Fourth Vasantdada Patil ministry

After securing a majority in the 1985 Maharashtra legislative elections, the incumbent Chief Minister Vasantdada Patil was re-appointed on 10 March 1985.^[1] Patil formed his fourth and last ministry, consisting of 7 cabinet ministers besides him. The cabinet continued for about 3 months, as Patil resigned and was replaced by Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar in June 1985.^[2]

Fourth Vasantdada Patil ministry
Ministry of Maharashtra
Date formed	10 March 1985
Date dissolved	1 June 1985
People and organisations
Governor	Idris Hasan Latif (till April 1985) Kona Prabhakara Rao (after April 1985)
Chief Minister	Vasantdada Patil
Total no. of members	8 Cabinet ministers (Incl. Chief Minister)
Member parties	Congress
Status in legislature	Majority government
Opposition party	INC(S)
Opposition leader	Legislative Assembly: Sharad Pawar (INC(S)) Legislative Council: Devidas Karale (INC(S))
History
Election	1985
Legislature term	5 years
Predecessor	V. Patil III
Successor	Nilangekar

List of ministers

The cabinet ministers in Patil's cabinet included:^[1]

Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office	Party
Chief Minister General Administration Home Affairs Jails Urban Development Urban Land Ceiling Public Works (Excluding Public Undertakings) Information and Public Relations Information Technology Animal Husbandry Fisheries Dairy Developmentt Protocol Transport Water supply Sanitation Environment and Climate Change Command Area Development Disaster Management Ex. Servicemen Welfare Departments or portfolios not allocated to any minister.	Vasantdada Patil	10 March 1985	1 June 1985		INC
Cabinet Minister Industries Revenue Relief & Rehabilitation Social Welfare Marathi language Other Backward Classes Earthquake Rehabilitation	Sudhakarrao Naik	12 March 1985	1 June 1985		INC
Cabinet Minister Finance Planning Cultural Affairs Sports and Youth Welfare Law and Judiciary School Education Majority Welfare Development Mining Department Energy	Sushilkumar Shinde	12 March 1985	1 June 1985		INC
Cabinet Minister Irrigation Tourism Special Assistance Skill Development, Employment and Entrepreneurship Horticulture Panchayat Raj	Jawaharlal Darda	12 March 1985	1 June 1985		INC
Cabinet Minister Cooperation Labour Legislative Affairs Agriculture Minority Development and Aukaf Public Works (Including Public Undertakings)	N. M. Tidke	12 March 1985	1 June 1985		INC
Cabinet Minister Rural Development Health and Family Welfare Medical Education and Drugs Employment Guarantee Scheme Ports Higher and Technical Education Special Backward Classes Welfare Nomadic Tribes Other Backward Bahujan Welfare	B. A. Sawant	12 March 1985	1 June 1985		INC
Cabinet Minister Forests Social Forestry Tribal Welfare Food and Civil Supplies Food and Drug Administration Woman and Child Development Socially And Educationally Backward Classes Vimukta Jati Khar Land Development	Surupsingh Hirya Naik	12 March 1985	1 June 1985		INC
Cabinet Minister Housing Slum Improvement House Repairs and Reconstruction Prohibition Excise Textiles Marketing Soil and Water Conservation	V. Subramanian	12 March 1985	1 June 1985		INC