Vasantrao Naik became the chief minister of Maharashtra on 5 December 1963. He succeeded P. K. Sawant's interim government that had been sworn in after Marotrao Kannamwar's death. 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: