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Second Shankarrao Chavan ministry

Ministry of Maharashtra
Date formed12 March 1986
Date dissolved26 June 1988
People and organisations
GovernorKona Prabhakara Rao (1986)
Shankar Dayal Sharma (1986-87)
K. Brahmananda Reddy (1988)
Chief MinisterShankarrao Chavan
Total no. of members7 Cabinet ministers (Incl. Chief Minister)
Member partiesCongress
Status in legislatureMajority government
161 / 288 (56%)
Opposition partyINC(S) (Until December 1986)
JNP
PWP
RPI(G)
Opposition leader
History
Election(s)1985
Legislature term(s)5 years
PredecessorNilangekar
SuccessorPawar II

Shankarrao Chavan was sworn in as Chief Minister of Maharashtra for the second time in March 1986,[1][2] on resignation of his predecessor, Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar.[3][4] Chavan's cabinet served until his resignation on 26 June 1988, and subsequent replacement by Sharad Pawar's ministry.[5]

List of ministers

The following is a list of ministers in Chavan's cabinet:[6]

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Chief Minister
General Administration
Home Affairs and Jails
Irrigation
Urban Land Ceiling
Special Assistance
Water Resources
Information and Public Relations
Departments or portfolios not allocated to any minister.
 Shankarrao Chavan12 March 198626 June 1988INC
Agriculture and Horticulture
Command Area Development
Rehabilitation
Labour
Animal Husbandry
Fisheries,
Dairy Development
 Bhagwantrao Gaikwad12 March 198626 June 1988INC
Revenue
Cooperation
Public Works
Transport
Legislative Affairs
Forest
Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
 Vilasrao Deshmukh12 March 198626 June 1988INC
Finance
Planning
Law and Judiciary
Industrial Affairs and Trasport
 Sushilkumar Shinde12 March 198626 June 1988INC
Education and Technical Education
Sports and Youth Welfare
Cultural Affairs
Employment
Tourism
 Ram Meghe12 March 198626 June 1988INC
Prohibition
Employment Guarantee Scheme
Industries and Ports
Public Health, Medical Education, and Drug
Family Planning
Rural Development
Social Welfare
 Bhai Sawant12 March 198610 March 1988[7]INC
Energy
Housing and Urban Development
Food and Civil Supplies
Environment
Slum Improvement
Food and Drug Administration
 V. Subramanian12 March 198626 June 1988INC

References

  1. Prabhu Chawla (31 March 1986). "One should not succumb to wrong pressures: S.B. Chavan". India Today. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  2. "S B Chavan: The tough taskmaster". Rediff News. 26 February 2004. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  3. "Former Maharashtra CM Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar passes away in Pune". Hindustan Times. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  4. "Maharashtra:Former CM Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar dead". The Times of India. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  5. "Pawar in Nanded tomorrow; to pay homage to late S B Chavan". The New Indian Express. 25 February 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  6. "Parliamentary and Constitutional Developments (1 January to 30 June 1986) - Maharashtra" (PDF). The Journal of Parliamentary Information. XXXII (3): 435, 443–444. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  7. "Parliamentary and Constitutional Developments (1 January to 31 March 1988) - Maharashtra" (PDF). The Journal of Parliamentary Information. XXXIV (2): 210, 217. Retrieved 1 May 2021.

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