The deputy chief minister of Maharashtra is the deputy head of the executive branch of the Government of Maharashtra and the second highest ranking minister of the Council of Ministers.The position of deputy chief minister is not explicitly defined or mentioned in the Constitution of India. However, the Supreme Court of India has stated that the appointment of deputy chief ministers is not unconstitutional. The court has clarified that a deputy chief minister, for all practical purposes, remains a minister in the council of ministers headed by the chief minister and does not draw a higher salary or perks compared to other ministers.During the absence of the chief minister, the deputy-chief minister may chair cabinet meetings and lead the assembly majority. Various deputy chief ministers have also taken the oath of secrecy in line with the one that chief minister takes. This oath has also sparked controversies.
List of deputy chief ministers
Key No.: Incumbent number Died in office Returned to office after a previous non-consecutive term Resigned
+Source:#PortraitNameConstituencyTerm of officeAssembly(election)Chief MinisterParty1Nashikrao TirpudeBhandara5 March 197818 July 19785th(1978)Vasantdada PatilIndian National Congress2Sundarrao SolankeMajalgaon18 July 197817 February 1980Sharad PawarIndian Congress (Socialist)3Ramrao AdikMLC2 February 19835 March 19856th(1980)Vasantdada PatilIndian National Congress4Gopinath MundeRenapur14 March 199518 October 19999th(1995)Manohar Joshi
Narayan RaneBharatiya Janata Party5Chhagan BhujbalMLC18 October 199923 December 200310th(1999)Vilasrao Deshmukh
Sushilkumar Shinde Nationalist Congress Party6Vijaysinh Mohite–PatilMalshiras25 December 20031 November 2004Sushilkumar Shinde7 R. R. PatilTasgaon-Kavathe Mahankal1 November 20048 December 200811th(2004)Vilasrao Deshmukh(5) Chhagan BhujbalYevla8 December 20087 November 2009Ashok Chavan7 November 200911 November 201012th(2009)8Ajit PawarBaramati11 November 201025 September 2012Prithviraj Chavan7 December 201226 September 201423 November 201926 November 201914th(2019)Devendra Fadnavis30 December 201930 June 2022Uddhav Thackeray9 Devendra FadnavisNagpur South West30 June 202226 November 2024Eknath ShindeBharatiya Janata Party(8) Ajit PawarBaramati2 July 20232 years, 201 days Nationalist Congress Party5 December 202428 January 202615th(2024)Devendra Fadnavis10Eknath ShindeKopri-PachpakhadiIncumbentShiv Sena11 Sunetra PawarBaramati31 January 2026 Nationalist Congress Party
Statistics List by deputy chief minister
#Deputy Chief MinisterPartyTerm of office Longest term Total duration 1 Ajit Pawar 2 years, 210 days 8 years, 202 days 2 Chhagan Bhujbal 4 years, 66 days 6 years, 39 days 3 R. R. Patil 4 years, 37 days 4 years, 37 days 4 Gopinath Munde 4 years, 218 days 4 years, 218 days 5 Devendra Fadnavis 6 Ramrao Adik 2 years, 31 days 2 years, 31 days 7 Sundarrao Solanke 1 year, 214 days 1 year, 214 days 8 Eknath Shinde 9 Vijaysinh Mohite–Patil 312 days 312 days 10 Sunetra Pawar 11 Nasikrao Tirpude 135 days 135 days
See also List of governors of Maharashtra List of chief ministers of Maharashtra List of chairpersons of 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 house in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly List of leaders of the house in the Maharashtra Legislative Council List of deputy leaders of the house in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
List of leaders of the opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly List of leaders of the opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Council Chief minister (India)
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