Maharashtra CM list 1960 to 2026 is updated with the latest names and tenures. Devendra Fadnavis is the current Chief Minister of Maharashtra. He took oath on 5 December 2024 after the Mahayuti alliance won the 2024 assembly elections, and this is his third term in the post.
Eknath Shinde and Sunetra Ajit Pawar are the two Deputy Chief Ministers working under him. Sunetra Ajit Pawar took oath on 31 January 2026 and became the first woman to hold the Deputy Chief Minister post in the state. Eknath Shinde, who was himself the Chief Minister from June 2022 to November 2024, is the other Deputy Chief Minister. As of September 2026, this arrangement continues.
Maharashtra CM List 1960 to 2026
Maharashtra was formed on 1 May 1960 after the old Bombay State was split into Maharashtra and Gujarat. Yashwantrao Chavan, who had been the Chief Minister of Bombay State since 1956, became the first Chief Minister of the new state. He held the post from 1 May 1960 to 19 November 1962.
The Chief Minister is the head of the state government. The Governor invites the party or alliance with a majority in the 288-member Maharashtra Legislative Assembly to form the government and appoints its leader as the Chief Minister. Maharashtra has 288 assembly seats, the third highest in India, and 48 Lok Sabha seats, the second highest after Uttar Pradesh.
Vasantrao Naik is the longest-serving Chief Minister of Maharashtra. He served three back-to-back terms from 5 December 1963 to 20 February 1975, which adds up to 11 years and 77 days. The state has also seen President's rule a few times, including in 1980, 2014 and 2019.
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| List Name | Maharashtra CM List 1960 to 2026 |
| State formed on | 1 May 1960 |
| First Chief Minister | Yashwantrao Chavan |
| Current Chief Minister | Devendra Fadnavis (BJP) |
| Current CM since | 5 December 2024, third term |
| Deputy Chief Ministers | Eknath Shinde and Sunetra Ajit Pawar |
| Longest serving CM | Vasantrao Naik, 11 years and 77 days |
| Assembly seats | 288 |
| Lok Sabha seats | 48 |
| Official website | maharashtra.gov.in |
Maharashtra Chief Ministers with Tenure and Party
Names of all Chief Ministers of Maharashtra from 1960 to 2026 are given in the table below with their tenure dates, party and the alliance they led. The list runs in order, starting from Yashwantrao Chavan and ending with the current Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.
| S.No | Chief Minister Name | From | To | Party Name | Coalition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yashwantrao Chavan | 01 May 1960 | 19 Nov 1962 | INC | - |
| 2 | Marotrao Kannamwar | 20 Nov 1962 | 24 Nov 1963 | INC | - |
| 3 | P. K. Sawant | 25 Nov 1963 | 04 Dec 1963 | INC | - |
| 4 | Vasantrao Naik | 05 Dec 1963 | 01 Mar 1967 | INC | - |
| 5 | Vasantrao Naik | 01 Mar 1967 | 13 Mar 1972 | INC | - |
| 6 | Vasantrao Naik | 13 Mar 1972 | 20 Feb 1975 | INC | - |
| 7 | Shankarrao Chavan | 21 Feb 1975 | 16 May 1977 | INC | - |
| 8 | Vasantdada Patil | 17 May 1977 | 05 Mar 1978 | INC (Urs) | - |
| 9 | Vasantdada Patil | 05 Mar 1978 | 18 Jul 1978 | INC (Urs) | - |
| 10 | Sharad Pawar | 18 Jul 1978 | 17 Feb 1980 | INC (Socialist) | - |
| 11 | President's rule | 17 Feb 1980 | 08 Jun 1980 | - | - |
| 12 | Abdul Rehman Antulay | 09 Jun 1980 | 12 Jan 1982 | INC | - |
| 13 | Babasaheb Bhosale | 21 Jan 1982 | 01 Feb 1983 | INC | - |
| 14 | Vasantdada Patil | 02 Feb 1983 | 01 Jun 1985 | INC | - |
| 15 | Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar | 03 Jun 1985 | 06 Mar 1986 | INC | - |
| 16 | Shankarrao Chavan | 12 Mar 1986 | 26 Jun 1988 | INC | - |
| 17 | Sharad Pawar | 26 Jun 1988 | 25 Jun 1991 | INC | - |
| 18 | Sudhakarrao Naik | 25 Jun 1991 | 22 Feb 1993 | INC | - |
| 19 | Sharad Pawar | 06 Mar 1993 | 14 Mar 1995 | INC | - |
| 20 | Manohar Joshi | 14 Mar 1995 | 31 Jan 1999 | Shiv Sena | Sena-BJP |
| 21 | Narayan Rane | 01 Feb 1999 | 17 Oct 1999 | Shiv Sena | Sena-BJP |
| 22 | Vilasrao Deshmukh | 18 Oct 1999 | 16 Jan 2003 | INC | Congress-NCP |
| 23 | Sushilkumar Shinde | 18 Jan 2003 | 30 Oct 2004 | INC | Congress-NCP |
| 24 | Vilasrao Deshmukh | 01 Nov 2004 | 04 Dec 2008 | INC | Congress-NCP |
| 25 | Ashok Chavan | 08 Dec 2008 | 15 Oct 2009 | INC | Congress-NCP |
| 26 | Ashok Chavan | 07 Nov 2009 | 09 Nov 2010 | INC | Congress-NCP |
| 27 | Prithviraj Chavan | 11 Nov 2010 | 26 Sep 2014 | INC | Congress-NCP |
| 28 | President's rule | 28 Sep 2014 | 30 Oct 2014 | - | - |
| 29 | Devendra Fadnavis | 31 Oct 2014 | 08 Nov 2019 | BJP | BJP-Sena |
| 30 | President's rule | 12 Nov 2019 | 23 Nov 2019 | - | - |
| 31 | Devendra Fadnavis | 23 Nov 2019 | 26 Nov 2019 | BJP | BJP-Sena |
| 32 | Uddhav Thackeray | 28 Nov 2019 | 29 Jun 2022 | Shiv Sena | Maha Vikas Aghadi |
| 33 | Eknath Shinde | 30 Jun 2022 | 26 Nov 2024 | Shiv Sena | Shiv Sena-BJP |
| 34 | Devendra Fadnavis | 05 Dec 2024 | Incumbent | BJP | Mahayuti |
Main Points About Maharashtra CM List
Some details from the list are worth noting, because the same person often appears more than once with separate tenures. A few of them are given below.
- Yashwantrao Chavan was the first Chief Minister of Maharashtra and he earlier served as the Chief Minister of Bombay State from 1956.
- Vasantrao Naik holds the record for the longest tenure, with three terms from December 1963 to February 1975, a total of 11 years and 77 days.
- Sharad Pawar served as Chief Minister three times, first from July 1978 to February 1980, then from June 1988 to June 1991, and again from March 1993 to March 1995.
- Devendra Fadnavis has held the post three times, first from October 2014 to November 2019, then for a short term in November 2019, and now since December 2024.
- Sunetra Ajit Pawar became the first woman Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra after taking oath on 31 January 2026.
Where to Check Maharashtra CM and Cabinet Details
Official details of the Chief Minister's office, the cabinet and the state government are published on the state portal at maharashtra.gov.in. Information about ministers, departments and government orders is updated there from time to time. People searching for this list as Maharashtra CM list in Marathi or Maharashtra CM list in Hindi can also use the same table given above.
To see the ministers holding different departments, check Maharashtra Cabinet Minister List with assigned departments. For district wise details of the state, the Maharashtra district list and map page is useful. Government offices and school holidays are covered in the Maharashtra government holiday list.