| Border: | parliamentary |
| Minister: | not_prime20.02332 |
| Post: | Chief Minister |
| Body: | Maharashtra |
| Insignia: | Seal of Maharashtra.svg |
| Insigniacaption: | Emblem of Maharashtra |
| Department: | Government of Maharashtra |
| Appointer: | Governor of Maharashtra |
| Incumbent: | Eknath Shinde (as caretaker) |
| Incumbentsince: | 26 November 2024 |
| Style: | The Honorable Mr. Chief Minister His Excellency |
| Status: | Head of Government |
| Abbreviation: | CM |
| Termlength: | At the confidence of the assembly |
| Termlength Qualified: | 5 years and is subject to no term limits.[1] |
| Inaugural: | |
| Current: | Raj Thakre |
| Deputy: | Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra |
| Residence: | Varsha Bungalow, Malabar Hill, Mumbai |
| Seat: | Mantralaya, Mumbai |
| Precursor: | |
| Salary: |
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The Chief Minister of Maharashtra (IAST: Mahārāṣṭrāce Mukhyamaṃtrī) is the head of the executive branch of the government of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Following elections to the Legislative Assembly, the governor invites the party (or coalition) with a majority of seats to form the government and appoints the chief minister. If the appointee is not a member of either the Legislative Assembly or the Legislative Council of Maharashtra, then the Constitution stipulates that they need to be elected within six months of being sworn in.[2] The office of the CM is coterminous with the concurrent Assembly provided the CM commands confidence in the house and hence does not exceed five years. However, it is subject to no term limits.[3]
Maharashtra was formed by dissolution of Bombay State and Hyderabad State on 1 May 1960.[4] Yashwantrao Chavan, who was serving as the third CM of Bombay State since 1956, became the first CM of Maharashtra. He belonged to the Indian National Congress and held the office until the 1962 Assembly elections. Marotrao Kannamwar succeeded him and was the only CM to die while in office.[5] [6] Vasantrao Naik, who was in office from December 1963 to February 1975 for more than 11 years, has by far been the longest serving CM. He also was the first and only CM to complete his full term of five years (1967-1972) till Devendra Fadnavis matched it (2014-2019). With the exceptions of Manohar Joshi (SS), Narayan Rane (SS), Devendra Fadnavis (BJP), Uddhav Thackeray (SS) and Eknath Shinde (SS), all other CMs have been from the Congress or its breakaway parties.[7] [8] [9]
So far, President's rule has been imposed thrice in the state: first from February to June 1980 and again from September to October 2014. It was again imposed on 12 November 2019.[10] [11]
The current incumbent is Eknath Shinde of the Shiv Sena since 30 June 2022. He has been serving as the caretaker Chief Minister since the Assembly was dissolved after the 2024 Maharashtra election. [12]
Colour key for political parties
| Portrait | Name | Term of Office | Assembly | Appointedby (Governor) | Party | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dhanjishah Cooper | 1 April 1937 | 19 July 1937[13] | 1st Provincial(1937 Elections) | The Lord Brabourne | Independent | ||||
| 2 | Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher | 19 July 1937[14] | 2 November 1939[15] | Robert Duncan Bell | Indian National Congress | |||||
| - | Vacant(Governor's Rule) | 2 November1939 | 30 March 1946 | Dissolved | - | N/A | ||||
| (2) | Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher | 30 March 1946 | 26 January 1950 | 2ndProvincial | Sir John Colville | Indian National Congress | ||||
| Portrait | Name | Constituency | Term of Office | Assembly | Appointed by(Governor) | Party | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher | MLC | 15 August 1947 | 21 April 1952 | Provincial Assembly1946 election) | Sir John Colville | Indian National Congress | |||
| 2 | Morarji Desai | Bulsar Chikhli | 21 April 1952 | 31 October 1956 | 1st(1952 elections) | Raja Sir Maharaj Singh | ||||
| Chief Ministers of Bombay State (1956–60) | ||||||||||
| 3 | Yashwantrao Chavan | Karad North | 1 November 1956 | 5 April 1957 | 1st(1952 elections) | Harekrushna Mahatab | Indian National Congress | |||
| 5 April 1957 | 30 April 1960 | 2nd(1957 elections) | Sri Prakasa | |||||||
| Chief Ministers of Maharashtra (1960–present)(Bombay Reorganisation Act, 1960)[16] | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Term of office | Assembly | Party[17] | ||||
| Took office | Left office | Duration | ||||||||
| 1 | Yashwantrao Chavan | Karad North | 1 May 1960 | 20 November 1962 | 1st(1957 elections) | Indian National Congress | ||||
| 2 | Marotrao Kannamwar | Saoli | 20 November 1962 | 24 November 1963 † | 2nd(1962 election) | |||||
