Third Vasantrao Naik ministry

Third Vasantrao Naik ministry
Ministry of Maharashtra
Date formed	13 March 1972
Date dissolved	21 February 1975
People and organisations
Governor	Ali Yavar Jung
Chief Minister	Vasantrao Naik
Total no. of members	21 12 Cabinet ministers 9 junior ministers
Member parties	Congress
Status in legislature	Majority government
Opposition party	PWPI BJS
Opposition leader	Legislative Assembly: Dinkar Patil (PWPI) Legislative Council: Uttamrao Patil (BJS)
History
Election	1972
Predecessor	V. Naik II
Successor	S. Chavan I

Following 1972 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election, incumbent chief minister Vasantrao Naik was re-appointed, and he formed his third government on 14 March 1972.^[1] This was to be Naik's last government which served until 20 February 1975.^[2]

In the 1972 legislative elections, Indian National Congress secured 222 of the state's 278 assembly seats, leading to the incumbent chief minister being re-appointed. On 16 March 1972, a 21-member ministry was sworn in, consisting of 12 cabinet ministers, 8 ministers of state, and 1 deputy minister.^[1] Various ministers were later included in the ministry, and its membership had increased to 30 by November 1974.^[3]

The initial ministry consisted of the following 12 cabinet ministers.^[4]

• Vasantrao Naik (Chief Minister)
• Vasantrao Patil (Cabinet Minister)
• Shankarrao Chavan (Cabinet Minister)
• Madhukar Dhanaji Chaudhari (Cabinet Minister)
• Narendra Mahipati Tidke (Cabinet Minister)
• Rafique Zakaria (Cabinet Minister)
• Yashwantrao Mohite (Cabinet Minister)
• Hari Govindrao Vartak Cabinet Minister)
• A. R. Antulay (Cabinet Minister)
• Pratibha Patil (Cabinet Minister)
• Anant Namjoshi (Cabinet Minister)
• M. B. Popat (Cabinet Minister)

The initial ministry also consisted 8 ministers of state and 1 deputy minister.^[4]

• K. P. Patil
• S. B. Patil
• S. A. Solanke
• Sharad Pawar
• G. S. Sarnayak
• Prabha Rao
• R. J. Deotale
• D. T. Rupavate
• Ramubhai Patel, Deputy Minister