# Maharashtra Legislative Council

The Maharashtra Legislative Council or Maharashtra Vidhan Parishad is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of Maharashtra state in western India.

## Maharashtra Legislature Leaders

| House | Leader | Since |
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| Leader Legislature BJP Party | Devendra Fadnavis | 19 November 2019 |
| Leader Legislature NCP(SP) Party | Jayant Patil | 24 November 2019 |
| Leader Legislature Congress Party | Balasaheb Thorat | 19 November 2019 |
| Leader Legislature SHS Party | Eknath Shinde | 17 February 2023 |
| Leader Legislature NCP Party | Ajit Pawar | 04 July 2023 |
| Leader Legislature SS(UBT) Party | Ajay Choudhari | 27 June 2022 |
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| Group Leader Legislature Council BJP Party | Pravin Darekar | 16 December 2019 |
| Group Leader Legislature Council SHS Party | Viplav Bajoria | 1 March 2023 |
| Group Leader Legislature Council SS(UBT) Party | Anil Parab | 7 July 2022 |
| Group Leader Legislature Council NCP(SP) Party | Eknath Khadse | 11 March 2023 |
| Group Leader Legislature Council Congress Party | Satej Patil | 2 March 2023 |

## Party Group Leader & Chief Whip and Whip

| No | Party | Post | Name |
| 01 | Bharatiya Janata Party | Group Leader | Pravin Darekar |
| 01 | Bharatiya Janata Party | Chief Whip | Vijay Girkar |
| 01 | Bharatiya Janata Party | Whip | Prasad Lad |
| 02 | Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) | Group Leader | Anil Parab |
| 02 | Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) | Chief Whip | Sunil Shinde |
| 02 | Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) | Whip | Sachin Ahir |
| 03 | Nationalist Congress Party | Group Leader | Aniket Tatkare |
| 03 | Nationalist Congress Party | Chief Whip | Unknown |
| 03 | Nationalist Congress Party | Whip | Unknown |
| 04 | Indian National Congress | Group Leader | Satej Patil |
| 04 | Indian National Congress | Chief Whip | Abhijit Wanjarri |
| 04 | Indian National Congress | Whip | Rajesh Rathod |
| 05 | Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) | Group Leader | Eknath Khadse |
| 05 | Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) | Chief Whip | Shashikant Shinde |
| 05 | Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) | Whip | Unknown |
| 06 | Shiv Sena | Group Leader & Chief Whip | Viplav Bajoria |

## Location

The seat of the Vidhan Parishad is situated at the Nariman Point area of South Mumbai in the capital Mumbai. The budget session and the monsoon session are convened in Mumbai whereas the winter session is convened in the auxiliary capital Nagpur.

## Composition of Legislative Council

Legislative Council shall consist of not less than 40 members or maximum one-third of the total number of members in the legislative assembly, chosen in the manner provided in this section.
* 30 members shall be elected by the members of the Legislative Assembly.
* 7 members are elected from amongst graduates from seven divisions of Maharashtra ( Mumbai, Amravati Division, Nashik Division, Aurangabad Division, Konkan Division, Nagpur Division and Pune Division)
* 7 members are elected from amongst teachers from seven divisions of Maharashtra ( Mumbai, Amravati Division, Nashik Division, Aurangabad Division, Konkan Division, Nagpur Division and Pune Division)
* 22 members are elected from amongst the local bodies of Maharashtra from 21 divisions of Maharashtra ( Mumbai (2 seats) and one seat each from Ahmednagar, Akola-cum-Washim-cum-Buldhana, Amravati, Aurangabad-cum-Jalna, Bhandara- Gondiya, Dhule-cum-Nandurbar, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Nagpur, Nanded, Nashik, Osmanabad-cum-Latur-cum-Beed, Parbhani-Hingoli, Pune, Raigad-cum-Ratnagiri-cum-Sindhudurg, Sangli-cum-Satara, Solapur, Thane-cum-Palghar, Wardha-cum-Chandrapur-cum-Gadhchiroli and Yavatmal)
* 12 members having special knowledge or practical experience in respect of matters such as literature, science, art, co-operative movement and social service shall be nominated by the Governor
It is a continuous House and not subject to dissolution. However, one-third of its members retire every second year and are replaced by new members. As such a member enjoys a tenure of six years. The members of the Vidhan Parishad elect its chairman and deputy chairman.

