Maharashtra Legislative Assembly

Maharashtra Legislative Assembly

*Mahārāṣhṭra Vidhāna Sabhā*
Maharashtra Legislative Assembly ; Mahārāṣhṭra Vidhāna Sabhā
15th Maharashtra Assembly
Type
Type	Lower house of the Maharashtra Legislature
Term limits	5 years
Leadership
Governor of Maharashtra	C. P. Radhakrishnan ; since 27 July 2024
Speaker of the House	Rahul Narwekar, BJP ; since 3 July 2022
Deputy Speaker of the House	Anna Bansode, NCP ; since 25 March 2025
Leader of The House; (Chief Minister)	Devendra Fadnavis, BJP ; since 05 December 2024
Deputy Leader of The House; (Deputy Chief Minister)	Eknath Shinde, SHS; Ajit Pawar, NCP ; since 05 December 2024
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs	Chandrakant Patil, BJP ; since 21 December 2024
Leader of the Opposition	Vacant ; since 23 November 2024
General Secretary	Rajendra Bhagwat, IAS
Structure
Seats	288
Political groups	Government (237); MY (237) BJP (132); SHS (57); NCP (41); JSS (2); RSPS (1); RSVA (1); RYSP (1); IND (2); Official Opposition Vacant Other Opposition (51); MVA (48) SS(UBT) (20); INC (16); NCP(SP) (10); CPI(M) (1); PWPI (1); Others (3) SP (2); AIMIM (1);
Elections
Voting system	First past the post
Last election	20 November 2024
Next election	2029
Meeting place
	Vidhan Bhavan, Mumbai
	Vidhan Bhavan, Nagpur (Winter session) Maharashtra Legislature
Website
	Government of Maharashtra; Maharashtra Legislature

The Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (ISO: Mahārāṣṭra Vidhāna Sabhā) is the lower house of the bicameral legislature of Maharashtra state in western India. It consists of 288 members directly elected from single-seat constituencies. The Assembly meets at Vidhan Bhavan in Mumbai, though the winter session is held in Nagpur. Along with the Maharashtra Legislative Council, it comprises the legislature of Maharashtra. The presiding officer of the Assembly is the Speaker. Members of the Assembly are directly elected by the people of Maharashtra through elections held every five years, unless the Assembly is dissolved earlier. The current Assembly was elected in October 2019.