Prithviraj Chavan ministry

Prithviraj Chavan was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra on 11 November 2010.[1] The following is his cabinet. The government consisted of Chavan's Congress party and the Nationalist Congress Party.[1]

Prithviraj Chavan ministry
Ministry of Maharashtra
Date formed11 November 2010
Date dissolved26 September 2014
People and organisations
Head of stateGovernor Kateekal Sankaranarayanan (2010-14)
Governor Om Prakash Kohli
Governor C. Vidyasagar Rao (2014)
Head of governmentPrithviraj Chavan
No. of ministers40
Member partiesCongress
NCP
Independents
Status in legislatureCoalition

MA

  •   INC (82)
  •   NCP (62)
  •   OTH (31)
175 / 288 (61%)
Opposition partyBharatiya Janata Party
Shiv Sena
Opposition leaderEknath Khadse (Legislative Assembly)
Pandurang Fundkar (Legislative Council) (2010-11)
Vinod Tawde (Legislative Council) (2011-14)
History
Election2009
Outgoing election2014
Legislature term5 years
PredecessorSecond Ashok Chavan ministry
SuccessorFirst Fadnavis ministry

Representation of cabinet ministers by party

  Indian National Congress (49%)
  Nationalist Congress Party (46%)
  Independent (5%)

The two parties had secured a majority of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly seats in the 2009 election, and a government under Congress' Ashok Chavan (No relation to Prithviraj Chavan) was formed.[2] However, following graft allegation related to Adarsh Housing Society scam, Chavan resigned as the Chief Minister in November 2010.[3] Subsequently, Prithviraj Chavan, then a Rajya Sabha member from Maharashtra, and Minister of State for Prime Minister's Office under Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, was chosen by the Congress to lead the Maharashtra government. He was sworn in on 11 November 2010, and subsequently, formed his only cabinet till date. The reasons cited for Chavan's appointment included his relatively corruption-free "clean image" and his lack of allegiance to any of the state's intra-party factions.[4][5][6]

Chavan made some changes in his predecessor's cabinet, by including some new ministers and reshuffling portfolios.[7] He also replaced Ashok Chavan's Deputy Chief Minister Chhagan Bhujbal[8] with Ajit Pawar, who has since served as deputy to two more Chief Ministers.

The Chavan ministry served until its defeat in the 2014 Legislative Assembly election by the BJP and Shiv Sena.

Head Leader

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Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Speaker of the House Maharashtra Legislative Assembly11 November 20098 November 2014 NCP
Deputy Speaker of the House Maharashtra Legislative Assembly4 December 20108 November 2014 INC
Leader of The House Maharashtra Legislative Assembly11 November 201026 September 2014 INC
Deputy Leader of the House Maharashtra Legislative Assembly11 November 201025 September 2012 NCP
27 September 20127 December 2012 NCP
7 December 201226 September 2014 NCP
Leader of the Opposition Maharashtra Legislative Assembly11 November 20108 November 2014 BJP
Chairman of the House Maharashtra Legislative Council13 August 200416 March 2015 INC
Deputy Chairman Maharashtra Legislative Council13 July 20108 June 2016 NCP
Leader of the House Maharashtra Legislative Council11 November 201025 September 2012 NCP
29 September 201226 September 2014 NCP
Deputy Leader of the House Maharashtra Legislative Council11 November 201026 September 2014 INC
Leader of the Opposition Maharashtra Legislative Council11 April 200522 December 2011 BJP
23 December 201120 October 2014 BJP

Council of Ministers

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Prithviraj Chavan had never been a member of the state's Legislative Assembly. He had previously represented Karad in the Indian parliament's lower house from 1991 to 1999, and had been appointed to the upper house in 2002. A computer scientist by profession, Chavan had served as junior minister in the ministries of Science and Technology, Earth Sciences, Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Parliamentary Affairs and as Minister of State for Prime Minister's Office. On his appointment as the Chief Minister, Chavan was elected to the State's upper house, the Legislative Council in April 2011.[9]

Chavan appointed coalition partner NCP's Ajit Pawar as his Deputy Chief Minister.[10] Pawar has since intermittently served as Deputy Chief Minister under both the state's next two Chief Ministers - Devendra Fadnavis (2019), and Uddhav Thackeray (Since 2019).[citation needed]

The cabinet consisted of 40 members, 20 each from the two coalition parties.[10] The parties occasionally included independent members, utilizing their ministerial quotas.[citation needed]

Cabinet Ministers

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Sr. No. Name Constituency Portfolio Party Term of office
Took office Left office Duration
01  
Prithviraj Chavan
Chief Minister
Maharashtra Legislative Council

Other departments not allocated to any Minister.

