Sushilkumar Shinde ministry

Ministry of Maharashtra
Sushilkumar Shinde, Former Chief Minister of Maharashtra
Date formed18 January 2003
Date dissolved4 November 2004
People and organisations
GovernorMohammed Fazal
Chief MinisterSushilkumar Shinde
Deputy Chief MinisterChhagan Bhujbal (2003)
Vijaysingh Mohite-Patil (2003-04)
Member partiesCongress
NCP
Other smaller parties and independents
Status in legislatureCoalition
148 / 288 (51%)
Opposition partyShiv Sena
BJP
Opposition leaderNarayan Rane (Shiv Sena) (Assembly)
Nitin Gadkari (BJP) (Council)
History
Election(s)1999
Legislature term(s)5 years
PredecessorDeshmukh I
SuccessorDeshmukh II
Nationalist Congress Party

In January 2003, Sushilkumar Shinde was sworn in as Chief Minister of Maharashtra, on resignation of his predecessor Vilasrao Deshmukh.[1][2] Shinde led a cabinet consisting of his Congress party and alliance partner NCP, till the 2004 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election. The Congress-NCP alliance secured a majority in those elections, but the Shinde ministry was replaced by his Deshmukh's second ministry.

Government formation

On his swearing in, Shinde was asked to prove majority support in the Legislative Assembly. Accordingly, on 22 January 2003, the Assembly passed a vote of confidence.[3][4]

Motion of confidence
Sushilkumar Shinde (Congress)
Ballot → 22 January 2003
Required majority → Simple majority checkY
Yes
143 / 281
No
133 / 281
Abstentions
5 / 281
Sources[3]

Guardian Ministers

Sr No. District Guardian_Minister Party
01 Ahmednagar Shivajirao Moghe United Progressive Alliance
02 Akola Ranjeet Deshmukh
03 Amravati Vijaysinh Mohite–Patil DCM
04 Aurangabad Ramkrishna More
05 Beed Patangrao Kadam
06 Bhandara Rohidas Patil
07 Buldhana Vikramsinh Patankar
08 Chandrapur Rohidas Patil
09 Dhule Surupsingh Hirya Naik
10 Gadchiroli Patangrao Kadam
11 Gondiya Vikramsinh Patankar
12 Hingoli Ajit Pawar
13 Jalgaon Jayant Patil
14 Jalna Chhagan Bhujbal DCM
15 Kolhapur Jayant Patil
16 Latur Ashok Chavan
17 Mumbai City R. R. Patil
18 Mumbai Suburban Husain Dalwai
19 Nagpur Ranjeet Deshmukh
20 Nanded Ashok Chavan
21 Nandurbar Vilas Patil
22 Nashik Chhagan Bhujbal DCM
23 Osmanabad Padamsinh Bajirao Patil
24 Palghar Jaywantrao Awale
25 Parbhani Satish Chaturvedi
26 Pune Ajit Pawar
27 Raigad Husain Dalwai
28 Ratnagiri Vasant Chavan
29 Sangli R. R. Patil
30 Satara Surupsingh Hirya Naik
31 Sindhudurg Anand Devkate
32 Solapur Vijaysinh Mohite–Patil DCM
33 Thane Patangrao Kadam
34 Wardha Ramkrishna More
35 Washim Ganpatrao Deshmukh
36 Yavatmal Shivajirao Moghe

Ministry

The Shinde ministry initially consisted of 16 members, including Shinde.[5] A week after his initial ministers were sworn in, Shinde inducted 53 new members (23 cabinet ministers and 30 ministers of state) and led a 68-member cabinet.[5]

