India, the world's largest democracy, is comprised of 28 states and 8 Union Territories. Each state is governed by a Chief Minister who is the head of the government in that state. The Chief Minister is responsible for the administration of the state and plays a crucial role in implementing policies, maintaining law and order, and ensuring the welfare of the citizens.
What is a Chief Minister? A Chief Minister is the elected head of the government in each Indian state. The Chief Minister is appointed by the Governor of the state, typically being the leader of the majority party in the state legislative assembly. The Chief Minister’s role is to guide the state’s administration and work in coordination with the central government to ensure the state’s development and the implementation of national policies.
State | Chief Minister | Took Office |
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Andhra Pradesh | Sri Nara Chandrababu Naidu | 12 June 2024 |
Arunachal Pradesh | Shri Pema Khandu | 17 July 2016 |
Assam | Shri Himanta Biswa Sarma | 10 May 2021 |
Bihar | Shri Nitish Kumar | 22 February 2015 |
Chhattisgarh | Shri Vishnu Deo Sai | 13 December 2023 |
Delhi (NCT) | Shri Arvind Kejriwal | 14 February 2015 |
Goa | Shri Pramod Sawant | 19 March 2019 |
Gujarat | Shri Bhupendra Patel | 13 September 2021 |
Haryana | Shri Nayab Singh Saini | 12 March 2024 |
Himachal Pradesh | Shri Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu | 11 December 2022 |
Jharkhand | Shri Hemant Soren | 4 July 2024 |
Karnataka | Shri Siddaramaiah | 20 May 2023 |
Kerala | Shri Pinarayi Vijayan | 25 May 2016 |
Madhya Pradesh | Shri Mohan Yadav | 13 December 2023 |
Maharashtra | Shri Eknath Shinde | 30 June 2022 |
Manipur | Shri N. Biren Singh | 15 March 2017 |
Meghalaya | Shri Conrad Kongkal Sangma | 6 March 2018 |
Mizoram | Shri PU Lalduhoma | 8 December 2023 |
Nagaland | Shri Neiphiu Rio | 8 March 2018 |
Odisha | Shri Mohan Charan Majhi | 12 June 2024 |
Puducherry (UT) | Shri N. Rangaswamy | 7 May 2021 |
Punjab | Shri Bhagwant Singh Mann | 16 March 2022 |
Rajasthan | Shri Bhajan Lal Sharma | 15 December 2023 |
Sikkim | Prem Singh Tamang | 27 May 2019 |
Tamil Nadu | Shri M. K. Stalin | 7 May 2021 |
Telangana | Shri A Revanth Reddy | 7 December 2023 |
Tripura | Dr. Manik Saha | 15 May 2022 |
Uttar Pradesh | Shri Yogi Aditya Nath | 19 March 2017 |
Uttarakhand | Shri Pushkar Singh Dhami | 4 July 2021 |
West Bengal | Km. Mamata Banerjee | 20 May 2011 |
List of Governors of Indian states with their respective states.