Sushilkumar Shinde ministry | |
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Ministry of Maharashtra | |
Date formed | 18 January 2003 |
Date dissolved | 1 November 2004 |
People and organisations | |
Governor | Mohammed Fazal |
Chief Minister | Sushilkumar Shinde |
Deputy Chief Minister | Chhagan Bhujbal (2003) Vijaysingh Mohite-Patil (2003-04) |
Member parties | Congress NCP Other smaller parties and independents |
Status in legislature | Coalition 148 / 288 (51%) |
Opposition party | Shiv Sena BJP |
Opposition leader | Narayan Rane (Shiv Sena) (Assembly) Nitin Gadkari (BJP) (Council) |
History | |
Election | 1999 |
Legislature term | 5 years |
Predecessor | Deshmukh I |
Successor | Deshmukh II |
Nationalist Congress Party |
In January 2003, Sushilkumar Shinde was sworn in as Chief Minister of Maharashtra, on resignation of his predecessor Vilasrao Deshmukh.[1][2] 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.