Third Pawar ministry

After securing a majority in the 1990 Maharashtra legislative elections, the incumbent Chief Minister Sharad Pawar was re-appointed on 4 March 1990. Pawar formed his third ministry,[1] consisting of 15 cabinet ministers and 6 ministers of state.[2] The cabinet continued until June 1991, when Pawar was replaced by Sudhakarrao Naik.

Third Pawar ministry

Ministry of Maharashtra
Date formed4 March 1990
Date dissolved25 June 1991
People and organisations
GovernorChidambaram Subramaniam
Chief MinisterSharad Pawar
Total no. of members15 Cabinet ministers (Incl. Chief Minister)
6 Ministers of state
Member partiesCongress
RPI(A)
Independents
Status in legislatureMajority Coalition government
Opposition partyShiv Sena
BJP
PWP
RPI(G)
JD
Opposition leader
History
Election(s)1990
Legislature term(s)5 years
PredecessorPawar II
SuccessorS. Naik

Government formation

In the 1990 legislative elections, the Pawar-led Congress party secured 141 out of the State's 288 seats. Pawar managed to form a majority government, with support from 10 Congress "rebels", or party members who contested elections as Independents.[3]

Government formation
Sharad Pawar (Congress)
Ballot → 1991
Required majority → Simple majority checkY
Government
151 / 288
Opposition
137 / 288
Sources[3]

List of ministers

Pawar's initial ministry was sworn in on 7 March 1990,[2] and underwent an expansion on 25 January 1991:[4]

PortfolioMinisterTookofficeLeftofficeParty
Chief Minister
General Administration (Including Protocol)
Information and Public Relations
Home
Water Resources Water supply & Sanitation Departments or portfolios not allocated to any minister.
4 March 199024 June 1991 INC
Finance
Planning
4 March 199024 June 1991 INC
Urban Development
Law and Judiciary, Other Backward Classes
4 March 199024 June 1991 INC
Labour and Employment, Special Backward Classes Welfare4 March 199024 June 1991 INC
Revenue
Parliamentary Affairs & Cultural Affairs, Socially And Educationally Backward Classes, Vimukta Jati
4 March 199024 June 1991 INC
Tribal Welfare & Marathi Language4 March 199024 June 1991 INC
Irrigation
Command Area Development
4 March 199024 June 1991 INC
School Education , Higher and Technical Education, Sports and Youth Welfare, Disaster Management4 March 199024 June 1991 INC
Agriculture
Horticulture
Relief & Rehabilitation
4 March 199024 June 1991 INC
Public Works Development
Transport & Woman and Child Development
4 March 199024 June 1991 INC
Housing and Slum Improvement
Repair and Reconstruction
Special Assistance
Minority Development and Aukaf
Food and Drug Administration
Javed Khan
4 March 199024 June 1991 INC
Public Health and Family Welfare
Medical Education
Drugs
Cultural Affairs
Pushpatai Hirey
4 March 199024 June 1991 INC
Cooperation
Prohibition and Excise, Marketing, Other Backward Bahujan Welfare
Shankarrao Kolhe
4 March 199024 June 1991 INC
Industries
Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
Bharat Bondre
4 March 199024 June 1991 INC
Social Welfare
Employment Guarantee Scheme
4 March 199024 June 1991 RPI(A)
Forests and Social Forestry, Mining Department
Sharad Pawar
4 March 199025 January 1991 INC
25 January 199124 June 1991 INC
Energy, Ports Development
Padamsinh Patil
4 March 199025 January 1991 INC
25 January 199124 June 1991 INC
Rural Development, Earthquake Rehabilitation
Shivajirao Deshmukh
4 March 199025 January 1991 INC
Abhaysinh Raje Bhosale
25 January 199124 June 1991 INC
Food and Civil Supplies, Majority Welfare Development4 March 199025 January 1991 INC
25 January 199124 June 1991 INC
Textiles, Khar Land Development, Ex. Servicemen Welfare, Soil and Water Conservation4 March 199025 January 1991 INC
25 January 199124 June 1991 INC
Environment & Protocol, Nomadic Tribes4 March 199025 January 1991 INC
25 January 199124 June 1991 INC
Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development,
and Fisheries
Tourism
Vilasrao Deshmukh
4 March 199025 January 1991 INC
Anantrao Thopate
25 January 199124 June 1991 INC

References

  1. "'Saheb' Sharad Pawar is a 4-time Maharashtra CM, I anyhow became Deputy CM 4 times: Ajit Pawar". Deccan Herald. 19 January 2020. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  2. "Parliamentary and Constitutional Developments (1 January to 31 March 1990) - Maharashtra" (PDF). The Journal of Parliamentary Information. XXXVI (2): 194, 203–204. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  3. "Stemming the Tide - Pawar holds BJP-Shiv Sena combine at bay". India Today. 15 March 1990. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  4. "Parliamentary and Constitutional Developments (1 January to 31 March 1991) - Maharashtra" (PDF). The Journal of Parliamentary Information. XXXVII (2): 193, 197–198. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
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