Eknath Shinde ministry explained

Cabinet Type:Cabinet
Cabinet Number:31st
Jurisdiction:State of Maharashtra
Flag Border:true
Date Formed:30 June 2022
Government Head:Eknath Shinde (SHS)
Government Head Title:Chief Minister
Deputy Government Head:Devendra Fadnavis (BJP)
Ajit Pawar (NCP)
Deputy Government Head Title:Deputy Chief Minister
State Head:Bhagat Singh Koshyari (until 17 February 2023)
Ramesh Bais (since 18 February 2023 till 31 July 2024)
C. P. Radhakrishnan (since 31 July 2024)
State Head Title:Governor
Political Parties: SHS
BJP
NCP
Legislature Status:Government (180)
NDA (180)

Official Opposition (108)
MVA (108)

Opposition Party:
Opposition Leader:
Election:2019
Previous:Thackeray ministry

Eknath Shinde was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra on 30 June 2022,[1] on resignation of his predecessor Uddhav Thackeray. Shinde leads a government consisting of Shiv Sena, the NCP and the BJP.

Formation

After the 2019 Maharashtra elections, Shiv Sena broke its pre-poll alliance with BJP. Instead, it formed a government with NCP and Congress.[2] Uddhav Thackeray became the Chief Minister, and Shinde was the public works and urban development minister. In June 2022, alongside several Shiv Sena legislators, Shinde withdrew from the Thackeray government.[3] Amidst a political crisis, Thackeray resigned. A day after the resignation, Shinde was sworn in, with support from his faction of Shiv Sena, BJP, and other smaller parties.

Vote of confidence

The Legislative Assembly held a vote of confidence in the Shinde government on 4 July 2022.

Motion of confidence
Eknath Shinde (Shiv Sena)
Ballot →4 July 2022
Required majority →Simple majority
Sources:[4] [5] [6]
Vacant seats

Council of Ministers

Cabinet Ministers

Sr. No. Name Constituency Portfolio PartyTerm of office
Took office Left office Duration
Chief Minister
1.Eknath ShindeKopri-Pachpakhadi

Other departments not allocated to any Minister.

SS30 June 2022Incumbent
Deputy Chief Ministers
2.Devendra FadnavisNagpur South West BJP30 June 2022Incumbent
3.Ajit PawarBaramati NCP2 July 2023Incumbent
Cabinet Ministers
4.Radhakrishna Vikhe PatilShirdi BJP14 August 2022Incumbent
5.Sudhir MungantiwarBallarpur BJP14 August 2022Incumbent
6.Chandrakant PatilKothrud BJP14 August 2022Incumbent
7.Vijaykumar GavitNandurbar BJP14 August 2022Incumbent
8.Girish MahajanJamner BJP14 August 2022Incumbent
9.Gulabrao PatilJalgaon Rural 14 August 2022Incumbent
10.Dadaji BhuseMalegaon Outer 14 August 2022Incumbent
11.Sanjay RathodDigras 14 August 2022Incumbent
12.Suresh KhadeMiraj BJP14 August 2022Incumbent
13.Uday SamantRatnagiri14 August 2022Incumbent
14.Tanaji SawantParanda 14 August 2022Incumbent
15.Ravindra ChavanDombivali BJP14 August 2022Incumbent
16.Abdul SattarSillod 14 August 2022Incumbent
17.
Deepak Kesarkar
Sawantwadi 14 August 2022Incumbent
18.Atul SaveAurangabad East BJP14 August 2022Incumbent
19.Shambhuraj DesaiPatan 14 August 2022Incumbent
20.Mangal LodhaMalabar Hill BJP14 August 2022Incumbent
21.Chagan BhujbalYevla NCP02 July 2023Incumbent
22.Dilip Walse-PatilAmbegaon NCP02 July 2023Incumbent
23.Dhananjay MundeParli NCP02 July 2023Incumbent
24.Hasan MushrifKagal NCP02 July 2023Incumbent
25.Dharamrao AatramAheri NCP02 July 2023Incumbent
26.Aditi TatkareShrivardhan NCP02 July 2023Incumbent
27.Sanjay BansodeUdgir NCP2 July 2023Incumbent
028.Anil PatilAmalner NCP02 July 2023Incumbent

