Sushilkumar Shinde ministry

In January 2003, Sushilkumar Shinde was sworn in as Chief Minister of Maharashtra, on resignation of his predecessor Vilasrao Deshmukh.^[1][2] Shinde led a cabinet consisting of his Congress party and alliance partner NCP, till the 2004 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election. The Congress-NCP alliance secured a majority in those elections, but the Shinde ministry was replaced by his Deshmukh's second ministry.

Sushilkumar Shinde ministry
Ministry of Maharashtra
Sushilkumar Shinde, Former Chief Minister of Maharashtra
Date formed	18 January 2003
Date dissolved	1 November 2004
People and organisations
Governor	Mohammed Fazal
Chief Minister	Sushilkumar Shinde
Deputy Chief Minister	Chhagan Bhujbal (2003) Vijaysingh Mohite-Patil (2003-04)
Member parties	Congress NCP Other smaller parties and independents
Status in legislature	Coalition 148 / 288 (51%)
Opposition party	Shiv Sena BJP
Opposition leader	Narayan Rane (Shiv Sena) (Assembly) Nitin Gadkari (BJP) (Council)
History
Election	1999
Legislature term	5 years
Predecessor	Deshmukh I
Successor	Deshmukh II

Nationalist Congress Party

Government formation

On his swearing in, Shinde was asked to prove majority support in the Legislative Assembly. Accordingly, on 22 January 2003, the Assembly passed a vote of confidence.^[3][4]

Motion of confidence Sushilkumar Shinde (Congress)
Ballot →		22 January 2003
Required majority →		Simple majority Y
	Yes • Congress (74) • NCP (56) • CPI(M) (2) • Other parties and Independents (11)	143 / 281
	No • Shiv Sena (69) • Bharatiya Janata Party (55)	133 / 281
	Abstentions • PWPI (5)	5 / 281
Sources[3]

Guardian Ministers

Sr No.	District	Guardian_Minister	Party
01	Ahmednagar	Shivajirao Moghe	United Progressive Alliance
02	Akola	Ranjeet Deshmukh
03	Amravati	Vijaysinh Mohite–Patil DCM
04	Aurangabad	Ramkrishna More
05	Beed	Patangrao Kadam
06	Bhandara	Rohidas Patil
07	Buldhana	Vikramsinh Patankar
08	Chandrapur	Rohidas Patil
09	Dhule	Surupsingh Hirya Naik
10	Gadchiroli	Patangrao Kadam
11	Gondiya	Vikramsinh Patankar
12	Hingoli	Ajit Pawar
13	Jalgaon	Jayant Patil
14	Jalna	Chhagan Bhujbal DCM
15	Kolhapur	Jayant Patil
16	Latur	Ashok Chavan
17	Mumbai City	R. R. Patil
18	Mumbai Suburban	Husain Dalwai
19	Nagpur	Ranjeet Deshmukh
20	Nanded	Ashok Chavan
21	Nandurbar	Vilas Patil
22	Nashik	Chhagan Bhujbal DCM
23	Osmanabad	Padamsinh Bajirao Patil
24	Palghar	Jaywantrao Awale
25	Parbhani	Satish Chaturvedi
26	Pune	Ajit Pawar
27	Raigad	Husain Dalwai
28	Ratnagiri	Vasant Chavan
29	Sangli	R. R. Patil
30	Satara	Surupsingh Hirya Naik
31	Sindhudurg	Anand Devkate
32	Solapur	Vijaysinh Mohite–Patil DCM
33	Thane	Patangrao Kadam
34	Wardha	Ramkrishna More
35	Washim	Ganpatrao Deshmukh
36	Yavatmal	Shivajirao Moghe

Ministry

The Shinde ministry initially consisted of 16 members, including Shinde.^[5] A week after his initial ministers were sworn in, Shinde inducted 53 new members (23 cabinet ministers and 30 ministers of state) and led a 68-member cabinet.^[5]

Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office	Party
Chief Minister
Chief MinisterPortfolios not allotted to any Minister: General Administration Planning Information and Public Relations Law and Judiciary Information Technology Revenue Agriculture Command Area Development Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection Labour State Excise Urban Development Other Backward Classes(OBC) Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBC) Water Resources	Sushilkumar Shinde	18 January 2003	1 November 2004		Indian National Congress
Deputy Chief Minister
Deputy Chief Minister	Chhagan Bhujbal	18 January 2003	23 December 2003		Nationalist Congress Party
	Vijaysinh Mohite–Patil	27 December 2003	1 November 2004		Nationalist Congress Party
Cabinet Ministers
Home State Border Defence (First) Majority Welfare	R. R. Patil	18 January 2003	1 November 2004		Nationalist Congress Party
Co-operation Marathi Language Public Health Industries Protocol Sanitation School Education Water Supply	Ashok Chavan	18 January 2003	1 November 2004		Indian National Congress
Cultural Affairs Ex Servicemen Welfare Higher and Technical Education Medical Education Sports and Youth Welfare	Ramkrishna More	18 January 2003	1 November 2004		Indian National Congress
Animal Husbandry Department Dairy Development (18 January 2003 – 3 March 2004) House Repairs and Reconstruction	Anand Devkate	18 January 2003	1 November 2004		Indian National Congress
Disaster Management Housing Slum Improvement Tribal Development	Satish Chaturvedi	18 January 2003	1 November 2004		Indian National Congress
Earthquake Rehabilitation Khar Land Development Relief and Rehabilitation	Vilas Patil	18 January 2003	1 November 2004		Indian National Congress
Tourism Employment Guarantee Water Resources (Krishna Valley Development) and (Konkan Valley Development)	Shivajirao Moghe	18 January 2003	1 November 2004		Indian National Congress
Energy New and Renewable Energy	Patangrao Kadam	18 January 2003	1 November 2004		Indian National Congress
Fisheries Dairy Development (3 March 2004 – 1 November 2004)	Padamsinh Bajirao Patil	18 January 2003	1 November 2004		Nationalist Congress Party
Food and Drug Administration Mining	Vasant Chavan	18 January 2003	1 November 2004		Nationalist Congress Party
Finance	Jayant Patil	18 January 2003	1 November 2004		Nationalist Congress Party
Forests Environment and Climate Change Special Assistance	Vijaysinh Mohite–Patil	18 January 2003	1 November 2004		Nationalist Congress Party
Horticulture	Ajit Pawar	18 January 2003	1 November 2004		Nationalist Congress Party
Marketing Rural Development Panchayat Raj Textiles Woman and Child Development	Ranjeet Deshmukh	18 January 2003	1 November 2004		Indian National Congress
Minority Development and Aukaf State Border Defence (Second)	Husain Dalwai	18 January 2003	1 November 2004		Indian National Congress
Public Works (Including Public Undertakings) Nomadic Tribes Special Backward Classes Welfare	Surupsingh Hirya Naik	18 January 2003	1 November 2004		Indian National Congress
Parliamentary Affairs Employment and Self-employment	Rohidas Patil	18 January 2003	1 November 2004		Indian National Congress
Public Works (Excluding Public Undertakings) Social Justice Ports Development	Chhagan Bhujbal	18 January 2003	1 November 2004		Nationalist Congress Party
Skill Development and *Entrepreneurship Vimukta Jati	Jaywantrao Awale	18 January 2003	1 November 2004		Indian National Congress
Soil and Water Conservation	Ganpatrao Deshmukh	18 January 2003	1 November 2004		Peasants and Workers Party of India
Transport	Vikramsinh Patankar	18 January 2003	1 November 2004		Nationalist Congress Party

Representation of cabinet ministers by party

1. Indian National Congress (60.9%)
2. Nationalist Congress Party (34.8%)
3. Peasants and Workers Party of India (4.35%)

Party	Ministers
Indian National Congress	14
Nationalist Congress Party	08
Peasants and Workers Party of India	01