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]
Second Ashok Chavan ministry | |
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| Ministry of Maharashtra | |
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| Date formed | 7 November 2009 |
| Date dissolved | 9 November 2010 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Governor S. C. Jamir (2009–10) Governor K. Sankaranarayanan (2010) |
| Head of government | Ashok Chavan |
| No. of ministers | 37 Congress (17) NCP (20) |
| Member parties | Congress NCP |
| Status in legislature | Coalition 175 / 288 (61%) |
| Opposition party | BJP Shiv Sena |
| Opposition leader | Eknath Khadse (BJP) (Assembly) Pandurang Fundkar (BJP) (Council) |
| History | |
| Election(s) | 2009 |
| Legislature term(s) | 5 years |
| Predecessor | First Ashok Chavan ministry |
| Successor | Prithviraj Chavan ministry |
The cabinet consisted of 23 ministers, including Chavan and his Deputy, Chhagan Bhujbal.[4]
Council of Ministers edit
The following is the list of ministers in the cabinet:[4][5]
Cabinet Ministers edit
| Sr. No. | Name | Constituency | Portfolio | Party | Term of office | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Duration | ||||||
| 01 | Ashok Chavan Chief Minister |
Bhokar |
Other departments not allocated to any Minister. |
INC | 07 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | |
| 02 |  Chhagan Bhujbal Deputy Chief Minister |
Yevla | NCP | 07 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | ||
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Maharashtra Legislative Council | INC | 07 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | ||
| 04 |  |
Tasgaon-Kavathe Mahankal | NCP | 07 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | ||
| 05 | Palus-Kadegaon | INC | 07 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | |||
| 06 | Shivajirao Moghe | Arni | 07 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | |||
| 07 | Ajit Pawar |
Baramati | NCP | 07 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | ||
| 08 | Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil |
Shirdi | INC | 07 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | ||
| 09 |  |
Islampur |
(Second) |
NCP | 07 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | |
| 10 | Harshvardhan Patil | Indapur | INC | 07 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | ||
| 11 | Ganesh Naik | Belapur | NCP | 07 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | ||
| 12 | Balasaheb Thorat | Sangamner | INC | 07 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | ||
| 13 |  Nitin Raut |
Nagpur North | 07 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | |||
| 14 | Laxmanrao Dhobale | Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha | NCP | 07 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | ||
| 15 |  Anil Deshmukh |
Katol | 07 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | |||
| 16 | 'Jaydutt Kshirsagar | Beed | 07 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | |||
| 17 | Manohar Naik | Pusad | 07 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | |||
| 18 | Vijaykumar Gavit | Nandurbar | 07 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | |||
| 19 |  Sunil Tatkare |
Shrivardhan | 07 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | |||
| 20 | Ramraje Naik Nimbalkar | Maharashtra Legislative Council |
|
07 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | ||
| 21 |  Babanrao Pachpute |
Shrigonda | 07 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | |||
| 22 | Rajesh Tope | Ghansawangi | 07 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | |||
| 23 |  |
Aurangabad East | INC | 07 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | ||
| 24 | Mohammad Naseem Khan |
Paranda | 07 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | |||
| 25 | Suresh Shetty | Andheri East | 07 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | |||
| 26 | Subhash Zanak | Risod | 07 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | |||
Ministers of State edit
| Portfolio | Name | Term Start | Term End | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rural Development, Horticulture, Water Supply and Sanitation | Ranjit Kamble | 7 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | INC | |
| Water Resources, Parliamentary Affairs and Addl. Charge of Finance, Planning & Energy. | Vijay Namdevrao Wadettiwar | 7 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | INC | |
| Urban Development, Forests, Ports, Khar Lands, Parliamentary Affairs, Sports & Youth Welfare and Ex-Servicemen's Welfare | Bhaskar Jadhav | 7 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | NCP | |
| Tribal Development, Labour and Command Area Development | Padmakar Vijaysingh Valvi | 7 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | INC | |
| Revenue Rehabilitation and Relief Work, Earthquake Rehabilitation, Co-operation, Marketing and Textiles | Prakash Solande | 7 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | NCP | |
| Housing, Slum Improvement, Repairs and Reconstruction, Urban Land Ceiling, Industries, Mines, Social Justice, De-Addiction Activities and Environment | Shri Sachin Mohan Ahir | 7 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | NCP | |
| Food and Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection and Public Works. | Shri Abdul Sattar Abdul Nabi | 7 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | INC | |
| General Administration, Information and Publicity, Cultural Affairs, Protocol, School Education, Woken and Child Development, Public Health and Family Welfare, Minorities Development (Including Aukaf) | Prof.(Smt.) Foujiya Tahasin Khan | 7 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | NCP | |