| 3 | P. K. Sawant | Chiplun | 25 November 1963 | 5 December 1963 | ||||||
| 4 | Vasantrao Naik | Pusad | 5 December 1963 | 1 March 1967 | ||||||
| 1 March 1967 | 13 March 1972 | 3rd(1967 election) | ||||||||
| 13 March 1972 | 21 February 1975 | 4th(1972 election) | ||||||||
| 5 | Shankarrao Chavan | Bhokar | 21 February 1975 | 17 May 1977 | ||||||
| 6 | Vasantdada Patil | MLC | 17 May 1977 | 5 March 1978 | ||||||
| Sangli | 5 March 1978 | 18 July 1978 | 5th(1978 election) | Indian National Congress (U) | ||||||
| 7 | Sharad Pawar | Baramati | 18 July 1978 | 17 February 1980 | Indian Congress (Socialist) | |||||
| – | Vacant(President's rule) | N/A | 17 February 1980 | 8 June 1980 | Dissolved[18] | N/A | ||||
| 8 | A. R. Antulay | Shrivardhan | 9 June 1980 | 21 January 1982 | 6th(1980 election) | Indian National Congress | ||||
| 9 | Babasaheb Bhosale | Nehrunagar | 21 January 1982 | 2 February 1983 | ||||||
| (6) | Vasantdada Patil | Sangli | 2 February 1983 | 3 June 1985 | ||||||
| 10 | Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar | Nilanga | 3 June 1985 | 12 March 1986 | 7th(1985 election) | |||||
| (5) | Shankarrao Chavan | MLC | 12 March 1986 | 26 June 1988 | ||||||
| (7) | Sharad Pawar | Baramati | 26 June 1988 | 4 March 1990 | ||||||
| 4 March 1990 | 25 June 1991 | 8th(1990 election) | ||||||||
| 11 | Sudhakarrao Naik | Pusad | 25 June 1991 | 6 March 1993 | ||||||
| (7) | Sharad Pawar | Baramati | 6 March 1993 | 14 March 1995 | ||||||
| 12 | Manohar Joshi | Dadar | 14 March 1995 | 1 February 1999 | 9th(1995 election) | Shiv Sena | ||||
| 13 | Narayan Rane | Malvan | 1 February 1999 | 18 October 1999 | ||||||
| 14 | Vilasrao Deshmukh | Latur City | 18 October 1999 | 18 January 2003 | 10th(1999 election) | Indian National Congress | ||||
| 15 | Sushilkumar Shinde | Solapur South | 18 January 2003 | 1 November 2004 | ||||||
| (14) | Vilasrao Deshmukh | Latur City | 1 November 2004 | 8 December 2008 | 11th(2004 election) | |||||
| 16 | Ashok Chavan | Bhokar | 8 December 2008 | 7 November 2009 | ||||||
| 7 November 2009 | 11 November 2010 | 12th(2009 election) | ||||||||
| 17 | Prithviraj Chavan | MLC | 11 November 2010 | 28 September 2014 | ||||||
| – | Vacant(President's rule) | N/A | 28 September 2014 | 30 October 2014 | Dissolved | N/A | ||||
| 18 | Devendra Fadnavis | Nagpur South West | 31 October 2014 | 12 November 2019 | 13th(2014 election) | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||
| - | Vacant(President's rule) | 12 November 2019 | 23 November 2019 | 14th(2019 election) | N/A | |||||
| (18) | Devendra Fadnavis | Nagpur South West | 23 November 2019 | 28 November 2019 | Bharatiya Janata Party | |||||
| 19 | Uddhav Thackeray | MLC | 28 November 2019 | 30 June 2022 | Shiv Sena | |||||
| 20 | Eknath Shinde | Kopri-Pachpakhadi | 30 June 2022 | 5 December 2024 | Shiv Sena | |||||
| TBA | 5 December 2024 | Incumbent | TBA | |||||||
| data-sort-type=number rowspan = "2" | Chief Minister | Party | Term of office | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longest continuous term | Total duration of chief ministership | ||||
| data-sort-value="1" | 1 | Vasantrao Naik | 11 years, 78 days | 11 years, 78 days | |
| data-sort-value="2" | 2 | Vilasrao Deshmukh | 4 years, 37 days | 7 years, 129 days | |
| data-sort-value="3" | 3 | Sharad Pawar | /IC(S) | 2 years, 364 days | 6 years, 221 days |
| data-sort-value="4" | 4 | Devendra Fadnavis | 5 years, 12 days | 5 years, 17 days | |
| data-sort-value="5" | 5 | Shankarrao Chavan | 2 years, 106 days | 4 years, 191 days | |
| data-sort-value="6" | 6 | Manohar Joshi | 3 years, 324 days | 3 years, 324 days | |
| data-sort-value="7" | 7 | Prithviraj Chavan | 3 years, 321 days | 3 years, 321 days | |
| data-sort-value="8" | 8 | Vasantdada Patil | /INC | 2 years, 121 days | 3 years, 183 days |
| data-sort-value="9" | 9 | Uddhav Thackeray | 2 years, 214 days | 2 years, 214 days | |
| data-sort-value="10" | 10 | Yashwantrao Chavan | 2 years, 203 days | 2 years, 203 days | |
| data-sort-value="11" | 11 | Eknath Shinde | /BSS | ||
| data-sort-value="12" | 12 | Ashok Chavan | 1 year, 338 days | 1 year, 338 days | |
| data-sort-value="13" | 13 | Sushilkumar Shinde | 1 year, 288 days | 1 year, 288 days | |
| data-sort-value="14" | 14 | Sudhakarrao Naik | 1 year, 254 days | 1 year, 254 days | |
| data-sort-value="15" | 15 | A. R. Antulay | 1 year, 226 days | 1 year, 226 days | |
| data-sort-value="16" | 16 | Babasaheb Bhosale | 1 year, 12 days | 1 year, 12 days | |
| data-sort-value="17" | 17 | Marotrao Kannamwar | 1 year, 4 days | 1 year, 4 days | |
| data-sort-value="18" | 18 | Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar | 282 days | 282 days | |
| data-sort-value="19" | 19 | Narayan Rane | 259 days | 259 days | |
| data-sort-value="20" | 20 | P. K. Sawant | 10 days | 10 days | |