Third Pawar ministry

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Third Pawar ministry
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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

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.

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
  • • Congress (141)
  • • Other parties and Independents (10)
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]

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Chief Minister
General Administration (Including Protocol)
Information and Public Relations
Home
Water Resources Departments or portfolios not allocated to any minister.		Sharad Pawar4 March 199024 June 1991 INC
Finance
Planning		Ramrao Adik4 March 199024 June 1991 INC
Urban Development
Law and Judiciary		Sushilkumar Shinde4 March 199024 June 1991 INC
Labour and EmploymentN. M. Kamble4 March 199024 June 1991 INC
Revenue
Parliamentary Affairs		Sudhakarrao Naik4 March 199024 June 1991 INC
Tribal WelfareSurupsingh Hirya Naik4 March 199024 June 1991 INC
Irrigation
Command Area Development		Padamsinh Patil4 March 199024 June 1991 INC
School Education and Technical EducationVilasrao Deshmukh4 March 199024 June 1991 INC
Agriculture
Horticulture
Rehabilitation		Shivajirao Deshmukh4 March 199024 June 1991 INC
Public Works Development
Transport		Vijaysinh Mohite-Patil4 March 199024 June 1991 INC
Housing and Slum Improvement
Repair and Reconstruction
Special Assistance
Wakf
Food and Drug Administration		Javed Khan4 March 199024 June 1991 INC
Public Health and Family Welfare
Medical Education
Drugs
Cultural Affairs		Pushpatai Hirey4 March 199024 June 1991 INC
Cooperation
Prohibition and Excise		Shankarrao Kolhe4 March 199024 June 1991 INC
Industries
Skill Development and Entrepreneurship		Bharat Bondre4 March 199024 June 1991 INC
Social Welfare
Employment Guarantee Scheme		Ramdas Athawale4 March 199024 June 1991 RPI(A)
Forests and Social ForestrySharad Pawar4 March 199025 January 1991 INC
Datta Meghe25 January 199124 June 1991 INC
EnergyPadamsinh Patil4 March 199025 January 1991 INC
Datta Meghe25 January 199124 June 1991 INC
Rural DevelopmentShivajirao Deshmukh4 March 199025 January 1991 INC
Abhaysinh Raje Bhosale25 January 199124 June 1991 INC
Food and Civil SuppliesSurupsingh Hirya Naik4 March 199025 January 1991 INC
Jawaharlal Darda25 January 199124 June 1991 INC
TextilesN. M. Kamble4 March 199025 January 1991 INC
Jawaharlal Darda25 January 199124 June 1991 INC
EnvironmentSharad Pawar4 March 199025 January 1991 INC
Jawaharlal Darda25 January 199124 June 1991 INC
Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development,
and Fisheries
Tourism		Vilasrao Deshmukh4 March 199025 January 1991 INC
Anantrao Thopate25 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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "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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