List of Chief Ministers in India

List of Chief Ministers in India

A Chief Minister in India is the elected head of government at the level of States, and is vested with most of the executive powers. He or she is elected by legislators of the political party or coalition commanding an assembly majority, and serves a five-year term with a provision of re-election. The Governor is the head of state, but his or her role is largely ceremonial.

The following table lists the current Chief Ministers and the parties that hold power in various states.

Chief Ministers by State

No 'State & Capital Name Took Office Party List Age
1 Andhra Pradesh Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy 2010-11-25 Indian National Congress all 50
2 Arunachal Pradesh Nabam Tuki 2011-11-01 Indian National Congress all 47
3 Assam Tarun Kumar Gogoi 2001-05-17 Indian National Congress all 74
4 Bihar Nitish Kumar* 2005-10-24 Janata Dal (United) all 59
5 Chhattisgarh Raman Singh 2003-12-07 Bharatiya Janata Party all 58
6 National Capital Territory of Delhi† Sheila Dikshit 1998-12-03 Indian National Congress all 72
7 Goa Digambar Kamat 2007-06-08 Indian National Congress all 56
8 Gujarat Narendra Modi 2001-10-07 Bharatiya Janata Party all 60
9 Haryana Bhupinder Singh Hooda 2005-03-05 Indian National Congress all 63
10 Himachal Pradesh Prem Kumar Dhumal 2008-01-01 Bharatiya Janata Party all 66
11 Jammu & Kashmir Omar Abdullah* 2009-01-05 Jammu & Kashmir National Conference all 40
12 Jharkhand Arjun Munda * 2010-09-11 Bharatiya Janata Party all 42
13 Karnataka DV Sadananda Gowda 2011-08-03 Bharatiya Janata Party all 58
14 Kerala Oommen Chandy* 2011-05-18 Indian National Congress all 67
15 Madhya Pradesh Shivraj Singh Chauhan 2005-11-29 Bharatiya Janata Party all 51
16 Maharashtra Prithviraj Chavan 2010-11-11 Indian National Congress all 64
17 Manipur Okram Ibobi Singh 2002-03-02 Indian National Congress all 62
18 Meghalaya Mukul Sangma 2010-04-20 Indian National Congress all 45
19 Mizoram Lal Thanhawla 2008-12-07 Indian National Congress all 68
20 Nagaland Neiphiu Rio* 2008-03-12 Nagaland People's Front all 60
21 Orissa Naveen Patnaik 2000-03-05 Biju Janata Dal all 64
22 Puducherry N. Rangaswamy 2011-05-16 All India NR Congress all 60
23 Punjab Parkash Singh Badal* 2007-02-28 Shiromani Akali Dal all 83
24 Rajasthan Ashok Gehlot 2008-12-12 Indian National Congress all 59
25 Sikkim Pawan Kumar Chamling 1994-12-12 Sikkim Democratic Front all 60
26 Tamil Nadu J. Jayalalithaa 2011-05-16 All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam all 63
27 Tripura Manik Sarkar 1998-03-11 Communist Party of India (Marxist) all 61
28 Uttarakhand B.C. Khanduri 2011-09-11 Bharatiya Janata Party all 76
29 Uttar Pradesh Mayawati 2007-05-13 Bahujan Samaj Party all 55
30 West Bengal Mamata Banerjee 2011-05-20 All India Trinamool congress all 56

† Union Territories * Coalition government

By party

Indian state governments led by various political parties as of May 2011

As of 2011, this is the current list of parties that hold power to the number of states.

Party Number of States/Territories won States/Territories Current coalition (2011)
Indian National Congress 13 Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Goa, Haryana, Maharastra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Rajasthan, Jammu & Kashmir, Kerala, Delhi* United Progressive Alliance
Bharatiya Janata Party 10 Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jharkhand, Nagaland, Bihar, Punjab National Democratic Alliance
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 1 Tripura Third Front
Bahujan Samaj Party 1 Uttar Pradesh Third Front
Biju Janata Dal 1 Orissa Third Front
Sikkim Democratic Front 1 Sikkim
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 1 Tamil Nadu Third Front
All India Trinamool Congress 1 West Bengal United Progressive Alliance
All India N.R Congress 1 Pondicherry Third Front

United Progressive Alliance is in power in 14 states, National Democratic Alliance is in power in 10 states, and the Third Front is in power in 5 states. The Sikkim Democratic Front, an unaligned political party, is in power in the tiny hill state of Sikkim.

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