New Governments in Maharashtra & Haryana Haryana Haryana Legislative Assembly election was held on October 15, 2014 to select 90 members of the Legislative Assembly. The term of previously elected Assembly in 2009 expired on October 27, 2014. The result was announced on October 19, 2014. The BJP won the majority even without its NDA partner Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD). Manohar Lal Khattar was chosen to head the new government and was sworn-in on October 26, 2014. Voters turnout for the Assembly election set a new State record with 76.54%. This was the highest number of total and women candidates in Haryana Assembly elections since its formation in 1966. Among other practices to ensure a fair election, photo electoral rolls and photo identification were mandatory during the election. Each polling booth was provided with multiple awareness observers as non-participating members to verify free and fair voting and access. Cabinet Minister Portfolio Manohar Lai Khattar (Chief Minister) Home, Power, Town and Country Planning and Information and Public Relations. All other Education, Transport, Food and Supplies, Tourism, Parliamentary Ram Bilas Sharma Affairs, Hospitality, Technical Education Captain Abhimanyu Finance, Revenue, Excise and Taxation, Forests, Environment OP Dhankar Agriculture and Irrigation Anil Vij Health and Sports Narveer Singh Public Works Department, Public Health Engineering Kavita Jain Social Justice and Woman and Child Development Ministers of State Vikram Singh Thekedar Cooperation (Independent Charge) Krishan Kumar Bedi Social Justice Karan Dev Kamboj Food and Supplies, Transport, Tourism Maharashtra Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election was held on October 15, 2014, in a single phase, to select the 288 members of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. The result was announced on October 19, 2014 with the BJP getting a plurality. Devendra Fadnavis was sworn-in as Chief Minister of the first BJP government in Maharashtra on October 31, 2014. The minority BJP government led by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis won the floor test by a voice vote in the Maharashtra Assembly on November 17, 2014. Ahead of the crucial vote of confidence in the State Assembly, the Shiv Sena announced its decision to sit in the opposition instead of supporting the BJP. The 41 -member NCP of Sharad Pawar already declared its support to the minority government. The BJP has 122 MLAs in the House with the effective strength of 287 and has claimed support of seven independent MLAs, including three from Bahujan Vikas Aaghadi, besides some others. Cabinet Minister Portfolio General Administration, Minister for Information and Public Relations, Devendra Fadnavis (Chief Minister) Urban Development, Transport and Mines, Marathi Language Revenue, Minorities Development and Wakf, Agriculture, Animal Eknath Khadse Husbandry, Dairy Development and Fisheries, and State Excise Sudhir Mungantiwar Finance & Planning and Forests Vishnu Savara Social Justice, Tribal Development and Special Assistance School Education, Higher & Technical Education, Medical Education, Vinod Tawade Sports and Marathi Bhasha, Cultural Affairs Rural Development, Water Conservation and Women and Child Pankaja Munde Development Prakash Mehta Industries and Mining, Parliamentary Affairs Cooperation, Marketing and Textiles, Public Works (including public Chandrakant Patil undertakings) Department Ministers of State Dilip Kamble Tribal Development, Social Justice, Special Assistance Departments Rural Development and Water Conservation, Women and Child Vidya Thakur Development .