# Sushilkumar Shinde ministry

* 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 confidence Sushilkumar Shinde (Congress) :
| Ballot → | Ballot → | 22 January 2003 |
| Required majority → | Required majority → | Simple majority Y |
| | Yes • Congress (74) • NCP (56) • CPI(M) (2) • Other parties and Independents (11) | 143 / 281 |
| | No • Shiv Sena (69) • Bharatiya Janata Party (55) | 133 / 281 |
| | Abstentions • PWPI (5) | 5 / 281 |
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## Guardian Ministers

| Sr No. | District | Guardian_Minister | Party |
| 01 | Ahmednagar | Shivajirao Moghe | United Progressive Alliance |
| 02 | Akola | Ranjeet Deshmukh | United Progressive Alliance |
| 03 | Amravati | Vijaysinh Mohite–Patil DCM | United Progressive Alliance |
| 04 | Aurangabad | Ramkrishna More | United Progressive Alliance |
| 05 | Beed | Patangrao Kadam | United Progressive Alliance |
| 06 | Bhandara | Rohidas Patil | United Progressive Alliance |
| 07 | Buldhana | Vikramsinh Patankar | United Progressive Alliance |
| 08 | Chandrapur | Rohidas Patil | United Progressive Alliance |
| 09 | Dhule | Surupsingh Hirya Naik | United Progressive Alliance |
| 10 | Gadchiroli | Patangrao Kadam | United Progressive Alliance |
| 11 | Gondiya | Vikramsinh Patankar | United Progressive Alliance |
| 12 | Hingoli | Ajit Pawar | United Progressive Alliance |
| 13 | Jalgaon | Jayant Patil | United Progressive Alliance |
| 14 | Jalna | Chhagan Bhujbal DCM | United Progressive Alliance |
| 15 | Kolhapur | Jayant Patil | United Progressive Alliance |
| 16 | Latur | Ashok Chavan | United Progressive Alliance |
| 17 | Mumbai City | R. R. Patil | United Progressive Alliance |
| 18 | Mumbai Suburban | Husain Dalwai | United Progressive Alliance |
| 19 | Nagpur | Ranjeet Deshmukh | United Progressive Alliance |
| 20 | Nanded | Ashok Chavan | United Progressive Alliance |
| 21 | Nandurbar | Vilas Patil | United Progressive Alliance |
| 22 | Nashik | Chhagan Bhujbal DCM | United Progressive Alliance |
| 23 | Osmanabad | Padamsinh Bajirao Patil | United Progressive Alliance |
| 24 | Palghar | Jaywantrao Awale | United Progressive Alliance |
| 25 | Parbhani | Satish Chaturvedi | United Progressive Alliance |
| 26 | Pune | Ajit Pawar | United Progressive Alliance |
| 27 | Raigad | Husain Dalwai | United Progressive Alliance |
| 28 | Ratnagiri | Vasant Chavan | United Progressive Alliance |
| 29 | Sangli | R. R. Patil | United Progressive Alliance |
| 30 | Satara | Surupsingh Hirya Naik | United Progressive Alliance |
| 31 | Sindhudurg | Anand Devkate | United Progressive Alliance |
| 32 | Solapur | Vijaysinh Mohite–Patil DCM | United Progressive Alliance |
| 33 | Thane | Patangrao Kadam | United Progressive Alliance |
| 34 | Wardha | Ramkrishna More | United Progressive Alliance |
| 35 | Washim | Ganpatrao Deshmukh | United Progressive Alliance |
| 36 | Yavatmal | Shivajirao Moghe | United Progressive Alliance |

## 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.
| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party |
| Chief Minister ||||||
| Chief 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 Resources | Sushilkumar Shinde | 18 January 2003 | 1 November 2004 | Indian National Congress |
| Deputy Chief Minister ||||||
| Deputy Chief Minister | Chhagan Bhujbal | 18 January 2003 | 23 December 2003 | Nationalist Congress Party |
| Deputy Chief Minister | Vijaysinh Mohite–Patil | 27 December 2003 | 1 November 2004 | Nationalist Congress Party |
| Cabinet Ministers ||||||
| Home State Border Defence (First) Majority Welfare | R. R. Patil | 18 January 2003 | 1 November 2004 | Nationalist Congress Party |
| Co-operation Marathi Language Public Health Industries Protocol Sanitation School Education Water Supply | Ashok Chavan | 18 January 2003 | 1 November 2004 | Indian National Congress |
| Cultural Affairs Ex Servicemen Welfare Higher and Technical Education Medical Education Sports and Youth Welfare | Ramkrishna More | 18 January 2003 | 1 November 2004 | Indian National Congress |
| Animal Husbandry Department Dairy Development (18 January 2003 – 3 March 2004) House Repairs and Reconstruction | Anand Devkate | 18 January 2003 | 1 November 2004 | Indian National Congress |
| Disaster Management Housing Slum Improvement Tribal Development | Satish Chaturvedi | 18 January 2003 | 1 November 2004 | Indian National Congress |
| Earthquake Rehabilitation Khar Land Development Relief and Rehabilitation | Vilas Patil | 18 January 2003 | 1 November 2004 | Indian National Congress |
| Tourism Employment Guarantee Water Resources (Krishna Valley Development) and (Konkan Valley Development) | Shivajirao Moghe | 18 January 2003 | 1 November 2004 | Indian National Congress |
| Energy New and Renewable Energy | Patangrao Kadam | 18 January 2003 | 1 November 2004 | Indian National Congress |
| Fisheries Dairy Development (3 March 2004 – 1 November 2004) | Padamsinh Bajirao Patil | 18 January 2003 | 1 November 2004 | Nationalist Congress Party |
| Food and Drug Administration Mining | Vasant Chavan | 18 January 2003 | 1 November 2004 | Nationalist Congress Party |
| Finance | Jayant Patil | 18 January 2003 | 1 November 2004 | Nationalist Congress Party |
| Forests Environment and Climate Change Special Assistance | Vijaysinh Mohite–Patil | 18 January 2003 | 1 November 2004 | Nationalist Congress Party |
| Horticulture | Ajit Pawar | 18 January 2003 | 1 November 2004 | Nationalist Congress Party |
| Marketing Rural Development Panchayat Raj Textiles Woman and Child Development | Ranjeet Deshmukh | 18 January 2003 | 1 November 2004 | Indian National Congress |
| Minority Development and Aukaf State Border Defence (Second) | Husain Dalwai | 18 January 2003 | 1 November 2004 | Indian National Congress |
| Public Works (Including Public Undertakings) Nomadic Tribes Special Backward Classes Welfare | Surupsingh Hirya Naik | 18 January 2003 | 1 November 2004 | Indian National Congress |
| Parliamentary Affairs Employment and Self-employment | Rohidas Patil | 18 January 2003 | 1 November 2004 | Indian National Congress |
| Public Works (Excluding Public Undertakings) Social Justice Ports Development | Chhagan Bhujbal | 18 January 2003 | 1 November 2004 | Nationalist Congress Party |
| Skill Development and *Entrepreneurship Vimukta Jati | Jaywantrao Awale | 18 January 2003 | 1 November 2004 | Indian National Congress |
| Soil and Water Conservation | Ganpatrao Deshmukh | 18 January 2003 | 1 November 2004 | Peasants and Workers Party of India |
| Transport | Vikramsinh Patankar | 18 January 2003 | 1 November 2004 | Nationalist Congress Party |
Representation of cabinet ministers by party
| Party | Ministers |
| Indian National Congress | 14 |
| Nationalist Congress Party | 08 |
| Peasants and Workers Party of India | 01 |