Third Fadnavis ministry

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Third Fadnavis ministry

32nd ministry of the State of Maharashtra
Incumbent
(From left to right) Shinde, Governor Radhakrishnan, Prime Minister Modi, Fadnavis and Pawar at Azad Maidan, Mumbai during the swearing-in ceremony on 5 December 2024.
Date formed5 December 2024 (19 months ago) (2024-12-05)
People and organisations
Head of stateC. P. Radhakrishnan
Acharya Devvrat (additional charge)
Jishnu Dev Varma
Head of governmentDevendra Fadnavis
Deputy CMsTemplate:Bulletlist
No. of ministers43
Member partiesMaha Yuti:
  •   BJP
  •   SHS
  •   NCP
Status in legislatureMajority government (coalition)
Council[lower-alpha 1]:
40 / 78 (51%)

Assembly:
236 / 288 (82%)
Opposition parties  SS(UBT)[lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 3]
Opposition leadersVacant (in Council and Assembly)
History
Election(s)2024
Legislature term(s)15th Assembly (2024-present)
PredecessorEknath Shinde ministry

The Third Fadnavis ministry was formed on 5 December 2024 as the 32nd Government of Maharashtra. The ministry would likely consist of maximum 43 members. The then-governor, C. P. Radhakrishnan administered the oath of office and secrecy to the Chief Minister, Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy Chief Ministers, Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar, respectively at Azad Maidan, Mumbai. Pawar unexpectedly died in the 2026 Baramati Learjet 45 crash.

Background[edit | edit source]

Assembly elections were held in November 2024. Maha Yuti (state alliance of the NDA) won 234 out of 288 seats contested, whereas Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) got 132 seats, Shiv Sena (SHS) 57 seats and Nationalist Congress Party 41 seats. Other small parties and independents under the alliance got total of 4 seats. Later 2 independents lawmakers and Ravi Rana supported the Maha Yuti, making a total of 237 seats.[2][3][4]

Motion of confidence[edit | edit source]

Fadnavis was elected as the leader of BJP Legislature Party in Maharashtra, thus resulting him to become chief minister for the third time.[5][6]

Council of Ministers[edit | edit source]

The cabinet expansion took place at Raj Bhavan in Nagpur on 15 December 2024. Maharashtra Cabinet can consist of a maximum of 43 ministers. 33 were inducted as cabinet ministers, 6 were sworn in as ministers of state. 19 ministers from the BJP, 11 from the Shiv Sena and 9 from the NCP took oath as cabinet ministers.[7][8]

Cabinet ministers portfolios where allocated on 21 December 2024.[9][10][11]

Cabinet Ministers[edit | edit source]

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Chief Minister

Other departments not allocated to any Minister.

