Government of Maharashtra

Government of Maharashtra
महाराष्ट्र सरकार
	Emblem of Maharashtra
	Flag of India
Formation	1 May 1960 ; (Maharashtra Day)
Country	Republic of India
Website	www.maharashtra.gov.in
Seat of Government	Mantralaya, Mumbai
Legislative Branch
Legislature	Maharashtra Legislature
Upper House	Maharashtra Legislative Council
Chairperson of the House	Ram Shinde, BJP
Deputy Chairperson of the House	Neelam Gorhe, (SS)
Leader of the House	Eknath Shinde; (Dy Chief Minister), SS
Deputy Leader of the House	Pankaja Munde, BJP
Leader of the Opposition	Ambadas Danve, (SHS (UBT))
Deputy Leader of the Opposition	Bhai Jagtap, (INC)
Members in Council	78
Lower House	Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Speaker of the House	Rahul Narwekar
Deputy Speaker of the House	TBD ; since 23 November 2024
Leader of the House	Devendra Fadnavis ,(BJP); (Chief Minister)
Deputy Leader of the House	Eknath Shinde, (SS); (Dy Chief Minister); Ajit Pawar, (NCP); (Dy Chief Minister);
Leader of the Opposition	Vacant
Deputy Leader of the Opposition	Vacant
Members in Assembly	288
Meeting Place	Vidhan Bhavan, Mumbai ; (Budget Session, Monsoon Session, and All Special Session); Vidhan Bhavan, Nagpur; (Winter Session);
Executive Branch
Governor; (Head of the State)	C. P. Radhakrishnan, (BJP)
Chief Minister; (Head of Government)	Devendra Fadnavis, (BJP)
Deputy Chief Minister ; (Deputy Head of Government)	Eknath Shinde, (SS); Ajit Pawar, (NCP);
Chief Secretary; (Head of Civil Service)	Ms. Sujata Saunik, (IAS) ; (Chief secretaries of Maharashtra)
State Cabinet	Third Fadnavis ministry
Meeting place	Mantralaya (Mumbai)
Ministry (Government Department)	68
Total No. of Ministers Members	(Chief Minister 01); (Dy Chief Minister 02); (Cabinet Minister 33); (Minister of State 06); Total = 42;
Responsible for This	Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Judiciary Branch
High Court	Bombay High Court
Chief Justice	Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya

The Government of Maharashtra is the executive branch of the Indian state of Maharashtra. The government is led by the chief minister (currently Devendra Fadnavis since 5 December 2024) who selects the council of ministers and is appointed by the Governor of Maharashtra. The state has had a BJP-led government since 2024. The chief minister and his council of ministers forms the cabinet of maharashtra which is responsible for overseeing the administration of the state,policy formulation etc.

Ministers are responsible to the House in which they sit; they make statements in that House and take questions from members of that House. For most senior ministers this is usually the directly elected Legislative Assembly rather than the indirectly elected Legislative Council. The government is dependent on the Legislature to make primary legislation, and general elections are held every five years (at most) to elect a new Legislative Assembly. After an election, the Governor selects as chief minister the leader of the party or alliance commanding the confidence of the Legislative Assembly, usually by possessing a majority of MLAs.