The new Maharashtra assembly has more female members in the House compared to the last time. There will be 10 new women members (in all there are 19) who are part of the assembly for the coming five years, while a woman minister who was part of the cabinet earlier, Pankaja Munde, lost to her cousin Dhananjay Munde of NCP, from the Parli seat.

While 235 women contested from the state out of the 3,237 candidates, around 39 were from the four main parties. Of them, 19 have won in these assembly elections compared to last time's 17 (the number includes the by-election winner). However, a senior BJP leader said, "More women candidates should get chances, which doesn't happen often, and there is no growth for women politicians. But our party is encouraging more female candidates and leaders."