 Devendra Fadnavis5 December 2024IncumbentBJP
Deputy Chief Minister  Eknath Shinde5 December 2024IncumbentShiv Sena (2022–present)
Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar5 December 202428 January 2026NCP
 Sunetra Pawar31 January 2026IncumbentNCP
Cabinet Minister  Ajit Pawar (Dy Chief Minister)5 December 202428 January 2026NCP
 Devendra Fadnavis (Chief Minister28 January 2026IncumbentBJP
Cabinet Minister  Ajit Pawar (Dy Chief Minister)5 December 202428 January 2026NCP
 Devendra Fadnavis (Chief Minister; additional charge)28 January 202631 January 2026BJP
 Sunetra Pawar (Dy Chief Minister)31 January 2026IncumbentNCP
Cabinet Minister  Dattatray Bharne15 December 202431 July 2025NCP
 Manikrao Kokate31 July 202517 December 2025NCP
 Ajit Pawar (Dy Chief Minister)17 December 202528 January 2026NCP
 Devendra Fadnavis (Chief Minister; additional charge)28 January 202631 January 2026BJP
 Sunetra Pawar (Dy Chief Minister)31 January 2026IncumbentNCP
Cabinet Minister  Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil15 December 2024IncumbentBJP
Cabinet Minister  Chandrashekhar Bawankule15 December 2024IncumbentBJP
Cabinet Minister  Hasan Mushrif15 December 2024IncumbentNCP
Cabinet Minister  Chandrakant Patil15 December 2024IncumbentBJP
Cabinet Minister  Girish Mahajan15 December 2024IncumbentBJP
Cabinet Minister  Gulab Raghunath Patil15 December 2024IncumbentShiv Sena (2022–present)
Cabinet Minister  Ganesh Naik15 December 2024IncumbentBJP
Cabinet Minister  Dadaji Bhuse15 December 2024IncumbentShiv Sena (2022–present)
Cabinet Minister  Sanjay Rathod15 December 2024IncumbentShiv Sena (2022–present)
Cabinet Minister  Dhananjay Munde15 December 20244 March 2025NCP
 Ajit Pawar4 March 202520 May 2025NCP
 Chhagan Bhujbal20 May 2025IncumbentNCP
Cabinet Minister  Mangal Prabhat Lodha15 December 2024IncumbentBJP
Cabinet Minister  Uday Samant15 December 2024IncumbentShiv Sena (2022–present)
Cabinet Minister  Jayakumar Rawal15 December 2024IncumbentBJP
Cabinet Minister  Pankaja Munde15 December 2024IncumbentBJP
Cabinet Minister  Atul Save15 December 2024IncumbentBJP
Cabinet Minister  Ashok Uike15 December 2024IncumbentBJP
Cabinet Minister  Shambhuraj Desai15 December 2024IncumbentShiv Sena (2022–present)
Cabinet Minister  Ashish Shelar15 December 2024IncumbentBJP
Cabinet Minister  Aditi Tatkare15 December 2024IncumbentNCP
Cabinet Minister  Shivendra Raje Bhosale15 December 2024IncumbentBJP
Cabinet Minister  Manikrao Kokate15 December 202431 July 2025NCP
 Dattatray Bharne31 July 2025IncumbentNCP
Cabinet Minister  Jaykumar Gore15 December 2024IncumbentBJP
Cabinet Minister  Narhari Zirwal15 December 2024IncumbentNCP
Cabinet Minister  Sanjay Savkare15 December 2024IncumbentBJP
Cabinet Minister  Sanjay Shirsat15 December 2024IncumbentShiv Sena (2022–present)
Cabinet Minister  Pratap Sarnaik15 December 2024IncumbentShiv Sena (2022–present)
Cabinet Minister  Bharatshet Gogawale15 December 2024IncumbentShiv Sena (2022–present)
Cabinet Minister  Makrand Jadhav - Patil15 December 2024IncumbentNCP
Cabinet Minister  Nitesh Rane15 December 2024IncumbentBJP
Cabinet Minister  Akash Fundkar15 December 2024IncumbentBJP
Cabinet Minister  Babasaheb Patil15 December 2024IncumbentNCP
Cabinet Minister  Prakashrao Abitkar15 December 2024IncumbentShiv Sena (2022–present)
Cabinet Minister  Devendra Fadnavis
(Chief Minister; additional charge)		15 December 202415 December 2024BJP
 Atul Save15 December 2024IncumbentBJP
Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Border Defence Devendra Fadnavis
(Chief Minister; additional charge)		15 December 202413 February 2025BJP
 Chandrakant Patil (First)13 February 2025IncumbentBJP
 Shambhuraj Desai (Second)13 February 2025IncumbentSHS

Ministers of State[edit | edit source]

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Minister of State  Madhuri Misal15 December 2024IncumbentBJP
Minister of State  Ashish Jaiswal15 December 2024IncumbentShiv Sena (2022–present)
Minister of State  Pankaj Bhoyar15 December 2024IncumbentBJP
Minister of State  Meghana Bordikar15 December 2024IncumbentBJP
Minister of State  Indranil Naik15 December 2024IncumbentNCP
Minister of State  Yogesh Kadam15 December 2024IncumbentShiv Sena (2022–present)
Minister of State  Departments have not been assigned to any Minister of State15 December 2024IncumbentIndependent

Guardian Ministers[edit | edit source]

