# Third Fadnavis ministry

The Third Fadnavis ministry was formed on 5 December 2024 in Maharashtra. The ministry will likely consist of maximum 43 members. The Governor of the state C. P. Radhakrishnan has administered the oath of office and secrecy to the Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy Chief Ministers, Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar, respectively at Azad Maidan, Mumbai.

## Background

Assembly elections were held in November 2024. Maha Yuti won 234 out of 288 contested, whereas Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) got 132 seats, Shiv Sena (SHS) 57 seats and Nationalist Congress Party 41 seats. Other small parties and independents under the alliance got total of 4 seats. Later 2 independents lawmakers and Ravi Rana supported the Maha Yuti, making a total of 237 seats.

### Motion of confidence

Fadnavis is elected as the leader of BJP Legislature in Maharashtra, thus making him to become the chief minister for the third time.

## Council of Ministers

The cabinet expansion was took place at Raj Bhavan in Nagpur on 15 December 2024. Maharashtra can have a maximum of 43 ministers. 33 were inducted as Cabinet ministers, 6 were sworn in as ministers of state. 19 ministers from the BJP, 11 from the Shiv Sena and 9 from the NCP taken oath as cabinet ministers.
Cabinet ministers portfolios where allocated on 21 December 2024.

### Cabinet Ministers

| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party |
| Chief Minister General AdministrationHome AffairsEnergyLaw & JudiciaryInformation & Public Relations | Devendra Fadnavis | 5 December 2024 | Incumbent | BJP |
| Deputy Chief Minister Urban DevelopmentHousingPublic Works (Public Undertakings) | Eknath Shinde | 5 December 2024 | Incumbent | SHS |
| Deputy Chief Minister FinancePlanningState Excise | Ajit Pawar | 5 December 2024 | Incumbent | NCP |
| Revenue | Chandrashekhar Bawankule | 15 December 2024 | Incumbent | BJP |
| Water Resources (Godavari & Krishna Valley) | Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil | 15 December 2024 | Incumbent | BJP |
| Medical Education | Hasan Mushrif | 15 December 2024 | Incumbent | NCP |
| Higher & Technical EducationMinister of Parliamentary Affairs | Chandrakant Patil | 15 December 2024 | Incumbent | BJP |
| Water Resources (Vidharbha, Tapi, Konkan)Disaster Management | Girish Mahajan | 15 December 2024 | Incumbent | BJP |
| Water SupplySanitation | Gulab Raghunath Patil | 15 December 2024 | Incumbent | SHS |
| Forest | Ganesh Naik | 15 December 2024 | Incumbent | BJP |
| School Education | Dadaji Bhuse | 15 December 2024 | Incumbent | SHS |
| Soil & Water Conservation | Sanjay Rathod | 15 December 2024 | Incumbent | SHS |
| Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Protection | Dhananjay Munde | 15 December 2024 | 4 March 2025 | NCP |
| Skill Development & Entrepreneurship | Mangal Prabhat Lodha | 15 December 2024 | Incumbent | BJP |
| IndustriesMarathi Language | Uday Samant | 15 December 2024 | Incumbent | SHS |
| MarketingProtocol | Jayakumar Rawal | 15 December 2024 | Incumbent | BJP |
| Environment & Climate ChangeMinister of Animal Husbandry | Pankaja Munde | 15 December 2024 | Incumbent | BJP |
| OBC WelfareDairy DevelopmentRenewable Energy | Atul Save | 15 December 2024 | Incumbent | BJP |
| Tribal Development | Ashok Uike | 15 December 2024 | Incumbent | BJP |
| TourismMiningEx. Servicemen Welfare | Shambhuraj Desai | 15 December 2024 | Incumbent | SHS |
| Minister of Information Technology Minister of Cultural Affairs | Ashish Shelar | 15 December 2024 | Incumbent | BJP |
| Minister of Sports & Youth Welfare Minister of Minority Development & Aukaf | Dattatray Bharne | 15 December 2024 | Incumbent | NCP |
| Minister of Woman & Child Development | Aditi Tatkare | 15 December 2024 | Incumbent | NCP |
| Minister of Public Works | Shivendra Raje Bhosale | 15 December 2024 | Incumbent | BJP |
| Minister of Agriculture | Manikrao Kokate | 15 December 2024 | Incumbent | NCP |
| Minister of Rural Development | Jaykumar Gore | 15 December 2024 | Incumbent | BJP |
| Minister of Food & Drug Administration Minister of Special Assistance | Narhari Zirwal | 15 December 2024 | Incumbent | NCP |
| Minister of Textiles | Sanjay Savkare | 15 December 2024 | Incumbent | BJP |
| Minister of Social Justice | Sanjay Shirsat | 15 December 2024 | Incumbent | SHS |
| Minister of Transport | Pratap Sarnaik | 15 December 2024 | Incumbent | SHS |
| Minister of Horticulture Minister of Employment Guarantee Minister of Khar Land Development | Bharatshet Gogawale | 15 December 2024 | Incumbent | SHS |
| Minister of Relief & Rehabilitation | Makrand Jadhav - Patil | 15 December 2024 | Incumbent | NCP |
| Minister of Fisheries Minister of Ports Development | Nitesh Rane | 15 December 2024 | Incumbent | BJP |
| Minister of Labour | Akash Fundkar | 15 December 2024 | Incumbent | BJP |
| Minister of Co-operation | Babasaheb Patil | 15 December 2024 | Incumbent | NCP |
| Minister of Public Health | Prakashrao Abitkar | 15 December 2024 | Incumbent | SHS |

