Second Deshmukh ministry

{{Short description|2004–08 state government in Maharashtra, India}}

{{Infobox government cabinet

| cabinet_type = Ministry

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| jurisdiction = Maharashtra

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| incumbent =

| image = File:Vilasrao_Deshmukh_at_Innovation_Partnerships_Event_May_8,_2012.jpg

| image_size = 150px

| caption = Vilasrao Deshmukh, Former Chief Minister of Maharashtra

| date_formed = 1 November 2004

| date_dissolved = 4 December 2008

| government_head = Vilasrao Deshmukh

| government_head_history =

| state_head = Governor - Mohammed Fazal (2004)
S. M. Krishna (2004-08)
S. C. Jamir (2008)

| members_number = 27 Cabinet ministers
Congress (8)
NCP (17)
Independents (2)

| former_members_number =

| total_number =

| political_parties = Congress
NCP
Independents

| legislature_status = Coalition {{Composition bar|155|288|{{party color|United Progressive Alliance}}|background-color=|border border-color=darkgray|width=|per=1}}

| opposition_cabinet =

| opposition_party = Shiv Sena
BJP

| opposition_leader = * Legislative Assembly:

Narayan Rane (Shiv Sena) (2004-05)
Ramdas Kadam (Shiv Sena) (2005-08)

Legislative Council:

Nitin Gadkari (BJP) (2004-05)
Pandurang Fundkar (BJP) (2005-08)

| election = 2004

| last_election =

| legislature_term = 5 years

| budget =

| advice_and_consent1 =

| advice_and_consent2 =

| incoming_formation =

| outgoing_formation =

| previous = Shinde ministry

| successor = First Ashok Chavan ministry

}}

File:Vilasrao_Deshmukh_at_Innovation_Partnerships_Event_May_8,_2012.jpg

Vilasrao Deshmukh of the Indian National Congress formed his second Maharashtra government after his party won the 2004 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly elections, in alliance with Nationalist Congress Party.{{Cite news |author=Shiv Kumar |title=Vilasrao sworn in Maharashtra CM |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20041102/nation.htm#2 |newspaper=The Tribune |date=2 November 2004 |access-date=23 April 2021}} Deshmukh had previously served as the State's Chief Minister from 1999 to 2003.{{Cite news |title=Deshmukh quits, Shinde to take over in Maharashtra |newspaper=Rediff News |url=https://www.rediff.com/news/2003/jan/16maha3.htm |date=16 January 2003 |access-date=21 April 2021}}

List of ministers

Deshmukh's initial cabinet included the following members:{{Cite news |title=Maharashtra cabinet portfolios announced |newspaper=Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/maharashtra-cabinet-portfolios-announced/articleshow/921313.cms |date=12 November 2004 |access-date=23 April 2021}}

{{Cabinet table minister

| title = Chief Minister

General Administration
Information and Publicity
Information Technology
Cultural Affairs
Urban Development
Law and Judiciary
Revenue
Housing
Planning
Majority Welfare Development

Departments or portfolios not allocated to any minister.

| minister1 = Vilasrao Deshmukh

| minister1_termstart = 1 November 2004

| minister1_termend = 4 December 2008

| minister1_party = Indian National Congress

}}

{{Cabinet table minister

| title = Deputy Chief Minister

Home Affairs

| minister1 = R. R. Patil

| minister1_termstart = 1 November 2004

| minister1_termend = 1 December 2008

| minister1_party = Nationalist Congress Party

}}

{{Cabinet table minister

| title =

Cabinet Minister

Rural Development
Panchayat Raj
Tourism
Socially And Educationally Backward Classes

| minister1 = Vijaysinh Mohite-Patil

| minister1_termstart = 9 November 2004

| minister1_termend = 1 December 2008

| minister1_party = Nationalist Congress Party

}}

{{Cabinet table minister

| title =

Cabinet Minister

Public Works (Excluding Public Undertakings)

| minister1 = Chhagan Bhujbal

| minister1_termstart = 9 November 2004

| minister1_termend = 1 December 2008

| minister1_party = Nationalist Congress Party

}}

{{Cabinet table minister

| title =

Cabinet Minister

Finance
Special Assistance
Special Backward Classes Welfare

| minister1 = Jayant Patil

| minister1_termstart = 9 November 2004

| minister1_termend = 1 December 2008

| minister1_party = Nationalist Congress Party

}}

{{Cabinet table minister

| title =

Cabinet Minister

Industry
Textiles
Mining Department
Marathi Language
Ex. Servicemen Welfare
State Border Defence (First)

