Maharashtra Legislative Council

Maharashtra Legislative Council
Maharashtra Legislative Council
Type
Type	Upper house of the Maharashtra Legislature
Term limits	6 years
Leadership
Governor of Maharashtra	Jishnu Dev Varma ; since 10 March 2026
Chairperson of the House	Ram Shinde, BJP ; since 19 December 2024
Deputy Chairperson of the House	Neelam Gorhe, SHS ; since 24 June 2019
Chief Minister	Devendra Fadnavis, BJP ; since 05 December 2024
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs	Chandrakant Patil, BJP ; since 21 December 2024
Leader of the House; (Deputy Chief Minister)	Eknath Shinde, SHS ; since 09 December 2024
Leader of the Opposition	Vacant ; since 29 August 2025
General Secretary	Rajendra Bhagwat, IAS
Structure
Seats	78 (66 Elected + 12 Nominated)
Political groups	Government (40) MY (40) BJP (22); NCP (8); SHS (7); IND (3); Official Opposition (15) MVA (16) SS(UBT) (6); INC (6); NCP-SP (3); Vacant (23) Vacant (23)
Meeting place
	Vidhan Bhavan, Mumbai
	Vidhan Bhavan, Nagpur (Winter session) Maharashtra Legislature
Website
	Government of Maharashtra ; Maharashtra Legislative Council Website

The Maharashtra Legislative Council, also known as Maharashtra Vidhan Parishad, is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of Maharashtra state in western India.