Third Vasantdada Patil ministry explained

Cabinet Type:	Ministry
Jurisdiction:	Maharashtra
Flag:	File:Seal of Maharashtra.svg
Flag Border:	true
Date Formed:	2 February 1983
Date Dissolved:	9 March 1985
Government Head:	Vasantdada Patil
Government Head Title:	Chief Minister
State Head:	Idris Hasan Latif
State Head Title:	Governor
Total Number:	15 Cabinet ministers (Incl. Chief Minister)
Political Parties:	Congress
Legislature Status:	Majority government
Opposition Party:	INC(S) JNP
Opposition Leader:	Legislative Assembly: Sharad Pawar (INC(S)) Babanrao Dhakne (JNP) Legislative Council: Datta Meghe (INC(S)) (1983-84) Devidas Karale (INC(S)) (1984-85)
Election:	1980
Legislature Term:	5 years
Previous:	Bhosale
Successor:	V. Patil IV

Vasantdada Patil was sworn in as Maharashtra chief minister for the third time in February 1983, on resignation of Babasaheb Bhosale.^[1] The third Patil ministry continued until 1985 legislative elections, after which Patil continued as chief minister with his fourth ministry.^[2]

List of ministers

The ministry consisted of 15 cabinet ministers, including Patil.^[3]

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Parliamentary and Constitutional Developments (1 January to 31 March 1985) - Maharashtra . The Journal of Parliamentary Information . XXXI . 2 . 291, 300–302 . 5 May 2021.
Parliamentary and Constitutional Developments (1 January to 31 March 1983) - Maharashtra . The Journal of Parliamentary Information . XXIX . 2 . 163, 169–170 . 5 May 2021.