Government of Maharashtra

Government of Maharashtra
महाराष्ट्र शासन
	Emblem of Maharashtra
	Flag of India
Formation	1 May 1960; 64 years ago ; (Maharashtra Day)
Country	Republic of India
Website	www.maharashtra.gov.in
Seat of Government	Mantralaya, Mumbai
Legislative Branch
Legislature	Maharashtra Legislature
Upper House	Maharashtra Legislative Council
Chairperson of the House	Neelam Gorhe, (SS) ; (Additional Charge)
Deputy Chairperson of the House	Neelam Gorhe, (SS)
Leader of the House	Devendra Fadnavis, (BJP) ; (Dy Chief Minister)
Deputy Leader of the House	Uday Samant, (SS); (Cabinet Minister); (Additional Charge)
Leader of the Opposition	Ambadas Danve, (SS (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, (SS) ; (Chief Minister)
Deputy Leader of the House	Devendra Fadnavis, (BJP) ; (Dy Chief Minister); Ajit Pawar, (NCP) ; (Dy Chief Minister);
Leader of the Opposition	Vijay Namdevrao Wadettiwar, (INC)
Deputy Leader of the Opposition	Jitendra Awhad, (NCP (SP)); Ajay Choudhari, (SS (UBT));
Members in Assembly	288
Meeting Place	Vidhan Bhavan, Mumbai ; (Budget Session, Monsoon Session, and All Special Session); Vidhan Bhavan, Nagpur; (Winter Session);
Executive Branch
Governor; (Head of the State)	C. P. Radhakrishnan, (BJP)
Chief Minister; (Head of Government)	Eknath Shinde, (SS)
Deputy Chief Minister ; (Deputy Head of Government)	Devendra Fadnavis, (BJP); Ajit Pawar, (NCP);
Chief Secretary; (Head of Civil Service)	Ms. Sujata Saunik, (IAS) ; (Chief secretaries of 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 25); (Minister of State 00); Total = 28;
Responsible for This	Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Judiciary Branch
High Court	Bombay High Court
Chief Justice	Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya

The Government of Maharashtra is the executive governing authority of the Indian state of Maharashtra. The government is led by the chief minister (currently Eknath Shinde since 30 June 2022) who selects all the other ministers. The state has had a Shiv Sena-led government since 2022. The chief ministers and their most senior ministers belong to the supreme decision-making committee, known as the Cabinet.

Ministers are responsible to the House in which they sit; they make statements in that House and take questions from members of that House. For most senior ministers this is usually the directly elected Legislative Assembly rather than the indirectly elected Legislative Council. The government is dependent on the Legislature to make primary legislation, and general elections are held every five years (at most) to elect a new Legislative Assembly. After an election, the Governor selects as chief minister the leader of the party or alliance commanding the confidence of the Legislative Assembly, usually by possessing a majority of MLAs.