District Wise break up

DistrictNoName
Ahmednagar1
Akola
Amaravati
Aurangabad3
Beed1
Bhandara
Buldhana
Chandrapur1
Dhule
Gadchiroli1
Gondiya
Hingoli
Jalgaon3
Jalna
Kolhapur1
Latur1
Mumbai City1
Mumbai Suburban
Nagpur1
Nanded
Nandurbar1
Nashik2
Osmanabad1
Palghar
Parbhani
Pune3
Raigad1
Ratnagiri1
Sangli1
Satara1
Sindhudurg1
Solapur
Thane2
Wardha
Washim
Yavatmal1
Total29

Guardian Ministers

Sr No. DistrictGuardian_MinisterPartyTenure
01AhmednagarRadhakrishna Vikhe PatilNational Democratic Alliance24 September 2022Incumbent
02AkolaRadhakrishna Vikhe Patil4 October 2023
03Chandrakant Patil4 October 2023
04Chhatrapati SambhajinagarAbdul Sattar
Additional Charge
04 June 2024
05BeedDhananjay Munde4 October 2023
06Dr.Vijaykumar Gavit4 October 2023
07BuldhanaDilip Walse-Patil4 October 2023
08ChandrapurSudhir Mungantiwar24 September 2022
09Girish Mahajan24 September 2022
10Devendra Fadnavis
24 September 2022
11Gondiya21 June 2024
12Abdul Sattar24 September 2022
13Gulab Raghunath Patil24 September 2022
14JalnaAtul Save24 September 2022
15KolhapurHasan Mushrif4 October 2023
16LaturGirish Mahajan24 September 2022
17Deepak Kesarkar24 September 2022
18Mangal Lodha24 September 2022
19Devendra Fadnavis
24 September 2022
20NandedGirish Mahajan24 September 2022
21NandurbarAnil Bhaidas Patil4 October 2023
22NashikDadaji Bhuse24 September 2022
23DharashivTanaji Sawant24 September 2022
24PalgharRavindra Chavan24 September 2022
25ParbhaniSanjay Bansode4 October 2023
26PuneAjit Pawar
4 October 2023
27Raigad24 September 2022
28Ratnagiri24 September 2022
29SangliSuresh Khade24 September 2022
30SataraShambhuraj Desai24 September 2022
31SindhudurgRavindra Chavan24 September 2022
32SolapurChandrakant Patil4 October 2023
33ThaneShambhuraj Desai24 September 2022
34WardhaSudhir Mungantiwar4 October 2023
35WashimSanjay Rathod24 September 2022
36YavatmalSanjay Rathod24 September 2022

By Departments

An alphabetical list of all the departments of Maharashtra Government with terms :Cabinet Ministers Update = 14 August 2023

Notes and References

  1. News: From auto driver to chief minister: The journey of Shiv Sena's Eknath Shinde . . 30 June 2022 . 30 June 2022.
  2. Web site: Maharashtra news live: Uddhav Thackeray to take oath as Maharashtra CM; NCP gets dy CM and Cong speaker post . The Times of India. 29 November 2019 .
  3. News: Zeeshan Shaikh and Shubhangi Khapre . Newsmaker: Eknath Shinde: No. 2 after the Thackerays, backer of BJP, MVA's 'weakest link' deals it final blow . . 30 June 2022 . 30 June 2022.
  4. News: Saikat Kumar Bose . For Eknath Shinde, A Bigger Win, Opposition Votes Shrink: 10 Points . 4 July 2022 . . 4 July 2022.
  5. News: Eknath Shinde wins trust vote; now eyes to get hold of Shiv Sena . 4 July 2022 . . 4 July 2022.
  6. News: Bhavika Jain and Priyanka Kakodkar . Eknath Shinde govt wins: 'We are the real Shiv Sena, they could not even get 100 votes' . 5 July 2022 . . 5 July 2022.