Chief Ministers (India)
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India is a union of states where each state has a Chief Minister.[1] There are 28 states in India. According to the Indian constitution in India, a chief minister is the elected head of government. According to the Constitution of India, the governor is a state's head, but de facto executive authority rests with the chief minister. Powers are different for CMs of a State and a Union Territory.
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Order of Precedence[edit]
Both the CMs either of a state or of a UT are head of there respective government but there powers slightly differ. In of Order of precedence, the CM of a full state has rank seven while the CM of a UT has rank fifteen (within there respective states).
Eligibility[edit]
The Constitution of India sets the principle qualifications one must meet to be eligible to the office of chief minister of a state. A chief minister of a state must be:
- a citizen of India.
- should be a member of the state legislature
- of 25 years of age or more[2]
An individual who is not a member of the legislature can be considered the chief minister provided they get themselves elected to the State Legislature within six months from the date of their appointment. Failing which, they would cease to be the chief minister.
Powers[edit]
Powers of CM of a state and CM of a Union territory are different. In a state, all the areas provided in state list are with the state government headed by the Chief Minister. This is not the case in UT where law and order is not with the chief minster led government.
| State | Name | Portrait | Took office
(tenure length) |
Party | Alliance | Ministry | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andhra Pradesh(list) | Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy | 30 May 2019
(3 years, 60 days) |
Yuvajana Shramika Rythu Congress Party | None | Reddy I | [3] | |||
| Arunachal Pradesh(list) | Pema Khandu | 17 July 2016
(6 years, 12 days) |
Bharatiya Janata Party | NDA | Khandu II | [4] | |||
| Assam(list) | Himanta Biswa Sarma | 10 May 2021
(1 year, 80 days) |
Bharatiya Janata Party | NDA | Sarma I | [5] | |||
| Bihar(list) | Nitish Kumar | 22 February 2015
(7 years, 157 days) |
Janata Dal (United) | NDA | Nitish Kumar VII | [6] | |||
| Chhattisgarh(list) | Bhupesh Baghel | 17 December 2018
(3 years, 224 days) |
Indian National Congress | UPA | Baghel I | [7] | |||
| Goa(list) | Pramod Sawant | 19 March 2019
(3 years, 132 days) |
Bharatiya Janata Party | NDA | Sawant II | [8] | |||
| Gujarat(list) | Bhupendrabhai Patel | 13 September 2021
(319 days) |
Bharatiya Janata Party | NDA | Patel I | ||||
| Haryana(list) | Manohar Lal Khattar | 26 October 2014
(7 years, 276 days) |
Bharatiya Janata Party | NDA | Khattar II | [9] | |||
| Himachal Pradesh(list) | Jai Ram Thakur | 27 December 2017
(4 years, 214 days) |
Bharatiya Janata Party | NDA | Thakur I | ||||
| Jharkhand(list) | Hemant Soren | 29 December 2019
(2 years, 212 days) |
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | UPA | Soren II | ||||
| Karnataka(list) | Basavaraj Bommai | 28 July 2021
(1 year, 1 day) |
Bharatiya Janata Party | NDA | Bommai I | [10] | |||
| Kerala(list) | Pinarayi Vijayan | 25 May 2016
(6 years, 65 days) |
Communist Party of India (Marxist) | None | Vijayan II | [11] | |||
| Madhya Pradesh(list) | Shivraj Singh Chouhan | 23 March 2020
(2 years, 128 days) |
Bharatiya Janata Party | NDA | Chouhan IV | ||||
| Maharashtra(list) | Eknath Shinde | 30 June 2022
(29 days) |
Shiv Sena | NDA | Eknath I | [12] | |||
| Manipur(list) | Nongthombam Biren Singh | 15 March 2017
(5 years, 136 days) |
Bharatiya Janata Party | NDA | Biren Singh II | [13] | |||
| Meghalaya(list) | Conrad Sangma | 6 March 2018
(4 years, 145 days) |
National People's Party | NDA | Sangma I | [14] | |||
| Mizoram(list) | Zoramthanga | 15 December 2018
