List of chief ministers of Maharashtra - Wikipedia List of chief ministers of Maharashtra Chief Minister of Maharashtra Seal of the Government of Maharashtra Incumbent Devendra Fadnavis since 31 October 2014 Style The Honourable Status Head of Government Abbreviation CM Member of Maharashtra Legislature ( Assembly / Council ) Cabinet Residence Varsha bungalow, Malabar Hill, Mumbai Seat Mantralaya, Mumbai Appointer Governor of Maharashtra constitutionally ; based on the appointee 's ability to command confidence in the House Term length Five years Precursor Chief Minister of Bombay State Inaugural holder Yashwantrao Chavan ( 1960 - 1962 ) Formation 1 May 1960 ; 58 years ago ( 1960 - 05 - 01 ) Deputy Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra Website CMO Maharashtra The Chief Minister ( CM ) of Maharashtra is the head of the Government of the western Indian state of Maharashtra. Following elections to the Legislative Assembly, the Governor invites the party ( or coalition ) with a majority of seats to form the government and appoints the CM. If the appointee is not a member of either the Legislative Assembly or the Legislative Council of Maharashtra, then the Constitution stipulates that they need to be elected within six months of being sworn - in. The office of the CM is coterminous with the concurrent Assembly provided the CM commands confidence in the house and hence does not exceed five years. However, it is subject to no term limits. The state of Maharashtra was formed by dissolution of the Bombay State on 1 May 1960. Yashwantrao Chavan, who was serving as the third CM of Bombay State since 1956, became the first CM of Maharashtra. He belonged to the Indian National Congress and held the office until the 1962 Assembly elections. Marotrao Kannanwar succeeded him and was the only CM to die while in office. Vasantrao Naik, who was in office from December 1963 to February 1975 for more than 11 years, has by far been the longest serving CM. He also was the first and only CM to complete his full term of five years ( 1967 - 1972 ). With the exceptions of Manohar Joshi ( Shiv Sena ), Narayan Rane ( Shiv Sena ) and Devendra Fadnavis ( Bharatiya Janata Party ), all other CMs have been from the Congress or its breakaway parties. So far, President 's rule has been imposed twice in the state : first from February to June 1980 and again from September to October 2014. Devendra Fadnavis is the incumbent CM since 31 October 2014, the first from the BJP. Contents 1 Colour key for political parties 2 Chief Ministers of Bombay State 3 Chief Ministers of Maharashtra 4 Explanatory notes 5 See also 6 References 7 External links Colour key for political parties Indian National Congress Indian National Congress ( Urs ) Indian National Congress ( Socialist ) Shiv Sena Bharatiya Janata Party N / A ( President 's rule ) Chief Ministers of Bombay State No Name ( birth - death ) Portrait Party Term of office Assembly constituency Took office Left office Duration Chief Ministers of Bombay State B.G. Kher ( 1888 - 1957 ) - Indian National Congress 15 August 1947 21 April 1952 4 years, 250 days Morarji Desai ( 1896 - 1995 ) 21 April 1952 31 October 1956 4 years, 193 days Bulsar Chikhli Chief Ministers of Bombay State ( after the States Reorganisation Act, 1956 ) Yashwantrao Chavan ( 1913 - 1984 ) Indian National Congress 1 November 1956 5 April 1957 3 years, 181 days Karad North 5 April 1957 30 April 1960 Chief Ministers of Maharashtra No Name ( birth - death ) Portrait Party ( Alliance ) Term of office Assembly constituency Assembly Took office Left office Duration Yashwantrao Chavan ( 1913 - 1984 ) Indian National Congress 1 May 1960 19 November 1962 2 years, 202 days Karad North 1st Marotrao Kannamwar ( 1900 - 1963 ) - 20 November 1962 24 November 1963 1 year, 4 days Saoli 2nd P.K. Sawant - 25 November 1963 4 December 1963 9 days Chiplun Vasantrao Naik ( 1913 - 1979 ) - 5 December 1963 1 March 1967 11 years, 77 days Pusad 1 March 1967 13 March 1972 3rd 13 March 1972 20 February 1975 4th 5 Shankarrao Chavan ( 1920 - 2004 ) - 21 February 1975 16 May 1977 2 years, 84 days ( of 4 years, 190 days ) Bhokar 6 Vasantdada Patil ( 1917 - 1989 ) 17 May 1977 5 March 1978 1 