List of deputy chief ministers of Maharashtra

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.^[2][3][4]

Deputy Chief Ministers of Maharashtra
Seal of Maharashtra
Incumbent Devendra Fadnavis (since 30 June 2022) Ajit Pawar (since 2 July 2023)
Deputy Chief Minister's Office (Maharashtra)
Style	The Honourable
Status	Deputy Head of Government
Abbreviation	DCM
Member of	Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Maharashtra Legislative Council Cabinet
Seat	Mantralaya, Mumbai
Nominator	Chief Minister of Maharashtra
Appointer	Governor of Maharashtra
Term length	At the confidence of the assembly 5 years and is subject to no term limits.[1]
Inaugural holder	Nasikrao Tirpude (March 1978 – July 1978)
Formation	5 March 1978 (46 years ago) (1978-03-05)

List of deputy chief ministers

Source:^[5]

#	Portrait	Name	Constituency	Term of office			Assembly (election)	Chief Minister	Party
1		Nasikrao Tirpude नाशिकराव तिरपुडे	(MLA for Bhandara Constituency No. 61- Bhandara District) (Legislative Assembly)	5 March 1978	18 July 1978	135 days	5th (1978)	Vasantdada Patil	Indian National Congress
2		Sundarrao Solanke सुंदरराव सोळंके	(MLA for Majalgaon Constituency No. 229- Beed District) (Legislative Assembly)	18 July 1978	17 February 1980	1 year, 214 days		Sharad Pawar	Indian Congress (Socialist)
3		Ramrao Adik रामराव आदिक	(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 05 - Ahmednagar District) (Legislative Council)	2 February 1983	5 March 1985	2 years, 31 days	6th (1980)	Vasantdada Patil	Indian National Congress
4		Gopinath Munde गोपीनाथ मुंडे	(MLA for Renapur Constituency No. 236- Latur District) (Legislative Assembly)	14 March 1995	18 October 1999	4 years, 218 days	9th (1995)	Manohar Joshi Narayan Rane	Bharatiya Janata Party
5		Chhagan Bhujbal छगन भुजबळ	(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 09 - Mumbai City District) (Legislative Council)	18 October 1999	23 December 2003	4 years, 66 days	10th (1999)	Vilasrao Deshmukh Sushilkumar Shinde	Nationalist Congress Party
6		Vijaysinh Mohite–Patil विजयसिंह मोहिते-पाटील	(MLA for Malshiras Constituency No. 254- Solapur District) (Legislative Assembly)	25 December 2003	1 November 2004	312 days		Sushilkumar Shinde
7		R. R. Patil आर.आर.पाटील	(MLA for Tasgaon-Kavathe Mahankal Constituency No. 287- Sangli District) (Legislative Assembly)	1 November 2004	8 December 2008	4 years, 37 days	11th (2004)	Vilasrao Deshmukh
(5)		Chhagan Bhujbal छगन भुजबळ	(MLA for Yevla Constituency No. 119- Nashik District) (Legislative Assembly)	8 December 2008	7 November 2009	1 year, 338 days		Ashok Chavan
				7 November 2009	11 November 2010		12th (2009)
8		Ajit Pawar अजित पवार	(MLA for Baramati Constituency No. 201- Pune District) (Legislative Assembly)	11 November 2010	25 September 2012	1 year, 319 days		Prithviraj Chavan
				7 December 2012	28 September 2014	1 year, 295 days
				23 November 2019	26 November 2019	3 days	14th (2019)	Devendra Fadnavis
				30 December 2019	29 June 2022	2 years, 181 days		Uddhav Thackeray
9		Devendra Fadnavis देवेंद्र फडणवीस	(MLA for Nagpur South West Constituency No. 52- Nagpur District) (Legislative Assembly)	30 June 2022	Incumbent	2 years, 139 days		Eknath Shinde	Bharatiya Janata Party
(8)		Ajit Pawar अजित पवार	(MLA for Baramati Constituency No. 201- Pune District) (Legislative Assembly)	2 July 2023		1 year, 137 days			Nationalist Congress Party

Statistics

List by deputy chief minister

Fraction of time of holding DCMO by party (as of October 2024)

  Nationalist Congress Party (63.13%)

  Bharatiya Janata Party (23.09%)

  Indian National Congress (8.36%)

  Indian Congress (Socialist) (5.40%)

#	Deputy Chief Minister	Party		Term of office
				Longest continuous term	Total duration of deputy chief ministership
1	Ajit Pawar		NCP	2 years, 181 days	7 years, 131 days
2	Chhagan Bhujbal		NCP	4 years, 66 days	6 years, 39 days
3	R. R. Patil		NCP	4 years, 37 days	4 years, 37 days
4	Gopinath Munde		BJP	4 years, 218 days	4 years, 218 days
5	Devendra Fadnavis		BJP	2 years, 67 days	2 years, 67 days
6	Ramrao Adik		INC	2 years, 31 days	2 years, 31 days
7	Sundarrao Solanke		IC(S)	1 year, 214 days	1 year, 214 days
8	Vijaysinh Mohite–Patil		NCP	312 days	312 days
9	Nasikrao Tirpude		INC	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 Leader of the House of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
• List of Leaders of the House of the Maharashtra Legislative Council
• List of Deputy Leader of the House of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
• List of Leader of the Opposition of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
• List of Leader of the Opposition of the Maharashtra Legislative Council
• Chief Ministers of India
• Spouse of Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra

References

1. Durga Das Basu. Introduction to the Constitution of India. 1960. 20th Edition, 2011 Reprint. pp. 241, 245. LexisNexis Butterworths Wadhwa Nagpur. ISBN 978-81-8038-559-9. Note: although the text talks about Indian state governments in general, it applies for the specific case of Maharashtra as well.
2. "Maharashtra has two deputy CMs for the first time as Ajit Pawar, Fadnavis shares post". The Economic Times. 2 July 2023.
3. "Maharashtra Cabinet Expansion in July says Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis". The Economic Times. 1 July 2023.
4. "Becoming deputy CM was shocking, says Fadnavis; 'Shinde to lead in 2024'". Hindustan Times. 6 November 2022.
5. "Ajit Pawar takes oath as Maharashtra Deputy CM: A look at the post, its history". The Indian Express. 3 July 2023.