## Constituencies and Members (78)

Following are recent members of Maharashtra Legislative Council

### Elected by the Legislative Assembly members (30)

Keys:  BJP (14)  SHS (4)  NCP (4)  SS(UBT) (3)  INC (3)  NCP-SP (2)
| # | Member | Party | Term Start | Term End |
| 1 | Pankaja Munde | BJP | 28-July-2024 | 27-July-2030 |
| 2 | Yogesh Tilekar | BJP | 28-July-2024 | 27-July-2030 |
| 3 | Parinay Phuke | BJP | 28-July-2024 | 27-July-2030 |
| 4 | Amit Gorkhe | BJP | 28-July-2024 | 27-July-2030 |
| 5 | Sadabhau Khot | BJP | 28-July-2024 | 27-July-2030 |
| 6 | Pravin Darekar | BJP | 08-July-2022 | 07-July-2028 |
| 7 | Ram Shinde | BJP | 08-July-2022 | 07-July-2028 |
| 8 | Shrikant Bharatiya | BJP | 08-July-2022 | 07-July-2028 |
| 9 | Prasad Lad | BJP | 08-July-2022 | 07-July-2028 |
| 10 | Uma Khapre | BJP | 08-July-2022 | 07-July-2028 |
| 11 | Ranjitsinh Mohite Patil | BJP | 14-May-2020 | 13-May-2026 |
| 12 | Sandip Joshi | BJP | 20-Mar-2025 | 13-May-2026 |
| 13 | Dadarao Keche | BJP | 20-Mar-2025 | 13-May-2026 |
| 14 | Sanjay Kenekar | BJP | 20-Mar-2025 | 13-May-2026 |
| 15 | Krupal Tumane | SHS | 28-July-2024 | 27-July-2030 |
| 16 | Bhavana Gawali | SHS | 28-July-2024 | 27-July-2030 |
| 17 | Chandrakant Raghuwanshi | SHS | 20-Mar-2025 | 07-July-2028 |
| 18 | Neelam Gorhe | SHS | 14-May-2020 | 13-May-2026 |
| 19 | Shivaji Rao Garje | NCP | 28-July-2024 | 27-July-2030 |
| 20 | Sanjay Khodke | NCP | 20-Mar-2025 | 27-July-2030 |
| 21 | Ramraje Naik Nimbalkar | NCP | 08-July-2022 | 07-July-2028 |
| 22 | Amol Mitkari | NCP | 14-May-2020 | 13-May-2026 |
| 23 | Milind Narvekar | SS(UBT) | 28-July-2024 | 27-July-2030 |
| 24 | Sachin Ahir | SS(UBT) | 08-July-2022 | 07-July-2028 |
| 25 | Uddhav Thackeray | SS(UBT) | 14-May-2020 | 13-May-2026 |
| 26 | Pradnya Satav | INC | 28-July-2024 | 27-July-2030 |
| 27 | Bhai Jagtap | INC | 08-July-2022 | 07-July-2028 |
| 28 | Rajesh Rathod | INC | 14-May-2020 | 13-May-2026 |
| 29 | Eknath Khadse | NCP(SP) | 08-July-2022 | 07-July-2028 |
| 30 | Shashikant Shinde | NCP(SP) | 14-May-2020 | 13-May-2026 |

### Elected from Local Authorities' constituencies (22)

Keys:  BJP (3)  SS(UBT) (2)  INC (1)  Vacant (16)
| # | Constituency | Member | Party | Party | Term Start | Term End |
| 1 | Mumbai | Sunil Shinde | | SS(UBT) | 02-Jan-2022 | 01-Jan-2028 |
| 2 | Mumbai | Raj Hans Singh | | BJP | 02-Jan-2022 | 01-Jan-2028 |
| 3 | Dhule-Nandurbar | Amrish Patel | | BJP | 02-Jan-2022 | 01-Jan-2028 |
| 4 | Nagpur | vacant since 23-Nov-2024 | vacant since 23-Nov-2024 | vacant since 23-Nov-2024 | vacant since 23-Nov-2024 | 01-Jan-2028 |
| 5 | Akola-Washim-Buldhana | Vasant Khandelwal | | BJP | 02-Jan-2022 | 01-Jan-2028 |
| 6 | Kolhapur | Satej Patil | | INC | 02-Jan-2022 | 01-Jan-2028 |
| 7 | Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar-Jalna | Ambadas Danve | | SS(UBT) | 30-Aug-2019 | 29-Aug-2025 |
| 8 | Osmanabad-Latur-Beed | Vacant |
| 9 | Amravati | Vacant |
| 10 | Wardha-Chandrapur-Gadhchiroli | Vacant |
| 11 | Nashik | Vacant |
| 12 | Parbhani-Hingoli | Vacant |
| 13 | Raigad-Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg | Vacant |
| 14 | Jalgaon | Vacant |
| 15 | Bhandara-Gondia | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant |
| 16 | Pune | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant |
| 17 | Sangli-Satara | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant |
| 18 | Nanded | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant |
| 19 | Yavatmal | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant |
| 20 | Thane-Palghar | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant |
| 21 | Ahilya Nagar | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant |
| 22 | Solapur | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant |

