# First Vasantdada Patil ministry

Vasantdada Patil became the Chief Minister of Maharashtra for the first time on 17 April 1977, replacing Shankarrao Chavan. The government continued until the 1978 legislative elections, after which Patil continued with his second ministry.

## List of ministers

The ministry consisted of the following:
| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party |
| Chief Minister General Administration Information and Public Relations, Information Technology Animal Husbandry Dairy Development Other Backward Classes Employment Guarantee Environment and Climate Change Departments or portfolios not allocated to any minister. | Vasantdada Patil | 17 April 1977 | 6 March 1978 | INC |
| Cabinet Minister Industries Mining Department Sports Disaster Management Vimukta Jati Public Works (Including Public Undertakings) | S. K. Wankhede | 21 April 1977 | 6 March 1978 | INC |
| Cabinet Minister Public Works (Excluding Public Undertakings) Socially And Educationally Backward Classes | Sundarrao Solanke | 21 April 1977 | 6 March 1978 | INC |
| Cabinet Minister Revenue Special Backward Classes Welfare Majority Welfare Development Textile | Madhukarrao Chaudhari | 21 April 1977 | 6 March 1978 | INC |
| Cabinet Minister Energy Planning Legislative Affairs New Townships | Narendra Mahipati Tidke | 21 April 1977 | 15 August 1977 | INC |
| Cabinet Minister Tribal Development Tourism Marathi language Woman and Child Development Water supply Sanitation Ex. Servicemen Welfare Other Backward Bahujan Welfare | Nashikrao Tirpude | 21 April 1977 | 6 March 1978 | INC |
| Cabinet Minister Finance Earthquake Rehabilitation Special Assistance | Yashwantrao Mohite | 21 April 1977 | 6 March 1978 | INC |
| Cabinet Minister Agriculture Command Area Development Ports Development | Hari Govindrao Vartak | 21 April 1977 | 6 March 1978 | INC |
| Cabinet Minister School Education Minority Development and Aukaf | Pratibha Patil | 21 April 1977 | 6 March 1978 | INC |
| Cabinet Minister Labour Relief & Rehabilitation | S. B. Patil | 21 April 1977 | 6 March 1978 | INC |
| Cabinet Minister Home Affairs Youth Service Horticulture | Sharad Pawar | 21 April 1977 | 6 March 1978 | INC |
| Cabinet Minister Forests Nomadic Tribes | R. J. Deotale | 21 April 1977 | 6 March 1978 | INC |
| Cabinet Minister Urban Development Marketing Medical Education | Ratnappa Kumbhar | 21 April 1977 | 6 March 1978 | INC |
| Cabinet Minister Social Welfare Cultural Affairs, Skill Development, Employment and Entrepreneurship | Dadasaheb Rupwate | 21 April 1977 | 6 March 1978 | INC |
| Cabinet Minister Rural Development Food and Drug Administration | K. M. Patil | 21 April 1977 | 6 March 1978 | INC |
| Cabinet Minister Irrigation | Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar | 21 April 1977 | 6 March 1978 | INC |
| Cabinet Minister Cooperation Soil and Water Conservation | Shivajirao Girdhar Patil | 21 April 1977 | 6 March 1978 | INC |
| Cabinet Minister Food and Civil Supplies | S. D. Gedam | 21 April 1977 | 6 March 1978 | INC |
| Cabinet Minister Public Health and Family Welfare | Govindrao Sarnayak | 21 April 1977 | 6 March 1978 | INC |
| Cabinet Minister Transport Jails | Baburao Kale | 21 April 1977 | 6 March 1978 | INC |
| Cabinet Minister Law and Judiciary Fisheries Khar Lands Development Protocol | Husain Dalwai | 21 April 1977 | 6 March 1978 | INC |
| Cabinet Minister Housing Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority Higher Education and Technical Education | Vasant Hoshing | 21 April 1977 | 6 March 1978 | INC |
| Cabinet Minister Prohibition Excise Printing Presses Small Savings, | Shankarrao Rakh | 21 April 1977 | 6 March 1978 | INC |