Desai ministry (Bombay State)
# Desai ministry (Bombay State)

Morarji Desai became the Chief Minister of Bombay State on 21 April 1952, 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.

## Government formation

B. G. Kher, Bombay's chief minister since 1946, did not seek another term and retired following the 1952 election. 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 → | Ballot → | 15 to 16 October 1956 |
| - | - | - |
| Required majority → | Required majority → | Simple majority N |
| | Yes | 33 / 267 |
| | No | 234 / 267 |
| Source |||

## List of ministers

| Sr | Minister | Constituency (Region) | Portfolio | Party |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Chief Minister |||||||
| 1 | Morarji Desai | Bulsar Chikhli (Seat 2) (Gujarat) | Chief Minister | Congress |
| Cabinet ministers |||||||
| 2 | Jivraj Mehta | Amreeli Damnagar (Gujarat) | Finance Industry Prohibition | Congress |
| 3 | Yashwantrao Chavan | Karad North (Maharashtra) | Civil Supplies Local Self-Government Forests Community Projects | Congress |
| 4 | Shantilal Shah | Vile Parle Andheri Versova (Bombay) | Labour Public Health | Congress |
| 5 | B. S. Hiray | South Malegaon North Nandgaon (Maharashtra) | Revenue Agriculture | Congress |
| 6 | Malojirao Naik Nimbalkar | Phaltan (Maharashtra) | Public Works | Congress |
| 7 | Ganpatrao Devji Tapase | Phaltan (Seat 2) (Maharashtra) | Rehabilitation Fisheries Backward Classes | Congress |
| 8 | Dinkarrao N. Desai | Broach (Gujarat) | Education Law Aarey Milk Colony | Congress |
| 9 | M. P. Patil | Hukeri (Karnataka) | Local Self-Government Cooperation | Congress |

### Deputy ministers

| Sr | Deputy Minister | Constituency (Region) | Portfolio | Party |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Indumati Seth | Ahmedabad City III (Gujarat) | Education | Congress |
| 2 | Babubhai J. Patel | Nadiad South (Gujarat) | Public Works Public Transport | Congress |
| 3 | D. N. Wandrekar | Bandra Khar Juhu (Maharashtra) | Backward Classes | Congress |
| 4 | K. F. Patil | Ranebennur (Karnataka) | Agriculture Forests | Congress |
| 5 | B. D. Jatti | Jamkhandi (Karnataka) | Public Health | Congress |
| 6 | B. D. Deshmukh | Parola (Maharashtra) | Local Self-Government Cooperation | Congress |
| 7 | T. R. Naravane | Dadar Saitanchowky (Bombay) | Prohibition | Congress |
| 8 | Mustafa Faki | Bhivandi Murbad East Kalyan (Maharashtra) | Revenue | Congress |
| 9 | V. K. Sathe | Poona City Central (Maharashtra) | Civil Supplies | Congress |
| 10 | Nirmala Raje Bhosale | North Sholapur (Maharashtra) | Parliamentary Secretary to the Chief Minister | Congress |
