# List of leaders of the opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly

The Leader of the Opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly is an elected member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly who leads the official opposition in the lower house of the Maharashtra Legislature. The leader of the opposition is the legislature speaker of the party with the most seats after the government party.
The post is vacant since 26 November 2024 since no opposition party has even 10% of the total seats of the house.

## Leaders of the Opposition

The Assembly's opposition parties elect a leader of the opposition. This is commonly the leader of the largest non-government party, and is recognized as such by the speaker. The following is the list of leaders of the opposition in the assembly.
| # | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Tenure | Tenure | Tenure | Assembly (election) | Chief Minister | Party |
| Pre-Independence Bombay Legislative Assembly (1937–47) |||||||||||
| 1 | | Ali Muhammad Khan Dehlavi | | 1937 | 1939 | | | | All-India Muslim League |
| 2 | | A. A. Khan | | 1946 | 1947 | | | | All-India Muslim League |
| Post-Independence Bombay Legislative Assembly (1947–60) |||||||||||
| (2) | | A. A. Khan | | 1947 | 1952 | | | | Indian Union Muslim League |
| 3 | | Tulsidas Jadhav | | 1952 | 1955 | | | | Peasants and Workers Party of India |
| 4 | | Shreedhar Mahadev Joshi | | 1958 | 1959 | | | | Praja Socialist Party |
| 5 | | Udhavrao Patil | | 1958 | 1959 | | | | Peasants and Workers Party of India |
| 6 | | Vithalrao Devidasrao Deshpande | | 1959 | 1960 | | | | Communist Party of India |
| Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (born 1960) |||||||||||
| 1 | | Ramchandra Dhondiba Bhandare | | 1960 | 1962 | | | | Scheduled Castes Federation |
| 2 | | Krishnarao Dhulap | | 1962 | 1972 | | | | Peasants and Workers Party of India |
| 3 | | Dinkar Patil | | 4 April 1972 | July 1977 | | | | Peasants and Workers Party of India |
| 4 | | Ganpatrao Deshmukh | | 18 July 1977 | February 1978 | | | | Peasants and Workers Party of India |
| 5 | | Uttamrao Patil | | 28 March 1978 | 17 July 1978 | | | | Janata Party |
| 6 | | Prabha Rau | | February 1979 | 13 July 1979 | | | | Indian National Congress |
| 7 | | Pratibha Patil | | 16 July 1979 | February 1980 | | | | Indian National Congress |
| 8 | | Sharad Pawar | Baramati | 3 July 1980 | 1 August 1981 | 1 year, 29 days | | | Indian Congress (Socialist) |
| 9 | | Babanrao Dhakne | Pathardi | 17 December 1981 | 24 December 1982 | 1 year, 7 days | | | Janata Party |
| 10 | | Dinkar Balu Patil | Panvel | 24 December 1982 | 14 December 1983 | 355 days | | | Peasants and Workers Party of India |
| (8) | | Sharad Pawar | Baramati | 15 December 1983 | 13 January 1985 | 2 years, 364 days | | | Indian Congress (Socialist) |
| (8) | | Sharad Pawar | Baramati | 21 March 1985 | 14 December 1986 | 2 years, 364 days | | | Indian Congress (Socialist) |
| 11 | | Nihal Ahmed | Malegaon | 14 December 1986 | 26 November 1987 | 347 days | | | Janata Party |
| 12 | | Datta Narayan Patil | Panvel | 27 November 1987 | 22 December 1988 | 1 year, 25 days | | | Peasants and Workers Party of India |
| 13 | | Mrinal Gore | Goregaon | 23 December 1988 | 19 October 1989 | 300 days | | | Janata Party |
| (12) | | Datta Narayan Patil | Panvel | 20 October 1989 | 3 March 1990 | 134 days | | | Peasants and Workers Party of India |
| 13 | | Manohar Joshi | Dadar | 22 March 1990 | 12 December 1991 | 1 year, 265 days | 8th (1990) | | Shiv Sena |
| 14 | | Gopinath Munde | Renapur | 12 December 1991 | 14 March 1995 | 3 years, 92 days | 8th (1990) | | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 15 | | Madhukar Pichad | Akole | 25 March 1995 | 15 July 1999 | 4 years, 112 days | 9th (1995) | | Indian National Congress |
| 16 | | Narayan Rane | Malvan | 22 October 1999 | 12 July 2005 | 5 years, 263 days | | | Shiv Sena |
| 17 | | Ramdas Kadam | Khed | 1 October 2005 | 3 November 2009 | 4 years, 33 days | | | Shiv Sena |
| 18 | | Eknath Khadse | Muktainagar | 11 November 2009 | 8 November 2014 | 4 years, 362 days | 12th (2009) | Ashok Chavan Prithviraj Chavan | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 19 | | Eknath Shinde | Kopri-Pachpakhadi | 12 November 2014 | 5 December 2014 | 23 days | 13th (2014) | Devendra Fadnavis | Shiv Sena |
| 20 | | Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil | Shirdi | 23 December 2014 | 5 June 2019 | 4 years, 164 days | 13th (2014) | Devendra Fadnavis | Indian National Congress |
| 21 | | Vijay Wadettiwar | Bramhapuri | 24 June 2019 | 9 November 2019 | 138 days | 13th (2014) | Devendra Fadnavis | Indian National Congress |
| 22 | | Devendra Fadnavis | Nagpur South West | 1 December 2019 | 29 June 2022 | 2 years, 210 days | 14th (2019) | Uddhav Thackeray | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 23 | | Ajit Pawar | Baramati | 4 July 2022 | 2 July 2023 | 363 days | 14th (2019) | Eknath Shinde | Nationalist Congress Party |
| (21) | | Vijay Wadettiwar | Bramhapuri | 3 August 2023 | 26 November 2024 | 1 year, 115 days | 14th (2019) | Eknath Shinde | Indian National Congress |
| – | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | 26 November 2024 | Incubment | 106 days | 15th (2024) | Devendra Fadnavis | N.A |

