Politics of Maharashtra

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Politics of Maharashtra encompasses the structures, processes, parties, and power dynamics that shape governance and public policy in the Indian state of Maharashtra.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf political system
assemblySeatCount 288
capitalCity Mumbai
chiefMinisterAppointedBy Governor of Maharashtra
councilSeatCount 78
country India
dominantIdeologies Hindutva
linked to: Hindu nationalism

regionalism
secularism
social justice
executiveBody Government of Maharashtra
follows Constitution of India
governorAppointedBy President of India
hasElectoralBody Election Commission of India
hasGovernmentType parliamentary democratic system
hasHistoricalMovement Samyukta Maharashtra movement
hasImportantUrbanCenter Aurangabad
Mumbai
Nagpur
Nashik
Pune
hasJurisdiction state of Maharashtra
linked to: Maharashtra
hasLegislature Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Maharashtra Legislative Council
hasLocalGovernanceSystem gram panchayats
municipal corporations
municipal councils
zilla parishads
hasLokSabhaConstituencies 48
hasMajorPoliticalParty Bharatiya Janata Party
Indian National Congress
Nationalist Congress Party
Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar)
Republican Party of India factions
Shiv Sena
Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray)
hasRegionalParty Maharashtra Navnirman Sena
hasReservationPolicyFor Other Backward Classes
Scheduled Castes
Scheduled Tribes
hasStateElectionBody Maharashtra State Election Commission
hasVidhanSabhaConstituencies 288
headOfGovernment Chief Minister of Maharashtra
headOfState Governor of Maharashtra
holds Lok Sabha elections
local body elections
state assembly elections
influencedBy Dalit movement
cooperative movement
trade union movement
isPartOf politics of India
judicialBody Bombay High Court
keyPoliticalIssue Maratha reservation
agrarian distress
industrial development
urban infrastructure
water sharing disputes
legislatureType bicameral legislature
locatedIn Maharashtra
lowerHouse Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
upperHouse Maharashtra Legislative Council
winterCapital Nagpur

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Maharashtra Legislative Council category Politics of Maharashtra
Praful Patel partOf Maharashtra political establishment
linked to: Politics of Maharashtra
Bal Thackeray activeIn Maharashtra politics
linked to: Politics of Maharashtra
Ashish Shelar partOf Maharashtra politics
linked to: Politics of Maharashtra