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.
Government formationSharad Pawar (Congress) Ballot → 1991 Required majority → Simple majority Sources
List of ministers Pawar's initial ministry was sworn in on 7 March 1990, and underwent an expansion on 25 January 1991:
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