Third Pawar ministry
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{{Infobox government cabinet
| cabinet_type = Ministry
| cabinet_number =
| jurisdiction = Maharashtra
| flag = File:Seal of Maharashtra.svg
| flag_border = true
| date_formed = 4 March 1990
| date_dissolved = 25 June 1991
| government_head = Sharad Pawar
| government_head_title = Chief Minister
| deputy_government_head =
| deputy_government_head_title =
| state_head = Chidambaram Subramaniam
| state_head_title = Governor
| members_number =
| former_members_number =
| total_number = 15 Cabinet ministers (Incl. Chief Minister)
6 Ministers of state
| political_parties = Congress
RPI(A)
Independents
| legislature_status = Majority Coalition government
| opposition_cabinet =
| opposition_party = Shiv Sena
BJP
PWP
RPI(G)
JD
| opposition_leader = * Legislative Assembly:
Manohar Joshi (Shiv Sena)
- Legislative Council:
Vitthalrao Hande (PWP) (1990)
R. S. Gavai (RPI(G)) (1990-91)
| election = 1990
| last_election =
| legislature_term = 5 years
| previous = Pawar II
| successor = S. Naik
}}
After securing a majority in the 1990 Maharashtra legislative elections, the incumbent Chief Minister Sharad Pawar was re-appointed on 4 March 1990. Pawar formed his third ministry,{{Cite news |title='Saheb' Sharad Pawar is a 4-time Maharashtra CM, I anyhow became Deputy CM 4 times: Ajit Pawar |newspaper=Deccan Herald |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/national-politics/saheb-sharad-pawar-is-a-4-time-maharashtra-cm-i-anyhow-became-deputy-cm-4-times-ajit-pawar-796095.html |date=19 January 2020 |access-date=29 April 2021}} consisting of 15 cabinet ministers and 6 ministers of state.{{cite journal |date= |title=Parliamentary and Constitutional Developments (1 January to 31 March 1990) - Maharashtra |url=https://eparlib.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/764130/1/jpi_June_1990.pdf |journal=The Journal of Parliamentary Information |volume=XXXVI |issue=2 |pages=194, 203–204 |doi= |access-date=29 April 2021}} The cabinet continued until June 1991, when Pawar was replaced by Sudhakarrao Naik.
Government formation
In the 1990 legislative elections, the Pawar-led Congress party secured 141 out of the State's 288 seats. Pawar managed to form a majority government, with support from 10 Congress "rebels", or party members who contested elections as Independents.{{Cite news |title=Stemming the Tide - Pawar holds BJP-Shiv Sena combine at bay |newspaper=India Today |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/19900315-stemming-the-tide-756469-1990-03-15 |date=15 March 1990 |access-date=29 April 2021}}
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| colspan="3" align="center" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| Government formation Sharad Pawar (Congress) |
| colspan="2" style="width:150px;"| Ballot →
! 1991 |
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| colspan="2"| Required majority →
| Simple majority {{tick|15}} |
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| style="text-align:left;"| {{Collapsible list | title = Government | • Congress (141) | • Other parties and Independents (10) }} | {{Composition bar|151|288|green|width=125px}} |
| style="background:red;"|
| style="text-align:left;"| {{Collapsible list | title = Opposition | • Shiv Sena (52) | • Bharatiya Janata Party (42) | • Janata Dal (24) | • Other parties and Independents (17) }} | {{Composition bar|137|288|red|width=125px}} |
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List of ministers
Pawar's initial ministry was sworn in on 7 March 1990, and underwent an expansion on 25 January 1991:{{cite journal |date= |title=Parliamentary and Constitutional Developments (1 January to 31 March 1991) - Maharashtra |url=https://eparlib.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/763139/1/jpi_June_1991.pdf |journal=The Journal of Parliamentary Information |volume=XXXVII |issue=2 |pages=193, 197–198 |doi= |access-date=30 April 2021}}
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{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Chief Minister
- General Administration
- Information and Public Relations
- Information Technology
- Home
- Jails
- Water Resources (Krishna Valley Development) and (Konkan Valley Development)
- Water supply
- Sanitation
Departments or portfolios not allocated to any minister.
