The Teaching Aspirants across the country must have an in-depth idea of the Current Affairs and Static GK as General Awareness is a crucial section in any Government Teaching Exam. They must read newspapers, e-newspapers or watch news channels to stay updated with the current trending topics in and around the world. In the following article, candidates will find one of the most important topics- the Chief Minister of Maharashtra.
List of Chief Ministers of Haryana
Chief Ministers of Maharashtra
The State of Maharashtra was formed after the dissolution of the Bombay State in 1960. Yashwantrao Chavan was the First Chief Minister of Maharashtra. He was also the last Chief Minister of Bombay State. Marotrao Kannamwar succeeded Yashwantrao Chavan after the 1962 Assembly Elections and was the only CM to die while in office. Vasantrao Naik has been the longest-serving CM of Maharashtra from 1963 to 1975 (11 years). Eknath Shinde is the current Chief Minister of Maharashtra.
Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra Latest Update
In a recent development, Former NCP Leader, Ajit Pawar has been appointed as the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra on 2 July 2023. Pawar has joined the BJP- Shiv Sena (Shinde) Led NDA Government along with 8 other MLAs. Earlier, the post of Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra was held by BJP Leader David Fadnavis.
Prime Minister of Bombay (1937-1947)
Maharashtra was earlier known as Bombay State under British Rule and back then, Bombay State had Prime Minister as their executive head. In the following table, the candidates will find the list of Prime Ministers of Bombay State from 1937 to 1947.
| Prime Minister of Bombay (1937- 1947) | |||
| Name | Term of Office | Assembly | |
| Took office | Left office | ||
| Sir Dhanjishah Bomanjee Cooper | 1st April 1937 | 19th July 1937 | 1st Provincial Assembly (1937 Elections) |
| Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher | 19th July 1937 | 2nd November 1939 | |
| Vacant (Governor’s Rule) | 2nd November 1939 | 30th March 1946 | Dissolved |
| Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher | 30th March 1946 | 15th August 1947 | 2nd Provincial Assembly (1946 Elections) |
Chief Ministers of Bombay State (1947-60)
After India attained Independence, the executive head of the Bombay State was designated as the Chief Minister of the state. In the following table, the candidates will find the list of Chief Ministers of Bombay State from 1947 to 1956.
| Chief Ministers of Bombay State (1947 to 1956) | |||
| Name | Term of Office | Assembly | |
| Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher | 15th August 1947 | 21st April 1952 | Provincial Assembly (1946 election) |
| Morarji Ranchhodji Desai | 21st April 1952 | 31st October 1956 | 1st (1952 elections) |
| Chief Ministers of Bombay State (195 to 1960) (States Reorganisation Act, 1956) | |||
| Yashwantrao Balwantrao Chavan | 1st November 1956 | 5th April 1957 | 1st (1952 elections) |
| Yashwantrao Balwantrao Chavan | 5th April 1957 | 30th April 1960 | 2nd (1957 elections) |
Chief Ministers of Maharashtra
Under the Bombay Reorganisation Act of 1960, Bombay State was divided into states Maharashtra and Gujrat. In the following table, candidates will find the List of Chief Ministers of Maharashtra from 1960 to 2023.
| Chief Ministers of Maharashtra (1960–present) (Bombay Reorganisation Act, 1960) | |||
| Name | Term of office | Assembly | |
| Took office | Left office | ||
| Yashwantrao Chavan | 1st May 1960 | 20th November 1962 | 1st (1957 elections) |
| Marotrao Kannamwar | 20th November 1962 | 24th November 1963 | 2nd (1962 election) |
| P. K. Sawant | 25th November 1963 | 5th December 1963 | |
| Vasantrao Naik | 5th December 1963 | 1st March 1967 | |
| 1st March 1967 | 13th March 1972 | 3rd (1967 election) | |
| 13th March 1972 | 21st February 1975 | 4th
(1972 election) |
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| Shankarrao Chavan | 21st February 1975 | 17th May 1977 | |
| Vasantdada Patil | 17th May 1977 | 5th March 1978 | |
| 5th March 1978 | 18th July 1978 | 5th (1978 election) | |
| Sharad Pawar | 18th July 1978 | 17th February 1980 | |
| Vacant (President’s rule) | 17th February 1980 | 8th June 1980 | Dissolved |
| A. R. Antulay | 9th June 1980 | 21st January 1982 | 6th (1980 election) |
| Babasaheb Bhosale | 21st January 1982 | 2nd February 1983 | |
| Vasantdada Patil | 2nd February 1983 | 3rd June 1985 | |
| Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar | 3rd June 1985 | 12th March 1986 | 7th (1985 election) |
| Shankarrao Chavan | 12th March 1986 | 26th June 1988 | |
| Sharad Pawar | 26th June 1988 | 4th March 1990 | |
| 4th March 1990 | 25th June 1991 | 8th (1990 election) | |
| Sudhakarrao Naik | 25th June 1991 | 6th March 1993 | |
| Sharad Pawar | 6th March 1993 | 14th March 1995 | |
| Manohar Joshi | 14th March 1995 | 1st February 1999 | 9th (1995 election) |
| Narayan Rane | 1st February 1999 | 18th October 1999 | |
| Vilasrao Deshmukh | 18th October 1999 | 18th January 2003 | 10th (1999 election) |
| Sushilkumar Shinde | 18th January 2003 | 1st November 2004 | |
| Vilasrao Deshmukh | 1st November 2004 | 8th December 2008 | 11th (2004 election) |
| Ashok Chavan | 8th December 2008 | 7th November 2009 | |
| 7th November 2009 | 11th November 2010 | 12th (2009 election) | |
| Prithviraj Chavan | 11th November 2010 | 28th September 2014 | |
| Vacant (President’s rule) | 28th September 2014 | 30th October 2014 | Dissolved |
| Devendra Fadnavis | 31st October 2014 | 12th November 2019 | 13th (2014 election) |
| Vacant (President’s rule) | 12th November 2019 | 23rd November 2019 | 14th (2019 election) |
| Devendra Fadnavis | 23rd November 2019 | 28th November 2019 | |
| Uddhav Thackeray | 28th November 2019 | 30th June 2022 | |
| Eknath Shinde | 30th June 2022 | Incumbent | |
