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.

There are a total of thirty Chief Ministers elected by all twenty-eight states and two out of the seven
union territories. The following table lists the parties that hold power in various states.

Chief Ministers by State

No State Name
2009-09-
1 Andhra Pradesh K Rosaiah Indian National Congress all
03
2007-04-
2 Arunachal Pradesh Dorjee Khandu Indian National Congress all
09
2001-05-
3 Assam Tarun Kumar Gogoi Indian National Congress all
17
2005-11-
4 Bihar Nitish Kumar Janata Dal (United) all
24
2003-12-
5 Chhattisgarh Raman Singh Bharatiya Janata Party all
07
National Capital 1998-12-
6 Sheila Dikshit Indian National Congress all
Territory of Delhi† 03
2007-06-
7 Goa Digambar Kamat indian National Congress all
08
2001-10-
8 Gujarat Narendra Modi Bharatiya Janata Party all
07
2005-03-
9 Haryana Bhupinder Singh Hooda Indian National Congress all
05
2007-12-
10 Himachal Pradesh Prem Kumar Dhumal Bharatiya Janata Party all
30
2009-01- Jammu & Kashmir National
11 Jammu & Kashmir Omar Abdullah all
05 Conference
2010-09-
12 Jharkhand Arjun Munda Bharatiya Janata Party all
11
2008-05-
13 Karnataka B. S. Yeddyurappa Bharatiya Janata Party all
28
2006-05- Communist Party of India
14 Kerala V. S. Achuthanandan all
18 (Marxist)
2005-11-
15 Madhya Pradesh Shivraj Singh Chauhan Bharatiya Janata Party all
29
2008-12-
16 Maharashtra Ashok Chavan Indian National Congress all
08
2002-03-
17 Manipur Okram Ibobi Singh Indian National Congress all
02
2010-04-
18 Meghalaya Mukul Sangma Indian National Congress all
20
2008-12-
19 Mizoram Lal Thanhawla Indian National Congress all
07
 2008-03-
20 Nagaland Neiphiu Rio Nagaland People's Front all
12
2000-05-
21 Orissa Naveen Patnaik Biju Janata Dal all
17
2008-09-
22 Pondicherry† V. Vaithilingam Indian National Congress all
04
2007-02-
23 Punjab Parkash Singh Badal Shiromani Akali Dal all
28
2008-12-
24 Rajasthan Ashok Gehlot Indian National Congress all
12
1994-12-
25 Sikkim Pawan Kumar Chamling Sikkim Democratic Front all
12
2006-05- Dravida Munnetra
26 Tamil Nadu M. Karunanidhi all
12 Kazhagam
1998-03- Communist Party of India
27 Tripura Manik Sarkar all
11 (Marxist)
2009-06-
28 Uttarakhand Ramesh Pokhriyal Bharatiya Janata Party all
24
2007-05-
29 Uttar Pradesh Mayawati Bahujan Samaj Party all
13
2000-10- Communist Party of India
30 West Bengal Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee all
06 (Marxist)

Indian state governments led by various political parties as of March 2009

As of 2009 Lok Sabha elections, this is the current list of parties that hold power to the number of states.

Number of Current
Party States/Territories States/Territories coalition (2009)
won
Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam,
United
Indian National Delhi†, Goa, Haryana, Maharastra,
12 Progressive
Congress Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram,
Alliance
Pondicherry†, Rajasthan
Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, National
Bharatiya Janata
7 Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Democratic
Party
Jharkhand Alliance
Communist Party
3 Kerala, Tripura, West Bengal Third Front
of India (Marxist)
United
Dravida Munnetra
1 Tamil Nadu Progressive
Kazhagam
Alliance
National
Janata Dal
1 Bihar Democratic
(United)
Alliance
National
Nagaland People's
1 Nagaland Democratic
Front
Alliance
 National
Shiromani Akali
1 Punjab Democratic
Dal
Alliance
Bahujan Samaj
1 Uttar Pradesh Third Front
Party
Biju Janata Dal 1 Orissa Third Front
Jammu & United
Kashmir National 1 Jammu & Kashmir Progressive
Conference Alliance
Sikkim
1 Sikkim None
Democratic Front

