Vasantrao Naik became the chief minister of Maharashtra on 5 December 1963.

[1] He succeeded P. K. Sawant's interim government that had been sworn in after Marotrao Kannamwar's death.

[2] Naik's government served until 1967 legislative elections, after which Naik was sworn in for a second term.

The ministry consisted of 14 cabinet ministers.

The ministry also contained 10 deputy ministers:[3]