# First Ashok Chavan ministry

Ashok Chavan was sworn in as Chief Minister of Maharashtra for the first time in 2008, after his predecessor, Vilasrao Deshmukh resigned the office in the aftermath of 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks. The first Chavan ministry governed until the 2009 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election, which resulted in a victory for Chavan-led Congress-NCP alliance and Chavan forming his second ministry.

## List of ministers

The initial Chavan cabinet consisted of 26 cabinet members, including Chavan and his deputy, Chhagan Bhujbal, as well as the following cabinet ministers:
| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party |
| Chief Minister General Administration Information and Publicity Information Technology Urban Development Industry Mining Department Law and Judiciary Housing Departments or portfolios not allocated to any minister. | Ashok Chavan | 8 December 2008 | 6 November 2009 | INC |
| Deputy Chief Minister Public Works (Excluding Public Undertakings) Tourism Other Backward Classes | Chhagan Bhujbal | 8 December 2008 | 6 November 2009 | NCP |
| Cabinet Minister Rural Development Panchayat Raj Skill Development Entrepreneurship Majority Welfare Development State Border Defence (First) | R. R. Patil | 8 December 2008 | 6 November 2009 | NCP |
| Cabinet Minister Finance Planning Ex. Servicemen Welfare | Dilip Walse-Patil | 8 December 2008 | 6 November 2009 | NCP |
| Cabinet Minister Revenue Sports and Youth Welfare | Patangrao Kadam | 8 December 2008 | 6 November 2009 | INC |
| Cabinet Minister School Education State Border Defence (Second) | Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil | 8 December 2008 | 6 November 2009 | INC |
| Cabinet Minister Home Affairs | Jayant Patil | 8 December 2008 | 6 November 2009 | NCP |
| Cabinet Minister Water Resources Water Supply Sanitation Command Area Development | Ajit Pawar | 8 December 2008 | 6 November 2009 | NCP |
| Cabinet Minister Agriculture Protocol Soil and Water Conservation Employment and Self-employment | Balasaheb Thorat | 8 December 2008 | 6 November 2009 | INC |
| Cabinet Minister Environment Excise Special Backward Classes Welfare | Ganesh Naik | 8 December 2008 | 6 November 2009 | NCP |
| Cabinet Minister Public Works (Including Public Undertakings) Socially Educationally Backward Classes | Vimal Mundada | 8 December 2008 | 6 November 2009 | NCP |
| Cabinet Minister Public Health and Family Welfare Vimukta Jati | Rajendra Shingne | 8 December 2008 | 6 November 2009 | NCP |
| Cabinet Minister Transport Nomadic Tribes Development Other Backward Bahujan Welfare | Surupsingh Hirya Naik | 8 December 2008 | 6 November 2009 | INC |
| Cabinet Minister Cooperation Cultural Affairs | Harshvardhan Patil | 8 December 2008 | 6 November 2009 | Independent |
| Cabinet Minister Textiles Minority Development Parliamentary Affairs | Anees Ahmed | 8 December 2008 | 6 November 2009 | INC |
| Cabinet Minister Social Justice | Chandrakant Handore | 8 December 2008 | 6 November 2009 | INC |
| Cabinet Minister Food and Civil Supplies | Ramesh Bang | 8 December 2008 | 6 November 2009 | NCP |
| Cabinet Minister Food and Drugs Administration | Manohar Naik | 8 December 2008 | 6 November 2009 | NCP |
| Cabinet Minister Higher and Technical Education Medical Education | Rajesh Tope | 8 December 2008 | 6 November 2009 | NCP |
| Cabinet Minister Labour Special Assistance | Nawab Malik | 8 December 2008 | 6 November 2009 | NCP |
| Cabinet Minister Tribal Development Marathi Language | Vijaykumar Gavit | 8 December 2008 | 6 November 2009 | NCP |
| Cabinet Minister Energy | Sunil Tatkare | 8 December 2008 | 6 November 2009 | NCP |
| Cabinet Minister Irrigation (Krishna Valley Corporation) Disaster Management Relief & Rehabilitation | Ramraje Naik Nimbalkar | 8 December 2008 | 6 November 2009 | NCP |
| Cabinet Minister Forests Earthquake Rehabilitation | Babanrao Pachpute | 8 December 2008 | 6 November 2009 | NCP |
| Cabinet Minister Non-conventional Energy Horticulture Employment Guarantee | Vinay Vilasrao Kore | 8 December 2008 | 6 November 2009 | JSS |
| Cabinet Minister Animal Husbandry Dairy Development Fisheries Ports Khar Land Development | Ravisheth Patil | 8 December 2008 | 6 November 2009 | INC |
| Cabinet Minister Forests | Babanrao Pachpute | 8 December 2008 | 6 November 2009 | NCP |
| Cabinet Minister Marketing Women and Child Development | Madan Patil | 8 December 2008 | 6 November 2009 | Independent |

