After securing a majority in the 1990 Maharashtra legislative elections, the incumbent Chief Minister Sharad Pawar was re-appointed on 4 March 1990. Pawar formed his third ministry, consisting of 15 cabinet ministers and 6 ministers of state. The cabinet continued until June 1991, when Pawar was replaced by Sudhakarrao Naik.

Government formation

In the 1990 legislative elections, the Pawar-led Congress party secured 141 out of the State's 288 seats. Pawar managed to form a majority government, with support from 10 Congress "rebels", or party members who contested elections as Independents.

Ballot →1991
Government formation Sharad Pawar (Congress)
Required majority →Simple majority Y
Government • Congress (141)• Other parties and Independents (10)151 / 288
Opposition • Shiv Sena (52)• Bharatiya Janata Party (42)• Janata Dal (24)• Other parties and Independents (17)137 / 288
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List of ministers

Pawar's initial ministry was sworn in on 7 March 1990, and underwent an expansion on 25 January 1991:

Cabinet members
PortfolioMinisterTook officeLeft officeParty
Chief Minister General Administration Information and Public Relations Information Technology Home Jails Water Resources (Krishna Valley Development) and (Konkan Valley Development) Water supply Sanitation Departments or portfolios not allocated to any minister.Sharad Pawar4 March 199024 June 1991INC
Cabinet Minister Finance PlanningRamrao Adik4 March 199024 June 1991INC
Cabinet Minister Urban Development Law and Judiciary Other Backward ClassesSushilkumar Shinde4 March 199024 June 1991INC
Cabinet Minister Labour Employment Special Backward Classes WelfareN. M. Kamble4 March 199024 June 1991INC
Cabinet Minister Revenue Parliamentary Affairs Socially And Educationally Backward Classes Vimukta JatiSudhakarrao Naik4 March 199024 June 1991INC
Cabinet Minister Tribal Welfare Marathi LanguageSurupsingh Hirya Naik4 March 199024 June 1991INC
Cabinet Minister Irrigation Command Area DevelopmentPadamsinh Patil4 March 199024 June 1991INC
Cabinet Minister School Education Higher and Technical Education Sports and Youth Welfare Disaster ManagementVilasrao Deshmukh4 March 199024 June 1991INC
Cabinet Minister Agriculture Horticulture Relief & Rehabilitation Public Works (Including Public Undertakings)Shivajirao Deshmukh4 March 199024 June 1991INC
Cabinet Minister Public Works (Excluding Public Undertakings) Transport Woman and Child DevelopmentVijaysinh Mohite-Patil4 March 199024 June 1991INC
Cabinet Minister Housing Slum Improvement Housing Repair and Reconstruction Special Assistance Minority Development and Aukaf Food and Drug AdministrationJaved Khan4 March 199024 June 1991INC
Cabinet Minister Public Health and Family Welfare Medical Education and Drugs Cultural AffairsPushpatai Hirey4 March 199024 June 1991INC
Cabinet Minister Cooperation Prohibition Excise Marketing Other Backward Bahujan WelfareShankarrao Kolhe4 March 199024 June 1991INC
Cabinet Minister Industries Skill Development, EntrepreneurshipBharat Bondre4 March 199024 June 1991INC
Cabinet Minister Social Welfare Employment Guarantee SchemeRamdas Athawale4 March 199024 June 1991RPI(A)
Cabinet Minister Forests Social Forestry Mining DepartmentSharad Pawar4 March 199025 January 1991INC
Datta Meghe25 January 199124 June 1991INC
Cabinet Minister Energy Ports Development Panchayat RajPadamsinh Patil4 March 199025 January 1991INC
Datta Meghe25 January 199124 June 1991INC
Cabinet Minister Rural Development Earthquake RehabilitationShivajirao Deshmukh4 March 199025 January 1991INC
Abhaysinh Raje Bhosale25 January 199124 June 1991INC
Cabinet Minister Food and Civil Supplies Majority Welfare DevelopmentSurupsingh Hirya Naik4 March 199025 January 1991INC
Jawaharlal Darda25 January 199124 June 1991INC
Cabinet Minister Textiles Khar Land Development Ex. Servicemen Welfare Soil and Water ConservationN. M. Kamble4 March 199025 January 1991INC
Jawaharlal Darda25 January 199124 June 1991INC
Cabinet Minister Environment Protocol Nomadic TribesSharad Pawar4 March 199025 January 1991INC
Jawaharlal Darda25 January 199124 June 1991INC
Cabinet Minister Animal Husbandry Dairy Development Fisheries TourismVilasrao Deshmukh4 March 199025 January 1991INC
Anantrao Thopate25 January 199124 June 1991INC