List of deputy leaders of the house in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
| Deputy Leader of the House of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
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Incumbent Devendra Fadnavis Ajit Pawar since 3 July 2022 and 17 July 2023   Devendra Fadnavis (since 3 July 2022) and Ajit Pawar (since 17 July 2023) | |
| Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | |
| Style | The Honourable |
| Member of |
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| Reports to | Government of Maharashtra |
| Residence | Pune |
| Appointer | Chief Minister of Maharashtra & Cabinet |
| Term length | During the life of the vidhan Sabha (five years maximum) |
| Precursor | Deputy Leader of the House of The Bombay Legislative Assembly (1947–60) |
| Inaugural holder | Marotrao Kannamwar (1960–1962) |
| Formation | 1 May 1960 |
| Salary | ₹ – approximately |
The Deputy Leader of the House of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly is the deputy to the Leader of the House Devendra Fadnavis is the current Deputy Leader of the House of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly as the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra.
Deputy Leader of the House
The Assembly has a Deputy Leader of the House, who heads the government caucus. The office is provided for in the Legislative Assembly 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]
| Name Deputy Leader of the House | Constituency | Ministerial offices held | Term | Party | Assembly (Election) | Leader of the House | Speaker of the House | Ministry | Chief Minister | ||||
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 R. R. Patil आर.आर.पाटील | (MLA for Tasgaon-Kavathe Mahankal Constituency No. 287- Sangli District) (Legislative Assembly) | 01 November 2004 | 08 December 2008 | 4 years, 37 days | Nationalist Congress Party | 11th Assembly (2004 election) | Vilasrao Deshmukh | Babasaheb Kupekar | Second Deshmukh ministry |  Vilasrao Deshmukh | |||
 Chhagan Bhujbal छगन भुजबळ | (MLA for Yevla Constituency No. 119- Nashik District) (Legislative Assembly) |
| 08 December 2008 | 06 November 2009 | 333 days | Nationalist Congress Party | 11th Assembly (2004 election) | Ashok Chavan | Babasaheb Kupekar | First Ashok Chavan ministry |  Ashok Chavan | ||
| Chhagan Bhujbal छगन भुजबळ | (MLA for Yevla Constituency No. 119- Nashik District) (Legislative Assembly) |
| 07 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | Nationalist Congress Party | 12th Assembly (2009 election) | Ashok Chavan | Dilip Walse-Patil | Second Ashok Chavan ministry | Ashok Chavan | ||
 Ajit Pawar अजित पवार | (MLA for Baramati Constituency No. 201- Pune District) (Legislative Assembly) |
| 11 November 2010 | 25 September 2012 | 1 year, 319 days | 12th Assembly (2009 election) | Prithviraj Chavan | Dilip Walse-Patil | Prithviraj Chavan ministry |  Prithviraj Chavan | |||
| Chhagan Bhujbal छगन भुजबळ (Additional Charge) | (MLA for Yevla Constituency No. 119- Nashik District) (Legislative Assembly) |
| 26 September 2012 | 07 December 2012 | 72 days | 12th Assembly (2009 election) | Prithviraj Chavan | Dilip Walse-Patil | Prithviraj Chavan ministry | Prithviraj Chavan | |||
| Ajit Pawar अजित पवार | (MLA for Baramati Constituency No. 201- Pune District) (Legislative Assembly) |
| 07 December 2012 | 26 September 2014 | 1 year, 293 days | 12th Assembly (2009 election) | Prithviraj Chavan | Dilip Walse-Patil | Prithviraj Chavan ministry | Prithviraj Chavan | |||
 Eknath Khadse एकनाथ खडसे | (MLA for Muktainagar Constituency No. 20- Jalgaon District) (Legislative Assembly) |
| 31 October 2014 | 04 June 2016 | 1 year, 217 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | 13th Assembly (2014 election) | Devendra Fadnavis | Haribhau Bagade | Devendra Fadanvis Ministry |  Devendra Fadnavis | ||
 Girish Mahajan गिरीश महाजन | (MLA for Jamner Constituency No. 19- Jalgaon District) (Legislative Assembly) |
| 04 June 2016 | 12 November 2019 | 3 years, 161 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | 13th Assembly (2014 election) | Devendra Fadnavis | Haribhau Bagade | Devendra Fadanvis Ministry | Devendra Fadnavis | ||
| Ajit Pawar अजित पवार | (MLA for Baramati Constituency No. 201- Pune District) (Legislative Assembly) |
| 23 November 2019 | 26 November 2019 | 3 days | Nationalist Congress Party | 14th Assembly (2019 election) | Devendra Fadnavis | Kalidas Kolambkar (Pro Tem Speaker) | Second Fadnavis ministry | Devendra Fadnavis | ||
 Eknath Shinde एकनाथ शिंदे | (MLA for Kopri-Pachpakhadi Constituency No. 147- Thane District) (Legislative Assembly) |
| 28 November 2019 | 30 December 2019 | 31 days | Shiv Sena | 14th Assembly (2019 election) | Uddhav Thackeray |
| Uddhav Thackrey Ministry |  Uddhav Thackeray | ||
| Ajit Pawar अजित पवार | (MLA for Baramati Constituency No. 201- Pune District) (Legislative Assembly) |
| 30 December 2019 | 29 June 2022 | 2 years, 181 days | Nationalist Congress Party | 14th Assembly (2019 election) | Uddhav Thackeray |
| Uddhav Thackrey Ministry | Uddhav Thackeray | ||
 Devendra Fadnavisदेवेंद्र फडणवीस | (MLA for Nagpur South West Constituency No. 52- Nagpur District) (Legislative Assembly) |
| 03 July 2022 | Incumbent | 1 year, 301 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | 14th Assembly (2019 election) | Eknath Shinde |
| Eknath Shinde Ministry | Eknath Shinde | ||
| Ajit Pawar अजित पवार | (MLA for Baramati Constituency No. 201- Pune District) (Legislative Assembly) |
| 17 July 2023 | Incumbent | 287 days | Nationalist Congress Party | 14th Assembly (2019 election) | Eknath Shinde | Eknath Shinde Ministry | Eknath Shinde | |||
References
- ^ "Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Rules" (PDF). 2009. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
