Sharad Pawar broke away in 1978 from Government of Maharashtra led by Vasantdada Patil of Indian National Congress, formed the Indian National Congress (Socialist), allied with the Janata party and the Peasants' and Workers' Party of India (PWP) to form a coalition government of the Progressive Democratic Front (PDF) or Purogami Lokshahi Aghadi. The Progressive Democratic Front government was sworn in on 18 July 1978. This government was dismissed on 18 February 1980 following Indira Gandhi's return to power at the Centre.GoogleForty Years Ago, July 18, 1978: Pawar to be CM
Cabinet Ministers
SI No. Name Constituency Department Party Chief Minister 1 Sharad Pawar Baramati General Administration Home Planning Law Judiciary. Information Public Relations. Information Technology. Public Works (Including Public Undertakings) Indian National Congress (Socialist) Deputy Chief Minister 2 Sundarrao Solanke MajalgaonFinance Disaster Management Tribal Development Indian National Congress (Socialist) Cabinet Ministers 3 Uttamrao Patil Paola - Bhadgaon Revenue Relief & Rehabilitation Special Assistance Janata Party 4 Hashu Advani Chembur Urban Development Marketing Skill Development, Employment Entrepreneurship Janata Party 5 Sadanand Varde Vandre School Education (18 July 1978 - 19 November 1979) State Excise Prohibition Forests (18 July 1978 - 19 November 1979) Janata Party 6 Jagannathrao Jadhav SangameshwarFood & Civil Supply Consumer Affairs Housing Ex. Servicemen Welfare Janata Party 7 Ganpatrao Deshmukh SangoleHorticulture Protocol Forest (19 November 1979 - 18 February 1980) Mining. Marathi Language. Earthquake Rehabilitation Peasants and Workers Party of India 8 Shankarrao Chavan BhokarJails Water Resources Command Area Development Industry. Indian National Congress (Socialist) 9 Arjunrao KastureAgriculture Water supply (18 July 1978 - 19 November 1979) Medical Education School Education (19 November 1979 - 18 February 1980) Indian National Congress (Socialist) 10 N. D. Patil MLC Co-operation Animal Husbandry. Dairy Development (18 July 1978 - 25 May 1979) Sports, Youth Welfare Peasants and Workers Party of India 11 Nihal Ahmed Maulavi Mohammed Usman Malegaon Technical, Higher Education Minority Affairs Revenue. Rural Development. Ports. Khar, Development. Janata Party 12 Govindrao Adik ShrirampurWomen, child development Transport. Parliamentary Affairs. Social Justice Indian National Congress (Socialist) 13 Sushilkumar Shinde Solapur NorthSoil, Water Conservation Dairy Development (25 May 1979 - 18 February 1980) Fisheries Labour Tourism Majority Welfare Development Other Backward Bahujan Welfare Indian National Congress (Socialist) 14 Bhausaheb Surve Nagpur CentralOther Backward Classes. Socially, Educationally, Backward Classes. Vimukta Jati. Nomadic Tribes. Special Backward Classes Welfare Indian National Congress (Socialist) 15 Pramila Tople Public Health, Family Welfare Environment Water Supply (19 November 1979 - 18 February 1980) Sanitation Indian National Congress (Socialist) 16 Hashmukhbhai Upadhaya Kandivali Food, Drug Administration Textile Cultural Affairs Janata Party 17 Chhedilal Gupta Public Works (Excluding Public Undertakings) Energy Employment Guarantee Janata Party
Ministers of State
SI No. Name Constituency Department Party 1 Bhai VaidyaVeteran Socialist leader and former Maharashtra minister Bhai Vaidya passes away Bhavani Peth Home Janata Party 2 Datta Meghe MLC Indian National Congress (Socialist) 3 Shankarrao Kale Ahmednagar Education Co-operation Indian National Congress (Socialist) 4 Prataprao Baburao Bhosale Wai Indian National Congress (Socialist) 5 Dilversingh Padvi Akkalkuwa Planning Social Justice Public Works Indian National Congress (Socialist) 6 Dr. Ishaq Jamkhanawala Nagpada Housing Finance Waqf Labour Protocol Janata Party 7 Kisanrao Deshmukh Consumer Affairs Food & Civil Supply Indian National Congress (Socialist) 8 Sakharam Nakhate Pathri Special Assistance Skill Development Indian National Congress (Socialist) 9 Shripatrao Bondre Sangrul Water Resources Command Area Development Indian National Congress (Socialist) 10 Bhaurao Mulak Nagpur West Indian National Congress (Socialist) 11 Balkrishna Patil Khalapur Indian National Congress (Socialist) 12 Vinayak Patil NiphadEnvironment Climate Change Indian National Congress (Socialist) 13 Dr. Padamsinh Bajirao Patil Osmanabad Energy Excise Indian National Congress (Socialist) 14 Shanti Naik Shivajinagar Janata Party 15 Babanrao Dhakane Pathardi Indian National Congress (Socialist) 16 Namdeo Gadekar Sillod Indian National Congress (Socialist)
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