Third Vasantrao Naik ministry
Third Vasantrao Naik ministry | |
|---|---|
 Ministry of Maharashtra | |
| Date formed | 13 March 1972 |
| Date dissolved | 21 February 1975 |
| People and organisations | |
| Governor | Ali Yavar Jung |
| Chief Minister | Vasantrao Naik |
| Total no. of members | 21 12 Cabinet ministers 9 junior ministers |
| Member parties | Congress |
| Status in legislature | Majority government |
| Opposition party | PWPI BJS |
| Opposition leader | |
| History | |
| Election(s) | 1972 |
| Predecessor | V. Naik II |
| Successor | S. Chavan I |
Following 1972 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election, incumbent chief minister Vasantrao Naik was re-appointed, and he formed his third government on 14 March 1972. This was to be Naik's last government which served until 20 February 1975.
Government formation
In the 1972 legislative elections, Indian National Congress secured 222 of the state's 278 assembly seats, leading to the incumbent chief minister being re-appointed. On 16 March 1972, a 21-member ministry was sworn in, consisting of 12 cabinet ministers, 8 ministers of state, and 1 deputy minister. Various ministers were later included in the ministry, and its membership had increased to 30 by November 1974.
List of ministers
The initial ministry consisted of the following 12 cabinet ministers.
- Vasantrao Naik (Chief Minister)
- General Administration
- Information and Public Relations
- Housing (04 April 1973 - 17 Match 1974)
- Vasantrao Patil (Cabinet Minister)
- Home
- Information Technology
- Shankarrao Chavan (Cabinet Minister)
- Revenue
- Madhukar Dhanaji Chaudhari (Cabinet Minister)
- Public Works
- Environment and Climate Change (17 Match 1974 - 21 February 1975)
- Narendra Mahipati Tidke (Cabinet Minister)
- Urban Development (17 Match 1974 - 21 February 1975)
- Rafique Zakaria (Cabinet Minister)
- Prohibition
- Urban Development (13 March 1972 - 17 Match 1974)
- Yashwantrao Mohite (Cabinet Minister)
- Buildings
- Communications
- Housing (13 March 1972 - 04 April 1973)
- H. G. Vartak Cabinet Minister)
- A. R. Antulay (Cabinet Minister)
- Finance
- Planning
- Parliamently Affairs
- Pratibha Patil (Cabinet Minister)
- Law and Judiciary
- State Excise
- Environment and Climate Change (13 March 1972 - 17 Match 1974)
- Anant Namjoshi (Cabinet Minister)
- Housing (17 Match 1974 - 21 February 1975)
- M. B. Popat (Cabinet Minister)
Ministers of state
The initial ministry also consisted 8 ministers of state and 1 deputy minister.
- K. P. Patil
- S. B. Patil
- S. A. Solanke
- Sharad Pawar
- G. S. Sarnayak
- Prabha Rao
- R. J. Deotale
- D. T. Rupavate
- Ramubhai Patel, Deputy Minister