The Maharashtra Legislative Council, also known as Maharashtra Vidhan Parishad, is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of Maharashtra state in western India.
Legislature Party Leaders
House Leader Portrait SinceMaharashtra Legislative Council PostsGroup Leader Legislature Council BJP PartyPravin Darekar16 December 2019Group Leader Legislature Council SHS PartyKishor Darade 1 March 2023Group Leader Legislature Council SS(UBT) PartyAnil Parab 7 July 2022Group Leader Legislature Council NCP(SP) PartyEknath Khadse11 March 2023Group Leader Legislature Council Congress PartySatej Patil'2 March 2023Nationalist Congress Party Vikram Vasantrao Kale
Party's Group Leader & Whip +NoParty Post Name 01Bharatiya Janata Party Group Leader Pravin Darekar Chief Whip Vijay GirkarWhipPrasad Lad 02Shiv Sena Group LeaderKishor Darade Chief Whip WhipUnknown 03Nationalist Congress Party Group Leader Aniket Tatkare Chief Whip Shivaji Rao Garje WhipSanjay Khodke 04Indian National Congress Group Leader Satej Patil Chief Whip Abhijit Wanjarri WhipRajesh Rathod 05Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) Group Leader Eknath Khadse Chief Whip Shashikant Shinde WhipUnknown 06Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) Group Leader Anil Parab Chief Whip Sunil Shinde WhipUnknown
Location The seat of the Vidhan Parishad is situated at the Nariman Point area of South Mumbai in the capital Mumbai. The budget session and the monsoon session are convened in Mumbai whereas the winter session is convened in the auxiliary capital Nagpur.
Composition of Legislative Council Legislative Council shall consist of not less than 40 members or maximum one-third of the total number of members in the legislative assembly, chosen in the manner provided in this section.
30 members shall be elected by the members of the Legislative Assembly. 7 members are elected from amongst graduates from seven divisions of Maharashtra ( Mumbai, Amravati Division, Nashik Division, Aurangabad Division, Konkan Division, Nagpur Division and Pune Division) 7 members are elected from amongst teachers from seven divisions of Maharashtra ( Mumbai, Amravati Division, Nashik Division, Aurangabad Division, Konkan Division, Nagpur Division and Pune Division) 22 members are elected from amongst the local bodies of Maharashtra from 21 divisions of Maharashtra ( Mumbai (2 seats) and one seat each from Ahmednagar, Akola-cum-Washim-cum-Buldhana, Amravati, Aurangabad-cum-Jalna, Bhandara- Gondiya, Dhule-cum-Nandurbar, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Nagpur, Nanded, Nashik, Osmanabad-cum-Latur-cum-Beed, Parbhani-Hingoli, Pune, Raigad-cum-Ratnagiri-cum-Sindhudurg, Sangli-cum-Satara, Solapur, Thane-cum-Palghar, Wardha-cum-Chandrapur-cum-Gadhchiroli and Yavatmal) 12 members having special knowledge or practical experience in respect of matters such as literature, science, art, co-operative movement and social service shall be nominated by the Governor
It is a continuous House and not subject to dissolution. However, one-third of its members retire every second year and are replaced by new members. As such a member enjoys a tenure of six years. The members of the Vidhan Parishad elect its chairman and deputy chairman.
Constituencies and Members (78) Following are recent members of Maharashtra Legislative Council
Elected by the Legislative Assembly members (30) Keys: (16) (6) (4) (2) (1) (1) #Member Party Term start Term end 1 Pramod Jathar BJP 14-May-2026 13-May-2032 2 Sunil Karjatkar BJP 14-May-2026 13-May-2032 3 Sanjay Bhende BJP 14-May-2026 13-May-2032 4 Madhavi Naik BJP 14-May-2026 13-May-2032 5 Vivek Kolhe BJP 14-May-2026 13-May-2032 6 Pankaja Munde BJP 28-July-2024 27-July-2030 7 Yogesh Tilekar BJP 28-July-2024 27-July-2030 8 Parinay Fuke BJP 28-July-2024 27-July-2030 9 Amit Gorkhe BJP 28-July-2024 27-July-2030 10 Sadabhau Khot BJP 28-July-2024 27-July-2030 11 Pradnya Satav BJP 12-May-2026 27-July-2030 12 Pravin Darekar BJP 08-July-2022 07-July-2028 13 Ram Shinde BJP 08-July-2022 07-July-2028 14 Shrikant Bharatiya BJP 08-July-2022 07-July-2028 15 Prasad