Fourth Pawar ministry
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Sharad Pawar was sworn in as Chief Minister of Maharashtra for the fourth time[1] on 6 March 1993. On appointment, Pawar formed a 18-member cabinet.[2] The cabinet continued until the 1995 legislative elections, and was replaced by the Manohar Joshi ministry.
Fourth Pawar ministry | |
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![]() Ministry of Maharashtra | |
Date formed | 6 March 1993 |
Date dissolved | 14 March 1995 |
People and organisations | |
Governor | P. C. Alexander |
Chief Minister | Sharad Pawar |
Total no. of members | 19 Congress (17) RPI(A) (1) Independents (1) |
Member parties | Congress RPI(A) Independents |
Status in legislature | Majority government 150 / 288 (52%) |
Opposition party | BJP Shiv Sena |
Opposition leader |
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History | |
Election | 1990 |
Legislature term | 5 years |
Predecessor | S. Naik |
Successor | Joshi |
Soon after the 1990 legislative elections, Pawar, then the incumbent Chief Minister, was sworn in once again. However, after 1991 Indian general election, Pawar resigned and was appointed Defence Minister by P. V. Narasimha Rao.[3] He served as the Member of Parliament for Baramati at the same time. On his resignation, Sudhakarrao Naik was appointed the Chief Minister.[4] However, in 1993, Pawar resigned as the nation's defence minister,[5][6] and returned as the head of Maharashtra government.[7]
The initial ministry consisted of:[2][8]
Sr No | Minister | Portfolio | Party | |
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Chief Minister | ||||
1 | Sharad Pawar | Other Departments not allocated to a minister:
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Congress | |
Cabinet ministers | ||||
2 | Ramrao Adik |
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Congress | |
3 | Shivajirao Deshmukh |
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4 | Padamsinh Bajirao Patil |
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5 | Vilasrao Deshmukh |
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6 | Surupsingh Hirya Naik |
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7 | Abhaysinh Raje Bhosale |
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8 | Jawaharlal Darda |
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9 | Chhagan Bhujbal |
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10 | Salim Zakaria |
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11 | Pushpatai Hirey |
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12 | Prabhakar Dharkar |
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13 | Madhukar Pichad |
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14 | Ranjeet Deshmukh |
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15 | Arun Gujarathi |
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16 | Sarawan Parate |
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17 | Ramdas Athawale |
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RPI(A) | |
18 | Harshvardhan Deshmukh |
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Independent | |
The junior ministers in the cabinet included:[8]
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