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First Shankarrao Chavan ministry

First Shankarrao Chavan ministry

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Shankarrao Chavan was appointed as Chief Minister of Maharashtra for the first time on 21 February 1975, replacing Vasantrao Naik.[1] His first ministry lasted till 16 April 1977, and was succeeded by Vasantdada Patil's ministry.[2][3]

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Government formation

After Congress securing a supermajority in 1972 legislative elections, the incumbent chief minister Vasantrao Naik had continued in his office. After 11 years as head of government, Naik resigned in 1975.[4] Chavan, MLA from Bhokar was minister of irrigation and power in Naik's cabinet,[5] and was selected to succeed Naik.

Chavan resigned in April 1977, after Congress lost several Lok Sabha seats in 1977 Indian general election, and was replaced by his irrigation minister, Vasantdada Patil.[6] After briefly serving as Indian minister of home affairs, Chavan would be appointed chief minister for the second time in March 1986.[7] His son, Ashok Chavan served in the same office between 2008 and 2010.

List of ministers

Chavan's ministry contained 14 cabinet ministers, alongside other junior ministers. Three of his ministers - Vasantdada Patil, A. R. Antulay, and Sharad Pawar - later served as Maharashtra chief ministers; while Pratibha Patil was elected President of India from 2007 to 2012.

The initial ministry consisted of the following:[1]

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References

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    "Parliamentary and Constitutional Developments (February 1, 1975 to April 30, 1975) - Maharashtra" (PDF). The Journal of Parliamentary Information. XXI (3): 412, 418–419. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
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    "Parliamentary and Constitutional Developments (February 1, 1977 to April 30, 1977) - Maharashtra" (PDF). The Journal of Parliamentary Information. XXIII (3): 460, 464–465. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
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    "Chief Ministers (1937 to 2019)" (PDF). Maharashtra Legislature (in Marathi). Retrieved 15 May 2021.
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    Prabhash K Dutta (23 September 2019). "Maharashtra election: Devendra Fadnavis, first chief minister to complete full term in 47 years". India Today. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
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    "Members bioprofile on Lok Sabha website". loksabha.nic.in. National Informatics Centre, New Delhi. Archived from the original on 10 April 2013. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
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    "For Congress, Maharashtra is a house divided against itself". India Today. 15 May 1977. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
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    "S B Chavan: The tough taskmaster". Rediff News. 26 February 2004. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
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