## Leaders of the Opposition (Additional Charge and Acting)

| # | Name | Tenure | Tenure | Tenure | Assembly (election) | Chief Minister | Party |
| Acting | Dilip Walse-Patil | 23 November 2019 | 26 November 2019 | 3 days | 14th (2019) | Devendra Fadnavis | Nationalist Congress Party |
| Acting | Jitendra Awhad | 2 July 2023 | 18 July 2023 | 16 days | 14th (2019) | Eknath Shinde | Nationalist Congress Party |
| Additional Charge | Balasaheb Thorat | 18 July 2023 | 3 August 2023 | 16 days | 14th (2019) | Eknath Shinde | Indian National Congress |

## Deputy Leaders of the Opposition

| № | Name | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Speaker of the House | Party |
| 01 | Jayant Patil | 23 December 2014 | 20 April 2018 | 3 years, 118 days | Haribhau Bagade | Nationalist Congress Party |
| 02 | Shashikant Shinde | 20 April 2018 | 9 November 2019 | 1 year, 203 days | Haribhau Bagade | Nationalist Congress Party |
| 03 | Sudhir Mungantiwar | 2 December 2019 | 29 June 2022 | 2 years, 209 days | Nana Patole Zirwal Narhari Sitaram (Acting) | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 04 | Balasaheb Thorat | 4 July 2022 | 3 August 2023 | 1 year, 30 days | Zirwal Narhari Sitaram (Acting) Rahul Narwekar | Indian National Congress |
| 05 (First) | Jitendra Awhad | 3 August 2023 | 26 November 2024 | 1 year, 115 days | Rahul Narwekar | Nationalist Congress Party - Sharadchandra Pawar |
| 06 (Second) | Ajay Choudhari | 3 August 2023 | 26 November 2024 | 1 year, 115 days | Rahul Narwekar | Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) |