### Ministers of state

| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party |
| Urban Development Transport Social Justice Medical Education Minority Development & Aukaf | Madhuri Misal | 15 December 2024 | Incumbent | BJP |
| Finance Planning Agriculture Relief & Rehabilitation Law & Judiciary Labour | Ashish Jaiswal | 15 December 2024 | Incumbent | SHS |
| Home (Rural) Housing School Education Co-operation Mining | Pankaj Bhoyar | 15 December 2024 | Incumbent | BJP |
| Public Health Water Supply & Sanitation Energy Woman & Child Development Public Works (Public Undertakings) | Meghana Bordikar | 15 December 2024 | Incumbent | BJP |
| Industries Public Works Higher & Technical Education Tribal Development Tourism Soil & Water Conservation | Indranil Naik | 15 December 2024 | Incumbent | NCP |
| Home (Urban) Revenue Rural Development Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Protection Food & Drug Administration | Yogesh Kadam | 15 December 2024 | Incumbent | SHS |

## Guardian Minister

| District | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party |
| Ahilya Nagar | Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil | 18 January 2025 | Incumbent | BJP |
| Akola | Akash Fundkar | 18 January 2025 | Incumbent | BJP |
| Amravati | Chandrashekhar Bawankule | 18 January 2025 | Incumbent | BJP |
| Beed | Ajit Pawar | 18 January 2025 | Incumbent | NCP |
| Bhandara | Sanjay Savkare | 18 January 2025 | Incumbent | BJP |
| Buldhana | Makrand Jadhav | 18 January 2025 | Incumbent | NCP |
| Chandrapur | Ashok Uike | 18 January 2025 | Incumbent | BJP |
| Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar | Sanjay Shirsat | 18 January 2025 | Incumbent | SHS |
| Dharashiv | Pratap Sarnaik | 18 January 2025 | Incumbent | SHS |
| Dhule | Jayakumar Rawal | 18 January 2025 | Incumbent | BJP |
| Gadchiroli | Devendra Fadnavis | 18 January 2025 | Incumbent | BJP |
| Gadchiroli | Ashish Jaiswal (co-in-charge) | 18 January 2025 | Incumbent | SHS |
| Gondia | Babasaheb Patil | 18 January 2025 | Incumbent | NCP |
| Hingoli | Narhari Zirwal | 18 January 2025 | Incumbent | NCP |
| Jalgaon | Gulabrao Patil | 18 January 2025 | Incumbent | SHS |
| Jalna | Pankaja Munde | 18 January 2025 | Incumbent | BJP |
| Kolhapur | Prakashrao Abitkar | 18 January 2025 | Incumbent | SHS |
| Kolhapur | Madhuri Misal (co-in-charge) | 18 January 2025 | Incumbent | BJP |
| Latur | Shivendra Raje Bhosale | 18 January 2025 | Incumbent | BJP |
| Mumbai City | Eknath Shinde | 18 January 2025 | Incumbent | SHS |
| Mumbai Suburban | Ashish Shelar | 18 January 2025 | Incumbent | BJP |
