Devendra Fadnavis Surpasses Sharad Pawar To Become Maharashtra’s Third Longest-Serving CM: Who Are The Top 2?
Devendra Fadnavis Surpasses Sharad Pawar To Become Maharashtra’s Third Longest-Serving CM: Who Are The Top 2? Written By, Last Updated: July 14, 2026, 13:20 IST
Devendra Fadnavis Surpasses Sharad Pawar To Become Maharashtra’s Third Longest-Serving CM: Who Are The Top 2? Written By, Last Updated: July 14, 2026, 13:20 IST As of July 12, Devendra Fadnavis reached 2,430 days in office across 3 tenures. This surpasses Sharad Pawar’s cumulative career record of 2,412 days served over 4 separate stints Rapid Read Sharad Pawar (left) and Devendra Fadnavis. (PTI File) Devendra Fadnavis has officially overtaken Sharad Pawar to become Maharashtra’s third longest-serving Chief Minister. As of July 12, 2026, Fadnavis reached 2,430 days in office across three tenures. This surpasses Pawar’s cumulative career record of 2,412 days served over four separate stints. WHO ARE THE LONGEST-SERVING CHIEF MINISTERS OF MAHARASHTRA? 1. Vasantrao Naik: 4,096 days 2. Vilasrao Deshmukh: 2,686 days 3. Devendra Fadnavis: 2,430 days 4. Sharad Pawar: 2,412 days FADNAVIS’S THREE TENURES AS MAHARASHTRA CM Devendra Fadnavis has served three distinct tenures as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra, accumulating over 2,430 total days in office. First Tenure (2014 – 2019) Duration: 31 October 2014 – 12 November 2019 He became the second-youngest Chief Minister in Maharashtra’s history at age 44.
He was also only the second Chief Minister in the state’s history to successfully complete a full five-year term in office. Second Tenure (November 2019) Duration: 23 November 2019 – 28 November 2019 A highly publicised, ultra-short stint that lasted only a few days. He was sworn in alongside NCP’s Ajit Pawar early in the morning but was forced to resign before a floor test due to a lack of majority support. Third Tenure (2024 – Present) Duration: 5 December 2024 – Present He returned to the helm as Chief Minister following the late 2024 Assembly elections, leading the Mahayuti alliance. This ongoing term officially pushed his cumulative service record past Sharad Pawar’s historic four-term total of 2,412 days. SHARAD PAWAR’S 4 TENURES AS CM Sharad Pawar served as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra across four separate terms, accumulating a total of 2,412 days in office. Notably, he became the state’s youngest-ever Chief Minister at age 38 but did not complete a full five-year term during any of his tenures First Tenure (1978 – 1980) Duration: 18 July 1978 – 17 February 1980 Pawar broke away from the ruling Congress party to form a coalition government called the Progressive Democratic Front.
He made history as Maharashtra’s youngest Chief Minister. The central government dismissed his ministry in 1980 following Indira Gandhi’s return to national power. Second Tenure (1988 – 1990) Duration: 26 June 1988 – 3 March 1990 Having returned to the Indian Congress (I) in 1986, Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi chose Pawar to replace Shankarrao Chavan as Chief Minister to counter the growing political rise of the Shiv Sena. Third Tenure (1990 – 1991) Duration: 4 March 1990 – 25 June 1991 Following the 1990 assembly elections, Pawar successfully retained his leadership and was re-sworn in. He cut this term short in June 1991 to move to New Delhi, joining Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao’s cabinet as the Union Defence Minister. Fourth Tenure (1993 – 1995) Duration: 6 March 1993 – 14 March 1995 Prime Minister Rao sent Pawar back to Maharashtra after the previous Chief Minister stepped down following the 1992–93 Bombay riots. His final term was marked by heavy crises, beginning almost immediately with the 12 March 1993 Mumbai bomb blasts. His tenure ended when the Congress party lost the 1995 state assembly elections.
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