Third Pawar ministry

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,^[1] consisting of 15 cabinet ministers and 6 ministers of state.^[2] The cabinet continued until June 1991, when Pawar was replaced by Sudhakarrao Naik.

Third Pawar ministry
Ministry of Maharashtra
Date formed	4 March 1990
Date dissolved	25 June 1991
People and organisations
Governor	Chidambaram Subramaniam
Chief Minister	Sharad Pawar
Total no. of members	15 Cabinet ministers (Incl. Chief Minister) 6 Ministers of state
Member parties	Congress RPI(A) Independents
Status in legislature	Majority Coalition government
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)
History
Election	1990
Legislature term	5 years
Predecessor	Pawar II
Successor	S. 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.^[3]

Government formation Sharad Pawar (Congress)
Ballot →		1991
Required majority →		Simple majority Y
	Government • Congress (141) • Other parties and Independents (10)	151 / 288
	Opposition • Shiv Sena (52) • Bharatiya Janata Party (42) • Janata Dal (24) • Other parties and Independents (17)	137 / 288
Sources[3]

List of ministers

Pawar's initial ministry was sworn in on 7 March 1990,^[2] and underwent an expansion on 25 January 1991:^[4]

Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office	Party
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.	Sharad Pawar	4 March 1990	24 June 1991		INC
Cabinet Minister Finance Planning	Ramrao Adik	4 March 1990	24 June 1991		INC
Cabinet Minister Urban Development Law and Judiciary Other Backward Classes	Sushilkumar Shinde	4 March 1990	24 June 1991		INC
Cabinet Minister Labour Employment Special Backward Classes Welfare	N. M. Kamble	4 March 1990	24 June 1991		INC
Cabinet Minister Revenue Parliamentary Affairs Socially And Educationally Backward Classes Vimukta Jati	Sudhakarrao Naik	4 March 1990	24 June 1991		INC
Cabinet Minister Tribal Welfare Marathi Language	Surupsingh Hirya Naik	4 March 1990	24 June 1991		INC
Cabinet Minister Irrigation Command Area Development	Padamsinh Patil	4 March 1990	24 June 1991		INC
Cabinet Minister School Education Higher and Technical Education Sports and Youth Welfare Disaster Management	Vilasrao Deshmukh	4 March 1990	24 June 1991		INC
Cabinet Minister Agriculture Horticulture Relief & Rehabilitation Public Works (Including Public Undertakings)	Shivajirao Deshmukh	4 March 1990	24 June 1991		INC
Cabinet Minister Public Works (Excluding Public Undertakings) Transport Woman and Child Development	Vijaysinh Mohite-Patil	4 March 1990	24 June 1991		INC
Cabinet Minister Housing Slum Improvement Housing Repair and Reconstruction Special Assistance Minority Development and Aukaf Food and Drug Administration	Javed Khan	4 March 1990	24 June 1991		INC
Cabinet Minister Public Health and Family Welfare Medical Education and Drugs Cultural Affairs	Pushpatai Hirey	4 March 1990	24 June 1991		INC
Cabinet Minister Cooperation Prohibition Excise Marketing Other Backward Bahujan Welfare	Shankarrao Kolhe	4 March 1990	24 June 1991		INC
Cabinet Minister Industries Skill Development, Entrepreneurship	Bharat Bondre	4 March 1990	24 June 1991		INC
Cabinet Minister Social Welfare Employment Guarantee Scheme	Ramdas Athawale	4 March 1990	24 June 1991		RPI(A)
Cabinet Minister Forests Social Forestry Mining Department	Sharad Pawar	4 March 1990	25 January 1991		INC
	Datta Meghe	25 January 1991	24 June 1991		INC
Cabinet Minister Energy Ports Development Panchayat Raj	Padamsinh Patil	4 March 1990	25 January 1991		INC
	Datta Meghe	25 January 1991	24 June 1991		INC
Cabinet Minister Rural Development Earthquake Rehabilitation	Shivajirao Deshmukh	4 March 1990	25 January 1991		INC
	Abhaysinh Raje Bhosale	25 January 1991	24 June 1991		INC
Cabinet Minister Food and Civil Supplies Majority Welfare Development	Surupsingh Hirya Naik	4 March 1990	25 January 1991		INC
	Jawaharlal Darda	25 January 1991	24 June 1991		INC
Cabinet Minister Textiles Khar Land Development Ex. Servicemen Welfare Soil and Water Conservation	N. M. Kamble	4 March 1990	25 January 1991		INC
	Jawaharlal Darda	25 January 1991	24 June 1991		INC
Cabinet Minister Environment Protocol Nomadic Tribes	Sharad Pawar	4 March 1990	25 January 1991		INC
	Jawaharlal Darda	25 January 1991	24 June 1991		INC
Cabinet Minister Animal Husbandry Dairy Development Fisheries Tourism	Vilasrao Deshmukh	4 March 1990	25 January 1991		INC
	Anantrao Thopate	25 January 1991	24 June 1991		INC