## Guardian Ministers

| Sr No. | District | Guardian_Minister | Party |
| 01 | Ahmednagar | Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil | United Progressive Alliance |
| 02 | Akola | Surupsingh Hirya Naik | United Progressive Alliance |
| 03 | Amravati | Chandrakant Handore | United Progressive Alliance |
| 04 | Aurangabad | Rajesh Tope | United Progressive Alliance |
| 05 | Beed | Vimal Mundada | United Progressive Alliance |
| 06 | Bhandara | Ramesh Bang | United Progressive Alliance |
| 07 | Buldhana | Rajendra Shingne | United Progressive Alliance |
| 08 | Chandrapur | Nawab Malik | United Progressive Alliance |
| 09 | Dhule | Surupsingh Hirya Naik | United Progressive Alliance |
| 10 | Gadchiroli | R. R. Patil | United Progressive Alliance |
| 11 | Gondiya | Chhagan Bhujbal Deputy Chief Minister | United Progressive Alliance |
| 12 | Hingoli | Vinay Kore | United Progressive Alliance |
| 13 | Jalgaon | Babanrao Pachpute | United Progressive Alliance |
| 14 | Jalna | Jayant Patil | United Progressive Alliance |
| 15 | Kolhapur | Balasaheb Thorat | United Progressive Alliance |
| 16 | Latur | R. R. Patil | United Progressive Alliance |
| 17 | Mumbai City | Jayant Patil | United Progressive Alliance |
| 18 | Mumbai Suburban | Anees Ahmed | United Progressive Alliance |
| 19 | Nagpur | Balasaheb Thorat | United Progressive Alliance |
| 20 | Nanded | Anees Ahmed | United Progressive Alliance |
| 21 | Nandurbar | Vijaykumar Gavit | United Progressive Alliance |
| 22 | Nashik | Chhagan Bhujbal Deputy Chief Minister | United Progressive Alliance |
| 23 | Osmanabad | Ravisheth Patil | United Progressive Alliance |
| 24 | Palghar | Nawab Malik | United Progressive Alliance |
| 25 | Parbhani | Madan Patil | United Progressive Alliance |
| 26 | Pune | Ajit Pawar | United Progressive Alliance |
| 27 | Raigad | Sunil Tatkare | United Progressive Alliance |
| 28 | Ratnagiri | Ganesh Naik | United Progressive Alliance |
| 29 | Sangli | Patangrao Kadam | United Progressive Alliance |
| 30 | Satara | Ramraje Naik Nimbalkar | United Progressive Alliance |
| 31 | Sindhudurg | Harshvardhan Patil | United Progressive Alliance |
| 32 | Solapur | Dilip Walse-Patil | United Progressive Alliance |
| 33 | Thane | Ganesh Naik | United Progressive Alliance |
| 34 | Wardha | Surupsingh Hirya Naik | United Progressive Alliance |
| 35 | Washim | Patangrao Kadam | United Progressive Alliance |
| 36 | Yavatmal | Manohar Naik | United Progressive Alliance |