# Third Pawar ministry

After securing a majority in the 1990 Maharashtra legislative elections, the incumbent Chief Minister Sharad Pawar was re-appointed on 4 March 1990. Pawar formed his third ministry, consisting of 15 cabinet ministers and 6 ministers of state. The cabinet continued until June 1991, when Pawar was replaced by Sudhakarrao Naik.

## Government formation

In the 1990 legislative elections, the Pawar-led Congress party secured 141 out of the State's 288 seats. Pawar managed to form a majority government, with support from 10 Congress "rebels", or party members who contested elections as Independents.
Government formation Sharad Pawar (Congress) :
| Ballot → | Ballot → | 1991 |
| Required majority → | Required majority → | Simple majority Y |
| | Government • Congress (141) • Other parties and Independents (10) | 151 / 288 |
| | Opposition • Shiv Sena (52) • Bharatiya Janata Party (42) • Janata Dal (24) • Other parties and Independents (17) | 137 / 288 |
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## List of ministers

Pawar's initial ministry was sworn in on 7 March 1990, and underwent an expansion on 25 January 1991:
| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party |
| Chief Minister General Administration Information and Public Relations Information Technology Home Jails Water Resources (Krishna Valley Development) and (Konkan Valley Development) Water supply Sanitation Departments or portfolios not allocated to any minister. | Sharad Pawar | 4 March 1990 | 24 June 1991 | INC |
| Cabinet Minister Finance Planning | Ramrao Adik | 4 March 1990 | 24 June 1991 | INC |
| Cabinet Minister Urban Development Law and Judiciary Other Backward Classes | Sushilkumar Shinde | 4 March 1990 | 24 June 1991 | INC |
| Cabinet Minister Labour Employment Special Backward Classes Welfare | N. M. Kamble | 4 March 1990 | 24 June 1991 | INC |
| Cabinet Minister Revenue Parliamentary Affairs Socially And Educationally Backward Classes Vimukta Jati | Sudhakarrao Naik | 4 March 1990 | 24 June 1991 | INC |
| Cabinet Minister Tribal Welfare Marathi Language | Surupsingh Hirya Naik | 4 March 1990 | 24 June 1991 | INC |
| Cabinet Minister Irrigation Command Area Development | Padamsinh Patil | 4 March 1990 | 24 June 1991 | INC |
| Cabinet Minister School Education Higher and Technical Education Sports and Youth Welfare Disaster Management | Vilasrao Deshmukh | 4 March 1990 | 24 June 1991 | INC |
| Cabinet Minister Agriculture Horticulture Relief & Rehabilitation Public Works (Including Public Undertakings) | Shivajirao Deshmukh | 4 March 1990 | 24 June 1991 | INC |
| Cabinet Minister Public Works (Excluding Public Undertakings) Transport Woman and Child Development | Vijaysinh Mohite-Patil | 4 March 1990 | 24 June 1991 | INC |
| Cabinet Minister Housing Slum Improvement Housing Repair and Reconstruction Special Assistance Minority Development and Aukaf Food and Drug Administration | Javed Khan | 4 March 1990 | 24 June 1991 | INC |
| Cabinet Minister Public Health and Family Welfare Medical Education and Drugs Cultural Affairs | Pushpatai Hirey | 4 March 1990 | 24 June 1991 | INC |
| Cabinet Minister Cooperation Prohibition Excise Marketing Other Backward Bahujan Welfare | Shankarrao Kolhe | 4 March 1990 | 24 June 1991 | INC |
| Cabinet Minister Industries Skill Development, Entrepreneurship | Bharat Bondre | 4 March 1990 | 24 June 1991 | INC |
| Cabinet Minister Social Welfare Employment Guarantee Scheme | Ramdas Athawale | 4 March 1990 | 24 June 1991 | RPI(A) |
| Cabinet Minister Forests Social Forestry Mining Department | Sharad Pawar | 4 March 1990 | 25 January 1991 | INC |
| Cabinet Minister Forests Social Forestry Mining Department | Datta Meghe | 25 January 1991 | 24 June 1991 | INC |
| Cabinet Minister Energy Ports Development Panchayat Raj | Padamsinh Patil | 4 March 1990 | 25 January 1991 | INC |
| Cabinet Minister Energy Ports Development Panchayat Raj | Datta Meghe | 25 January 1991 | 24 June 1991 | INC |
| Cabinet Minister Rural Development Earthquake Rehabilitation | Shivajirao Deshmukh | 4 March 1990 | 25 January 1991 | INC |
| Cabinet Minister Rural Development Earthquake Rehabilitation | Abhaysinh Raje Bhosale | 25 January 1991 | 24 June 1991 | INC |
| Cabinet Minister Food and Civil Supplies Majority Welfare Development | Surupsingh Hirya Naik | 4 March 1990 | 25 January 1991 | INC |
| Cabinet Minister Food and Civil Supplies Majority Welfare Development | Jawaharlal Darda | 25 January 1991 | 24 June 1991 | INC |
| Cabinet Minister Textiles Khar Land Development Ex. Servicemen Welfare Soil and Water Conservation | N. M. Kamble | 4 March 1990 | 25 January 1991 | INC |
| Cabinet Minister Textiles Khar Land Development Ex. Servicemen Welfare Soil and Water Conservation | Jawaharlal Darda | 25 January 1991 | 24 June 1991 | INC |
| Cabinet Minister Environment Protocol Nomadic Tribes | Sharad Pawar | 4 March 1990 | 25 January 1991 | INC |
| Cabinet Minister Environment Protocol Nomadic Tribes | Jawaharlal Darda | 25 January 1991 | 24 June 1991 | INC |
| Cabinet Minister Animal Husbandry Dairy Development Fisheries Tourism | Vilasrao Deshmukh | 4 March 1990 | 25 January 1991 | INC |
| Cabinet Minister Animal Husbandry Dairy Development Fisheries Tourism | Anantrao Thopate | 25 January 1991 | 24 June 1991 | INC |