Sushilkumar Shinde ministry


In January 2003, Sushilkumar Shinde was sworn in as Chief Minister of Maharashtra, on resignation of his predecessor Vilasrao Deshmukh. Shinde led a cabinet consisting of his Congress party and alliance partner NCP, till the 2004 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election. The Congress-NCP alliance secured a majority in those elections, but the Shinde ministry was replaced by his Deshmukh's second ministry.

Government formation

On his swearing in, Shinde was asked to prove majority support in the Legislative Assembly. Accordingly, on 22 January 2003, the Assembly passed a vote of confidence.

Ministry

The Shinde ministry initially consisted of 16 members, including Shinde. A week after his initial ministers were sworn in, Shinde inducted 53 new members and led a 68-member cabinet.
PartyMinisters
Indian National Congress14
Nationalist Congress Party08
Peasants and Workers Party of India01