 July 1978 18 February 1980 1 year, 215 days Indian Congress (Socialist)
12 - Babasaheb Bhosale
(Minister of Law and Judiciary)
9 June 1980 12 January 1982 1 year, 217 days Indian National Congress
13 - Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar
(Minister of Special Assistance)
13 January 1982 1 February 1983 1 year, 19 days
14 Ramrao Adik
(Deputy Chief Minister)
7 February 1983 5 March 1985 2 years, 26 days
15 Vasantdada Patil
(Chief Minister)
12 March 1985 1 June 1985 81 days
16 - Surupsingh Hirya Naik
(Minister of Public Works (Excluding Public Undertakings))
4 June 1985 6 March 1986 275 days
17 Shankarrao Chavan
(Chief Minister)
12 March 1986 26 June 1988 2 years, 106 days
18 Sushilkumar Shinde
(Minister of Finance)
26 June 1988 3 March 1990 1 year, 222 days
19 Sudhakarrao Naik
(Minister of Revenue)
4 March 1990 25 June 1991 1 year, 113 days
20 - Ramrao Adik
(Minister of Finance)
25 June 1991 22 February 1993 1 year, 242 days
21 Shivajirao_Deshmukh
(Minister of Public Works (Excluding Public Undertakings))
3 March 1993 14 March 1995 2 years, 8 days
22 Gopinath Munde
(Deputy Chief Minister)
14 March 1995 1 February 1999 3 years, 324 days Bharatiya Janata Party
23 Sudhir Joshi
(Minister of Revenue)
1 February 1999 17 October 1999 258 days Shiv Sena
24 Patangrao Kadam
(Minister of Industries)
18 October 1999 16 January 2003 3 years, 92 days Indian National Congress
25 Ranjeet Deshmukh
(Rural Development)
18 January 2003 23 December 2003 1 year, 340 days
26 Vijaysingh Mohite-Patil
(Deputy Chief Minister)
27 December 2003 19 October 2004 297 days Nationalist Congress Party
27 R. R. Patil
(Deputy Chief Minister)
1 November 2004 4 December 2008 4 years, 33 days
28 Patangrao Kadam
(Minister of Revenue)
8 December 2008 7 November 2009 334 days Indian National Congress
29 Chhagan Bhujbal
(Deputy Chief Minister)
7 November 2009 10 November 2010 1 year, 3 days Nationalist Congress Party
30 Ajit Pawar
Deputy Chief Minister
11 November 2010 25 September 2012 1 year, 319 days
31 R R Patil
(Minister of Home Affairs)
29 September 2012 26 September 2014 2 years, 6 days
32 Eknath Khadse
(Revenue Minister)
9 December 2014 7 July 2016 1 year, 211 days Bharatiya Janata Party
33 Chandrakant Bacchu Patil
(Public Works (Excluding Public Undertakings) Minister)
8 July 2016 8 November 2019 3 years, 123 days
34 Subhash Desai
(Industries Minister)
16 December 2019 24 February 2020 70 days Shiv Sena
35 Ajit Pawar
Deputy Chief Minister
24 February 2020 29 June 2022 2 years, 125 days Nationalist Congress Party
36 Devendra Fadnavis
Deputy Chief Minister
17 August 2022 26 November 2024 2 years, 101 days Bhartiya Janata Party
37 Eknath Shinde
Deputy Chief Minister
9 December 2024 Incumbent 10 days Shiv Sena

