| Cabinet Type: | Ministry |
| Jurisdiction: | Maharashtra |
| Flag Border: | true |
| Date Formed: | 18 October 1999 |
| Date Dissolved: | 16 January 2003 |
| Government Head: | Vilasrao Deshmukh |
| State Head: | Governor P. C. Alexander (1999–2002) Governor Mohammed Fazal (2002-03) |
| Members Number: | 26 Cabinet ministers Congress (12) NCP (12) PWP (1) BBM (1) |
| Political Parties: | Congress NCP Other smaller parties and independents |
| Opposition Party: | Shiv Sena BJP |
| Opposition Leader: | Narayan Rane (Shiv Sena) (Assembly) Nitin Gadkari (BJP) (Council) |
| Election: | 1999 |
| Legislature Term: | 5 years |
| Previous: | Narayan Rane ministry |
| Successor: | Shinde ministry |
The Indian National Congress politician Vilasrao Deshmukh formed his first government after the 1999 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election.[1] The government consisted of Deshmukh's Congress party, Nationalist Congress Party, several smaller parties, and independent politicians.[2] Deshmukh was sworn in on 18 October 1999 and continued as Chief Minister until his resignation on 16 January 2003.[3]
The 1999 elections had returned Congress as the largest legislative party with 75 out of the State's 288 legislative assembly seats. Deshmukh, who had previously served as a cabinet minister in the State was subsequently supported by the Nationalist Congress Party, Peasants and Workers Party of India, Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh, Republican Party of India (Gavai), Republican Party of India (Athawale), Samajwadi Party, Janata Dal (Secular), and Independents. The Communist Party of India (Marxist) supported the government from outside.
The ministry had initially consisted of 61 member. However, coalition partner NCP was concerned with the large size of the cabinet. As a compromise, Deshmukh agreed that his Congress party would drop one cabinet minister and three ministers of state, while the NCP would ask two of its junior ministers to resign.
The cabinet consisted of 55 members - Deshmukh, his Deputy Chhagan Bhujbal, 24 cabinet ministers, and 29 ministers of state.[4]
The following ministers were allocated portfolios in October 1999.[5]
The ministers also included the following ministers of state.
| Minister of state | Portfolio | Party |
|---|---|---|
| Manikrao Thakre | Home Affairs (Rural), Employment Guarantee Scheme, and Parliamentary Affairs | Congress |
| Vasudhatai Pundlikrao Deshmukh | Finance, Planning, and Public Works | Congress |
| Kripashankar Singh | Home Affairs (Urban) and Medicines | Congress |
| Eknath Gaikwad | Public Health, Medical Education, and Family Welfare | Congress |
| Balasaheb Thorat | Public Works and Command Area Development | Congress |
| Chandrakant Shivarkar | Public Works (Public Projects) and Excise | Congress |
| Anees Ahmed | Higher and Technical Education | Congress |
| Rajendra Darda | Energy and Tourism | Congress |
| Prakash Awade | Textiles, Tribal Development, and Special Assistance | Congress |
| Basavraj Madhavrao Patil | Rural Development | Congress |
| Mohammed Arif Khan | Food and Civil Supplies, and Consumer Protection | Congress |
| A. T. Pawar | Tribal welfare[6] | NCP |
| Laxman Dhoble | General Administration, Social Welfare, and Marketing | NCP |
