List of current Indian chief ministers explained

In the Republic of India, a chief minister is the head of government of each of the twenty-eight states and three of the eight union territories. According to the Constitution of India, at the state level, the governor is de jure head, but de facto executive authority rests with the chief minister. Following elections to the state legislative assembly, the governor usually invites the party (or coalition) with a majority of seats to form the state government. The governor appoints the chief minister, whose council of ministers are collectively responsible to the assembly. Out of the thirty incumbents, except Tamil Nadu's M. K. Stalin, all other Chief Ministers also act as the leader of the house in their legislative assemblies. Given they have the assembly's confidence, the chief minister's term is usually for a maximum of five years; there are no limits to the number of terms they can serve.[1]

The office of the chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir is vacant with no elections held since the former state was reorganized in 2019. Only one of the incumbents is a woman — Mamata Banerjee in West Bengal, who is serving since 20 March 2011 (for), having the longest continuous incumbency. Kerala's Pinarayi Vijayan (aged) is the oldest while Arunachal Pradesh's Pema Khandu (aged) is the youngest.[2] Nitish Kumar of Bihar has served for the most terms (nine). Thirteen incumbents belong to the Bharatiya Janata Party, three to the Indian National Congress, and two to the Aam Aadmi Party. No other party has more than one chief minister in office.

