Second Ashok Chavan ministry

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Second Ashok Chavan ministry
Ministry of Maharashtra
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Ashok Chavan, Former Chief Minister of Maharashtra
Date formed7 November 2009
Date dissolved9 November 2010
People and organisations
Head of stateGovernor S. C. Jamir (2009–10)
Governor K. Sankaranarayanan (2010)
Head of governmentAshok Chavan
No. of ministers23
Congress (9)
NCP (14)
Member partiesCongress
NCP
Status in legislatureCoalition
175 / 288 (61%)
Opposition partyBJP
Shiv Sena
Opposition leaderEknath Khadse (BJP) (Assembly)
Pandurang Fundkar (BJP) (Council)
History
Election(s)2009
Legislature term(s)5 years
PredecessorFirst Ashok Chavan ministry
SuccessorPrithviraj Chavan ministry

The incumbent Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan led his Congress party and alliance partner NCP to an electoral majority in the 2009 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election.[1][2] He subsequently formed his second cabinet. Chavan had been the Chief Minister since December 8, 2008, and would continue to serve until November 9, 2010, when he resigned at the backdrop of corruption allegations.[3]

The cabinet consisted of 23 ministers, including Chavan and his Deputy, Chhagan Bhujbal.[4]

List of ministers[]

The following is the list of ministers in the cabinet:[4][5]

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Chief Minister
General Administration
Information and Publicity
Urban Development
Housing
Mines
Cultural Affairs
Departments or portfolios not allocated to any minister.		Ashok Chavan7 November 200910 November 2010 INC
Deputy Chief Minister
Public Works (Excluding Public Undertakings)
Special Assistance		Chhagan Bhujbal7 November 200910 November 2010 NCP
Revenue and Khar Lands
Rehabilitation and Relief Work
Earthquake Rehabilitation		Narayan Rane7 November 200910 November 2010 INC
Home AffairsR. R. Patil7 November 200910 November 2010 NCP
ForestsPatangrao Kadam7 November 200910 November 2010 INC
Social Justice
Nomadic Denotified Tribes and OBC Welfare
De-addiction Activities		Shivajirao Moghe7 November 200910 November 2010 INC
Water Resources
(Excluding Krishna Valley Irrigation Corporation)
Energy
Command Area Development		Ajit Pawar7 November 200910 November 2010 NCP
Transport
Ports
Law and Judiciary		Radhakrishna Vikhe-Patil7 November 200910 November 2010 INC
Rural Development
Environment and Climate Change		Jayant Patil7 November 200910 November 2010 NCP
Co-operation
Marketing
Parliamentary Affairs		Harshvardhan Patil7 November 200910 November 2010 INC
State Excise
Non-Conventional Energy		Ganesh Naik7 November 200910 November 2010 NCP
Agriculture
Water Conservation
Employment Guarantee Scheme
School Education
Animal Husbandry, Fisheries,
Dairy Development		Balasaheb Thorat7 November 200910 November 2010 INC
Water Supply and SanitationLaxmanrao Dhobale7 November 200910 November 2010 NCP
Food and Civil Supplies
Consumer Protection		Anil Deshmukh7 November 200910 November 2010 NCP
Public Works (Public Undertakings)Jaydutt Kshirsagar7 November 200910 November 2010 NCP
Food and Drugs AdministrationManohar Naik7 November 200910 November 2010 NCP
Medical Education
Horticulture
Tourism		Vijaykumar Krishnarao Gavit7 November 200910 November 2010 NCP
Finance
Planning		Sunil Tatkare7 November 200910 November 2010 NCP
Krishna Valley Irrigation CorporationRamraje Naik Nimbalkar7 November 200910 November 2010 NCP
Tribal DevelopmentBabanrao Pachpute7 November 200910 November 2010 NCP
Higher and Technical EducationRajesh Tope7 November 200910 November 2010 NCP
Industries
Employment and Self-Employment		Rajendra Darda7 November 200910 November 2010 INC
Textiles
Minorities Development and Aukaf
Ex-Servicemen's Welfare
Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
Public Health and Family Welfare		Mohammad Naseem Khan7 November 200910 November 2010 INC

Ministers by Party[]

Representation of cabinet ministers by party

  Indian National Congress (75%)
  Nationalist Congress Party (25%)
Party Cabinet Ministers Total Ministers
Nationalist Congress Party 14 14
Indian National Congress 9 9

References[]

  1. ^ "Congress-NCP will form govt: Bhujbal". India Today. October 22, 2009. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Second-time lucky Chavan to be Maharashtra chief minister". India Today. October 25, 2009. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  3. ^ Meena Menon (November 9, 2010). "Chavan quits; party leaves choice of successor to Sonia". The Hindu. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  4. ^ a b "List of Cabinet ministers in Maharashtra". India Today. November 9, 2009. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Maharashtra: Chavan to be sworn in as CM today". India Today. November 7, 2009. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
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