Question

Who was the first chief minister of Maharashtra?
A. Yashwantrao chavan
B. Vasantrao naik
C. P. K. Sawant
D. Shankarrao chavan

Answer 1

Hint:
The Chief minister has the highest powers in the whole state and he is like the king of that state. He is one of the members of the Legislative Assembly of that state and head of the cabinet members of the state. The chief minister coordinates the functioning of various ministries.

Complete answer:
A Chief Minister heads a state government’s council of ministers.Maharashtra is one of the largest states in India with a huge number of population. Yashwantrao Chavan was the first chief minister of the state of Maharashtra in the year of 1960. He was the member of legislative Assembly from the Indian National congress party and worked as chief minister in the state of Maharashtra. He himself fulfilled the duty of the deputy chief minister of his state during his period. Vasantrao Naik was also one of the chief ministers of Maharashtra but his service time was from 1963 to 1975.

P. K. Sawant also served as the chief minister of Maharashtra but for a short span of time.
Shankarrao chavan served as the chief minister of Maharashtra twice in his life and was also one of the leading politicians of India. He had also served as the finance minister of India.

So here option A is correct.

Note:
The Chief minister is the leading and powered body of the state, he is the head of all the members of the legislative assembly. Chief minister is selected from the members of the legislative assembly of the winning party of the state. The Chief minister also acts as the link between the governor and the council of ministers.