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Chief Minister
Chief MinisterPortfolios not allotted to any Minister:
  • General Administration
  • Planning
  • Information and Public Relations
  • Law and Judiciary
  • Information Technology
  • Revenue
  • Agriculture
  • Command Area Development
  • Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection
  • Labour
  • State Excise
  • Urban Development
  • Other Backward Classes(OBC)
  • Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBC)
  • Water Resources
 Sushilkumar Shinde 18 January 2003 4 November 2004 Indian National Congress
Deputy Chief Minister
Deputy Chief Minister Chhagan Bhujbal 18 January 2003 23 December 2003 Nationalist Congress Party
Vijaysinh Mohite–Patil 27 December 2003 19 October 2004 Nationalist Congress Party
Cabinet Ministers
  • Home
  • State Border Defence (First)
 R. R. Patil 27 January 2003 19 October 2004 Nationalist Congress Party
  • Co-operation
  • Marathi Language
  • Public Health
  • Industries
  • Protocol
  • Sanitation
  • School Education
  • Water Supply
 Ashok Chavan 27 January 2003 19 October 2004 Indian National Congress
  • Cultural Affairs
  • Ex Servicemen Welfare
  • Higher and Technical Education
  • Medical Education
  • Sports and Youth Welfare
 Ramkrishna More 27 January 2003 19 October 2004 Indian National Congress
  • Dairy Development
  • House Repairs and Reconstruction
 Anand Devkate 27 January 2003 19 October 2004 Indian National Congress
  • Disaster Management
  • Housing
  • Slum Improvement
  • Tribal Development
 Satish Chaturvedi 27 January 2003 19 October 2004 Indian National Congress
  • Earthquake Rehabilitation
  • Khar Land Development
  • Relief and Rehabilitation
 Vilas Patil 27 January 2003 19 October 2004 Indian National Congress
  • Employment Guarantee
 Shivajirao Moghe 27 January 2003 19 October 2004 Indian National Congress
  • Energy
  • New and Renewable Energy
 Patangrao Kadam 18 January 2003 19 October 2004 Indian National Congress
  • Fisheries
  • Dairy Development
 Padamsinh Bajirao Patil 27 January 2003 19 October 2004 Nationalist Congress Party
  • Food and Drug Administration
  • Mining
 Vasant Chavan 18 January 2003 19 October 2004 Nationalist Congress Party
  • Finance
 Jayant Patil 18 January 2003 19 October 2004 Nationalist Congress Party
  • Forests
  • Environment and Climate Change
  • Special Assistance
 Vijaysinh Mohite–Patil 27 December 2003 19 October 2004 Nationalist Congress Party
  • Horticulture
 Ajit Pawar 27 January 2003 19 October 2004 Nationalist Congress Party
  • Marketing
  • Rural Development
  • Textiles
  • Woman and Child Development
 Ranjeet Deshmukh 27 January 2003 19 October 2004 Indian National Congress
  • Minority Development and Aukaf
  • State Border Defence (Second)
 Husain Dalwai 27 January 2003 19 October 2004 Indian National Congress
  • Public Works (Including Public Undertakings)
  • Nomadic Tribes
  • Special Backward Classes Welfare
 Surupsingh Hirya Naik 1 November 2004 6 November 2009 Indian National Congress
  • Parliamentary Affairs
 Rohidas Patil 27 January 2003 19 October 2004 Indian National Congress
  • Public Works (Excluding Public Undertakings)
  • Social Justice
  • Ports Development
 Chhagan Bhujbal 27 January 2003 19 October 2004 Nationalist Congress Party
  • Skill Development and *Entrepreneurship
  • Vimukta Jati
 Jaywantrao Awale 18 January 2003 19 October 2004 Indian National Congress
  • Soil and Water Conservation
 Ganpatrao Deshmukh 27 January 2003 19 October 2004 Peasants and Workers Party of India

6

  • Transport
 Vikramsinh Patankar 27 January 2003 19 October 2004 Nationalist Congress Party

Representation of cabinet ministers by party

  Indian National Congress (60.87%)
  Nationalist Congress Party (34.78%)
  Peasants and Workers Party of India (4.35%)
Party Ministers
Indian National Congress 14
Nationalist Congress Party 08
Peasants and Workers Party of India 01

References

  1. ^ "Shinde elected leader of DF". The Tribune. 18 January 2003. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Turn of fortune for Shinde". The Tribune. 19 January 2003. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Shinde wins trust vote". The Tribune. 23 January 2003. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Sushil Kumar Shinde wins trust vote". The Times of India. 22 January 2003. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Shinde inducts 53 new ministers". The Tribune. 26 January 2003. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
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