title: Second Kher ministry (Bombay Presidency)
text: # Second Kher ministry (Bombay Presidency)
  
  B. G. Kher became the prime minister of Bombay Presidency for the second time on 3 April 1946. He had previously served in the office from 1937 to 1939. On account of Second World War, the premiership was vacant from 1939 to 1946. Kher continued till Indian Independence on 15 August 1947, after which, the office was abolished and Kher succeeded himself as the chief minister of Bombay State.
  
  ## List of ministers
  
  The ministry consisted of 10 cabinet ministers and 8 parliamentary secretaries.
  
  | Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Prime Minister Political Service and Education | B. G. Kher | 30 March 1946 | 15 August 1947 | INC |
  | Home and Revenue | Morarji Desai | 30 March 1946 | 15 August 1947 | INC |
  | Health and Public Works | M. D. D. Gilder | 30 March 1946 | 15 August 1947 | INC |
  | Excise and Reconstruction | L. M. Patil | 30 March 1946 | 15 August 1947 | INC |
  | Law and Civil Supplies | Dinkarrao Desai | 30 March 1946 | 15 August 1947 | INC |
  | Cooperation and Village Industries | Vaikunth L. Mehta | 30 March 1946 | 15 August 1947 | INC |
  | Labour | Gulzarilal Nanda | 30 March 1946 | 15 August 1947 | INC |
  | Forest and Agriculture | M. P. Patil | 30 March 1946 | 15 August 1947 | INC |
  | Local Self-government | G. D. Vartak | 30 March 1946 | 15 August 1947 | INC |
  | Industries, Fisheries, and Backward Classes | G. D. Tapase | 30 March 1946 | 15 August 1947 | INC |
  
  ### Parliamentary secretaries
  
  * S. R. Kanthi
  * B. D. Jatti
  * K. F. Patil
  * S. P. Gaonkar
  * Indumathi Seth
  * Yashwantrao Chavan
  * D. K. Kunte
  * D. N. Wandrekar
  * P. K. Sawant
  