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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
Election1990
Legislature term5 years
PredecessorPawar II
SuccessorS. Naik

Government formation

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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  Y
Government
151 / 288
Opposition
137 / 288
Sources[3]

List of ministers

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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
  • Information and Public Relations
  • Information Technology
  • Home
  • Jails
  • Water Resources (Krishna Valley Development) and (Konkan Valley Development)
  • Water supply
  • Sanitation


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

References

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  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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