Maharashtra Legislative Assembly

Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Mahārāṣhṭra Vidhāna Sabhā
Maharashtra Legislative Assembly; Mahārāṣhṭra Vidhāna Sabhā
14th Maharashtra Assembly
Type
Type	Lower house of the Maharashtra Legislature
Term limits	5 years
Leadership
Governor of Maharashtra	Ramesh Bais ; since 18 February 2023
Speaker of the House	Rahul Narwekar, BJP ; since 3 July 2022
Deputy Speaker of the House	Narhari Sitaram Zirwal, NCP ; since 14 March 2020
Leader of The House; (Chief Minister)	Eknath Shinde, SHS ; since 02 July 2022
Deputy Leader of The House; (Deputy Chief Ministers)	Devendra Fadnavis, BJP; since 02 July 2022 and; Ajit Pawar, NCP ; since 17 July 2023
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs	Chandrakant Patil, BJP ; since 14 August 2022
Leader of the Opposition	Vijay Namdevrao Wadettiwar, INC ; since 03 August 2023
Deputy Leader of the Opposition	Jitendra Awhad (NCP-SP) and; Ajay Choudhari (SHS(UBT))
General Secretary	Rajendra Bhagwat, IAS
Structure
Seats	288
Political groups	Government (205); NDA (205) BJP (103); NCP (40); SHS (40); BVA (3); PHJSP (2); RSP (1); JSS (1); MNS (1); IND (14); Official Opposition (75); MVA (73) INC (41); SS(UBT) (16); NCP(SP) (12); SP (2); CPI(M) (1); PWPI (1); Other Opposition (2) AIMIM (2); Vacant (8) Vacant (8);
Elections
Voting system	First past the post
Last election	21 October 2019
Next election	October 2024
Meeting place
	Vidhan Bhavan, Mumbai
	Vidhan Bhavan, Nagpur (Winter session) Maharashtra Legislature
Website
	Government of Maharashtra; Maharashtra Legislature

The Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (IAST: Mahārāṣhṭra Vidhāna Sabhā) is the lower house of the legislature of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is situated in the Nariman Point area of South Mumbai in the capital Mumbai. Presently, 288 members of the Legislative Assembly are directly elected from the single-seat constituencies.

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^ Please refer to 2023 Nationalist Congress Party split#MLA's of NCP with respective leaders for list of MLAs with each faction
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[1] "Congress names Vijay Wadettiwar as leader of opposition in Maharashtra Assembly". Archived from the original on 1 August 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.

[2] "MLAs' disqualification: Ajit Pawar has 41 legislators' support, Sharad Pawar just 11". 12 September 2023. Archived from the original on 13 September 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2023.

[3] "Maharashtra: Vasai MLA Hitendra Thakur likely to get ministerial berth". The Free Press Journal. 11 July 2022. Archived from the original on 14 August 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.

[4] ""We made a mistake":Bachchu Kaddu unhappy with NCP and NDA Alliance". Lokmat Times. 7 July 2023. Archived from the original on 15 August 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.

[5] "MNS chief Raj Thackeray declares support to Eknath Shinde camp, BJP". Times Now News. 30 June 2022. Archived from the original on 3 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.

[6] Please refer to 2023 Nationalist Congress Party split#MLA's of NCP with respective leaders for list of MLAs with each faction

[7] "BJP MLA Govardhan Sharma passes away at 74 in Akola - the Week". The Week. Archived from the original on 22 November 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2023.

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