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In the aftermath of 1978 Maharashtra legislative elections, Vasantdada Patil of the Indian National Congress(U) was appointed Chief Minister.[1] A coalition government, it consisted of members from Congress(Urs) and Congress (I), including Deputy Chief Minister Nashikrao Tirpude.[1]

The Patil ministry continued for four months, and was replaced by Sharad Pawar's Indian Congress (Socialist) breakaway faction.[2]

List of ministers

The short served ministry consisted of 13 cabinet ministers, including Patil.[3]

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Chief Minister
  • General Administration
  • Planning
  • Information and Public Relations
  • Urban Development
  • State Excise,
  • Khar land Development
Departments or portfolios not allocated to any minister.		7 March 197818 July 1978 INC(U)
Deputy Chief Minister
  • Home Affairs
  • Jails
  • Information Technology
  • Forests,
  • Cultural Affairs
  • Special Backward Classes Welfare
  • Earthquake Rehabilitation
  • Protocol
7 March 197818 July 1978 INC(I)
Cabinet Minister
  • Public Works

(Excluding Public Undertakings)

  • Dairy Development
  • Other Backward Classes
  • Majority Welfare Development
  • Skill Development, Employment and Entrepreneurship
7 March 197818 July 1978 INC(U)
Cabinet Minister
  • Revenue
  • Relief & Rehabilitation
  • Public Works
(Including Public Undertakings)
Madhukarrao Chaudhari
7 March 197818 July 1978 INC
Cabinet Minister
  • Cooperation
  • Tourism
  • Marathi language
  • Disaster Management
  • Horticulture
  • Special Assistance
  • Food and Drug Administration
  • New Townships
7 March 197818 July 1978 INC(I)
Cabinet Minister
  • Finance
  • Food, and Civil Supplies
  • Socially And Educationally *Backward Classes
7 March 197818 July 1978 INC
Cabinet Minister
  • Rural Development
  • Transport
  • Minority Development and Aukaf
  • Prohibition
7 March 197818 July 1978 INC
Cabinet Minister
  • Law and Judiciary
  • Irrigation
  • Social Welfare
  • Tribal Welfare
  • Vimukta Jati
  • Nomadic Tribes
  • Other Backward Bahujan Welfare
7 March 197818 July 1978 INC
Cabinet Minister
  • Industries
  • Mining Department
  • Labour
  • Ports Development
7 March 197818 July 1978 INC
Cabinet Minister
  • Energy
  • Sports, and Youth Services
  • Medical Education
  • Textile
7 March 197818 July 1978 INC
Cabinet Minister
  • Legislative Affairs
  • Health and Family Welfare
  • Water supply
  • Sanitation
7 March 197818 July 1978 INC
Cabinet Minister
  • Agriculture
  • Command Area Development
  • Woman and Child Development
  • Employment Guarantee
  • Environment and Climate Change
  • Higher and Technical Education
Purushottam Dekate
7 March 197818 July 1978 INC(I)
Cabinet Minister
  • Housing
  • Animal Husbandry
  • Fisheries
  • Soil and Water Conservation
7 March 197818 July 1978 INC
Cabinet Minister
  • School Education
  • Ex. Servicemen Welfare
  • Marketing
Baliram Hiray
7 March 197818 July 1978 INC(I)

References

  1. ^ a b "Forty Years Ago, March 7, 1978: Vasantrao To Be CM". The Indian Express. 7 March 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Forty Years Ago, July 18, 1978: Pawar to be CM". The Indian Express. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Parliamentary and Constitutional Developments (November 1, 1977 to April 30, 1978) - Maharashtra" (PDF). The Journal of Parliamentary Information. XXIV (2): 259, 267–268. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
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