(3 years, 226 days) |
Mizo National Front | NDA | Zoramthanga III | ||||
| Nagaland(list) | Neiphiu Rio | 8 March 2018
(4 years, 143 days) |
Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party | NDA | Rio IV | ||||
| Odisha(list) | Naveen Patnaik | 5 March 2000
(22 years, 146 days) |
Biju Janata Dal | None | Patnaik V | ||||
| Punjab(list) | Bhagwant Mann | 16 March 2022
(135 days) |
Aam Aadmi Party | None | Mann I | ||||
| Rajasthan(list) | Ashok Gehlot | 17 December 2018
(3 years, 224 days) |
Indian National Congress | UPA | Gehlot III | [15] | |||
| Sikkim(list) | Prem Singh Tamang | 27 May 2019
(3 years, 63 days) |
Sikkim Krantikari Morcha | NDA | Tamang I | ||||
| Tamil Nadu(list) | M. K. Stalin | 7 May 2021
(1 year, 83 days) |
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | UPA | Stalin I | ||||
| Telangana(list) | Kalvakuntla Chandrasekhar Rao | 2 June 2014
(8 years, 57 days) |
Telangana Rashtra Samithi | None | Rao II | [16] | |||
| Tripura(list) | Manik Saha | 15 May 2022
(75 days) |
Bharatiya Janata Party | NDA | Saha I | ||||
| Uttar Pradesh(list) | Yogi Adityanath | 19 March 2017
(5 years, 132 days) |
Bharatiya Janata Party | NDA | Yogi Adityanath II | [17] | |||
| Uttarakhand(list) | Pushkar Singh Dhami | 4 July 2021
(1 year, 25 days) |
Bharatiya Janata Party | NDA | Dhami II | ||||
| West Bengal(list) | Mamata Banerjee | 20 May 2011
(11 years, 70 days) |
All India Trinamool Congress | None | Banerjee III | [18] | |||
See Also[edit]
Chief Ministers of Union Territories
References[edit]
- ↑ "Constitution of India| National Portal of India". www.india.gov.in. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
- ↑ "Chief minister (India)", Wikipedia, 2022-07-19, retrieved 2022-07-30
- ↑ "List of current Indian chief ministers", Wikipedia, 2022-07-29, retrieved 2022-07-30
- ↑ "List of current Indian chief ministers", Wikipedia, 2022-07-29, retrieved 2022-07-30
- ↑ "List of current Indian chief ministers", Wikipedia, 2022-07-29, retrieved 2022-07-30
- ↑ "Grand Alliance to NDA: Nitish Kumar changes partner, continues as Bihar CM". Hindustan Times. 2017-07-27. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
- ↑ "List of current Indian chief ministers", Wikipedia, 2022-07-29, retrieved 2022-07-30
- ↑ "Jai Ram Thakur sworn in as Himachal Chief Minister". The Indian Express. 2017-12-27. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
- ↑ "Khattar sworn in - The Hindu". web.archive.org. 2018-03-03. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
- ↑ "Basavaraj Bommai sworn in as Chief Minister of Karnataka". The Hindu. Special Correspondent. 2021-07-28. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
- ↑ Nair, C. Gouridasan (2016-05-25). "Pinarayi takes charge as Kerala Chief Minister". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
- ↑ "Shinde new Maharashtra CM, Fadnavis deputy in last-minute twist in script". The Indian Express. 2022-07-01. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
- ↑ DelhiMarch 15, India Today Web Desk New; March 15, 2017UPDATED; Ist, 2017 15:47. "BJP leader Biren Singh sworn in as Manipur Chief Minister". India Today. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
- ↑ Singh, Shiv Sahay (2018-03-06). "Conrad Sangma sworn in as Meghalaya CM". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
- ↑ Desk, The Hindu Net (2018-12-17). "Rajasthan: Gehlot, Pilot sworn in as CM, Deputy CM". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
- ↑ Reddy, K. Srinivas (2014-06-02). "KCR sworn in; heads cabinet of 11 ministers". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
- ↑ Desk, The Hindu Net (2017-03-19). "Yogi Adityanath takes oath as Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
- ↑ "Mamata, 37 Ministers sworn in". The Hindu. Special Correspondent. 2011-05-20. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
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