| minister1 = Ashok Chavan

| minister1_termstart = 9 November 2004

| minister1_termend = 1 December 2008

| minister1_party = Indian National Congress

}}

{{Cabinet table minister

| title =

Cabinet Minister

Earthquake Rehabilitation
Co-operation
Skill Development
Entrepreneurship
Fisheries
Ports Development
Other Backward Bahujan Welfare

| minister1 = Patangrao Kadam

| minister1_termstart = 9 November 2004

| minister1_termend = 1 December 2008

| minister1_party = Indian National Congress

}}

{{Cabinet table minister

| title =

Cabinet Minister

Marketing
Employment Guarantee Scheme

| minister1 = Harshvardhan Patil

| minister1_termstart = 9 November 2004

| minister1_termend = 1 December 2008

| minister1_party = Independent (politician)

}}

{{Cabinet table minister

| title =

Cabinet Minister

Excise
Environment
Vimukta Jati

| minister1 = Ganesh Naik

| minister1_termstart = 9 November 2004

| minister1_termend = 1 December 2008

| minister1_party = Nationalist Congress Party

}}

{{Cabinet table minister

| title =

Cabinet Minister

Minority Development and Waqfs
Animal Husbandry
Dairy Development

| minister1 = Anees Ahmed

| minister1_termstart = 9 November 2004

| minister1_termend = 1 December 2008

| minister1_party = Indian National Congress

}}

{{Cabinet table minister

| title =

Cabinet Minister

Medical Education
Energy
Other Backward Classes
State Border Defence (Second)

| minister1 = Dilip Walse-Patil

| minister1_termstart = 9 November 2004

| minister1_termend = 1 December 2008

| minister1_party = Nationalist Congress Party

}}

{{Cabinet table minister

| title =

Cabinet Minister

Transport
Mines
Soil and Water Conservation

| minister1 = Surupsingh Hirya Naik

| minister1_termstart = 9 November 2004

| minister1_termend = 1 December 2008

| minister1_party = Indian National Congress

}}

{{Cabinet table minister

| title =

Cabinet Minister

Water Resources

(excluding Krishna Valley Corporation)

Command Area Development
Water supply
sanitation

| minister1 = Ajit Pawar

| minister1_termstart = 9 November 2004

| minister1_termend = 1 December 2008

| minister1_party = Nationalist Congress Party

}}

{{Cabinet table minister

| title =

Cabinet Minister

Water Resources (Krishna Valley Corporation)
Woman and Child Development

| minister1 = Ramraje Naik Nimbalkar

| minister1_termstart = 9 November 2004

| minister1_termend = 1 December 2008

| minister1_party = Nationalist Congress Party

}}

{{Cabinet table minister

| title =

Cabinet Minister

Higher and Technical Education

| minister1 = Suresh Jain

| minister1_termstart = 9 November 2004

| minister1_termend = 1 December 2008

| minister1_party = Nationalist Congress Party

}}

{{Cabinet table minister

| title =

Cabinet Minister

School Education
Sports and Youth Welfare

| minister1 = Vasant Purke

| minister1_termstart = 9 November 2004

| minister1_termend = 1 December 2008

| minister1_party = Indian National Congress

}}

{{Cabinet table minister

| title =

Cabinet Minister

Agriculture
Protocol
Employment and Self-employment

| minister1 = Balasaheb Thorat

| minister1_termstart = 9 November 2004

| minister1_termend = 1 December 2008

| minister1_party = Indian National Congress

}}

{{Cabinet table minister

| title =

Cabinet Minister

Public Health and Family Welfare

| minister1 = Vimal Mundada

| minister1_termstart = 9 November 2004

| minister1_termend = 1 December 2008

| minister1_party = Nationalist Congress Party

}}

{{Cabinet table minister

| title =

Cabinet Minister

Labour

| minister1 = Nawab Malik

| minister1_termstart = 9 November 2004

| minister1_termend = 1 December 2008

| minister1_party = Nationalist Congress Party

}}

{{Cabinet table minister

| title =

Cabinet Minister

Social Justice
Parliamentary Affairs

| minister1 = Chandrakant Handore

| minister1_termstart = 9 November 2004

| minister1_termend = 1 December 2008

| minister1_party = Indian National Congress

}}

{{Cabinet table minister

| title =

Cabinet Minister

Food and Drug Administration

| minister1 = Manohar Naik

| minister1_termstart = 9 November 2004

| minister1_termend = 1 December 2008

| minister1_party = Nationalist Congress Party

}}

{{Cabinet table minister

| title =

Cabinet Minister

Public Works (Including Public Undertakings)

