Fourth Pawar ministry
Sharad Pawar was sworn in as Chief Minister of Maharashtra for the fourth time on 6 March 1993. On appointment, Pawar formed a 18-member cabinet. The cabinet continued until the 1995 legislative elections, and was replaced by the Manohar Joshi ministry.
Government formation
Soon after the 1990 legislative elections, Pawar, then the incumbent Chief Minister, was sworn in once again. However, after 1991 Indian general election, Pawar resigned and was appointed Defence Minister by P. V. Narasimha Rao. He served as the Member of Parliament for Baramati at the same time. On his resignation, Sudhakarrao Naik was appointed the Chief Minister. However, in 1993, Pawar resigned as the nation's defence minister, and returned as the head of Maharashtra government.List of ministers
The initial ministry consisted of:Ministers of state
The junior ministers in the cabinet included:- Marzban Patrawala, Finance and General Administration
- Ashok Chavan, Public Works, Urban Development, and Parliamentary Affairs
- Avinash Naik, Industries, Tourism, and Environment
- Arun Divekar, Youth Welfare and Sports
- Sadashivrao Dadoba Mandlik, Education, Employment Guarantee Scheme, Rehabilitation
- Eknath Gaikwad, Housing and Slum Development, Labour, and Social Welfare
- Manikrao Thakre, Home Affairs, Agriculture, and Rural Development
- Madhavrao Bhujangrao Kinhalkar, Revenue and Cooperation