Maharashtra Legislative Council

The Maharashtra Legislative Council or Maharashtra Vidhan Parishad is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of Maharashtra state in western India.

The seat of the Vidhan Parishad is situated at the Nariman Point area of South Mumbai in the capital Mumbai. The budget session and the monsoon session are convened in Mumbai whereas the winter session is convened in the auxiliary capital Nagpur.

Legislative Council shall consist of not less than 40 members or maximum one-third of the total number of members in the legislative assembly, chosen in the manner provided in this section.

It is a continuous House and not subject to dissolution. However, one-third of its members retire every second year and are replaced by new members. As such a member enjoys a tenure of six years. The members of the Vidhan Parishad elect its chairman and deputy chairman.

Following are recent members of Maharashtra Legislative Council

Keys:   BJP (14)   SHS (4)   NCP (4)   SS(UBT) (3)   INC (3)   NCP-SP (2)

Keys:   BJP (3)   SS(UBT) (1)   INC (1)   Vacant (17)

Keys:   Independent (2)   BJP (1)   SHS (1)   NCP (1)   SS(UBT) (1)   INC (1)