Sudhakarrao Naik ministry

Sudhakarrao Naik ministry

Ministry of Maharashtra
Date formed25 June 1991
Date dissolved22 February 1993
People and organisations
GovernorChidambaram Subramaniam (1991-93)
P. C. Alexander (1993)
Chief MinisterSudhakarrao Naik
Total no. of members16 Cabinet ministers (Incl. Chief Minister)
21 Ministers of state
Member partiesCongress
RPI(A)
Independents
Status in legislatureMajority government
Opposition partyBJP
Shiv Sena
RPI(G)
Opposition leader
History
Election1990
Legislature term5 years
PredecessorPawar III
SuccessorPawar IV

Sudhakarrao Naik was sworn in as Chief Minister of Maharashtra on 25 June 1991, on resignation of his predecessor Sharad Pawar.[1] The ministry served until February 1993, when Naik resigned due to his inability to handle the 1993 Bombay riots,[2] and was replaced by Pawar.[3][4][5]

  1. ^ "Sudhakar Naik sworn in Maharashtra CM". The Indian Express. 26 June 1991. p. 9. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  2. ^ Ratnadeep Choudhary (10 May 2019). "Sudhakarrao Naik, the CM who failed to tackle Bombay riots after Babri Masjid demolition". The Print. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  3. ^ "'Reluctant' Pawar sent back as CM". The Indian Express. 4 March 1993. p. 1. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Rao aborts pro-Pawar campaign". The Indian Express. 5 March 1993. p. 1. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Pawar: I will be back in Delhi". The Indian Express. 6 March 1993. p. 1. Retrieved 26 April 2021.