INC 11 November 2010 26 September 2014 3 years, 319 days
02
Ajit Pawar
Deputy Chief Minister
Baramati NCP 11 November 2010 25 September 2012 1 year, 319 days
7 December 2012 26 September 2014 1 year, 293 days
03  

R. R. Patil

Tasgaon-Kavathe Mahankal 11 November 2010 26 September 2014 3 years, 319 days
04 Balasaheb Thorat Sangamner INC 11 November 2010 26 September 2014 3 years, 319 days
05
Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil
Shirdi 11 November 2010 26 September 2014 3 years, 319 days
06  

Narayan Rane

Maharashtra Legislative Council 11 November 2010 26 September 2014 3 years, 319 days
07  
Sunil Tatkare
Shrivardhan NCP 11 November 2010 26 September 2014 3 years, 319 days
08

Jayant Patil

Islampur 11 November 2010 26 September 2014 3 years, 319 days
09 Hasan Mushrif MLA 11 November 2010 26 September 2014 3 years, 319 days
09  

Chhagan Bhujbal

Yevla 11 November 2010 26 September 2014 3 years, 319 days
16 'Jaydutt Kshirsagar Beed 11 November 2010 26 September 2014 3 years, 319 days
16 'Anil Deshmukh
  • Food and Civil Supplies
11 November 2010 26 September 2014 3 years, 319 days
16 'Rajesh Tope
  • Higher and Technical Education
11 November 2010 26 September 2014 3 years, 319 days
10

Patangrao Kadam

Palus-Kadegaon INC 11 November 2010 26 September 2014 3 years, 319 days
11  

Rajendra Darda

Aurangabad East 11 November 2010 26 September 2014 3 years, 319 days
12  

Varsha Gaikwad

Dharavi 11 November 2010 26 September 2014 3 years, 319 days
13 Sanjay Deotale Maharashtra Legislative Council 11 November 2010 26 September 2014 3 years, 319 days
14 Suresh Shetty Andheri East 11 November 2010 26 September 2014 3 years, 319 days
15
Naseem Khan (politician)
Paranda 11 November 2010 26 September 2014 3 years, 319 days
17 Madhukarrao Chavan Tuljapur

(11 November 2010 - 07 June 2014)

(07 June 2014 – 26 September 2014)

11 November 2010 26 September 2014 3 years, 319 days
18 Harshvardhan Patil Indapur 11 November 2010 26 September 2014 3 years, 319 days
19 Abdul Sattar Sillod 7 June 2014 26 September 2014 111 days
20 Vijaykumar Gavit Nandurbar NCP 11 November 2010 19 March 2014 0 days
21 Jitendra Awhad Mumbra-Kalwa 29 May 2014 26 September 2014 120 days
22 Ramraje Naik Nimbalkar Maharashtra Legislative Council 11 November 2010 7 June 2013 2 years, 208 days
22 Shashikant Shinde Koregaon 11 June 2013 26 September 2014 1 year, 107 days
24 Babanrao Pachpute Shrigonda 11 November 2010 7 June 2013 2 years, 208 days
25 Madhukar Pichad Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha 11 June 2013 26 September 2014 1 year, 107 days
26 Laxman Dhobale Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha 11 November 2010 7 June 2013 2 years, 208 days
27 Dilip Gangadhar Sopal Barshi IND 11 June 2013 26 September 2014 1 year, 107 days

Ministers of state

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Portfolio Minister of state Party From To
Urban Development Uday Samant NCP 11 June 2013 26 September 2014
Tourism Amit Deshmukh INC 2 June 2014 26 September 2014
  • Forests
  • Ports, Khar Lands
  • Parliamentary Affairs
  • Sports & Youth Welfare
  • Ex-Servicemen Welfare and Law & Judiciary
Bhaskar Jadhav NCP 11 June 2013 26 September 2014
  • Revenue
  • Rehabilitation and Relief Work
  • Earthquake Rehabilitation, Co-operation
  • Marketing and Textiles
Shri Prakash Solanke NCP 11 June 2013 26 September 2014
  • Housing
  • Slum Improvement
  • House Repairs and Re-Construction
  • Urban Land Ceiling, Industries, Mines
  • Social Justice
  • De-addiction Activities & Environment, and Welfare of Nomadic De-notified Tribes and other Backward Classes
Sachin Ahir NCP 11 June 2013 26 September 2014
  • General Administration
  • Information & Public Relations, Cultural Affairs
  • Protocol
  • School Education
  • Women & Child Development
  • Public Health & Family Welfare
  • Minorities Development (Including Aukaf)
Fouzia Khan NCP 11 June 2013 26 September 2014
  • Agriculture
  • Animal Husbandry
  • Dairy Development
  • Fisheries
  • Water Conservation
  • Employment Guarantee Scheme
  • Employment & Self-Employment
  • Transport
Gulabrao B. Devkar NCP 11 June 2013 26 September 2014