List of chief ministers

State/UTPortraitName[3] Took office
PartyAllianceMinistryRef
Andhra PradeshN. Chandrababu Naidu
Telugu Desam PartyNDANaidu IV[4]
Arunachal PradeshPema Khandu
Bharatiya Janata PartyKhandu V[5] [6]
Assam
Sarma[7]
BiharNitish Kumar
Janata Dal (United)Nitish Kumar IX[8]
ChhattisgarhVishnudeo Sai
Bharatiya Janata PartySai[9]
DelhiArvind Kejriwal
Aam Aadmi PartyINDIAKejriwalIII[10]
GoaPramod Sawant
Bharatiya Janata PartyNDASawant II[11]
GujaratBhupendrabhai Patel
Patel II[12]
HaryanaNayab Singh Saini
Saini[13]
Himachal PradeshSukhvinder Singh Sukhu
Indian National CongressINDIASukhu[14]
Jammu and KashmirVacant (President rule)
N/AN/AN/A[15]
JharkhandHemant Soren
Jharkhand Mukti MorchaINDIASoren III
KarnatakaSiddaramaiah
Indian National CongressSiddaramaiah II[16]
KeralaPinarayi Vijayan
Communist Party of India (Marxist)Vijayan II[17]
Madhya PradeshMohan Yadav
Bharatiya Janata PartyNDAYadav[18]
MaharashtraEknath Shinde
Shiv Senabgcolor="Shinde[19]
ManipurN. Biren Singh
Bharatiya Janata PartySingh II[20]
MeghalayaConrad Sangma
National People's PartySangma II[21]
MizoramLalduhoma
Zoram People's MovementNoneLalduhoma[22]
NagalandNeiphiu Rio
Nationalist Democratic Progressive PartyNDARio V[23]
OdishaMohan Charan Majhi
Bharatiya Janata Party[24]
PuducherryN. Rangaswamy
All India N.R. CongressRangaswamy IV[25]
Punjab
Aam Aadmi PartyINDIAMann[26]
RajasthanBhajan Lal Sharma
Bharatiya Janata PartyNDASharma[27]
SikkimPrem Singh Tamang
Sikkim Krantikari MorchaTamang II[28]
Tamil NaduM. K. Stalin
Dravida Munnetra KazhagamINDIAStalin[29]
TelanganaAnumula Revanth Reddy
Indian National CongressReddy
TripuraManik Saha
Bharatiya Janata PartyNDASaha II[30]
Uttar PradeshYogi Adityanath
Adityanath II[31]
UttarakhandPushkar Singh Dhami
Dhami II[32]
West BengalMamata Banerjee
Trinamool CongressINDIABanerjee III[33]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Durga Das Basu. Introduction to the Constitution of India. 2011. 20. 241, 245. LexisNexis Butterworths Wadhwa. Nagpur, India. 978-8-180-38559-9.
  2. News: Meet Pema Khandu: India's youngest Chief Minister. 17 July 2016. The Hindu. 17 July 2016. 17 July 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160717102529/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/meet-pema-khandu-indias-youngest-chief-minister/article8862288.ece. live.
  3. Web site: Chief Ministers. 12 March 2024. Government of India. 9 August 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190809151722/https://www.india.gov.in/my-government/whos-who/chief-ministers. live.
  4. News: Chandrababu Naidu To Take Oath As Andhra Chief Minister On June 12, PM Modi To Attend. 11 June 2024. NDTV. 11 June 2024. 11 June 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240611145528/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/n-chandrababu-naidu-to-take-oath-as-andhra-pradesh-chief-minister-on-june-12-pm-narendra-modi-to-attend-5868122. live.
  5. News: Pema Khandu sworn in as Arunachal Pradesh CM. 29 May 2019. The Hindu. 12 March 2024. 12 March 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240312154111/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/pema-khandu-sworn-in-as-arunachal-pradesh-cm/article27283425.ece. live.
  6. News: list of Minister took oath on 13th June 2024 with CM Pema Khandu. 13 June 2024. Indian express.
  7. News: 10 May 2021. Himanta Biswa Sarma Swearing-in: JP Nadda to Attend Oath-Taking Ceremony. 10 May 2021. News18. 10 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210510051711/https://www.news18.com/news/politics/himanta-biswa-sarma-swearing-in-live-updates-sarbananda-sonowal-bjp-assam-pm-narendra-modi-jp-nadda-3722531.html. live.
  8. News: Nitish Kumar takes oath as Bihar Chief Minister. 28 January 2024. The Hindu. 12 March 2024. 28 January 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240128043638/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/bihar-nitish-kumar-nda-jdu-politics-live-updates-january-28-2024/article67785477.ece. live.
  9. News: Vishnu Deo Sai, his two deputies take oath in Chhattisgarh. 13 December 2023. The Hindu. 12 March 2024. 12 March 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240312154113/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/vishnu-deo-sai-takes-oath-as-chhattisgarh-chief-minister/article67634138.ece. live.
  10. News: As it happened: Arvind Kejriwal sworn in as Delhi CM for the 3rd time. 16 February 2022. The Hindu. 12 March 2024.
  11. News: Murari. Shetye. Goa speaker Pramod Sawant succeeds Parrikar as CM. The Times of India. 19 March 2019. 13 March 2022. 19 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190319124214/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/goa-speaker-pramod-sawant-succeeds-parrikar-as-cm/articleshow/68473049.cms. live.
  12. News: Bhupendra Patel to be sworn in as Gujarat Chief Minister on December 12. 10 December 2022. The Hindu. 12 March 2024. 12 March 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240312154106/https://www.thehindu.com/elections/gujarat-assembly/bhupendra-patel-meets-gujarat-governor-stakes-claim-to-form-government/article66247276.ece. live.
  13. News: Nayab Saini sworn in as Haryana CM. The Hindu. 12 March 2024. 12 March 2024. 12 March 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240312125020/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/nayab-saini-is-next-haryana-cm-after-manohar-lal-khattar-resigns/article67942171.ece. live.
  14. News: Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu to be next Himachal CM, Mukesh Agnihotiri his deputy. 10 December 2022. 10 December 2022. India Today. 10 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221210143511/https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/former-himachal-congress-chief-sukhwinder-sukhu-next-himachal-cm-2307628-2022-12-10. live.
  15. News: 31 October 2019. President rule revoked in Jammu and Kashmir after bifurcation into 2 UTs. 13 March 2022. Hindustan Times. 13 October 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221013222735/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/president-rule-revoked-in-jammu-and-kashmir-after-bifurcation-into-2-uts/story-t1DLDQRokRWBeILfjaXHMJ.html. live.
