Government of Maharashtra

Government of Maharashtra
Mahārāṣṭra Sarakāra
महाराष्ट्र शासन
	Emblem of Maharashtra
	Flag of India
Formation	1 May 1960 ; (Maharashtra Day)
Country	Republic of India
Website	maharashtra.gov.in
Seat of Government	Mumbai
Legislative Branch
Legislature	Maharashtra Legislature
Upper House	Maharashtra Legislative Council
Chairperson of the House	Neelam Gorhe (SHS) ; (Additional Charge)
Deputy Chairperson of the House	Neelam Gorhe (SHS)
Leader of the House	Devendra Fadnavis (BJP) ; (Deputy Chief Minister)
Deputy Leader of the House	Uday Samant (SHS) (Acting); (Cabinet Minister)
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 (BJP)
Deputy Speaker of the House	Narhari Sitaram Zirwal (NCP)
Leader of the House	Eknath Shinde (SHS) ; (Chief Minister)
Deputy Leader of the House	Devendra Fadnavis (BJP) ; (Deputy Chief Minister); Ajit Pawar (NC); (Deputy Chief Minister);
Leader of the Opposition	Vijay Namdevrao Wadettiwar (INC)
Deputy Leader of the Opposition	Jitendra Awhad (NCP (SP)); Ajay Choudhari (SHS (UBT));
Members in Assembly	288 (+ 2 Nominated)
Meeting Place	Vidhan Bhavan Mumbai; (Monsoon, Budget and All Session); Vidhan Bhavan, Nagpur ; (Winter Session);
Executive Branch
Governor; (Head of the State)	( Ramesh Bais ); (Governor of Maharashtra)
Chief Minister; (Head of Government)	Eknath Shinde (SHS); (Chief Minister of Maharashtra)
Deputy Chief Minister ; (Deputy Head of Government)	Devendra Fadnavis (BJP); (Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra); Ajit Pawar (NCP); (Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra);
Chief Secretary; (Head of Civil Service)	Dr. Nitin Kareer (IAS) ; (Chief Secretary Maharashtra)
State Cabinet	Eknath Shinde ministry
Meeting place	Mantralaya, Mumbai
Ministry (Government Department)	68
Total No. of Ministers Members	(Chief Minister 01); (Dy Chief Minister 02); (Cabinet Minister 26); (Minister of State 00); Total = 29;
Responsible for This	Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Judiciary Branch
High Court	Bombay High Court
Chief Justice	Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya

The Government of Maharashtra is the state governing authority for the state of Maharashtra, India. It is a democratically elected government with 288 MLAs elected to the Vidhan Sabha for a five-year term.

Maharashtra has a Maharashtra Legislature which consists of two Houses, the Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) and the Vidhan Parishad (Legislative Council). As is the case in a parliamentary system, the government is formed by the party, alliance or group of assembly members who command the majority in the Lower House. The Lower House majority leader becomes the Chief Minister and selects the cabinet members from both Houses. In case an unelected person becomes the Chief Minister, they must be elected to either House within the following six months.