Updated List of Chief Ministers of Maharashtra: The Indian State of Maharashtra was created on 1 May 1960 after the dissolution of the Bombay State. Yashwantrao Chavan, who was serving as the third CM of Bombay State since 1956, became the first Chief Minister of Maharashtra—the wealthiest state in the country.
Maharashtra has 288 assembly seats, which is the third highest in India. The state has 48 Lok Sabha seats, the second-highest after Uttar Pradesh.
Recently, Shiv Sena's Eknath Shinde resigned as the 20th Chief Minister of Maharashtra, and the new Chief Minister of Maharashtra is yet to be decided. In the latest General Election, the BJP secured 132 seats, while the INC and NCP secured 16 and 41 seats, respectively.
For a complete result, refer to the given link: General Election to Assembly Constituencies: Trends & Results November-2024 (Maharashtra)
List of Chief Ministers of Maharashtra till 2024
| Chief Minister | Tenure Start | Tenure End | Party | Coalition |
| Yashwantrao Chavan | 1 May 1960 | 19 November 1962 | Indian National Congress | - |
| Marotrao Kannamwar | 20 November 1962 | 24 November 1963 | Indian National Congress | - |
| P. K. Sawant | 25 November 1963 | 4 December 1963 | Indian National Congress | - |
| Vasantrao Naik | 5 December 1963 | 1 March 1967 | Indian National Congress | - |
| Shankarrao Chavan | 21 February 1975 | 16 May 1977 | Indian National Congress | - |
| Vasantdada Patil | 17 May 1977 | 5 March 1978 | Indian National Congress (Urs) | - |
| Vasantdada Patil | 5 March 1978 | 18 July 1978 | Indian National Congress (Urs) | - |
| Sharad Pawar | 18 July 1978 | 17 February 1980 | Indian National Congress (Socialist) | - |
| Abdul Rehman Antulay | 9 June 1980 | 12 January 1982 | Indian National Congress | - |
| Babasaheb Bhosale | 21 January 1982 | 1 February 1983 | Indian National Congress | - |
| Vasantdada Patil | 2 February 1983 | 1 June 1985 | Indian National Congress | - |
| Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar | 3 June 1985 | 6 March 1986 | Indian National Congress | - |
| Shankarrao Chavan | 12 March 1986 | 26 June 1988 | Indian National Congress | - |
| Sharad Pawar | 26 June 1988 | 25 June 1991 | Indian National Congress | - |
| Sudhakarrao Naik | 25 June 1991 | 22 February 1993 | Indian National Congress | - |
| Sharad Pawar | 6 March 1993 | 14 March 1995 | Indian National Congress | - |
| Manohar Joshi | 14 March 1995 | 31 January 1999 | Shiv Sena | Sena-BJP |
| Narayan Rane | 1 February 1999 | 17 October 1999 | Shiv Sena | Sena-BJP |
| Vilasrao Deshmukh | 18 October 1999 | 16 January 2003 | Indian National Congress | Congress-NCP |
| Sushilkumar Shinde | 18 January 2003 | 30 October 2004 | Indian National Congress | Congress-NCP |
| Vilasrao Deshmukh | 1 November 2004 | 4 December 2008 | Indian National Congress | Congress-NCP |
| Ashok Chavan | 7 November 2009 | 9 November 2010 | Indian National Congress | Congress-NCP |
| Prithviraj Chavan | 11 November 2010 | 26 September 2014 | Indian National Congress | Congress-NCP |
| Devendra Fadnavis | 31 October 2014 | 12 November 2019 | Bharatiya Janata Party | BJP-Sena |
| Devendra Fadnavis | 23 November 2019 | 26 November 2019 | Bharatiya Janata Party | BJP-Sena |
| Uddhav Thackeray | 28 November 2019 | 29 June 2022 | Shiv Sena | - |
| Eknath Shinde | 30 June 2022 | 26 November 2024 | Shiv Sena | Shiv Sena-BJP |
| Devendra Fadnavis | 5 December, 2024 | Incumbent | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) |
Source: OneIndia.com
Vasantrao Naik is the longest-serving Chief Minister of Maharashtra. He served for 11 years and 77 days as the Chief Minister of the state. He was in office from December 1963 to February 1975.
Vasantrao Naik was the first Chief Minister of Maharashtra who completed his full term of five years. Additionally, Devendra Fadnavis was the first Chief Minister from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Maharashtra.
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