Second Deshmukh ministry

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.^[1] Deshmukh had previously served as the State's Chief Minister from 1999 to 2003.^[2]

Second Deshmukh ministry
Ministry of Maharashtra
Vilasrao Deshmukh, Former Chief Minister of Maharashtra
Date formed	1 November 2004
Date dissolved	4 December 2008
People and organisations
Head of state	Governor - Mohammed Fazal (2004) S. M. Krishna (2004-08) S. C. Jamir (2008)
Head of government	Vilasrao Deshmukh
No. of ministers	27 Cabinet ministers Congress (8) NCP (17) Independents (2)
Member parties	Congress NCP Independents
Status in legislature	Coalition 155 / 288 (54%)
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)
History
Election	2004
Legislature term	5 years
Predecessor	Shinde ministry
Successor	First Ashok Chavan ministry

List of ministers

Deshmukh's initial cabinet included the following members:^[3]

Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office	Party
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.	Vilasrao Deshmukh	1 November 2004	4 December 2008		INC
Deputy Chief Minister Home Affairs	R. R. Patil	1 November 2004	1 December 2008		NCP
Cabinet Minister Rural Development Panchayat Raj Tourism Socially And Educationally Backward Classes	Vijaysinh Mohite-Patil	9 November 2004	1 December 2008		NCP
Cabinet Minister Public Works (Excluding Public Undertakings)	Chhagan Bhujbal	9 November 2004	1 December 2008		NCP
Cabinet Minister Finance Special Assistance Special Backward Classes Welfare	Jayant Patil	9 November 2004	1 December 2008		NCP
Cabinet Minister Industry Textiles Mining Department Marathi Language Ex. Servicemen Welfare State Border Defence (First)	Ashok Chavan	9 November 2004	1 December 2008		INC
Cabinet Minister Earthquake Rehabilitation Co-operation Skill Development Entrepreneurship Fisheries Ports Development Other Backward Bahujan Welfare	Patangrao Kadam	9 November 2004	1 December 2008		INC
Cabinet Minister Marketing Employment Guarantee Scheme	Harshvardhan Patil	9 November 2004	1 December 2008		Independent
Cabinet Minister Excise Environment Vimukta Jati	Ganesh Naik	9 November 2004	1 December 2008		NCP
Cabinet Minister Minority Development and Waqfs Animal Husbandry Dairy Development	Anees Ahmed	9 November 2004	1 December 2008		INC
Cabinet Minister Medical Education Energy Other Backward Classes State Border Defence (Second)	Dilip Walse-Patil	9 November 2004	1 December 2008		NCP
Cabinet Minister Transport Mines Soil and Water Conservation	Surupsingh Hirya Naik	9 November 2004	1 December 2008		INC
Cabinet Minister Water Resources (excluding Krishna Valley Corporation) Command Area Development Water supply sanitation	Ajit Pawar	9 November 2004	1 December 2008		NCP
Cabinet Minister Water Resources (Krishna Valley Corporation) Woman and Child Development	Ramraje Naik Nimbalkar	9 November 2004	1 December 2008		NCP
Cabinet Minister Higher and Technical Education	Suresh Jain	9 November 2004	1 December 2008		NCP
Cabinet Minister School Education Sports and Youth Welfare	Vasant Purke	9 November 2004	1 December 2008		INC
Cabinet Minister Agriculture Protocol Employment and Self-employment	Balasaheb Thorat	9 November 2004	1 December 2008		INC
Cabinet Minister Public Health and Family Welfare	Vimal Mundada	9 November 2004	1 December 2008		NCP
Cabinet Minister Labour	Nawab Malik	9 November 2004	1 December 2008		NCP
Cabinet Minister Social Justice Parliamentary Affairs	Chandrakant Handore	9 November 2004	1 December 2008		INC
Cabinet Minister Food and Drug Administration	Manohar Naik	9 November 2004	1 December 2008		NCP
Cabinet Minister Public Works (Including Public Undertakings)	Anil Deshmukh	9 November 2004	1 December 2008		NCP
Cabinet Minister Food and Civil Supplies Khar Land Development	Sunil Tatkare	9 November 2004	1 December 2008		NCP
Cabinet Minister Forest Disaster Management Relief & Rehabilitation	Babanrao Pachpute	9 November 2004	1 December 2008		NCP
Cabinet Minister Non-conventional Energy Horticulture	Vinay Kore	9 November 2004	1 December 2008		JSS
Cabinet Minister Tribal Development Nomadic Tribes	Vijaykumar Krishnarao Gavit	9 November 2004	1 December 2008		NCP

Guardian Ministers

Sr No.	District	Guardian_Minister	Party
01	Ahmednagar	Balasaheb Thorat	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 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 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