| Post: | Leader of the House |
| Body: | the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly |
| Native Name: | सभागृह नेते महाराष्ट्र विधानसभा |
| Flag: | Flag of India.svg |
| Flagsize: | 110px |
| Flagborder: | yes |
| Flagcaption: | Flag of India |
| Insignia: | Seal of Maharashtra.svg |
| Insigniasize: | 150 |
| Insigniacaption: | Seal of the state of Maharashtra |
| Department: | Maharashtra Legislative Assembly |
| Incumbent: | Eknath Shinde |
| Incumbentsince: | 3 July 2022 Shiv Sena (Eknath group) |
| Style: | The Honourable |
| Appointer: | Speaker of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly |
| Nominator: | Chief Minister of Maharashtra & Cabinet |
| Constituting Instrument: | - |
| Termlength: | During the life of the vidhan Sabha (five years maximum) |
| Residence: | Varsha Bungalow, South Mumbai, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Seat: | Maharashtra Legislature |
| Inaugural: | Yashwantrao Chavan INC |
| Formation: | 1 May 1960 |
| Deputy: | |
| Precursor: | Uddhav Thackeray, SS(UBT) |
| Salary: | ₹ - approximately |
| Website: | - |
| Member Of: | |
| Reports To: | Government of Maharashtra |
Eknath Shinde is the current Leader of the House of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly.
The Assembly 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.[1]
| No. | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Term of office | scope=col | Assembly | Party | Deputy Leader of the House | Speaker of the House | Ministry | Chief Minister | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yashwantrao Chavan यशवंतराव चव्हाण | 01 May 1960 | 08 March 1962 | 1st | Indian National Congress | Marotrao Kannamwar | First Yashwantrao Chavan ministry (Maharashtra) | Self | |||||||
| 2 | Yashwantrao Chavan यशवंतराव चव्हाण | 08 March 1962 | 19 November 1962 | 2nd | Marotrao Kannamwar | Second Yashwantrao Chavan ministry | Self | ||||||||
| 3 | - | Marotrao Kannamwar मारोतराव कन्नमवार | 20 November 1962 | 24 November 1963 | 2nd | Vasantrao Naik | Kannamwar ministry | Self | |||||||
| 4 | - | P. K. Sawant पी. के. सावंत | 25 November 1963 | 04 December 1963 | 2nd | Keshavrao Sonawane | P. K. Sawant ministry | Self | |||||||
| 5 | Vasantrao Naik वसंतराव नाईक | 05 December 1963 | 01 March 1967 | 2nd | A. R. Antulay | First Vasantrao Naik ministry | Self | ||||||||
| 6 | Vasantrao Naik वसंतराव नाईक | 01 March 1967 | 13 March 1972 | 3rd | Shankarrao Chavan | Second Vasantrao Naik ministry | Self | ||||||||
| 7 | Vasantrao Naik वसंतराव नाईक | 13 March 1972 | 20 February 1975 | 4th | Pratibha Patil | Third Vasantrao Naik ministry | Self | ||||||||
| 8 | Shankarrao Chavan शंकरराव चव्हाण | 21 February 1975 | 16 May 1977 | 4th | Vasantdada Patil | First Shankarrao Chavan ministry | Self | ||||||||
| 9 | - | S. K. Wankhede शेषराव कृष्णराव वानखेडे | 17 May 1977 | 05 March 1978 | 4th | Sundarrao Solanke | First Vasantdada Patil ministry | Vasantdada Patil | |||||||
| 10 | Vasantdada Patil वसंतदादा पाटील | 05 March 1978 | 18 July 1978 | 5th | Nashikrao Tirpude | Second Vasantdada Patil ministry | Self | ||||||||
| 11 | Sharad Pawar शरद पवार | 18 July 1978 | 18 February 1980 | 5th | Indian Congress (Socialist) | Sundarrao Solanke |
| First Pawar ministry | Self | ||||||
| 12 | A. R. Antulay अब्दुल रहमान अंतुले | 09 June 1980 | 12 January 1982 | 6th | Indian National Congress | Jawaharlal Darda |
| Antulay ministry | Self | ||||||