List of Chief Ministers of Haryana

 INC VHP JP SJP JD INLD HVP
Key: Indian National Vishal Janata Samajvadi Janata Indian National Haryana
Congress Haryana Party Party Janata Party Dal Lok Dal Vikas Party
# Name Took Office Left Office Party
1 Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma 1 November 1966 23 March 1967 Indian National Congress
2 Rao Birender Singh 24 March 1967 2 November 1967 Vishal Haryana Party
3 Bansi Lal 22 May 1968 30 November 1975 Indian National Congress
4 Banarsi Das Gupta 1 December 1975 30 April 1977 Indian National Congress
5 Chaudhary Devi Lal 21 June 1977 28 June 1979 Janata Party
6 Bhajan Lal 29 June 1979 22 January 1980 Janata Party
6* Bhajan Lal 22 January 1980 5 July 1985 Indian National Congress
7 Bansi Lal 5 July 1985 19 June 1987 Indian National Congress
8 Chaudhary Devi Lal 17 July 1987 2 December 1989 Janata Dal
9 Om Prakash Chautala 2 December 1989 22 May 1990 Janata Dal
10 Banarsi Das Gupta 22 May 1990 12 July 1990 Janata Dal
11 Om Prakash Chautala 12 July 1990 17 July 1990 Janata Dal
12 Hukam Singh 17 July 1990 21 March 1991 Janata Dal
13 Om Prakash Chautala 22 March 1991 6 April 1991 Samajvadi Janata Party
14 Bhajan Lal 23 July 1991 9 May 1996 Indian National Congress
15 Bansi Lal 11 May 1996 23 July 1999 Haryana Vikas Party
16 Om Prakash Chautala 24 July 1999 4 March 2005 Indian National Lok Dal
17 Bhupinder Singh Hooda April, 2005 October, 2009 Indian National Congress
18 Bhupinder Singh Hooda 25 October 2009 present Indian National Congress

List of Chief Ministers of Arunachal Pradesh

# Name Took Office Left Office Party
 Prem Khandu 18 September
1 13 August 1975 Indian National Congress
Thungan 1979
18 September 3 November
2 Tomo Riba People's Party of Arunachal Pradesh
1979 1979
3 November 18 January
President's rule
1979 1980
18 January 19 January
3 Gegong Apang Indian National Congress, Arunachal Congress
1980 1999
19 January Arunachal Congress (Mithi), Indian National
4 Mukut Mithi 3 August 2003
1999 Congress
Gegong Apang United Democratic Front, Bharatiya Janata Party,
5 3 August 2003 9 April 2007
[2] Indian National Congress
5 Dorjee Khandu 9 April 2007 Present Indian National Congress

List of Chief Ministers of Assam

Name Took Office Left Office Party
1 Gopinath Bordoloi 11 February 1946 6 August 1950 Indian National Congress
2 Bishnu Ram Medhi 9 August 1950 27 December 1957 Indian National Congress
3 Bimala Prasad Chaliha 28 December 1957 6 November 1970 Indian National Congress
4 Mohendra Mohan Choudhury 11 November 1970 30 January 1972 Indian National Congress
5 Sarat Chandra Sinha 31 January 1972 12 March 1978 Indian National Congress
6 Golap Borbora 12 March 1978 4 September 1979 Janata Party
7 Jogendra Nath Hazarika 9 September 1979 11 December 1979 Assam Janata Dal
[President Rule] 12 December 1979 5 December 1980
8 Anowara Taimur 6 December 1980 30 June 1981 Indian National Congress
[President Rule] 30 June 1981 13 January 1982
9 Kesab Chandra Gogoi 13 January 1982 19 March 1982 Indian National Congress
[President Rule] 19 March 1982 27 February 1983
10 Hiteswar Saikia 27 February 1983 23 December 1985 Indian National Congress
11 Prafulla Kumar Mahanta 24 December 1985 28 November 1990 Asom Gana Parishad
[President Rule] 28 November 1990 30 June 1991
12 Hiteswar Saikia [2] 30 June 1991 22 April 1996 Indian National Congress
13 Bhumidhar Barman 22 April 1996 14 May 1996 Indian National Congress
14 Prafulla Kumar Mahanta [2] 15 May 1996 17 May 2001 Asom Gana Parishad
15 Tarun Kumar Gogoi 17 May 2001 14 May 2006 Indian National Congress
16 Tarun Kumar Gogoi [2] 14 May 2006 present Indian National Congress

