# Second Deshmukh ministry

Vilasrao Deshmukh of the Indian National Congress formed his second Maharashtra government after his party won the 2004 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly elections, in alliance with Nationalist Congress Party. Deshmukh had previously served as the State's Chief Minister from 1999 to 2003.

## List of ministers

Deshmukh's initial cabinet included the following members:
| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party |
| Chief Minister General Administration Information and Publicity Information Technology Cultural Affairs Urban Development Law and Judiciary Revenue Housing Planning Majority Welfare Development Departments or portfolios not allocated to any minister. | Vilasrao Deshmukh | 1 November 2004 | 4 December 2008 | INC |
| Deputy Chief Minister Home Affairs | R. R. Patil | 1 November 2004 | 1 December 2008 | NCP |
| Cabinet Minister Rural Development Panchayat Raj Tourism Socially And Educationally Backward Classes | Vijaysinh Mohite-Patil | 9 November 2004 | 1 December 2008 | NCP |
| Cabinet Minister Public Works (Excluding Public Undertakings) | Chhagan Bhujbal | 9 November 2004 | 1 December 2008 | NCP |
| Cabinet Minister Finance Special Assistance Special Backward Classes Welfare | Jayant Patil | 9 November 2004 | 1 December 2008 | NCP |
| Cabinet Minister Industry Textiles Mining Department Marathi Language Ex. Servicemen Welfare State Border Defence (First) | Ashok Chavan | 9 November 2004 | 1 December 2008 | INC |
| Cabinet Minister Earthquake Rehabilitation Co-operation Skill Development Entrepreneurship Fisheries Ports Development Other Backward Bahujan Welfare | Patangrao Kadam | 9 November 2004 | 1 December 2008 | INC |
| Cabinet Minister Marketing Employment Guarantee Scheme | Harshvardhan Patil | 9 November 2004 | 1 December 2008 | Independent |
| Cabinet Minister Excise Environment Vimukta Jati | Ganesh Naik | 9 November 2004 | 1 December 2008 | NCP |
| Cabinet Minister Minority Development and Waqfs Animal Husbandry Dairy Development | Anees Ahmed | 9 November 2004 | 1 December 2008 | INC |
| Cabinet Minister Medical Education Energy Other Backward Classes State Border Defence (Second) | Dilip Walse-Patil | 9 November 2004 | 1 December 2008 | NCP |
| Cabinet Minister Transport Mines Soil and Water Conservation | Surupsingh Hirya Naik | 9 November 2004 | 1 December 2008 | INC |
| Cabinet Minister Water Resources (excluding Krishna Valley Corporation) Command Area Development Water supply sanitation | Ajit Pawar | 9 November 2004 | 1 December 2008 | NCP |
| Cabinet Minister Water Resources (Krishna Valley Corporation) Woman and Child Development | Ramraje Naik Nimbalkar | 9 November 2004 | 1 December 2008 | NCP |
| Cabinet Minister Higher and Technical Education | Suresh Jain | 9 November 2004 | 1 December 2008 | NCP |
| Cabinet Minister School Education Sports and Youth Welfare | Vasant Purke | 9 November 2004 | 1 December 2008 | INC |
| Cabinet Minister Agriculture Protocol Employment and Self-employment | Balasaheb Thorat | 9 November 2004 | 1 December 2008 | INC |
| Cabinet Minister Public Health and Family Welfare | Vimal Mundada | 9 November 2004 | 1 December 2008 | NCP |
| Cabinet Minister Labour | Nawab Malik | 9 November 2004 | 1 December 2008 | NCP |
| Cabinet Minister Social Justice Parliamentary Affairs | Chandrakant Handore | 9 November 2004 | 1 December 2008 | INC |
| Cabinet Minister Food and Drug Administration | Manohar Naik | 9 November 2004 | 1 December 2008 | NCP |
| Cabinet Minister Public Works (Including Public Undertakings) | Anil Deshmukh | 9 November 2004 | 1 December 2008 | NCP |
| Cabinet Minister Food and Civil Supplies Khar Land Development | Sunil Tatkare | 9 November 2004 | 1 December 2008 | NCP |
| Cabinet Minister Forest Disaster Management Relief & Rehabilitation | Babanrao Pachpute | 9 November 2004 | 1 December 2008 | NCP |
| Cabinet Minister Non-conventional Energy Horticulture | Vinay Kore | 9 November 2004 | 1 December 2008 | JSS |
| Cabinet Minister Tribal Development Nomadic Tribes | Vijaykumar Krishnarao Gavit | 9 November 2004 | 1 December 2008 | NCP |

## Guardian Ministers

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