Eknath Shinde is the current Leader of the House of the Maharashtra Legislative Council since 9 December 2024.
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.
No.Portrait NameTerm of officeChairperson of the HouseParty 1 - Marotrao Kannamwar 1 May 1960 8 March 1962 Bhogilal Dhirajlal Lala Vitthal Sakharam Page Indian National Congress2 - Balasaheb Desai 8 March 1962 19 November 1962 Vitthal Sakharam Page3 -P. K. Sawant 20 November 1962 24 November 1963 Vitthal Sakharam Page4 -S. K. Wankhede 25 November 1963 4 December 1963 Vitthal Sakharam Page5 Shankarrao Chavan 5 December 1963 1 March 1967 Vitthal Sakharam Page6 Vasantrao Naik 1 March 1967 13 March 1972 Vitthal Sakharam Page7 Pratibha Patil 13 March 1972 20 February 1975 Vitthal Sakharam Page8 -A. R. Antulay 21 February 1975 16 May 1977 Vitthal Sakharam Page Vitthal Sakharam Page9 Vasantdada Patil 17 May 1977 5 March 1978 Vitthal Sakharam Page10 -Nashikrao Tirpude 5 March 1978 18 July 1978 Vitthal Sakharam Page Ram Meghe Acting Chairperson R. S. Gavai11 -Sundarrao Solanke 18 July 1978 18 February 1980 R. S. Gavai Indian Congress (Socialist) 12 -Babasaheb Bhosale 9 June 1980 12 January 1982 R. S. Gavai Indian National Congress13 -Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar 13 January 1982 1 February 1983 R. S. Gavai Jayant Shridhar Tilak14 - Ramrao Adik 7 February 1983 5 March 1985 Jayant Shridhar Tilak(9) Vasantdada Patil 12 March 1985 1 June 1985 Jayant Shridhar Tilak15 -Surupsingh Hirya Naik 4 June 1985 6 March 1986 Jayant Shridhar Tilak(5) Shankarrao Chavan 12 March 1986 26 June 1988 Jayant Shridhar Tilak16 Sushilkumar Shinde 26 June 1988 3 March 1990 Jayant Shridhar Tilak 17 - Sudhakarrao Naik 4 March 1990 25 June 1991 Jayant Shridhar Tilak18 - Ramrao Adik 25 June 1991 22 February 1993 Jayant Shridhar Tilak19 Shivajirao Deshmukh 3 March 1993 14 March 1995 Jayant Shridhar Tilak20 Gopinath Munde 14 March 1995 1 February 1999 Jayant Shridhar Tilak Bhaurao Tulshiram DeshmukhActing Chairperson N. S. Pharande Bharatiya Janata Party21 - Sudhir Joshi 1 February 1999 17 October 1999 N. S. Pharande Shiv Sena 22 - Patangrao Kadam 18 October 1999 16 January 2003 N. S. Pharande Indian National Congress23 Ranjeet Deshmukh 18 January 2003 23 December 2003 N. S. Pharande24 Vijaysingh Mohite-Patil 27 December 2003 19 October 2004 N. S. Pharande Vasant DavkhareActing Chairperson Shivajirao Deshmukh Nationalist Congress Party25 R. R. Patil 1 November 2004 4 December 2008 Shivajirao Deshmukh 26 - Patangrao Kadam 8 December 2008 7 November 2009Shivajirao Deshmukh Indian National Congress27 Chhagan Bhujbal 7 November 2009 10 November 2010 Shivajirao Deshmukh Nationalist Congress Party 28 Ajit Pawar 11 November 2010 25 September 2012 Shivajirao Deshmukh(25) R R Patil 29 September 2012 26 September 2014 Shivajirao Deshmukh29 Eknath Khadse 9 December 2014 7 July 2016 Shivajirao Deshmukh Ramraje Naik Nimbalkar Bharatiya Janata Party30 Chandrakant Bacchu Patil 8 July 2016 8 November 2019 Ramraje Naik Nimbalkar31 Subhash Desai 16 December 2019 24 February 2020 Ramraje Naik Nimbalkar Shiv Sena(28) Ajit Pawar 24 February 2020 29 June 2022 Ramraje Naik Nimbalkar Nationalist Congress Party32 Devendra Fadnavis 17 August 2022 26 November 2024 Neelam Gorhe Acting Chairperson Bhartiya Janata Party33 Eknath Shinde 9 December 2024 Incumbent Ram Shinde Shiv Sena
