Sushilkumar Shinde ministry
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 |
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| Nationalist Congress Party |
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.