By Departments

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An alphabetical list of all the departments of Maharashtra Government with terms : Cabinet Ministers

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
General Administration11 November 201026 September 2014 INC
Law and Judiciary11 November 201026 September 2014 INC
Information and Public Relations11 November 201026 September 2014 INC
Information Technology11 November 201026 September 2014 INC
Forests Department11 November 201026 September 2014 INC
Home Affairs11 November 201026 September 2014 NCP
State Border Defence11 November 201026 September 2014 INC
Sunil Tatkare (Second)
11 November 201026 September 2014 NCP
Finance11 November 201025 September 2012 NCP
25 September 20127 December 2012 INC
7 December 201226 September 2014 NCP
Planning11 November 201025 September 2012 NCP
25 September 20127 December 2012 INC
7 December 201226 September 2014 NCP
State Excise11 November 201026 September 2014 INC
Water Resources11 November 201026 September 2014 NCP
Command Area Development11 November 201026 September 2014 NCP
Public Works (Excluding Public Undertakings)11 November 201026 September 2014 NCP
Public Works (Including Public Undertakings)11 November 201026 September 2014 NCP
Urban Development11 November 201026 September 2014 INC
Revenue11 November 201026 September 2014 INC
Industries11 November 201026 September 2014 INC
Mining Department11 November 201026 September 2014 INC
Marathi Language11 November 201026 September 2014 INC
Energy, New and Renewable Energy11 November 201025 September 2012 NCP
25 September 20127 December 2012 INC
7 December 201226 September 2014 NCP
Transport11 November 20107 June 2014 INC
7 June 201426 September 2014 INC
Parliamentary Affairs11 November 201026 September 2014 INC
Housing11 November 201026 September 2014 INC
Woman and Child Development11 November 201026 September 2014 INC
Water Supply
Laxman Dhobale
11 November 20107 June 2013 NCP
Chhagan Bhujbal Additional Charge
7 June 201311 June 2013 NCP
11 June 201326 September 2014 Independent
Sanitation
Laxman Dhobale
11 November 20107 June 2013 NCP
Chhagan Bhujbal Additional Charge
7 June 201311 June 2013 NCP
11 June 201326 September 2014 Independent
Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer11 November 201026 September 2014 INC
Tribal Development11 November 20107 June 2013 NCP
Madhukarrao Chavan Additional Charge
7 June 201311 June 2013 INC
Madhukar Pichad
11 June 201326 September 2014 NCP
Environment and Climate Change
Sanjay Deotale
11 November 201026 September 2014 INC
Tourism11 November 201026 September 2014 NCP
Protocol11 November 201026 September 2014 INC
Medical Education11 November 201019 March 2014 NCP
20 March 201429 May 2014 INC
29 May 201426 September 2014 NCP
Cultural Affairs
Sanjay Deotale
11 November 201026 September 2014 INC
Higher and Technical Education11 November 201026 September 2014 INC
Food and Drug Administration11 November 201026 September 2014 INC
School Education11 November 201026 September 2014 INC
Employment Guarantee11 November 201019 March 2014 NCP
20 March 201429 May 2014 INC
29 May 201426 September 2014 NCP
Horticulture11 November 201019 March 2014 NCP
20 March 201429 May 2014 INC
29 May 201426 September 2014 NCP
Co-operation11 November 201026 September 2014 INC
Marketing
Naseem Khan (Acting)
11 November 201026 September 2014 INC
Textiles
Naseem Khan (Acting)
11 November 201026 September 2014 INC
Fisheries Department11 November 20107 June 2014 INC
7 June 201426 September 2014 INC
Ports Development11 November 201026 September 2014 INC
Public Health and Family Welfare11 November 201026 September 2014 INC
Other Backward Classes11 November 201026 September 2014 INC
Agriculture11 November 201026 September 2014 INC
Other Backward Bahujan Welfare11 November 20107 June 2013 NCP
Madhukarrao Chavan Additional Charge
7 June 201311 June 2013 INC
Madhukar Pichad
11 June 201326 September 2014 NCP
Ex. Servicemen Welfare11 November 201026 September 2014 NCP
Socially and Educationally Backward Classes11 November 201026 September 2014 INC
Social Justice11 November 201026 September 2014 INC
Vimukta Jati11 November 201026 September 2014 INC
Special Assistance11 November 201026 September 2014 INC
Nomadic Tribes11 November 20107 June 2013 NCP
Madhukarrao Chavan Additional Charge
7 June 201311 June 2013 INC
Madhukar Pichad
11 June 201326 September 2014 NCP
Minority Development and Aukaf
Naseem Khan (Acting)
11 November 201026 September 2014 INC
Special Backward Classes Welfare11 November 201026 September 2014 INC
Animal Husbandry11 November 20107 June 2014 INC
7 June 201426 September 2014 INC
Khar Land Development11 November 201026 September 2014 INC
Dairy Development11 November 20107 June 2014 INC
7 June 201426 September 2014 INC
Earthquake Rehabilitation11 November 201026 September 2014 NCP
Dairy Development11 November 201026 September 2014 INC
Skill Development and Entrepreneurship11 November 201026 September 2014 INC
Disaster Management11 November 201026 September 2014 INC
Ministry of Water Resources (Krishna Valley Development) of Maharashtra11 November 20107 June 2013 NCP
7 June 201311 June 2013 NCP
11 June 201326 September 2014 NCP
Relief & Rehabilitation11 November 201026 September 2014 INC
Majority Welfare Development11 November 201026 September 2014 INC
Soil and Water Conservation11 November 20107 June 2013 NCP
7 June 201311 June 2013 NCP
11 June 201326 September 2014 NCP
Rural Development11 November 201026 September 2014 NCP
Labour11 November 201026 September 2014 NCP

