Morarji Desai became the Chief Minister of Bombay State on 21 April 1952,[1] following the Indian National Congress' victory in 1952 Bombay Legislative Assembly election. He formed a nine-member ministry that continued till his resignation on 31 October 1956. Yashwantrao Chavan succeeded him as the head of government.
Desai ministry | |
|---|---|
 Government of Bombay State | |
| Date formed | 21 April 1952 |
| Date dissolved | 31 October 1956 |
| People and organisations | |
| Governor | Raja Maharaj Singh (1952) Girija Shankar Bajpai (1952-54) Harekrushna Mahatab (1955-56) |
| Chief Minister | Morarji Desai |
| Total no. of members | 20 10 Cabinet ministers (Incl. Chief Minister) 10 Deputy ministers |
| Member parties | Congress |
| Status in legislature | Majority government 269 / 315 (85%) |
| Opposition party | PWPI |
| Opposition leader | Tulsidas Jadhav |
| History | |
| Election | 1952 |
| Legislature term | 5 years |
| Predecessor | Kher |
| Successor | Chavan I |
Government formation
editB. G. Kher, Bombay's chief minister since 1946, did not seek another term and retired following the 1952 election.[2] Desai had been Kher's home and revenue minister since 1946, and had previously served as agriculture, revenue, and rural development minister from 1937 to 1939. He was selected to replace Kher.
In October 1956, the Desai government faced a motion of no confidence tabled by Naushir Bharucha. The same was defeated in the assembly by 33 to 234 votes.
| Motion of no-confidence Morarji Desai (Congress) | ||
| Ballot → | 15 to 16 October 1956 | |
|---|---|---|
| Required majority → | Simple majority 
| |
| Yes | 33 / 267
| |
| No | 234 / 267
| |
| Source[3] | ||
List of ministers
edit| Sr | Minister | Constituency (Region) |
Portfolio | Party | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Minister | ||||||
| 1 | Morarji Desai | Bulsar Chikhli (Seat 2) (Gujarat) |
Chief Minister | Congress | [4] | |
| Cabinet ministers | ||||||
| 2 | Jivraj Mehta | Amreeli Damnagar (Gujarat) |
Finance Industry Prohibition |
Congress | [4][5] | |
| 3 | Yashwantrao Chavan | Karad North (Maharashtra) |
Civil Supplies Local Self-Government Forests Community Projects |
[4][6] | ||
| 4 | Shantilal Shah | Vile Parle Andheri Versova (Bombay) |
Labour Public Health |
[4][7] | ||
| 5 | B. S. Hiray | South Malegaon North Nandgaon (Maharashtra) |
Revenue Agriculture |
[4][8] | ||
| 6 | Malojirao Naik Nimbalkar | Phaltan (Maharashtra) |
Public Works | [4] | ||
| 7 | Ganpatrao Devji Tapase | Phaltan (Seat 2) (Maharashtra) |
Rehabilitation Fisheries Backward Classes |
[4] | ||
| 8 | Dinkarrao N. Desai | Broach (Gujarat) |
Education Law Aarey Milk Colony |
[4] | ||
| 9 | M. P. Patil | Hukeri (Karnataka) |
Local Self-Government Cooperation |
[4] | ||
Deputy ministers
edit| Sr | Deputy Minister | Constituency (Region) |
Portfolio | Party | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indumati Seth | Ahmedabad City III (Gujarat) |
Education | Congress | [4] | |
| 2 | Babubhai J. Patel | Nadiad South (Gujarat) |
Public Works Public Transport | |||
| 3 | D. N. Wandrekar | Bandra Khar Juhu (Maharashtra) |
Backward Classes | |||
| 4 | K. F. Patil | Ranebennur (Karnataka) |
Agriculture Forests | |||
| 5 | B. D. Jatti | Jamkhandi (Karnataka) |
Public Health | |||
| 6 | B. D. Deshmukh | Parola (Maharashtra) |
Local Self-Government Cooperation | |||
| 7 | T. R. Naravane | Dadar Saitanchowky (Bombay) |
Prohibition | |||
| 8 | Mustafa Faki | Bhivandi Murbad East Kalyan (Maharashtra) |
Revenue | |||
| 9 | V. K. Sathe | Poona City Central (Maharashtra) |
Civil Supplies | |||
| 10 | Nirmala Raje Bhosale | North Sholapur (Maharashtra) |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Chief Minister | |||
References
edit- ^ "Cabinet of 9 for Bombay? - High Command Gives Free Hand to Morarji". The Bombay Chronicle. 20 April 1952. p. 13. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ "Party to B. G. Kher". The Bombay Chronicle. 13 April 1952. p. 11. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ G. C. Malhotra (2004). Cabinet Responsibility to Legislature - Motions of Confidence and No-confidence in Lok Sabha and State Legislatures (PDF) (2nd Revised, 2004 ed.). Lok Sabha Secretariat / Metropolitan Book Co. Pvt. Ltd. p. 570. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Frank Morales (ed.). Directory and Year Book including Whos Who 1954-55. Bennett, Coleman, & Co. Ltd. p. 336. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ "Fifth Lok Sabha, Members Bioprofile - MEHTA, DR. JIVRAJ N." Lok Sabha. Lok Sabha/National Informatics Center. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ "7th Lok Sabha, Members Bioprofile - CHAVAN, SHRI YESHWANTRAO". Lok Sabha. Lok Sabha/National Informatics Center. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ "4th Lok Sabha, Members Bioprofile - SHAH. SHRI SHANTILAL". Lok Sabha. Lok Sabha/National Informatics Center. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ Windmiller, Marshall (September 1956). "The Politics of States Reorganization in India: The Case of Bombay". Far Eastern Survey. 25 (9): 129–143. doi:10.2307/3024387. JSTOR 3024387. Retrieved 23 May 2021.