| Babasaheb Kupekar | Cooperation | NCP |
| Anil Deshmukh | School Education, Information, Sports and Youth Affairs | NCP |
| Jaydutt Kshirsagar | Industries, Parliamentary Affairs, Trade and Commerce, and Mining | NCP |
| Hemant Deshmukh | Labour, Employment and Self-employment | NCP |
| Vimal Mundada | Women and Child Welfare, Law and Judiciary, Earthquake Rehabilitation and Relief | NCP |
| Ramraje Naik Nimbalkar | Revenue and Rehabilitation | NCP |
| Sunil Tatkare | Urban Development, Urban Land Ceiling, and Ports | NCP |
| Subhash Thakre | Forests and Environment | NCP |
| N. P. Hirani | Protocol and Prohibition Publicity | NCP |
| Minakshi Patil | Cultural Affairs and Fisheries | Shekapa |
| Mohan Mahadev Patil | Horticulture, Nomadic Tribes, and Backward Class Development | Shekapa |
| Sulekha Kumbhare | Water Supply and Cleanliness | RPI(G) |
| Dada Jadhavrao | Agriculture, and Ex-servicemen's Welfare | JD(S) |
| Ajit Ghorpade | Irrigation (Krishna Valley and Konkan Irrigation Corporation) | Independent |
| Nawab Malik | Housing, Slum Development, House Repairs, and Wakf | SP |
| Gangadhar Gade | Transport | RPI(A) |
| Sr No. | District | Guardian_Minister | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Ahmednagar | Ashok Chavan (Cabinet Minister) | United Progressive Alliance | |
| 02 | Akola | Vasant Chavan (Cabinet Minister) | ||
| 03 | Amravati | Chhagan Bhujbal (Deputy Chief Minister) | ||
| 04 | Aurangabad | Jayant Patil (Cabinet Minister) | ||
| 05 | Beed | Dilip Walse-Patil (Cabinet Minister) | ||
| 06 | Bhandara | Datta Meghe (Cabinet Minister) | ||
| 07 | Buldhana | Husain Dalwai (Cabinet Minister) | ||
| 08 | Chandrapur | Makhram Pawar (Cabinet Minister) | ||
| 09 | Dhule | Surupsingh Hirya Naik (Cabinet Minister) | ||
| 10 | Gadchiroli | R. R. Patil (Cabinet Minister) | ||
| 11 | Gondiya | Ramkrishna More (Cabinet Minister) | ||
| 12 | Hingoli | Anees Ahmed (Minister of State) | ||
| 13 | Jalgaon | Anand Devkate (Cabinet Minister) | ||
| 14 | Jalna | Vilas Patil (Cabinet Minister) | ||
| 15 | Kolhapur | Satish Chaturvedi (Cabinet Minister) | ||
| 16 | Latur | Jaywantrao Awale (Cabinet Minister) | ||
| 17 | Mumbai City | R. R. Patil (Cabinet Minister) | ||
| 18 | Mumbai Suburban | Ranjeet Deshmukh (Cabinet Minister) | ||
| 19 | Nagpur | Patangrao Kadam (Cabinet Minister) | ||
| 20 | Nanded | Ashok Chavan (Cabinet Minister) | ||
| 21 | Nandurbar | Surupsingh Hirya Naik (Cabinet Minister) | ||
| 22 | Nashik | Chhagan Bhujbal (Deputy Chief Minister) | ||
| 23 | Osmanabad | Padamsinh Patil (Cabinet Minister) | ||
| 24 | Palghar | Manikrao Thakre (Minister of State) | ||
| 25 | Parbhani | Balasaheb Thorat (Minister of State) | ||
| 26 | Pune | Ajit Pawar (Cabinet Minister) | ||
| 27 | Raigad | Rohidas Patil (Cabinet Minister) | ||
| 28 | Ratnagiri | Ganpatrao Deshmukh (Cabinet Minister) | ||
| 29 | Sangli | Patangrao Kadam (Cabinet Minister) | ||
| 30 | Satara | Vikramsinh Patankar (Cabinet Minister) | ||
| 31 | Sindhudurg | Eknath Gaikwad (Minister of State) | ||
| 32 | Solapur | Vijaysinh Mohite-Patil (Cabinet Minister) | ||
| 33 | Thane | Husain Dalwai (Cabinet Minister) | ||
| 34 | Wardha | Shivajirao Moghe (Cabinet Minister) | ||
| 35 | Washim | Jaywantrao Awale (Cabinet Minister) | ||
| 36 | Yavatmal | Madhukar Pichad (Cabinet Minister) | ||