First Ashok Chavan ministry

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First Ashok Chavan ministry
Ministry of Maharashtra
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Ashok Chavan, Former Chief Minister of Maharashtra
Date formed8 December 2008
Date dissolved6 November 2009
People and organisations
Head of stateGovernor S. C. Jamir
Head of governmentAshok Chavan
No. of ministers26
Congress (7)
NCP (16)
Independents (3)
Member partiesCongress
NCP
Status in legislatureCoalition
155 / 288 (54%)
Opposition partyBJP
Shiv Sena
Opposition leader

Ramdas Kadam (Shiv Sena)

Pandurang Fundkar (BJP)
History
Election(s)2009
Legislature term(s)5 years
PredecessorSecond Deshmukh ministry
SuccessorSecond Ashok Chavan ministry

Ashok Chavan was sworn in as Chief Minister of Maharashtra for the first time in 2008, after his predecessor, Vilasrao Deshmukh resigned the office in the aftermath of 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks.[1] The first Chavan ministry governed until the 2009 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election, which resulted in a victory for Chavan-led Congress-NCP alliance and Chavan forming his second ministry.[2][3]

List of ministers[]

The initial Chavan cabinet consisted of 26 cabinet members,[4][5] including Chavan and his deputy, Chhagan Bhujbal, as well as the following cabinet ministers:[6][7][8][9]

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Chief Minister
General Administration
Information and Publicity
Urban Development
Industry
Law and Judiciary
Information and Public Relations
Housing
Departments or portfolios not allocated to any minister.		Ashok Chavan8 December 20086 November 2009 INC
Deputy Chief Minister
Public Works
Tourism		Chhagan Bhujbal8 December 20086 November 2009 NCP
Rural Development.
Skill Development and Entrepreneurship		R. R. Patil8 December 20086 November 2009 NCP
Finance
Planning		Dilip Walse-Patil8 December 20086 November 2009 NCP
Revenue
School Education		Patangrao Kadam8 December 20086 November 2009 INC
Home AffairsJayant Patil8 December 20086 November 2009 NCP
Water Resources
Water Supply and Sanitation
Command Area Development		Ajit Pawar8 December 20086 November 2009 NCP
Agriculture
Protocol
Water Conservation		Balasaheb Thorat8 December 20086 November 2009 INC
Environment
Excise		Ganesh Naik8 December 20086 November 2009 NCP
Public Works (Public Enterprises)Vimal Mundada8 December 20086 November 2009 NCP

Public Health and Family Welfare		Rajendra Shingne8 December 20086 November 2009 NCP
Transport
Nomadic Tribes Development		Surupsingh Hirya Naik8 December 20086 November 2009 INC
Cooperation
Cultural Affairs		Harshvardhan Patil8 December 20086 November 2009 Independent
Textiles
Minority Development		Anees Ahmed8 December 20086 November 2009 INC
Social JusticeChandrakant Handore8 December 20086 November 2009 INC
Food and Civil SuppliesRamesh Bang8 December 20086 November 2009 NCP
Food and Drugs AdministrationManohar Naik8 December 20086 November 2009 NCP
Higher and Technical Education and Medical EducationRajesh Tope8 December 20086 November 2009 NCP
Labour and Special AssistanceNawab Malik8 December 20086 November 2009 NCP
Tribal DevelopmentVijaykumar Gavit8 December 20086 November 2009 NCP
EnergySunil Tatkare8 December 20086 November 2009 NCP
Krishna Valley Irrigation CorporationRamraje Naik Nimbalkar8 December 20086 November 2009 NCP
ForestsBabanrao Pachpute8 December 20086 November 2009 NCP
Non-conventional Energy
Horticulture		Vinay Kore8 December 20086 November 2009 Independent
Animal Husbandry
Dairy Development and Fisheries
Ports and Khar Lands		Ravisheth Patil8 December 20086 November 2009 INC
ForestsBabanrao Pachpute8 December 20086 November 2009 NCP
Marketing
Women and Child Development		Madan Patil8 December 20086 November 2009 Independent

References[]

  1. ^ "Deshmukh sworn in Chief Minister of Maharashtra". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 2 November 2004. Archived from the original on 2 November 2004. Retrieved 6 February 2010.
  2. ^ "Congress-NCP will form govt: Bhujbal". India Today. October 22, 2009. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Second-time lucky Chavan to be Maharashtra chief minister". India Today. October 25, 2009. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Chavan, Bhujbal sworn in as Maharashtra CM, deputy CM". The Times of India. 9 December 2008. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  5. ^ "39 member Ashok Chavan Ministry sworn in". The Economic Times. 8 December 2008. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  6. ^ "List of Ministers, General Administration Department, Government of Maharashtra" (PDF) (Press release). Government of Maharashtra. General Administration Department. 10 December 2008. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Portfolios in Ashok Chavan ministry in Maha announced". The Hindustan Times. 10 December 2008. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  8. ^ Shiv Kumar (10 December 2008). "Patil gets Home in Chavan govt". The Tribune. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  9. ^ Ravikiran Deshmukh (11 December 2008). "Rane supporters on a desertion spree". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
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