List of deputy chief ministers of Maharashtra

Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra
Seal of Maharashtra
Incumbent Eknath Shinde and Sunetra Pawar since 5 December 2024 and 31 January 2026
Deputy Chief Minister's Office (Maharashtra)
Style	The Honourable
Type	Deputy Chief Minister
Status	Deputy Head of Government
Abbreviation	DCM
Member of	Maharashtra Legislative Council Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Cabinet
Seat	Mantralaya, Mumbai
Nominator	Chief Minister of Maharashtra
Appointer	Governor of Maharashtra
Term length	At the confidence of the assembly 5 years and is subject to no term limits.[1]
Inaugural holder	Nasikrao Tirpude (March 1978 – July 1978)
Formation	5 March 1978 (48 years ago) (1978-03-05)

The deputy chief minister of Maharashtra is the deputy head of the executive branch of the Government of Maharashtra and the second highest ranking minister of the Council of Ministers.^[2][3][4]The position of deputy chief minister is not explicitly defined or mentioned in the Constitution of India. However, the Supreme Court of India has stated that the appointment of deputy chief ministers is not unconstitutional. The court has clarified that a deputy chief minister, for all practical purposes, remains a minister in the council of ministers headed by the chief minister and does not draw a higher salary or perks compared to other ministers.^[5]During the absence of the chief minister, the deputy-chief minister may chair cabinet meetings and lead the assembly majority. Various deputy chief ministers have also taken the oath of secrecy in line with the one that chief minister takes. This oath has also sparked controversies.^[6][7]

Source:^[8]

#	Portrait	Name	Constituency	Term of office			Assembly (election)	Chief Minister	Party
1		Nashikrao Tirpude	Bhandara	5 March 1978	18 July 1978	135 days	5th (1978)	Vasantdada Patil	Indian National Congress
2		Sundarrao Solanke	Majalgaon	18 July 1978	17 February 1980	1 year, 214 days		Sharad Pawar	Indian Congress (Socialist)
3		Ramrao Adik	MLC	2 February 1983	5 March 1985	2 years, 31 days	6th (1980)	Vasantdada Patil	Indian National Congress
4		Gopinath Munde	Renapur	14 March 1995	18 October 1999	4 years, 218 days	9th (1995)	Manohar Joshi Narayan Rane	Bharatiya Janata Party
5		Chhagan Bhujbal	MLC	18 October 1999	23 December 2003	4 years, 66 days	10th (1999)	Vilasrao Deshmukh Sushilkumar Shinde	Nationalist Congress Party
6		Vijaysinh Mohite–Patil	Malshiras	25 December 2003	1 November 2004	312 days		Sushilkumar Shinde
7		R. R. Patil	Tasgaon-Kavathe Mahankal	1 November 2004	8 December 2008	4 years, 37 days	11th (2004)	Vilasrao Deshmukh
(5)		Chhagan Bhujbal	Yevla	8 December 2008	7 November 2009	1 year, 338 days		Ashok Chavan
				7 November 2009	11 November 2010		12th (2009)
8		Ajit Pawar	Baramati	11 November 2010	25 September 2012[RES]	1 year, 319 days		Prithviraj Chavan
				7 December 2012	26 September 2014	1 year, 295 days
				23 November 2019	26 November 2019[RES]	5 days	14th (2019)	Devendra Fadnavis
				30 December 2019	30 June 2022	2 years, 181 days		Uddhav Thackeray
9		Devendra Fadnavis	Nagpur South West	30 June 2022	26 November 2024	2 years, 150 days		Eknath Shinde	Bharatiya Janata Party
(8)		Ajit Pawar	Baramati	2 July 2023		2 years, 201 days			Nationalist Congress Party
				5 December 2024	28 January 2026[†]	15th (2024)	Devendra Fadnavis
10		Eknath Shinde	Kopri-Pachpakhadi		Incumbent			1 year, 178 days	Shiv Sena
11		Sunetra Pawar	Baramati	31 January 2026				121 days	Nationalist Congress Party

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The deputy chief minister serves five years in the office. The following is the oath of the Deputy chief minister of state:

I, <Name of Deputy Chief Minister>, do swear in the name of God/solemnly affirm that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the Constitution of India as by law established, that I will uphold the sovereignty and integrity of India, that I will faithfully and conscientiously discharge my duties as a Minister for the State of () and that I will do right to all manner of people in accordance with the Constitution and the law without fear or favour, affection or ill-will.

Oath of Secrecy

"I, [Name], do swear in the name of God / solemnly affirm that I will not directly or indirectly communicate or reveal to any person or persons any matter which shall be brought under my consideration or shall become known to me as a Minister for the State of [Name of State] except as may be required for the due discharge of my duties as such Minister.​1. Oath of Office (Padachi Shapat) ​"Mee, [Aapan Swatahache Naav ghyave], Ishwarasmaran karoon shapath ghetale/kaaydyane sthapit jhalelya Bharatiya Samvidhanatbaddal mee nishtha va pramanikpan rakhin. ​Mee Bharatiya sarvabhaumatva aani akhandata unch dharin, aani Maharashtra raajyacha mukhyamantri mhanun mazi kartavye nishpakshapatpane, sadvivekbuddhine aani bhay va pakshapat, raag va dvesh yaavina par padin."(Gopanichatechi Shapat) "Mee, [Aapan Swatahache Naav ghyave], Ishwarasmaran karoon shapath ghetale kee, Maharashtra raajyacha mukhyamantri mhanun maza vicharasaathi aanlela kiva mala mahit jhalela kontahi vishay, maza kartavyachya yogyapariprtisaathi aavashyak asel teevdha kholigat vyatirek, mee pratyaksha kiva apratyakshariitya konatyahi vyaktila kiva vyaktinna sangnar nahi kiva tyanchepudhe ughad karnar nahi."