Cabinet Type: | Ministry |
Jurisdiction: | Maharashtra |
Flag: | File:Seal of Maharashtra.svg |
Flag Border: | true |
Date Formed: | 26 June 1988 |
Date Dissolved: | 3 March 1990 |
Government Head: | Sharad Pawar |
Government Head Title: | Chief Minister |
State Head: | K. Brahmananda Reddy (1988-90) C. Subramaniam (1990) |
State Head Title: | Governor |
Total Number: | 16 Cabinet ministers (Incl. Chief Minister) |
Political Parties: | Congress |
Legislature Status: | Majority government |
Opposition Party: | JNP PWP RPI(G) |
Opposition Leader: |
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Election: | 1990 |
Legislature Term: | 5 years |
Previous: | S. Chavan II |
Successor: | Pawar III |
On resignation of Shankarrao Chavan on 26 June 1988, Sharad Pawar was appointed Chief Minister of Maharashtra for the second time.[1] Pawar formed his second ministry, which continued in office until legislative elections in 1990.
Pawar had been the State's youngest[2] chief minister from 1978 to 1980, but had since quit Congress to from a separate party. The Pawar-led Indian Congress (Socialist) secured 54 seats in the 1985 legislative elections but his former party maintained its majority. In December 1986, Pawar re-joined Congress, hoping to be made the chief minister.[3] When the incumbent chief minister Shankarrao Chavan was made India's minister of finance, Pawar replaced him.[4]
The following is a list of ministers in Pawar's cabinet:[5]