| minister1 = Sharad Pawar
| minister1_termstart = 4 March 1990
| minister1_termend = 24 June 1991
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title =
Cabinet Minister
- Finance
- Planning
| minister1 = Ramrao Adik
| minister1_termstart = 4 March 1990
| minister1_termend = 24 June 1991
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title =
Cabinet Minister
- Urban Development
- Law and Judiciary
- Other Backward Classes
| minister1 = Sushilkumar Shinde
| minister1_termstart = 4 March 1990
| minister1_termend = 24 June 1991
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title =
Cabinet Minister
- Labour
- Employment
- Special Backward Classes Welfare
| minister1 = N. M. Kamble
| minister1_termstart = 4 March 1990
| minister1_termend = 24 June 1991
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title =
Cabinet Minister
- Revenue
- Parliamentary Affairs
- Socially And Educationally Backward Classes
- Vimukta Jati
| minister1 = Sudhakarrao Naik
| minister1_termstart = 4 March 1990
| minister1_termend = 24 June 1991
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title =
Cabinet Minister
- Tribal Welfare
- Marathi Language
| minister1 = Surupsingh Hirya Naik
| minister1_termstart = 4 March 1990
| minister1_termend = 24 June 1991
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title =
Cabinet Minister
- Irrigation
- Command Area Development
| minister1 = Padamsinh Patil
| minister1_termstart = 4 March 1990
| minister1_termend = 24 June 1991
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title =
Cabinet Minister
- School Education
- Higher and Technical Education
- Sports and Youth Welfare
- Disaster Management
| minister1 = Vilasrao Deshmukh
| minister1_termstart = 4 March 1990
| minister1_termend = 24 June 1991
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title =
Cabinet Minister
- Agriculture
- Horticulture
- Relief & Rehabilitation
- Public Works (Including Public Undertakings)
| minister1 = Shivajirao Deshmukh
| minister1_termstart = 4 March 1990
| minister1_termend = 24 June 1991
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title =
Cabinet Minister
- Public Works (Excluding Public Undertakings)
- Transport
- Woman and Child Development
| minister1 = Vijaysinh Mohite-Patil
| minister1_termstart = 4 March 1990
| minister1_termend = 24 June 1991
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title =
Cabinet Minister
- Housing
- Slum Improvement
- Housing Repair and Reconstruction
- Special Assistance
- Minority Development and Aukaf
- Food and Drug Administration
| minister1 = Javed Khan
| minister1_termstart = 4 March 1990
| minister1_termend = 24 June 1991
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title =
Cabinet Minister
- Public Health and Family Welfare
- Medical Education and Drugs
- Cultural Affairs
| minister1 = Pushpatai Hirey
| minister1_termstart = 4 March 1990
| minister1_termend = 24 June 1991
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title =
Cabinet Minister
- Cooperation
- Prohibition
- Excise
- Marketing
- Other Backward Bahujan Welfare
| minister1 = Shankarrao Kolhe
| minister1_termstart = 4 March 1990
| minister1_termend = 24 June 1991
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title =
Cabinet Minister
- Industries
- Skill Development, Entrepreneurship
| minister1 = Bharat Bondre
| minister1_termstart = 4 March 1990
| minister1_termend = 24 June 1991
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title =
Cabinet Minister
- Social Welfare
- Employment Guarantee Scheme
| minister1 = Ramdas Athawale
| minister1_termstart = 4 March 1990
| minister1_termend = 24 June 1991
| minister1_party = Republican Party of India (Athawale)
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title =
Cabinet Minister
- Forests
- Social Forestry
- Mining Department
| minister1 = Sharad Pawar
| minister1_termstart = 4 March 1990
| minister1_termend = 25 January 1991
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress
| minister2 = Datta Meghe
| minister2_termstart = 25 January 1991
| minister2_termend = 24 June 1991
| minister2_party = Indian National Congress
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title =
Cabinet Minister
- Energy
- Ports Development
- Panchayat Raj
| minister1 = Padamsinh Patil
| minister1_termstart = 4 March 1990
| minister1_termend = 25 January 1991
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress
| minister2 = Datta Meghe
| minister2_termstart = 25 January 1991
| minister2_termend = 24 June 1991
| minister2_party = Indian National Congress
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title =
Cabinet Minister
- Rural Development
- Earthquake Rehabilitation
| minister1 = Shivajirao Deshmukh
| minister1_termstart = 4 March 1990
| minister1_termend = 25 January 1991
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress
| minister2 = Abhaysinh Raje Bhosale
| minister2_termstart = 25 January 1991
| minister2_termend = 24 June 1991
| minister2_party = Indian National Congress
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title =
Cabinet Minister
- Food and Civil Supplies
- Majority Welfare Development
| minister1 = Surupsingh Hirya Naik
| minister1_termstart = 4 March 1990
| minister1_termend = 25 January 1991
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress
| minister2 = Jawaharlal Darda
| minister2_termstart = 25 January 1991
| minister2_termend = 24 June 1991
| minister2_party = Indian National Congress
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title =
Cabinet Minister
- Textiles
- Khar Land Development
- Ex. Servicemen Welfare
- Soil and Water Conservation
| minister1 = N. M. Kamble
| minister1_termstart = 4 March 1990
| minister1_termend = 25 January 1991
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress
| minister2 = Jawaharlal Darda
| minister2_termstart = 25 January 1991
| minister2_termend = 24 June 1991
| minister2_party = Indian National Congress
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title =
Cabinet Minister
- Environment
- Protocol
- Nomadic Tribes
| minister1 = Sharad Pawar
| minister1_termstart = 4 March 1990
| minister1_termend = 25 January 1991
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress
| minister2 = Jawaharlal Darda
| minister2_termstart = 25 January 1991
| minister2_termend = 24 June 1991
| minister2_party = Indian National Congress
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title =
Cabinet Minister
- Animal Husbandry
- Dairy Development
- Fisheries
- Tourism
| minister1 = Vilasrao Deshmukh
| minister1_termstart = 4 March 1990
| minister1_termend = 25 January 1991
| minister1_party = Indian National Congress
| minister2 = Anantrao Thopate
| minister2_termstart = 25 January 1991
| minister2_termend = 24 June 1991
| minister2_party = Indian National Congress
}}
{{Cabinet table end}}
References
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Category:Indian National Congress state ministries
Category:1990 in Indian politics