| Home(Urban) Food and Drugs Administration and Addil. Charge of Home (Rural) Jails and State Excise | Shri Ramesh Anandrao Bagwe | 7 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | INC | |
| Medical Education, Higher and Technical Education, Tourism and Special Assistance. | Smt. Varsha Eknath Gaikwad | 7 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | INC | |
| Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development, Fisheries, Water Conservation, Exployemnt Guarantee Scheme, Employment and Self-Employemnt, Transprot Welfare of Nomadic, De-notified Tribes and Other Backward Classes | Shri Gulabrao Baburao Deokar | 7 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | NCP | |
Ministers by Party edit
Representation of cabinet ministers by party
Indian National Congress (54.05%)
Nationalist Congress Party (45.9%)
| Party | Cabinet Ministers | Ministers of State | Total Ministers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian National Congress | 11 | 6 | 17 | |
| Nationalist Congress Party | 15 | 5 | 20 | |
Guardian Ministers edit
| # | District | Minister | Tenure | Party | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ahmednagar | Balasaheb Thorat | 07 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | INC | |
| 2 | Akola | Subhash Zanak | 07 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | ||
| 3 | Amaravati | Chhagan Bhujbal Deputy Chief Minister |
07 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | NCP | |
| 4 | Aurangabad | Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil | 07 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | INC | |
| 5 | Beed | Subhash Zanak | 07 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | ||
| 6 | Bhandara | Ranjit Kamble | 07 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | ||
| 7 | Buldhana | Suresh Shetty | 07 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | ||
| 8 | Chandrapur | Ramesh Bagwe | 07 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | ||
| 9 | Dhule | Vijay Namdevrao Wadettiwar | 07 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | ||
| 10 | Gadchiroli | R. R. Patil | 07 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | NCP | |
| 11 | Gondiya | Bhaskar Jadhav | 07 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | ||
| 12 | Hingoli | Varsha Gaikwad | 07 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | INC | |
| 13 | Jalgaon | Abdul Sattar | 07 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | ||
| 14 | Jalna | Gulabrao Deokar | 07 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | NCP | |
| 15 | Kolhapur | Balasaheb Thorat | 07 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | INC | |
| 16 | Latur | Balasaheb Thorat | 07 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | ||
| 17 | Mumbai City | Jayant Patil | 07 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | NCP | |
| 18 | Mumbai Suburban | Naseem Khan | 07 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | INC | |
| 19 | Nagpur | Shivajirao Moghe | 07 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | ||
| 20 | Nanded | Subhash Zanak | 07 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | ||
| 21 | Nandurbar | Vijaykumar Gavit | 07 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | NCP | |
| 22 | Nashik | Chhagan Bhujbal Deputy Chief Minister |
07 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | ||
| 23 | Osmanabad | Rajesh Tope | 07 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | ||
| 24 | Palghar | Babanrao Pachpute | 07 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | ||
| 25 | Parbhani | Foujiya Khan | 07 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | ||
| 26 | Pune | Ajit Pawar | 07 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | ||
| 27 | Raigad | Sunil Tatkare | 07 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | ||
| 28 | Ratnagiri | Sunil Tatkare | 07 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | ||
| 29 | Sangli | Patangrao Kadam | 07 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | INC | |
| 30 | Satara | Ramraje Naik Nimbalkar | 07 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | NCP | |
| 31 | Sindhudurg | Narayan Rane | 07 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | INC | |
| 32 | Solapur | Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil | 07 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | ||
| 33 | Thane | Ganesh Naik | 07 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | NCP | |
| 34 | Wardha | Narayan Rane | 07 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | INC | |
| 35 | Washim | Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil | 07 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | ||
| 36 | Yavatmal | Nitin Raut | 07 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | ||
References edit
- ^ "Congress-NCP will form govt: Bhujbal". India Today. October 22, 2009. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ "Second-time lucky Chavan to be Maharashtra chief minister". India Today. October 25, 2009. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ^ Meena Menon (November 9, 2010). "Chavan quits; party leaves choice of successor to Sonia". The Hindu. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ^ a b "List of Cabinet ministers in Maharashtra". India Today. November 9, 2009. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ "Maharashtra: Chavan to be sworn in as CM today". India Today. November 7, 2009. Retrieved 9 April 2021.