Government of Rajasthan explained

Government Name:Government of Rajasthan
Division Type:Seat of Government
Division:Jaipur
Leader Type:Governor
Leader Title:Haribhau Kishanrao Bagade
Leader Type2:Chief Minister
Leader Title2:Bhajan Lal Sharma (BJP)
Leader Type3:Deputy Chief Minister
Leader Title3:Diya Kumari And
Prem Chand Bairwa (BJP)
Leader Type4:Chief Secretary
Leader Title4:Sudhansh Pant, IAS
Legislature Label:Assembly
Legislature:Rajasthan Vidhan Sabha
Speaker Label:Speaker
Speaker:Vasudev Devnani (BJP)
Members In Assembly Label:Members in Assembly
Members In Assembly:200
Branch4:Judiciary
Court Name:High Court
Court:Rajasthan High Court
Chief Justice Label:Chief Justice
Chief Justice:Manindra Mohan Shrivastava (acting)

The Government of Rajasthan is the supreme governing authority of the Indian state of Rajasthan and its 50 districts. It consists of an executive branch, led by the governor of Rajasthan, as well as judiciary and legislative branches. Jaipur is the capital of Rajasthan, and houses the Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) and the secretariat.

Government of Rajasthan

See main article: Bhajan Lal Sharma ministry.

See also: List of chief ministers of Rajasthan.

Like other states in India, the head of state of Rajasthan is the governor, appointed by the president of India on the advice of the central government. The post is largely ceremonial. The chief minister is the head of government and is vested with most of the executive powers.

Legislature

The legislature (Vidhan Mandal) of Rajasthan is unicameral, consisting of legislative assembly, which consists of 200 M.L.A. The assembly sits for terms of a maximum of 5 years.

Judiciary

The Rajasthan High Court is having its principal seat in Jodhpur, and a bench at Jaipur which have respective jurisdiction over the neighboring districts of Rajasthan.

Head leaders

HouseLeaderPortraitSince
Constitutional posts
Governor of RajasthanHaribhau Kishanrao Bagade27 July 2024
Chief Minister of RajasthanBhajan Lal Sharma12 December 2023
Speaker of the House, Rajasthan Legislative AssemblyVasudev Devnani12 December 2023
Leader of the House Rajasthan Legislative AssemblyBhajan Lal Sharma12 December 2023
Leader of the Opposition Rajasthan Legislative AssemblyTika Ram Jully19 January 2024
Deputy Leader of the Opposition Rajasthan Legislative AssemblyTBA2 December 2023
Chief Justice of Rajasthan High CourtManindra Mohan Shrivastava (acting)9 November 2023
Chief Secretary of RajasthanSudhansh Pant, IAS31 December 2023

Local governments

See main article: List of urban local bodies in Rajasthan and Urban Improvement Trust.

Local governments consists of Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) for rural areas and Municipalities or Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) for urban areas.

See also