  16. News: Siddaramaiah sworn in as Karnataka CM. 20 May 2023. The Hindu. 12 March 2024. 12 March 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240312154106/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/siddaramaiah-sworn-in-as-cm-dk-shivakumar-as-deputy-cm-of-karnataka-as-boisterous-crowd-cheers-new-congress-government/article66873735.ece. live.
  17. News: Pinarayi Vijayan sworn in as Kerala Chief Minister for the second time. 20 May 2021. The Hindu. 12 March 2024. 13 June 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240613071324/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/pinarayi-vijayan-sworn-in-as-kerala-chief-minister-for-the-second-time/article34606208.ece. live.
  18. News: Mohan Yadav sworn in as Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh. 13 December 2023. The Hindu. 12 March 2024. 12 March 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240312154109/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/mohan-yadav-sworn-in-as-chief-minister-of-madhya-pradesh/article67633496.ece. live.
  19. News: 1 July 2022. Shinde new Maharashtra CM, Fadnavis deputy in last-minute twist in script. 6 July 2022. The Indian Express. 22 November 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221122103716/https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/maharashtra-politics-eknath-shinde-cm-fadnavis-deputy-bjp-amit-shah-8001890/. live.
  20. News: Biren Singh sworn in as Chief Minister of Manipur. 21 March 2022. The Hindu. 12 March 2024. 12 March 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240312154107/https://www.thehindu.com/elections/manipur-assembly/biren-singh-sworn-in-as-chief-minister-of-manipur/article65246092.ece. live.
  21. News: Conrad Sangma takes oath as Meghalaya CM for second term, Cabinet sworn in. 7 March 2023. The Hindu. 12 March 2024. 15 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230315062056/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/conrad-sangma-takes-oath-as-meghalaya-cm-for-second-term-cabinet-sworn-in/article66590273.ece. live.
  22. News: Zoram People's Movement leader Lalduhoma sworn in as Mizoram CM. 8 December 2023. The Hindu. 10 December 2023. 9 December 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231209055755/https://www.thehindu.com/elections/mizoram-assembly/zoram-peoples-movement-leader-lalduhoma-sworn-in-as-mizoram-cm/article67617376.ece. live.
  23. News: Neiphiu Rio takes oath as Nagaland CM for fifth term. 7 March 2023. The Hindu. 12 March 2024. 4 October 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231004032226/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/neiphiu-rio-takes-oath-as-nagaland-cm-for-fifth-term/article66590851.ece. live.
  24. News: Mohan Majhi, Odisha new CM, is firebrand tribal leader who threw dal at Speaker podium. 11 June 2024. India Today. 11 June 2024. 11 June 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240611130931/https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/mohan-charan-majhi-odisha-first-bjp-chief-minister-new-cm-firebrand-tribal-leader-2551897-2024-06-11. live.
  25. News: Stalin . J Sam Daniel . Ghosh . Deepshikha . Congress Loses Power In Puducherry, V Narayanasamy Resigns, Blames BJP . 22 February 2021 . NDTV . 22 February 2021 . 4 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210404041835/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/puducherry-floor-test-puducherry-floor-test-today-congress-government-shaky-with-more-exits-2375732 . live .
  26. News: AAP's Bhagwant Mann sworn in as Punjab Chief Minister. 16 March 2022. The Hindu. 12 March 2024. 9 August 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220809115117/https://www.thehindu.com/elections/punjab-assembly/aaps-bhagwant-mann-sworn-in-as-punjab-cm/article65230309.ece. live.
  27. News: Who is Bajan Lal Sharma, Rajasthan's new CM. 17 December 2023. The Hindu. 12 March 2024. 12 March 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240312154107/https://www.thehindu.com/shorts/watch-who-is-bhajan-lal-sharma-rajasthans-new-cm/article67639338.ece. live.
  28. News: P.S. Tamang sworn in as Sikkim Chief Minister. 27 May 2019. The Hindu. 12 March 2024. 8 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211008084333/https://www.thehindu.com/elections/sikkim-assembly/ps-golay-sworn-in-as-sikkim-chief-minister/article27259921.ece. live.
  29. News: MK Stalin sworn in as new Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu; here is the list of other top ministers. 27 April 2022. The Economic Times. 7 May 2021. 22 November 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221122102453/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/elections/assembly-elections/tamil-nadu/mk-stalin-sworn-in-as-chief-minister-of-tamil-nadu/articleshow/82449754.cms. live.
  30. News: Biplab Kumar Deb sworn in as Tripura CM. 18 December 2018. The Hindu. 12 March 2024. 18 December 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181218061436/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/biplab-kumar-deb-to-be-sworn-in-as-tripura-cm/article22993657.ece. live.
  31. News: Yogi Adityanath takes oath as Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister. 19 March 2017. The Hindu. 12 March 2024. 13 June 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240613071349/https://www.thehindu.com/elections/uttar-pradesh-2017/live-yogi-adityanath-swearing-in-in-uttar-pradesh/article62127578.ece. live.
  32. News: 4 July 2021. Pushkar Singh Dhami takes oath as eleventh chief minister of Uttarakhand. 4 July 2021. Hindustan Times. 29 November 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221129033342/https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/dehradun-news/pushkar-singh-dhami-takes-oath-as-eleventh-chief-minister-of-uttarakhand-101625397374954.html. live.
  33. News: Mamata, 37 Ministers sworn in. 4 February 2014. The Hindu. 12 March 2024. 12 March 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240312154107/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/mamata-37-ministers-sworn-in/article2036575.ece. live.

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