year, 62 days ( of 3 years, 181 day ) Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Council Indian National Congress ( Urs ) ( Congress ( I ) - Congress ( U ) ) 5 March 1978 18 July 1978 Sangli 5th 7 Sharad Pawar ( born 1940 ) Indian National Congress ( Socialist ) ( Progressive Democratic Front ) 18 July 1978 17 February 1980 1 year, 214 days ( of 6 years, 221 days ) Baramati -- Vacant ( President 's rule ) - N / A 17 February 1980 8 June 1980 112 days N / A Dissolved 8 Abdul Rehman Antulay ( 1929 - 2014 ) - Indian National Congress 9 June 1980 12 January 1982 1 year, 217 days Shrivardhan 6th 9 Babasaheb Bhosale ( 1921 - 2007 ) - 21 January 1982 1 February 1983 1 year, 11 days Nehrunagar ( 6 ) Vasantdada Patil ( 3 ) ( 1917 - 1989 ) 2 February 1983 1 June 1985 2 years, 119 days ( of 3 years, 181 day ) Sangli ( After winning the by - elections on 3 July 1983 ) 10 Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar ( born 1931 ) - 3 June 1985 6 March 1986 276 days Nilanga 7th ( 5 ) Shankarrao Chavan ( 2 ) ( 1920 - 2004 ) - 12 March 1986 26 June 1988 2 years, 106 days ( of 4 years, 190 days ) Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Council ( 7 ) Sharad Pawar ( 2 ) ( born 1940 ) 26 June 1988 3 March 1990 2 years, 364 days ( of 6 years, 221 days ) Baramati 4 March 1990 25 June 1991 8th 11 Sudhakarrao Naik ( 1934 - 2001 ) - 25 June 1991 22 February 1993 1 year, 242 days Pusad ( 7 ) Sharad Pawar ( 3 ) ( born 1940 ) 6 March 1993 14 March 1995 2 years, 8 days ( of 6 years, 221 days ) Baramati 12 Manohar Joshi ( born 1937 ) Shiv Sena ( Sena - BJP ) 14 March 1995 31 January 1999 3 years, 323 days Dadar 9th 13 Narayan Rane ( born 1952 ) 1 February 1999 17 October 1999 258 days Malvan 14 Vilasrao Deshmukh ( 1945 - 2012 ) Indian National Congress ( Congress - NCP ) 18 October 1999 16 January 2003 3 years, 90 days ( of 7 years, 123 days ) Latur City 10th 15 Sushilkumar Shinde ( born 1941 ) 18 January 2003 30 October 2004 1 year, 286 days Solapur South ( After winning the by - elections on 24 May 2003 ) ( 14 ) Vilasrao Deshmukh ( 2 ) ( 1945 - 2012 ) 1 November 2004 4 December 2008 4 years, 33 days ( of 7 years, 123 days ) Latur City 11th 16 Ashok Chavan ( born 1958 ) 8 December 2008 15 October 2009 1 year, 336 days Bhokar 7 November 2009 9 November 2010 12th 17 Prithviraj Chavan ( born 1946 ) 11 November 2010 26 September 2014 3 years, 319 days Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Council -- Vacant ( President 's rule ) - N / A 28 September 2014 30 October 2014 32 days N / A 18 Devendra Fadnavis ( born 1970 ) Bharatiya Janata Party ( NDA ) 31 October 2014 Incumbent 3 years, 269 days Nagpur South West 13th Explanatory notes Jump up ^ After India 's Independence, Bombay State was created and its territory underwent constant change in the following years. It comprised Bombay Presidency ( roughly equating to the present - day Indian state of Maharashtra, excluding South Maharashtra and Vidarbha ), the princely states of the Baroda, Western India and Gujarat ( the present - day Indian state of Gujarat ) and Deccan States ( which included parts of the present - day Indian states of Maharashtra and Karnataka ). Jump up ^ States Reorganisation Act, 1956 : Bombay State was enlarged by the addition of Saurashtra State and Kutch State, the Marathi - speaking districts of Nagpur Division of Madhya Pradesh and Marathwada region of Hyderabad State. The southernmost districts of the Bombay Presidency were transferred to Mysore State. Jump up ^ Bombay state was dissolved to form the present - day states of Maharashtra and Gujarat by the Bombay Reorganisation Act, 1960, which was enacted by the Parliament of India on 25 April 1960 and came into effect on 1 May 1960. ^ Jump up to : Under Article 356 of the Constitution of India, in the event that a state government is unable to function according to constitutional provisions, the Central government can take direct control of the state machinery through the Governor. When President 's rule is in force in a state, its council of ministers stands dissolved. The office of chief minister thus lies vacant. At times, the legislative assembly also stands dissolved. See also Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra List of Governors of Maharashtra References Jump up ^ `` Chavan elected to Legislative Council ''. @ businessline. Retrieved 2018 - 05 - 22. Jump up ^ 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. ^ Jump up to : `` The Bombay Reorganisation Act, 1960 '' ( PDF ). India Code - Digital Repository of Legislation. 