| 1967 |
Member, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly ;General-Secretary, Pradesh Congress Committee (P.C.C.), Maharashtra |
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;Secretary, Congress Legislature Party (C.L.P.), Maharashtra;Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Human Resource Development |
| 1972-74 |
Minister of State, Home, Food, Civil Supplies, Rehabilitation, Publicity, Youth Welfare and Sports, Government of Maharashtra |
| 1974-78 |
Cabinet Minister, Education, Agriculture, Industries, Home, Labour and Youth Welfare,Government of Maharashtra |
| 1978-80, 1988-91 and 1993-95 |
Chief Minister, Maharashtra (four terms) |
| 1981-86 |
Leader of the Opposition, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly |
| 1982-87 |
President, Congress (S) |
| 1984 |
Elected to 8th Lok Sabha (resigned in March 1985) |
| 1991 |
Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (2nd term) |
| 1991-93 |
Union Cabinet Minister, Defence |
| 1993-95 |
Member, Maharashtra Legislative Council |
| 1995-96 |
Leader of the Opposition, Maharashtra Legislative Council |
| 1996 |
Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (3rd term) |
| 1996-97 |
Member, Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests |
| 1998 |
Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (4th term) ;Leader of the Opposition, Lok Sabha |
| 1998-99 |
Member, General Purposes Committee ;Member, Committee on External Affairs and its Sub-Committee-II |
| 1999 |
Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (5th term) ;Leader, NCP Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha |
| 1999-2000 |
Member, Committee on Agriculture;Member, General Purposes Committee |
| 2000-2001 |
Member, Committee on Ethics |
| 2001-2004 |
Vice-Chairman, National Committee on Disatster Management;Leader, NCP Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha |
| 2004 |
Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha( 6th term) |
| 23 May 2004 - onwards |
Union Cabinet Minister, Agriculture; Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution |
| -- |
Vice President, Parliamentary Forum on Water Conservation & Management |
| 2009 |
Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (7th term) |
| 31 May 2009 - 18 Jan 2011 |
Union Cabinet Minister, Agriculture; Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution;Leader, NCP Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha |
| 19 Jan 2011 onwards |
Union Cabinet Minister, Agriculture and Food Processing Industries |