Deputy Leader of The House No.Portrait NamePartyTerm of officeChairman of Council Leader of Council Ministry Chief Minister 01 Ranjeet Deshmukh रणजीत देशमुख() Indian National Congress19931994 Jayant Shridhar Tilak Shivajirao Deshmukh Pawar IV Sharad Pawar 02 Sudhir Joshiसुधीर जोशी () Shiv Sena19951999 Jayant Shridhar Tilak(Ending - 1998) Bhaurao Tulshiram Deshmukh(1998 - 1998)Additional Charge Narayana Sadashiv Pharande (Starting - 1998) Gopinath Munde Joshi Manohar Joshi 03 Nitin Gadkariनितीन गडकरी () Bhartiya Janata Party19991999 Narayana Sadashiv Pharande Sudhir Joshi Rane Narayan Rane 04 Husain Dalwai हुसेन दलवाई() Indian National Congress19992003 Narayana Sadashiv Pharande Patangrao Kadam Deshmukh I Vilasrao Deshmukh 05 Vasant Chavanवसंत चव्हाण () Nationalist Congress Party20032003 Narayana Sadashiv Pharande Ranjeet Deshmukh Sushilkumar Sushilkumar Shinde 06 Shivajirao Moghe शिवाजीराव मोघे() Indian National Congress20032004 Narayana Sadashiv Pharande(Ending - 2004) Vasant Davkhare(2004 - 2004)Additional Charge Shivajirao Deshmukh(Starting - 2004) Vijaysingh Mohite-Patil 07 Suresh Jainसुरेश जैन () Indian National Congress20042008 Shivajirao Deshmukh R. R. Patil Deshmukh II Vilasrao Deshmukh 08 Ramraje Naik Nimbalkarरामराजे नाईक निंबाळकर () Nationalist Congress Party20082009 Shivajirao Deshmukh Patangrao Kadam Ashok IAshok Chavan 09 Balasaheb Thorat बाळासाहेब थोरात() Indian National Congress20092010 Shivajirao Deshmukh Chhagan Bhujbal Ashok II 10 Rajendra Darda राजेंद्र दर्डा() Indian National Congress20102014 Shivajirao Deshmukh Ajit Pawar (2010 - 2012) R. R. Patil (2012 - 2014) Prithviraj Prithviraj Chavan 11 Chandrakant Bacchu Patil चंद्रकांत बच्चू पाटील() Bhartiya Janata Party20142016 Shivajirao Deshmukh(Ending - 2015 ) Ramraje Naik Nimbalkar(Starting - 2015) Eknath Khadse Fadnavis I Devendra Fadnavis 12 Pankaja Mundeपंकजा मुंडे () Bhartiya Janata Party20162019 Ramraje Naik Nimbalkar Chandrakant Bacchu Patil 13 Vacant रिकामे Independent20192019 Ramraje Naik Nimbalkar Devendra Fadnavis In charge Fadnavis II 14 (In charge) Nitin Raut नितीन राऊत() Indian National Congress20192020 Ramraje Naik Nimbalkar Subhash Desai In charge Thackeray Uddhav Thackeray 15 Subhash Desaiसुभाष देसाई () Shiv Sena20202022 Ramraje Naik Nimbalkar Ajit Pawar 16 Uday Samant उदय सामंत() Shiv Sena (Shinde Group)20222024 Neelam GorheAdditional Charge Devendra Fadnavis Eknath Eknath Shinde 17 Pankaja Mundeपंकजा मुंडे() Bhartiya Janata Party2024Incumbent Ram Shinde Eknath Shinde Fadnavis III Devendra Fadnavis
See also List of governors of Maharashtra List of chief ministers of Maharashtra List of chairmen of the Maharashtra Legislative Council
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