| Mumbai Suburban | Mangal Prabhat Lodha (co-in-charge) | 18 January 2025 | Incumbent | BJP |
| Nagpur | Chandrashekhar Bawankule | 18 January 2025 | Incumbent | BJP |
| Nanded | Atul Save | 18 January 2025 | Incumbent | BJP |
| Nandurbar | Manikrao Kokate | 18 January 2025 | Incumbent | NCP |
| Nashik | Girish Mahajan | 18 January 2025 | Incumbent | BJP |
| Palghar | Ganesh Naik | 18 January 2025 | Incumbent | BJP |
| Parbhani | Meghana Bordikar | 18 January 2025 | Incumbent | BJP |
| Pune | Ajit Pawar | 18 January 2025 | Incumbent | NCP |
| Raigad | Aditi Tatkare | 18 January 2025 | Incumbent | NCP |
| Ratnagiri | Uday Samant | 18 January 2025 | Incumbent | SHS |
| Sangli | Chandrakant Patil | 18 January 2025 | Incumbent | BJP |
| Satara | Shambhuraj Desai | 18 January 2025 | Incumbent | SHS |
| Sindhudurg | Nitesh Rane | 18 January 2025 | Incumbent | BJP |
| Solapur | Jaykumar Gore | 18 January 2025 | Incumbent | BJP |
| Thane | Eknath Shinde | 18 January 2025 | Incumbent | SHS |
| Wardha | Pankaj Bhoyar | 18 January 2025 | Incumbent | BJP |
| Washim | Hasan Mushrif | 18 January 2025 | Incumbent | NCP |
| Yavatmal | Sanjay Rathod | 18 January 2025 | Incumbent | SHS |

## Demographics of the Council of Ministers

| District | No. of Minsters | Ministers |
| Ahilya Nagar | 1 | Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil |
| Akola | | |
| Amravati | | |
| Beed | 2 | Dhananjay Munde Pankaja Munde |
| Bhandara | | |
| Buldhana | 1 | Akash Fundkar |
| Chandrapur | | |
| Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar | 2 | Atul Save Sanjay Shirsat |
| Dharashiv | | |
| Dhule | 1 | Jayakumar Rawal |
| Gadchiroli | | |
| Gondia | | |
| Hingoli | | |
| Jalgaon | 3 | Girish Mahajan Gulabrao Patil Sanjay Savkare |
| Jalna | | |
| Kolhapur | 2 | Hasan Mushrif Prakashrao Abitkar |
| Latur | 1 | Babasaheb Patil |
| Mumbai City | 1 | Mangal Prabhat Lodha |
| Mumbai Suburban | 1 | Ashish Shelar |
| Nagpur | 3 | Devendra Fadnavis (Chief Minister) Chandrashekhar Bawankule Ashish Jaiswal |
| Nanded | | |
| Nandurbar | | |
| Nashik | 3 | Dadaji Bhuse Manikrao Kokate Narhari Zirwal |
| Palghar | | |
| Parbhani | 1 | Meghana Bordikar |
| Pune | 4 | Ajit Pawar Chandrakant Patil Dattatray Bharne Madhuri Misal |
| Raigad | 2 | Aditi Tatkare Bharatshet Gogawale |
| Ratnagiri | 2 | Uday Samant Yogesh Kadam |
| Sangli | | |
| Satara | 4 | Shambhuraj Desai Shivendra Raje Bhosale Jaykumar Gore Makrand Jadhav - Patil |
| Sindhudurg | 1 | Nitesh Rane |
| Solapur | | |
| Thane | 3 | Eknath Shinde Ganesh Naik Pratap Sarnaik |
| Wardha | 1 | Pankaj Bhoyar |
| Washim | | |
| Yavatmal | 3 | Sanjay Rathod Ashok Uike Indranil Naik |
| Total | 42 | |