Desai ministry (Bombay State)

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 formed21 April 1952
Date dissolved31 October 1956
People and organisations
GovernorRaja Maharaj Singh (1952)
Girija Shankar Bajpai (1952-54)
Harekrushna Mahatab (1955-56)
Chief MinisterMorarji Desai
Total no. of members20
10 Cabinet ministers (Incl. Chief Minister)
10 Deputy ministers
Member partiesCongress
Status in legislatureMajority government
269 / 315 (85%)
Opposition partyPWPI
Opposition leaderTulsidas Jadhav
History
Election1952
Legislature term5 years
PredecessorKher
SuccessorChavan I

Government formation

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B. 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  N
Yes
33 / 267
No
234 / 267
Source[3]

List of ministers

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "Cabinet of 9 for Bombay? - High Command Gives Free Hand to Morarji". The Bombay Chronicle. 20 April 1952. p. 13. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Party to B. G. Kher". The Bombay Chronicle. 13 April 1952. p. 11. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Fifth Lok Sabha, Members Bioprofile - MEHTA, DR. JIVRAJ N." Lok Sabha. Lok Sabha/National Informatics Center. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  6. ^ "7th Lok Sabha, Members Bioprofile - CHAVAN, SHRI YESHWANTRAO". Lok Sabha. Lok Sabha/National Informatics Center. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  7. ^ "4th Lok Sabha, Members Bioprofile - SHAH. SHRI SHANTILAL". Lok Sabha. Lok Sabha/National Informatics Center. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  8. ^ 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.