District Minister Took office Left office Party
Ahilya Nagar Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil 18 January 2025 Incumbent BJP
Akola Akash Fundkar 18 January 2025 Incumbent BJP
Amravati Chandrashekhar Bawankule 18 January 2025 Incumbent BJP
Beed Ajit Pawar
(Dy Chief Minister) 		18 January 2025 28 January 2026 NCP
Devendra Fadnavis
(Chief Minister; additional charge) 		28 January 2026 3 February 2026 BJP
Sunetra Ajit Pawar
(Dy Chief Minister) 		3 February 2026 Incumbent NCP
Bhandara Sanjay Savkare 18 January 2025 Incumbent BJP
Buldhana Makrand Jadhav 18 January 2025 Incumbent NCP
Chandrapur Ashok Uike 18 January 2025 Incumbent BJP
Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar Sanjay Shirsat 18 January 2025 Incumbent Shiv Sena
Dharashiv Pratap Sarnaik 18 January 2025 Incumbent Shiv Sena
Dhule Jayakumar Rawal 18 January 2025 Incumbent BJP
Gadchiroli Devendra Fadnavis
(Chief Minister) 		18 January 2025 Incumbent BJP
Ashish Jaiswal (co-in-charge) 18 January 2025 Incumbent Shiv Sena
Gondia Indranil Naik 18 January 2025 Incumbent NCP
Hingoli Narhari Zirwal 18 January 2025 Incumbent NCP
Jalgaon Gulabrao Patil 18 January 2025 Incumbent Shiv Sena
Jalna Pankaja Munde 18 January 2025 Incumbent BJP
Kolhapur Prakashrao Abitkar 18 January 2025 Incumbent Shiv Sena
Madhuri Misal (co-in-charge) 18 January 2025 Incumbent BJP
Latur Shivendra Raje Bhosale 18 January 2025 Incumbent BJP
Mumbai City Eknath Shinde
(Dy Chief Minister) 		18 January 2025 Incumbent Shiv Sena
Mumbai Suburban Ashish Shelar 18 January 2025 Incumbent BJP
Mangal Prabhat Lodha (co-in-charge) 18 January 2025 Incumbent BJP
Nagpur Chandrashekhar Bawankule 18 January 2025 Incumbent BJP
Nanded Atul Save 18 January 2025 Incumbent BJP
Nandurbar Manikrao Kokate 18 January 2025 18 December 2025 NCP
Ajit Pawar
(Dy Chief Minister; additional charge) 		18 December 2025 28 January 2026 NCP
Devendra Fadnavis
(Chief Minister; additional charge) 		28 January 2026 Incumbent BJP
Nashik Girish Mahajan 18 January 2025 29 January 2025 BJP
Devendra Fadnavis
(Chief Minister; additional charge) 		29 January 2025 Incumbent BJP
Palghar Ganesh Naik 18 January 2025 Incumbent BJP
Parbhani Meghana Bordikar 18 January 2025 Incumbent BJP
Pune Ajit Pawar
(Dy Chief Minister) 		18 January 2025 28 January 2026 Nationalist Congress Party
Devendra Fadnavis
(Chief Minister; additional charge) 		28 January 2026 3 February 2026 BJP
Sunetra Ajit Pawar
(Dy Chief Minister) 		3 February 2026 Incumbent NCP
Raigad Aditi Tatkare 18 January 2025 29 January 2025 NCP
Ajit Pawar
(Dy Chief Minister; additional charge) 		29 January 2025 28 January 2026 NCP
Devendra Fadnavis
(Chief Minister; additional charge) 		28 January 2026 Incumbent BJP
Ratnagiri Uday Samant 18 January 2025 Incumbent Shiv Sena
Sangli Chandrakant Patil 18 January 2025 Incumbent BJP
Satara Shambhuraj Desai 18 January 2025 Incumbent Shiv Sena
Sindhudurg Nitesh Rane 18 January 2025 Incumbent BJP
Solapur Jaykumar Gore 18 January 2025 Incumbent BJP
Thane Eknath Shinde
(Dy Chief Minister) 		18 January 2025 Incumbent Shiv Sena
Wardha Pankaj Bhoyar 18 January 2025 Incumbent BJP
Washim Hasan Mushrif 18 January 2025 Incumbent Nationalist Congress Party
Yavatmal Sanjay Rathod 18 January 2025 Incumbent Shiv Sena

Former Ministers[edit | edit source]

Former Deputy Chief Minister[edit | edit source]

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Department

Guardian Minister

 Ajit Pawar (Dy Chief Minister)5 December 202428 January 2026 (died)NCP

Former Cabinet Ministers[edit | edit source]

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Department  Dhananjay Munde (Cabinet Minister)15 December 20244 March 2025 (resigned)NCP
Department

