Cabinet Type: | Ministry |
Jurisdiction: | Maharashtra |
Flag: | File:Seal of Maharashtra.svg |
Flag Border: | true |
Date Formed: | 4 March 1990 |
Date Dissolved: | 25 June 1991 |
Government Head: | Sharad Pawar |
Government Head Title: | Chief Minister |
State Head: | Chidambaram Subramaniam |
State Head Title: | Governor |
Total Number: | 15 Cabinet ministers (Incl. Chief Minister) 6 Ministers of state |
Political Parties: | Congress RPI(A) Independents |
Legislature Status: | Majority Coalition government |
Opposition Party: | Shiv Sena BJP PWP RPI(G) JD |
Opposition Leader: |
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Election: | 1990 |
Legislature Term: | 5 years |
Previous: | Pawar II |
Successor: | S. Naik |
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.
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 | ||
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Required majority → | Simple majority | ||
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Pawar's initial ministry was sworn in on 7 March 1990, and underwent an expansion on 25 January 1991:[4]