Mumbai: Maharashtra has been a traditional Congress bastion ruled by the party or its offshoots for over 62 years since 1947.
Formerly part of the Bombay state, the state was carved out as a separate entity May 1, 1960, unifying with it Vidarsha region of then Madhya Pradesh.
The first chief minister of the erstwhile Bombay state was B.G. Kher, who ruled from August 15, 1947 (Independence Day) to April 21, 1952.
He was succeeded by Morarji Desai, a future prime minister of India, who became the first elected chief minister from April 21, 1952 to October 31, 1956.
Then came Y.B. Chavan who ruled from November 1, 1956 to April 5, 1957 and from April 5, 1957, to April 30, 1960.
Later, after Maharashtra was created unifying Marathi-speaking regions of Marathwada and Vidarbha, Y.B. Chavan again won elections and ruled from May 1, 1960 till November 19, 1962.
All three belonged to the Indian National Congress.
Here are all Maharashtra chief ministers since its formation May 1, 1960:
Y.B. Chavan, May 1, 1960-November 19, 1962. (total 3 terms)
M. Kannamwar, November 20, 1962-November 24, 1963.
P.K. Sawant, November 25, 1963-March 1, 1967.
Vasantrao Naik, March 1, 1967, February 20, 1975. (3 terms)
S.B. Chavan, February 20, 1975-April 16, 1977.
Vasantrao Patil, April 17, 1977-July 18, 1978. (2 terms)
Sharad Pawar, April 18, 1978-February 17, 1980.
President’s Rule, February 17, 1980-June 8, 1980.
Abdul Rehman Antulay, June 9, 1980-January 12, 1982.
Babasaheb Bhosale, January 21, 1982-February 1, 1983.
Vasantrao Patil, February 2, 1983-June 1, 1985.
Shivajirao Patil-Nilangekar, June 3, 1985-March 6, 1986.
S.B. Chavan, March 12, 1986-June 26, 1988.
Sharad Pawar, June 26, 1988-June 25, 1991.
Sudhakarrao Naik, June 25, 1991-February 22, 1993.
Sharad Pawar, March 6, 1993-March 14, 1995.
Manohar Joshi, March 14, 1995-Jan 31, 1999.
Narayan T. Rane, February 1, 1999-October 17, 1999.
Vilasrao Deshmukh, October 18, 1999-January 16, 2003.
Sushilkumar Shinde, January 18, 2003-October 30, 2004.
Vilasrao Deshmukh, November 1, 2004-December 4, 2008.
Ashok Chavan, December 8, 2008-October 15, 2009.
Ashok Chavan, November 7, 2009-November 9, 2010.
Prithviraj Chavan, November 11, 2010-September 26, 2014.
President’s Rule, September 26- till date.