Guardian Minister

 Manikrao Kokate (Cabinet Minister)15 December 202417 December 2025 (resigned)NCP

Demographics of the Council of Ministers[edit | edit source]

District No. of Ministers Ministers
Ahilya Nagar 1 Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil
Akola
Amravati
Beed 1 Pankaja Munde
Bhandara
Buldhana 1 Akash Fundkar
Chandrapur
Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar 2 Atul Save
Sanjay Shirsat
Dharashiv
Dhule 1 Jayakumar Rawal
Gadchiroli
Gondia
Hingoli
Jalgaon 3 Girish Mahajan
Gulabrao Patil
Sanjay Savkare
Jalna
Kolhapur 2 Hasan Mushrif
Prakashrao Abitkar
Latur 1 Babasaheb Patil
Mumbai City 1 Mangal Prabhat Lodha
Mumbai Suburban 1 Ashish Shelar
Nagpur 3 Devendra Fadnavis (Chief Minister)
Chandrashekhar Bawankule
Ashish Jaiswal
Nanded
Nandurbar
Nashik 4 Dadaji Bhuse
Manikrao Kokate
Narhari Zirwal

Chhagan Bhujbal

Palghar
Parbhani 1 Meghana Bordikar
Pune 4 Sunetra Pawar
Chandrakant Patil
Dattatray Bharne
Madhuri Misal
Raigad 2 Aditi Tatkare
Bharatshet Gogawale
Ratnagiri 2 Uday Samant
Yogesh Kadam
Sangli
Satara 4 Shambhuraj Desai
Shivendra Raje Bhosale
Jaykumar Gore
Makrand Jadhav - Patil
Sindhudurg 1 Nitesh Rane
Solapur
Thane 3 Eknath Shinde
Ganesh Naik
Pratap Sarnaik
Wardha 1 Pankaj Bhoyar
Washim
Yavatmal 3 Sanjay Rathod
Ashok Uike
Indranil Naik
Total 42

References[edit | edit source]

Notes[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ According to Article 164 of Indian Constitution, the council of ministers is collectively responsible to the state legislative assembly.
  2. ↑ As the largest opposition party in the assembly and council.
  3. ↑ No party has obtained 10% or more for the recognition of official opposition in the Assembly and Council. Others include   INC and   NCP(SP).[1]

Sources[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Mutha, Snehal (24 November 2024). "In a first in six decades, no Leader of Opposition in Maharashtra Assembly". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  2. ↑ "New Maharashtra CM to take oath on Dec 5, announces state BJP chief amid suspense over pick". Hindustan Times. 30 November 2024. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  3. ↑ "Maharashtra Elections 2024: Mahayuti cracks the code to win 'Maha'bharat with a massive majority; key highlights". The Economic Times. 24 November 2024. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  4. ↑ "Maharashtra Election Results 2024 Highlights: Mahayuti Strikes Same Chord On CM Pick, Say Parties Will Discuss". NDTV.com. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  5. ↑ "Mahayuti government tomorrow, Devendra Fadnavis urges Eknath Shinde to join". India Today. 4 December 2024. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
  6. ↑ "D Fadnavis Recommended My Name Last Time, I've Returned Favour: E Shinde". NDTV.com. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
  7. ↑ The Indian Express (15 December 2024). "Maharashtra cabinet expanded; here is the full list of ministers". Archived from the original on 15 December 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  8. ↑ News18 (15 December 2024). "Maharashtra Cabinet Takes Shape After Massive Mandate In Assembly Polls | Check List Of Ministers". Archived from the original on 15 December 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2024.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. ↑ "Maharashtra portfolio allocation: CM Fadnavis keeps home ministry, Ajit Pawar gets finance, Shinde gets urban development". The Times of India. 21 December 2024. Archived from the original on 22 December 2024. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  10. ↑ "Fadnavis retains Home, Ajit Finance, Shinde gets Urban, Works, and Housing". The Indian Express. 22 December 2024. Archived from the original on 22 December 2024. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  11. ↑ "Maharashtra portfolios: Fadnavis keeps Home, Shinde Urban Development; Ajit gets Finance". The Hindu. 21 December 2024. Archived from the original on 22 December 2024. Retrieved 22 December 2024.

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