Vasantrao Naik, Indian politician, 3rd Chief Minister of Maharashtra (died 1979)

Vasantrao Phulsingh Naik was an Indian politician and social reformer who served as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra from 1963 until 1975.

The chief minister of Maharashtra is the head of the executive branch of the government of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Following elections to the Legislative Assembly, the governor invites the party with a majority of seats to form the government and appoints the chief minister. If the appointee is not a member of either the Legislative Assembly or the Legislative Council of Maharashtra, then the Constitution stipulates that they need to be elected within six months of being sworn in. The office of the CM is coterminous with the concurrent Assembly provided the CM commands confidence in the house and hence does not exceed five years. However, it is subject to no term limits.