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 8 December 2008, and would continue to serve until 9 November 2010, when he resigned at the backdrop of corruption allegations.[3]
Second Ashok Chavan ministry | |
|---|---|
| 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 | 2009 |
| Legislature term | 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
editThe 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 | 7 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | |
| 02 |  Chhagan Bhujbal Deputy Chief Minister |
Yevla | NCP | 7 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | ||
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Maharashtra Legislative Council | INC | 7 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | ||
| 04 |  |
Tasgaon-Kavathe Mahankal | NCP | 7 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | ||
| 05 | Palus-Kadegaon | INC | 7 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | |||
| 06 | Shivajirao Moghe | Arni | 7 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | |||
| 07 | Ajit Pawar |
Baramati | NCP | 7 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | ||
| 08 | Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil |
Shirdi | INC | 7 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | ||
| 09 | Islampur |
(Second) |
NCP | 7 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | ||
| 10 | Harshvardhan Patil | Indapur | INC | 7 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | ||
| 11 | Ganesh Naik | Belapur | NCP | 7 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | ||
| 12 | Balasaheb Thorat | Sangamner | INC | 7 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | ||
| 13 |  Nitin Raut |
Nagpur North | 7 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | |||
| 14 | Laxmanrao Dhobale | Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha | NCP | 7 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | ||
| 15 |  Anil Deshmukh |
Katol | 7 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | |||
| 16 | 'Jaydutt Kshirsagar | Beed | 7 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | |||
| 17 | Manohar Naik | Pusad | 7 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | |||
| 18 | Vijaykumar Gavit | Nandurbar | 7 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | |||
| 19 |  Sunil Tatkare |
Shrivardhan | 7 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | |||
| 20 | Ramraje Naik Nimbalkar | Maharashtra Legislative Council |
|
7 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | ||
| 21 |  Babanrao Pachpute |
Shrigonda | 7 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | |||
| 22 | Rajesh Tope | Ghansawangi | 7 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | |||
| 23 |  |
Aurangabad East | INC | 7 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | ||
| 24 | Mohammad Naseem Khan |
Paranda | 7 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | |||
| 25 | Suresh Shetty | Andheri East |
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7 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | ||
| 26 | Subhash Zanak | Risod | 7 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
editRepresentation 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 | 7 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | INC | |
| 2 | Akola | Subhash Zanak | 7 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | ||
| 3 | Amaravati | Chhagan Bhujbal Deputy Chief Minister |
7 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | NCP | |
| 4 | Aurangabad | Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil | 7 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | INC | |
| 5 | Beed | Subhash Zanak | 7 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | ||
| 6 | Bhandara | Ranjit Kamble | 7 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | ||
| 7 | Buldhana | Suresh Shetty | 7 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | ||
| 8 | Chandrapur | Ramesh Bagwe | 7 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | ||
| 9 | Dhule | Vijay Namdevrao Wadettiwar | 7 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | ||
| 10 | Gadchiroli | R. R. Patil | 7 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | NCP | |
| 11 | Gondiya | Bhaskar Jadhav | 7 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | ||
| 12 | Hingoli | Varsha Gaikwad | 7 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | INC | |
| 13 | Jalgaon | Abdul Sattar | 7 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | ||
| 14 | Jalna | Gulabrao Deokar | 7 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | NCP | |
| 15 | Kolhapur | Balasaheb Thorat | 7 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | INC | |
| 16 | Latur | Balasaheb Thorat | 7 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | ||
| 17 | Mumbai City | Jayant Patil | 7 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | NCP | |
| 18 | Mumbai Suburban | Naseem Khan | 7 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | INC | |
| 19 | Nagpur | Shivajirao Moghe | 7 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | ||
| 20 | Nanded | Subhash Zanak | 7 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | ||
| 21 | Nandurbar | Vijaykumar Gavit | 7 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | NCP | |
| 22 | Nashik | Chhagan Bhujbal Deputy Chief Minister |
7 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | ||
| 23 | Osmanabad | Rajesh Tope | 7 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | ||
| 24 | Palghar | Babanrao Pachpute | 7 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | ||
| 25 | Parbhani | Foujiya Khan | 7 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | ||
| 26 | Pune | Ajit Pawar | 7 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | ||
| 27 | Raigad | Sunil Tatkare | 7 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | ||
| 28 | Ratnagiri | Sunil Tatkare | 7 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | ||
| 29 | Sangli | Patangrao Kadam | 7 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | INC | |
| 30 | Satara | Ramraje Naik Nimbalkar | 7 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | NCP | |
| 31 | Sindhudurg | Narayan Rane | 7 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | INC | |
| 32 | Solapur | Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil | 7 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | ||
| 33 | Thane | Ganesh Naik | 7 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | NCP | |
| 34 | Wardha | Narayan Rane | 7 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | INC | |
| 35 | Washim | Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil | 7 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | ||
| 36 | Yavatmal | Nitin Raut | 7 November 2009 | 10 November 2010 | 1 year, 3 days | ||
References
edit- ^ "Congress-NCP will form govt: Bhujbal". India Today. 22 October 2009. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ "Second-time lucky Chavan to be Maharashtra chief minister". India Today. 25 October 2009. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ^ Meena Menon (9 November 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. 9 November 2009. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ "Maharashtra: Chavan to be sworn in as CM today". India Today. 7 November 2009. Retrieved 9 April 2021.