| minister1 = Anil Deshmukh

| minister1_termstart = 9 November 2004

| minister1_termend = 1 December 2008

| minister1_party = Nationalist Congress Party

}}

{{Cabinet table minister

| title =

Cabinet Minister

Food and Civil Supplies
Khar Land Development

| minister1 = Sunil Tatkare

| minister1_termstart = 9 November 2004

| minister1_termend = 1 December 2008

| minister1_party = Nationalist Congress Party

}}

{{Cabinet table minister

| title =

Cabinet Minister

Forest
Disaster Management
Relief & Rehabilitation

| minister1 = Babanrao Pachpute

| minister1_termstart = 9 November 2004

| minister1_termend = 1 December 2008

| minister1_party = Nationalist Congress Party

}}

{{Cabinet table minister

| title =

Cabinet Minister

Non-conventional Energy
Horticulture

| minister1 = Vinay Kore

| minister1_termstart = 9 November 2004

| minister1_termend = 1 December 2008

| minister1_party = Jan Surajya Shakti

}}

{{Cabinet table minister

| title =

Cabinet Minister

Tribal Development
Nomadic Tribes

| minister1 = Vijaykumar Krishnarao Gavit

| minister1_termstart = 9 November 2004

| minister1_termend = 1 December 2008

| minister1_party = Nationalist Congress Party

}}

Guardian Ministers

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Sr No. ! District !Guardian_Minister !colspan="2" scope="col" \|Party
01 \| Ahmednagar \| Balasaheb Thorat \| rowspan=36 \|United Progressive Alliance \| rowspan=36 style="width:1px; background-color: {{party color\|United Progressive Alliance}}" \|
02 \| Akola \| Vimal Mundada
03 \| Amravati \| Jayant Patil
04 \| Aurangabad \| Vijaysinh Mohite-Patil
05 \| Beed \| Nawab Malik
06 \| Bhandara \| Jayant Patil
07 \| Buldhana \| Ashok Chavan
08 \| Chandrapur \| Ashok Chavan
09 \| Dhule \| Surupsingh Hirya Naik
10 \| Gadchiroli \| R. R. Patil {{small\|Deputy Chief Minister}}
11 \| Gondiya \| Patangrao Kadam
12 \| Hingoli \| Vasant Purke
13 \| Jalgaon \| Suresh Jain
14 \| Jalna \| Vijaykumar Krishnarao Gavit
15 \|Kolhapur \| Patangrao Kadam
16 \|Latur \| Surupsingh Hirya Naik
17 \| Mumbai City \| Chhagan Bhujbal
18 \| Mumbai Suburban \| Chandrakant Handore
19 \|Nagpur \| Anil Deshmukh
20 \| Nanded \| Ashok Chavan
21 \| Nandurbar \| Manohar Naik
22 \| Nashik \| Chhagan Bhujbal
23 \| Osmanabad \| Balasaheb Thorat
24 \| Palghar \|Harshvardhan Patil
25 \| Parbhani \| Dilip Walse-Patil
26 \| Pune \| Ajit Pawar
27 \| Raigad \|Sunil Tatkare
28 \| Ratnagiri \| Anees Ahmed
29 \| Sangli \| R. R. Patil {{small\|Deputy Chief Minister}}
30 \| Satara \| Babanrao Pachpute
31 \| Sindhudurg \| Vinay Kore
32 \|Solapur \|Vijaysinh Mohite-Patil
33 \|Thane \| Ganesh Naik
34 \|Wardha \| Ganesh Naik
35 \|Washim \| Anees Ahmed
36 \|Yavatmal \| Ramraje Naik Nimbalkar

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Sr No.

! District

!Guardian_Minister

!colspan="2" scope="col" |Party

01

| Ahmednagar

| Balasaheb Thorat

| rowspan=36 |United Progressive Alliance

| rowspan=36 style="width:1px; background-color: {{party color|United Progressive Alliance}}" |

02

| Akola