Second Shankarrao Chavan ministry

Shankarrao Chavan was sworn in as Chief Minister of Maharashtra for the second time in March 1986,^[1][2] on resignation of his predecessor, Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar.^[3][4] Chavan's cabinet served until his resignation on 26 June 1988, and subsequent replacement by Sharad Pawar's ministry.^[5]

Second Shankarrao Chavan ministry
Ministry of Maharashtra
Date formed	12 March 1986
Date dissolved	26 June 1988
People and organisations
Governor	Kona Prabhakara Rao (1986) Shankar Dayal Sharma (1986-87) K. Brahmananda Reddy (1988)
Chief Minister	Shankarrao Chavan
Total no. of members	7 Cabinet ministers (Incl. Chief Minister)
Member parties	Congress
Status in legislature	Majority government 161 / 288 (56%)
Opposition party	INC(S) (Until December 1986) JNP PWP RPI(G)
Opposition leader	Legislative Assembly: Sharad Pawar (INC(S)) (1986) Babanrao Dhakne (JNP) (1986) Nihal Ahmed (JNP) (1986-87) Datta Patil (PWP) (1987-88) Legislative Council: Devidas Karale (INC(S)) (1986) R. S. Gavai (RPI(G)) (1986-88)
History
Election	1985
Legislature term	5 years
Predecessor	Nilangekar
Successor	Pawar II

List of ministers

The following is a list of ministers in Chavan's cabinet:^[6]

Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office	Party
Chief Minister General Administration Home Affairs Jails Water Resources (Krishna Valley Development) Water Resources (Konkan Valley Development) Urban Land Ceiling Special Assistance Irrigation Water supply Sanitation Information and Public Relations Information Technology Protocol Marketing State Excise Departments or portfolios not allocated to any minister.	Shankarrao Chavan	12 March 1986	26 June 1988		INC
Cabinet Minister Agriculture Horticulture Command Area Development Relief & Rehabilitation Labour Animal Husbandry Fisheries Dairy Development Other Backward Classes Other Backward Bahujan Welfare	Bhagwantrao Gaikwad	12 March 1986	26 June 1988		INC
Cabinet Minister Revenue Cooperation Public Works (Excluding Public Undertakings) Public Works (Including Public Undertakings) Transport (12 March 1986 – 23 May 1987) Legislative Affairs Forest Social Forestry Skill Development, Entrepreneurship Textiles Socially And Educationally Backward Classes Majority Welfare Development Soil and Water Conservation Mining Department	Vilasrao Deshmukh	12 March 1986	26 June 1988		INC
Cabinet Minister Finance Planning Law and Judiciary Industrial (12 March 1986 – 23 May 1987) Transport (23 May 1987 – 26 June 1988) Marathi Language Special Backward Classes Welfare Nomadic Tribes Khar Land Development Tribal Development	Sushilkumar Shinde	12 March 1986	26 June 1988		INC
Cabinet Minister School Education Higher and Technical Education Sports and Youth Welfare Cultural Affairs Employment Tourism Vimukta Jati Panchayat Raj	Ram Meghe	12 March 1986	26 June 1988		INC
Cabinet Minister Prohibition Employment Guarantee Scheme Industries (23 May 1987 – 26 June 1988) Ports Public Health Medical Education, and Drug Family Planning Rural Development Social Welfare Woman and Child Development	Bhai Sawant	12 March 1986	10 March 1988[7]		INC
Cabinet Minister Energy Housing Urban Development Food and Civil Supplies Environment Slum Improvement Food and Drug Administration Minority Development and Aukaf Disaster Management Earthquake Rehabilitation Ex. Servicemen Welfare	V. Subramanian	12 March 1986	26 June 1988		INC