### Elected from Teachers constituencies (7)

Keys:  Independent (2)  BJP (1)  SHS (1)  NCP (1)  SS(UBT) (1)  INC (1)
| # | Constituency | Member | Party | Term Start | Term End |
| 1 | Mumbai | Jagannath Abhyankar | SS(UBT) | 08-Jul-2024 | 07-Jul-2030 |
| 2 | Nashik | Kishor Darade | SHS | 08-Jul-2024 | 07-Jul-2030 |
| 3 | Konkan | Dnyaneshwar Mhatre | BJP | 08-Feb-2023 | 07-Feb-2029 |
| 4 | Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar | Vikram Kale | NCP | 08-Feb-2023 | 07-Feb-2029 |
| 5 | Nagpur | Sudhakar Adbale | Ind | 08-Feb-2023 | 07-Feb-2029 |
| 6 | Pune | Jayant Asgaonkar | INC | 07-Dec-2020 | 06-Dec-2026 |
| 7 | Amravati | Kiran Sarnaik | Ind | 07-Dec-2020 | 06-Dec-2026 |

### Elected from Graduates constituencies (7)

Keys:  INC (2)  BJP (1)  NCP (1)  SS(UBT) (1)  NCP-SP (1)  Independent (1)
| # | Constituency | Member | Party | Term Start | Term End |
| 1 | Konkan | Niranjan Davkhare | BJP | 08-Jul-2024 | 07-Jul-2030 |
| 2 | Mumbai | Anil Parab | SS(UBT) | 08-Jul-2024 | 07-Jul-2030 |
| 3 | Amravati | Dhiraj Lingade | INC | 08-Feb-2023 | 07-Feb-2029 |
| 4 | Nashik | Satyajeet Tambe | Ind | 08-Feb-2023 | 07-Feb-2029 |
| 5 | Nagpur | Abhijit Wanjarri | INC | 07-Dec-2020 | 06-Dec-2026 |
| 6 | Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar | Satish Chavan | NCP | 07-Dec-2020 | 06-Dec-2026 |
| 7 | Pune | Arun Lad | NCP(SP) | 07-Dec-2020 | 06-Dec-2026 |

### Nominated by the Governor (12)

Keys:  BJP (3)  SHS (2)  NCP (2)  Vacant (5)
| # | Member | Party | Term Start | Term End |
| 1 | Chitra Wagh | BJP | 16-Oct-2024 | 15-Oct-2030 |
| 2 | Vikrant Patil | BJP | 16-Oct-2024 | 15-Oct-2030 |
| 3 | Babusingh Rathod | BJP | 16-Oct-2024 | 15-Oct-2030 |
| 4 | Hemant Patil | SHS | 16-Oct-2024 | 15-Oct-2030 |
| 5 | Manisha Kayande | SHS | 16-Oct-2024 | 15-Oct-2030 |
| 6 | Pankaj Bhujbal | NCP | 16-Oct-2024 | 15-Oct-2030 |
| 7 | Idris Naikwadi | NCP | 16-Oct-2024 | 15-Oct-2030 |
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* ↑ election of Chandrashekhar Bawankule from Kamthi

## Officers
### Leader of the House

The council has a Leader of the House, who heads the government caucus. The office is provided for in the Legislative Council Rules, which defines it as "Chief Minister or any other Minister appointed by Chief Minister". The Rules further mandate that the chairperson should conduct parliamentary business in consultation with the Leader.

### Deputy Leader of the House

The council has a Deputy Leader of the House, who heads the government caucus. The office is provided for in the Legislative Council Rules, which defines it as "Chief Minister or any other Minister appointed by Chief Minister". The Rules further mandate that the chairperson should conduct parliamentary business in consultation with the Leader.