Deputy Leader of The House

[edit]
Portrait Name Party Term of office Chairman of Council Leader of Council Ministry Chief Minister
01 Ranjeet Deshmukh रणजीत देशमुख
(Cabinet Minister of Rural Development , Panchayat Raj, Employment Guarantee Scheme, and Ex-Servicemen Welfare)
Indian National Congress 06 March
1993
18 November
1994
1 year, 257 days Jayant Shridhar Tilak Shivajirao Deshmukh Pawar IV
Sharad Pawar
02 Sudhir Joshi
सुधीर जोशी
(Cabinet Minister of Revenue, Khar Land Development, Relief and Rehabilitation, and School Education)
Shiv Sena 14 March
1995
01 February
1999
3 years, 324 days Gopinath Munde Joshi
Manohar Joshi
03 Nitin Gadkari
नितीन गडकरी
(Cabinet Minister of Public Works (Excluding Public Undertakings), Public Works (Including Public Undertakings), and Energy and Industries)
Bhartiya Janata Party 01 February
1999
17 October
1999
258 days Narayana Sadashiv Pharande Sudhir Joshi Rane
Narayan Rane
04 Husain Dalwai
हुसेन दलवाई
(Cabinet Minister of Labour, Minority Development and Aukaf, and Ports)
Indian National Congress 19 October
1999
17 January
2003
3 years, 90 days Narayana Sadashiv Pharande Patangrao Kadam Deshmukh I
Vilasrao Deshmukh
05 Vasant Chavan
वसंत चव्हाण
(Cabinet Minister of Food and Drug Administration and Mining)
Nationalist Congress Party 18 January
2003
23 December
2003
346 days Narayana Sadashiv Pharande Ranjeet Deshmukh Sushilkumar
Sushilkumar Shinde
06 Shivajirao Moghe
शिवाजीराव मोघे
(Cabinet Minister of Tourism, Employment Guarantee, and Water Resources (Krishna Valley Development) and (Konkan Valley Development))
Indian National Congress 27 December
2003
01 November
2004
310 days Vijaysingh Mohite-Patil
07 Suresh Jain
सुरेश जैन
(Cabinet Minister of Higher and Technical Education)
Indian National Congress 01 November
2004
01 December
2008
4 years, 30 days Shivajirao Deshmukh R. R. Patil Deshmukh II
Vilasrao Deshmukh
08 Ramraje Naik Nimbalkar
रामराजे नाईक निंबाळकर
(Cabinet Minister of Irrigation (Krishna Valley Corporation), Disaster Management and Relief & Rehabilitation)
Nationalist Congress Party 08 December
2008
06 November
2009
333 days Shivajirao Deshmukh Patangrao Kadam Ashok I
Ashok Chavan
09 Balasaheb Thorat
बाळासाहेब थोरात
(Cabinet Minister of Agriculture, Soil and Water Conservation, School Education and Marathi Language)
Indian National Congress 07 November
2009
10 November
2010
1 year, 3 days Shivajirao Deshmukh Chhagan Bhujbal Ashok II
10 Rajendra Darda
राजेंद्र दर्डा
(Cabinet Minister of School Education, Skill Development And Entrepreneurship, Sports and Youth Welfare)
Indian National Congress 11 November
2010
26 September
2014
3 years, 319 days Shivajirao Deshmukh Prithviraj
Prithviraj Chavan
11 Chandrakant Bacchu Patil
चंद्रकांत बच्चू पाटील
(Cabinet Minister of Public Works (Excluding Public Undertakings), Co-operation, Marketing, and Textiles)
Bhartiya Janata Party 31 October
2014
04 June
2016
1 year, 217 days Eknath Khadse Fadnavis I
Devendra Fadnavis
12 Pankaja Munde
पंकजा मुंडे
(Cabinet Minister of Rural Development, Panchayat Raj and Women and Child Development.)
Bhartiya Janata Party 08 July
2016
12 November
2019
3 years, 127 days Ramraje Naik Nimbalkar Chandrakant Bacchu Patil
13 Vacant
रिकामे
Independent 23 November
2019
28 November
2019
5 days Ramraje Naik Nimbalkar Devendra Fadnavis
In charge
Fadnavis II
14
(In charge)
Nitin Raut
नितीन राऊत
(Cabinet Minister of Public Works (Excluding Public Undertakings), Tribal Development and Women and Child Development)
Indian National Congress 16 December
2019
24 February
2020
70 days Ramraje Naik Nimbalkar Subhash Desai
In charge
Thackeray
Uddhav Thackeray
15 Subhash Desai
सुभाष देसाई
(Cabinet Minister of Industries, Mining Department and Marathi Language)
Shiv Sena 24 February
2020
29 June
2022
2 years, 125 days Ramraje Naik Nimbalkar Ajit Pawar
16 Uday Samant
उदय सामंत
(Cabinet Minister of Industries)
Shiv Sena (Shinde Group) 17 August
2022
26 November
2024
2 years, 101 days Neelam Gorhe
Additional Charge
Devendra Fadnavis Eknath
Eknath Shinde
17 Vacant 09 December
2024
Incumbent 10 days Ram Shinde Eknath Shinde Fadnavis III
Devendra Fadnavis

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Maharashtra Legislative Council Rules" (PDF). 2009. Retrieved 10 June 2021.