List of Chief Ministers of Bihar

# Name Took Office Left Office Political Party
1 Sri Krishna Sinha [3] 2 April 1946 31 January 1961 Indian National Congress
2 Deep Narayan Singh 1 February 1961 18 February 1961 Indian National Congress
3 Binodanand Jha 18 February 1961 2 October 1963 Indian National Congress
4 Krishana Ballabh Sahay 2 October 1963 5 March 1967 Indian National Congress
5 Mahamaya Prasad Sinha 5 March 1967 28 January 1968 Jana Kranti Dal1
6 Satish Prasad Singh 28 January 1968 1 February 1968 Indian National Congress
7 B. P. Mandal 1 February 1968 2 March 1968 Indian National Congress
8 Bhola Paswan Shashtri 22 March 1968 29 June 1968 Indian National Congress (O)
President's rule 29 June 1968 26 February 1969
9 Harihar Singh 26 February 1969 22 June 1969 Indian National Congress
Bhola Paswan Shashtri
10 22 June 1969 4 July 1969 Indian National Congress (O)
[2]
President's rule 6 July 1969 16 February 1970
11 Daroga Prasad Rai 16 February. 1970 22 December 1970 Indian National Congress
12 Karpuri Thakur 22 December 1970 2 June 1971 Socialist Party
Bhola Paswan Shashtri
13 2 June 1971 9 January 1972 Indian National Congress
[3]
President's rule 9 January 1972 19 March 1972
14 Kedar Pandey 19 March 1972 2 July 1973 Indian National Congress
15 Abdul Gafoor 2 July 1973 11 April 1975 Indian National Congress
16 Dr.Jagannath Mishra 11 April 1975 30 April 1977 Indian National Congress
President's rule 30 April 1977 24 June 1977
17 Karpuri Thakur 24 June 1977 21 April 1979 Janata Party
18 Ram Sunder Das 21 April 1979 17 February 1980 Janata Party
President's rule 17 February 1980 8 June 1980
19 Dr.Jagannath Mishra [2] 8 June 1980 14 August 1983 Indian National Congress (I)
20 Chandrashekhar Singh 14 August 1983 12 March 1985 Indian National Congress (I)
21 Bindeshwari Dubey 12 March 1985 13 February 1988 Indian National Congress (I)
22 Bhagwat Jha Azad 14 February 1988 10 March 1989 Indian National Congress (I)
23 Satyendra Narayan Singh 11 March 1989 6 December 1989 Indian National Congress (I)
24 Dr.Jagannath Mishra 6 December 1989 10 March 1990 Indian National Congress (I)
25 Laloo Prasad Yadav 10 March 1990 3 March 1995 Janata Dal

26 Laloo Prasad Yadav [2] 4 April 1995 25 July 1997 Janata Dal, Rashtriya Janata
Dal
27 Rabri Devi 25 July 1997 11 February 1999 Rashtriya Janata Dal
28 Rabri Devi [2] 9 March 1999 2 March 2000 Rashtriya Janata Dal
29 Nitish Kumar 3 March 2000 10 March 2000 Janata Dal (United)
30 Rabri Devi [3] 11 March 2000 6 March 2005 Rashtriya Janata Dal
24 November
President's rule 7 March 2005
2005
24 November
31 Nitish Kumar [2] Present Janata Dal (United)
2005
Chief Ministers of Chhattisgarh
INC BJP
Key:
Indian National Congress Bharatiya Janata Party
S.No Name Took Office Left Office Party
1 Ajit Jogi 1 November 2000 7 December 2003 Indian National Congress
2 Raman Singh 7 December 2003 12 December 2008 Bharatiya Janata Party
3 Raman Singh 12 December 2008 Incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party
List of Chief Ministers of Delhi
Took Left
# Name Political Party Comments
Office Office
Chaudhary Brahm Indian National
1 1952 1955
Prakash Congress (INC)
Indian National
2 G N Singh 1955 1956 Delhi became a Union Territory
Congress
Delhi was a Union Territory
President's Rule 1956 1993
during 1956-1993
Bharatiya Janata Party Resigned Mid-term due to
3 Madan Lal Khurana 1993 1996
(BJP) Hawala case
Sacked Mid-term due to rising
4 Sahib Singh Verma 1996 1997 Bharatiya Janata Party
Onion Prices
5 Sushma Swaraj 1997 1998 Bharatiya Janata Party
Indian National
6 Sheila Dikshit 1998 2003
Congress
Indian National
7 Sheila Dikshit 2003 2008
Congress
Indian National Became India's longest serving
8 Sheila Dikshit 2008 Incumbent
Congress woman C.M.