Guardian Ministers

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Sr No. District Guardian_Minister
01. Amaravati Ajit Pawar
Deputy Chief Minister
Nationalist Congress Party
02. Yavatmal [[]]
03. Pune Ajit Pawar
Deputy Chief Minister
04. Ahmednagar Balasaheb Thorat Indian National Congress
05. Buldhana
06. Nagpur
07. Beed R. R. Patil Nationalist Congress Party
08. Gadchiroli
09. Mumbai City
10. Bhandara Jitendra Awhad
11. Chandrapur
12. Kolhapur Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil Indian National Congress
13. Palghar
14. Raigad Sunil Tatkare Nationalist Congress Party
15. Ratnagiri
16. Akola Jayant Patil Nationalist Congress Party
17. Sangli
18. Aurangabad Rajendra Darda Indian National Congress
19. Hingoli
20. Dhule Shashikant Shinde Indian National Congress
21. Gondiya
22. Jalgaon Vijaykumar Gavit Nationalist Congress Party
23. Jalna Patangrao Kadam Indian National Congress
24. Osmanabad
25. Latur Harshvardhan Patil Indian National Congress
26. Mumbai Suburban Naseem Khan (politician) Indian National Congress
27. Nanded Madhukarrao Chavan Nationalist Congress Party
28. Nandurbar Madhukar Pichad Nationalist Congress Party
29. Nashik Chhagan Bhujbal Nationalist Congress Party
30. Parbhani Sanjay Deotale Indian National Congress
31. Satara Suresh Shetty Indian National Congress
32. Solapur Dilip Gangadhar Sopal Nationalist Congress Party
33. Thane Varsha Gaikwad Indian National Congress
34. Washim Varsha Gaikwad
35. Wardha Sachin Ahir Nationalist Congress Party
36. Sindhudurg Narayan Rane Indian National Congress

Ministers by Party

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Party Cabinet Ministers Minister of State Total no.of Ministers
Indian National Congress 14 1 15
Nationalist Congress Party 13 1 14
Independent 2 - 2

References

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  1. ^ a b "Prithviraj Chavan sworn in Maharashtra Chief Minister". NDTV. 11 November 2010. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Second-time lucky Chavan to be Maharashtra chief minister". India Today. 25 October 2009. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  3. ^ Meena Menon (9 November 2010). "Chavan quits; party leaves choice of successor to Sonia". The Hindu. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Clean yet invisible: Prithviraj Chavan quits as CM, did anyone notice?". Firstpost. 27 September 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  5. ^ "Maharashtra CM Prithviraj Chavan's rivals get key posts for Assembly polls". India Today. 16 August 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  6. ^ "Right man in the wrong polity". Tehelka. 28 April 2012. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
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