1960 - 04 - 25. Jump up ^ `` Before Jayalalithaa, 16 chief ministers who died in office ''. The Indian Express. 2016 - 12 - 07. Retrieved 2018 - 05 - 22. Jump up ^ `` Jayalalithaa is dead : Here are other chief ministers who died while still in office - Firstpost ''. www.firstpost.com. Retrieved 2018 - 05 - 22. Jump up ^ `` Down but not out ''. The Telegraph India. 2011 - 07 - 10. ^ Jump up to : Palshikar, Suhas ; Birmal, Nitin ; Ghotale, Vivek ( 2010 ). `` Coalitions in Maharashtra Political fragmentation or Social Reconfiguration ? '' ( PDF ). Savitribai Phule Pune University. Jump up ^ `` Indira Gandhi installed as president of break - away faction of Congress Party ''. India Today. Retrieved 2018 - 05 - 22. Jump up ^ `` Use of President 's Rule peaked on February 17, 1980 : Some facts ''. India Today. 17 February 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2018. Jump up ^ `` President 's rule : ' Unprecedented but logical ' ''. @ businessline. Retrieved 1 March 2018. Jump up ^ Ananth, Venkat ( 28 October 2014 ). `` A brief history of Maharashtra 's chief ministers ''. livemint.com/. Retrieved 9 October 2017. Jump up ^ Desai, S.H. ( 1972 ). A critical study of the development of secondary education for girls in Gujarat its history and present day problems ( PhD Thesis ). Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda : Shodhganga : a reservoir of Indian theses @ INFLIBNET. pp. 411 -- 420. Jump up ^ `` The States Reorganisation Act, 1956 '' ( PDF ). India Code - Digital Repository of Legislations. 1956 - 08 - 31. Jump up ^ Shinde, A.S. ( 1985 ). `` Chapter 5 Executive - Legislature relationship ''. Working of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly ( 1960 - 1975 ) - PhD Thesis. Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University : Shodhganga : a reservoir of Indian theses @ INFLIBNET. pp. 153 -- 154. Jump up ^ `` I am just running my own state as best as possible : Devraj Urs ''. India Today. Retrieved 2018 - 05 - 22. Jump up ^ `` Statistical Report 1978 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Elections '' ( PDF ). Election Commission of India. 1978. p. 354. Jump up ^ `` Why Sharad Pawar will never ever go back to the Congress ''. www.dailyo.in. Retrieved 2018 - 05 - 22. Jump up ^ `` Sharad Pawar Indian politician ''. Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2018 - 05 - 22. Jump up ^ Amberish K. Diwanji. `` A dummy 's guide to President 's rule ''. Rediff.com. 15 March 2005. Retrieved on 3 March 2013. Jump up ^ `` Information sought under RTI Act, 2005 '' ( PDF ). Ministry of Home Affairs ( Government of India ). 2014 - 06 - 27. p. 7 of 14. Retrieved 2018 - 05 - 23. Jump up ^ `` Documentation Monthly July 1983 ( Research and Reference Election Commission of India ) '' ( PDF ). Election Commission of India. pp. 78 -- 79. Jump up ^ `` SB Chavan : Headmaster of Indian politics - Times of India ''. The Times of India. Retrieved 2018 - 05 - 21. Jump up ^ `` Sushilkumar Shinde is sworn in - Times of India ''. The Times of India. Retrieved 2018 - 05 - 21. Jump up ^ `` Maha CM elected unopposed to Legislative Council - Rediff.com India News ''. www.rediff.com. Retrieved 2018 - 05 - 21. Jump up ^ `` Chavan elected to Legislative Council ''. @ businessline. Retrieved 2018 - 05 - 21. Jump up ^ `` Proclamation of President 's Rule '' ( PDF ). Government of Maharashtra. 2014 - 09 - 28. Retrieved 2018 - 05 - 23. Jump up ^ `` Proclamation to revoke President 's rule '' ( PDF ). Government of Maharashtra. 2014 - 10 - 30. Retrieved 2018 - 05 - 23. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chief ministers of Maharashtra. Legislative bodies in India Chief Ministers of Maharashtra Yashwantrao Chavan Marotrao Kannamwar P.K. 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Question: what is the name of chief minister of maharashtra
Answer: Devendra Fadnavis