| 13 | Babasaheb Bhosale बाबासाहेब भोसले | 13 January 1982 | 01 February 1983 | 6th | Shalini Patil | Bhosale ministry | Self | ||||||||
| 14 | Vasantdada Patil वसंतदादा पाटील | 07 February 1983 | 05 March 1985 | 6th | Ramrao Adik |
| Third Vasantdada Patil ministry | Self | |||||||
| 15 | - | Surupsingh Hirya Naik सुरुपसिंग हिर्या नाईक | 12 March 1985 | 01 June 1985 | 6th | Sudhakarrao Naik |
| Fourth Vasantdada Patil ministry | Vasantdada Patil | ||||||
| 16 | - | Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar शिवाजीराव पाटील निलंगेकर | 04 June 1985 | 06 March 1986 | 7th | V. Subramaniam |
| Nilangekar ministry | Self | ||||||
| 17 | - | V. Subramanian व्ही. सुब्रमण्यम | 12 March 1986 | 26 June 1988 | 7th | Bhagwantrao Gaikwad |
| Second Shankarrao Chavan ministry | Shankarrao Chavan | ||||||
| 18 | Sharad Pawar शरद पवार | 26 June 1988 | 03 March 1990 | 7th | Sushilkumar Shinde |
| Second Pawar ministry | Self | |||||||
| 19 | Sharad Pawar शरद पवार | 04 March 1990 | 25 June 1991 | 8th | Padamsinh Bajirao Patil |
| Third Pawar ministry | Self | |||||||
| 20 | - | Sudhakarrao Naik सुधाकरराव नाईक | 25 June 1991 | 22 February 1993 | 8th | Ramrao Adik |
| Sudhakarrao Naik ministry | Self | ||||||
| 21 | Sharad Pawar शरद पवार | 06 March 1993 | 14 March 1995 | 8th | Vilasrao Deshmukh |
| Fourth Pawar ministry | Self | |||||||
| 22 | Manohar Joshi मनोहर जोशी | 14 March 1995 | 01 February 1999 | 9th | Shiv Sena | Gopinath Munde | Manohar Joshi ministry | Self | |||||||
| 23 | Narayan Rane नारायण राणे | 01 February 1999 | 17 October 1999 | 9th | Gopinath Munde | Narayan Rane ministry | Self | ||||||||
| 24 | Vilasrao Deshmukh विलासराव देशमुख | 18 October 1999 | 16 January 2003 | 10th | Indian National Congress |
| First Deshmukh ministry | Self | |||||||
| 25 | Sushil Kumar Shinde सुशील कुमार शिंदे | 18 January 2003 | 30 October 2004 | 10th |
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| Sushilkumar Shinde ministry | Self | |||||||
| 26 | Vilasrao Deshmukh विलासराव देशमुख | 01 November 2004 | 08 December 2008 | 11th |
| Second Deshmukh ministry | Self | ||||||||
| 27 | Ashok Chavan अशोक चव्हाण | 08 December 2008 | 07 November 2009 | 11th |
| First Ashok Chavan ministry | Self | ||||||||
| 28 | Ashok Chavan अशोक चव्हाण | 07 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 12th | Second Ashok Chavan ministry | Self | |||||||||
| 29 | Prithviraj Chavan पृथ्वीराज चव्हाण | 11 November 2010 | 26 September 2014 | 12th | Prithviraj Chavan ministry | Self | |||||||||
| 30 | Devendra Fadnavis देवेंद्र फडणवीस | 31 October 2014 | 12 November 2019 | 13th | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| First Fadnavis ministry | Self | |||||||
| 31 | Devendra Fadnavis देवेंद्र फडणवीस | 23 November 2019 | 26 November 2019 | 14th | Bharatiya Janata Party |
(Pro Tem Speaker) | Second Fadnavis ministry | Self | |||||||
| 32 | Uddhav Thackeray उद्धव ठाकरे | 28 November 2019 | 29 June 2022 | 14th | Shiv Sena |
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| Thackeray ministry | Self | ||||||
| 33 | Eknath Shinde एकनाथ शिंदे | 03 July 2022 | Incumbent | 14th | Shiv Sena (Shinde Group) |
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| Eknath Shinde ministry | Self | ||||||
The Assembly has a Deputy Leader of the House, who heads the government caucus. The office is provided for in the Legislative Assembly 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.[2]