Nationalist Congress Party In January 2003, Sushilkumar Shinde was sworn in as Chief Minister of Maharashtra, on resignation of his predecessor Vilasrao Deshmukh. Shinde led a cabinet consisting of his Congress party and alliance partner NCP, till the 2004 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election. The Congress-NCP alliance secured a majority in those elections, but the Shinde ministry was replaced by his Deshmukh's second ministry.
Government formation On his swearing in, Shinde was asked to prove majority support in the Legislative Assembly. Accordingly, on 22 January 2003, the Assembly passed a vote of confidence.
Motion of confidenceSushilkumar Shinde (Congress) Ballot → 22 January 2003 Required majority → Simple majority Sources Guardian Ministers
Sr No. DistrictGuardian_MinisterParty 01 Ahmednagar Shivajirao MogheUnited Progressive Alliance 02 Akola Ranjeet Deshmukh 03 Amravati Vijaysinh Mohite–Patil DCM 04 Aurangabad Ramkrishna More 05 Beed Patangrao Kadam 06 Bhandara Rohidas Patil 07 Buldhana Vikramsinh Patankar 08 Chandrapur Rohidas Patil 09 Dhule Surupsingh Hirya Naik 10 Gadchiroli Patangrao Kadam 11 Gondiya Vikramsinh Patankar 12 Hingoli Ajit Pawar 13 Jalgaon Jayant Patil 14 Jalna Chhagan Bhujbal DCM 15Kolhapur Jayant Patil 16Latur Ashok Chavan 17 Mumbai City R. R. Patil 18 Mumbai Suburban Husain Dalwai 19Nagpur Ranjeet Deshmukh 20 Nanded Ashok Chavan21 Nandurbar Vilas Patil22 Nashik Chhagan Bhujbal DCM23 Osmanabad Padamsinh Bajirao Patil24 PalgharJaywantrao Awale25 Parbhani Satish Chaturvedi26 Pune Ajit Pawar27 RaigadHusain Dalwai 28 Ratnagiri Vasant Chavan 29 Sangli R. R. Patil 30 Satara Surupsingh Hirya Naik31 Sindhudurg Anand Devkate32SolapurVijaysinh Mohite–Patil DCM33Thane Patangrao Kadam34Wardha Ramkrishna More35Washim Ganpatrao Deshmukh36Yavatmal Shivajirao Moghe
Ministry The Shinde ministry initially consisted of 16 members, including Shinde. A week after his initial ministers were sworn in, Shinde inducted 53 new members (23 cabinet ministers and 30 ministers of state) and led a 68-member cabinet. +PortfolioMinisterTook officeLeft office PartyChief MinisterChief MinisterPortfolios not allotted to any Minister: General Administration Planning Information and Public Relations Law and Judiciary Information Technology Revenue Agriculture Command Area Development Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection Labour State Excise Urban Development Other Backward Classes(OBC) Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBC) Water ResourcesSushilkumar Shinde18 January 20031 November 2004Indian National CongressDeputy Chief MinisterDeputy Chief MinisterChhagan Bhujbal18 January 200323 December 2003Nationalist Congress PartyVijaysinh Mohite–Patil27 December 20031 November 2004Nationalist Congress PartyCabinet MinistersHome State Border Defence (First) Majority WelfareR. R. Patil18 January 20031 November 2004Nationalist Congress PartyCo-operation Marathi Language Public Health Industries Protocol Sanitation School Education Water SupplyAshok Chavan18 January 20031 November 2004Indian National CongressCultural Affairs Ex Servicemen Welfare Higher and Technical Education Medical Education Sports and Youth WelfareRamkrishna More18 January 20031 November 2004Indian National CongressAnimal Husbandry Department Dairy Development (18 January 2003 – 3 March 2004) House Repairs and ReconstructionAnand Devkate18 January 20031 November 2004Indian National CongressDisaster Management Housing Slum Improvement Tribal DevelopmentSatish Chaturvedi18 January 20031 November 2004Indian National CongressEarthquake Rehabilitation Khar Land Development Relief and RehabilitationVilas Patil18 January 20031 November 2004Indian National CongressTourism Employment Guarantee Water Resources (Krishna Valley Development) and (Konkan Valley Development)Shivajirao Moghe18 January 20031 November 2004Indian National CongressEnergy New and Renewable EnergyPatangrao Kadam18 January 20031 November 2004Indian National CongressFisheries Dairy Development (3 March 2004 – 1 November 2004)Padamsinh Bajirao Patil18 January 20031 November 2004Nationalist Congress PartyFood and Drug Administration MiningVasant Chavan18 January 20031 November 2004Nationalist Congress Party FinanceJayant Patil18 January 20031 November 2004Nationalist Congress Party Forests Environment and Climate Change Special AssistanceVijaysinh Mohite–Patil18 January 20031 November 2004Nationalist Congress PartyHorticulture Rural Development (05 May 2003 - 01 November 2004) Panchayat Raj (05 May 2003 - 01 November 2004)Ajit Pawar18 January 20031 November 2004Nationalist Congress PartyMarketing Rural Development (18 January 2003 - 05 May 2003) Panchayat Raj (18 January 2003 - 05 May 2003) Textiles Woman and Child DevelopmentRanjeet Deshmukh18 January 20031 November 2004Indian National CongressMinority Development and Aukaf State Border Defence (Second)Husain Dalwai18 January 20031 November 2004Indian National CongressPublic Works (Including Public Undertakings) Nomadic Tribes Special Backward Classes WelfareSurupsingh Hirya Naik18 January 20031 November 2004Indian National CongressParliamentary Affairs Employment and Self-employmentRohidas Patil18 January 20031 November 2004Indian National CongressPublic Works (Excluding Public Undertakings) Social Justice Ports DevelopmentChhagan Bhujbal18 January 20031 November 2004Nationalist Congress PartySkill Development and *Entrepreneurship Vimukta JatiJaywantrao Awale18 January 20031 November 2004Indian National CongressSoil and Water ConservationGanpatrao Deshmukh18 January 20031 November 2004Peasants and Workers Party of IndiaTransportVikramsinh Patankar18 January 20031 November 2004Nationalist Congress Party
+PartyMinistersIndian National Congress14Nationalist Congress Party08Peasants and Workers Party of India01
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