Lad BJP 08-July-2022 07-July-2028 16 Uma Khapre BJP 08-July-2022 07-July-2028 17Bachchu Kadu SHS 14-May-2026 13-May-2032 18Neelam Gorhe SHS 14-May-2026 13-May-2032 19 Krupal Tumane SHS 28-July-2024 27-July-2030 20 Bhavana Gawali SHS 28-July-2024 27-July-2030 21 Sachin Ahir SHS 08-July-2022 07-July-2028 22Chandrakant RaghuwanshiSHS 20-Mar-2025 07-July-2028 23 Zeeshan Siddique NCP 14-May-2026 13-May-2032 24 Shivaji Rao Garje NCP 28-July-2024 27-July-2030 25Sanjay KhodkeNCP20-Mar-202527-July-2030 26 Ramraje Naik Nimbalkar NCP 08-July-2022 07-July-2028 27 Ambadas Danve SS(UBT) 14-May-2026 13-May-2032 28 Milind Narvekar SS(UBT) 28-July-2024 27-July-2030 29 Bhai Jagtap INC 08-July-2022 07-July-2028 30 Eknath Khadse NCP(SP) 08-July-2022 07-July-2028
Elected from Local Authorities' constituencies (22) Keys: (14) (3) (2) (1) (1) (1)
# ConstituencyMember Party Term start Term end 1 Mumbai Sunil Shinde SS(UBT) 02-Jan-2022 01-Jan-2028 2 Mumbai Rajhans Singh BJP 02-Jan-2022 01-Jan-2028 3 Dhule–Nandurbar Amrish Patel BJP 02-Jan-2022 01-Jan-2028 4 NagpurRajeev Potdar BJP 22-Jun-2026 01-Jan-2028 5 Akola–Washim–Buldhana Vasant Khandelwal BJP 02-Jan-2022 01-Jan-2028 6 Kolhapur Satej Patil INC 02-Jan-2022 01-Jan-2028 7Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar -Jalna Suhas ShirsathBJP 22-Jun-2026 21-Jun-2032 8 Dharashiv–Latur–BeedBasavraj PatilBJP 22-Jun-2026 21-Jun-2032 9 AmravatiPravin PoteBJP 22-Jun-2026 21-Jun-2032 10 Wardha–Chandrapur–Gadhchiroli Arun Lakhani BJP 22-Jun-2026 21-Jun-2032 11Nashik Gokul Gite Ind 22-Jun-202621-Jun-2032 12 Parbhani–Hingoli Saeed KhanSHS 22-Jun-2026 21-Jun-2032 13 Raigad–Ratnagiri–SindhudurgAniket TatkareNCP 22-Jun-2026 21-Jun-2032 14 Jalgaon Nandkishor Mahajan BJP 22-Jun-2026 21-Jun-2032 15 Bhandara–Gondia Avinash Bramhankar BJP 22-Jun-2026 21-Jun-2032 16Pune Vikram Kakde NCP 22-Jun-2026 21-Jun-2032 17 Sangli–SataraDhairyashil Kadam BJP 22-Jun-2026 21-Jun-2032 18 Nanded Amarnath Rajurkar BJP 22-Jun-2026 21-Jun-2032 19YavatmalDushyant ChaturvediSHS 22-Jun-2026 21-Jun-2032 20 Thane–PalgharRavindra PhatakSHS 22-Jun-2026 21-Jun-2032 21 AhilayanagarPrajakt Tanpure BJP 22-Jun-2026 21-Jun-2032 22 SolapurRajendra Raut BJP 22-Jun-2026 21-Jun-2032
Elected from Teachers constituencies (7) Keys: (1) (1) (2) (1) (1) (1) # ConstituencyMember Party Term start Term end 1 MumbaiJagannath Abhyankar SS(UBT) 08-Jul-2024 07-Jul-2030 2 NashikKishor Darade SHS 08-Jul-2024 07-Jul-2030 3 Konkan Dnyaneshwar Mhatre BJP 08-Feb-2023 07-Feb-2029 4 Chhatrapati SambhajinagarVikram Kale NCP 08-Feb-2023 07-Feb-2029 5 Nagpur Sudhakar Adbale Ind 08-Feb-2023 07-Feb-2029 6 Pune Jayant Asgaonkar INC 07-Dec-2020 06-Dec-2026 7 Amravati Kiran Sarnaik SHS 07-Dec-2020 06-Dec-2026
Elected from Graduates constituencies (7) Keys: (2) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)
# ConstituencyMember Party Term start Term end 1 Konkan Niranjan Davkhare BJP 08-Jul-2024 07-Jul-2030 2 Mumbai Anil Parab SS(UBT) 08-Jul-2024 07-Jul-2030 3 Amravati Dhiraj Lingade INC 08-Feb-2023 07-Feb-2029 4 Nashik Satyajeet Tambe Ind 08-Feb-2023 07-Feb-2029 5 Nagpur Abhijit Wanjarri INC 07-Dec-2020 06-Dec-2026 6 Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Satish Chavan NCP 07-Dec-2020 06-Dec-2026 7 Pune Arun Lad NCP(SP) 07-Dec-2020 06-Dec-2026
Nominated by the Governor (12) Keys: (3) (2) (2) (5) #Member Party Term start Term end1Chitra Wagh BJP16-Oct-202415-Oct-20302Vikrant Patil BJP16-Oct-202415-Oct-20303Babusingh Maharaj Rathod BJP16-Oct-202415-Oct-20304Hemant Patil SHS16-Oct-202415-Oct-20305Manisha Kayande SHS16-Oct-202415-Oct-20306Pankaj Bhujbal NCP16-Oct-202415-Oct-20307Idris Naikwadi NCP16-Oct-202415-Oct-203089101112
Officers Chairperson
Prof. Ram Shinde
Leader of the House 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.
Deputy Leader of the House The council has a Deputy 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.
Leader of the Opposition
Vacant, since 29th August
See also List of members of the Maharashtra Legislative Council Government of Maharashtra Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Vidhan Parishad
References