Current Chief ministers of India 2023
Current Chief ministers of Indian states
According to Article 163 (Part VI) of Indian Constitution, each state of India should have a Council of ministers (group of ministers with allocated responsibilities “portfolio“) headed by a Chief minister. Its main work is to aid and advise the Governor of that state.
Table of Current Chief ministers of 28 Indian states with their respective political parties
| S. NO. | STATE NAME | CURRENT CHIEF MINISTER | PARTY | FULL PARTY NAME |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andhra Pradesh | Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy | YSRCP | Yuvajana Shramika Rythu Congress Party |
| 2 | Arunachal Pradesh | Pema Khandu | BJP | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 3 | Assam | Himanta Biswa Sarma | BJP | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 4 | Bihar | Nitish Kumar | JDU | Janta Dal (United) |
| 5 | Chhattisgarh | Bhupesh Baghel | INC | Indian National Congress |
| 6 | Goa | Pramod Sawant | BJP | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 7 | Gujarat | Bhupendrabhai Patel | BJP | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 8 | Haryana | Manohar Lal Khattar | BJP | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 9 | Himachal Pradesh | Jai Ram Thakur | BJP | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 10 | Jharkhand | Hemant Soren | JMM | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
| 11 | Karnataka | Basavaraj Bommai | BJP | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 12 | Kerala | Pinarayi Vijayan | CPIM | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 13 | Madhya Pradesh | Shivraj Singh Chouhan | BJP | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 14 | Maharashtra | Eknath Shinde | BSS | Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena |
| 15 | Manipur | N. Biren Singh | BJP | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 16 | Meghalaya | Conrad Sangma | NPP | National People’s Party |
| 17 | Mizoram | Zoramthanga | MNF | Mizo National Front |
| 18 | Nagaland | Neiphiu Rio | NDPP | Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party |
| 19 | Odisha | Naveen Patnaik | BJD | Biju Janata Dal |
| 20 | Punjab | Bhagwant Mann | AAP | Aam Aadmi Party |
| 21 | Rajasthan | Ashok Gehlot | INC | Indian National Congress |
| 22 | Sikkim | Prem Singh Tamang | SKM | Sikkim Krantikari Morcha |
| 23 | Tamil Nadu | M. K. Stalin | DMK | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 24 | Telangana | K. Chandrashekhar Rao | BRS | Bharat Rashtra Samithi |
| 25 | Tripura | Manik Saha | BJP | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 26 | Uttar Pradesh | Yogi Adityanath | BJP | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 27 | Uttarakhand | Pushkar Singh Dhami | BJP | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 28 | West Bengal | Mamata Banerjee | AITC | All India Trinamool Congress |
Current Chief ministers of Union Territories of India (applies only on Delhi & Puducherry)
Article 239 A (For Puducherry) and Article 239 AA ( For National Capital Territory of Delhi) in Part VIII of Constitution of India makes special provisions for a Council of minsters with a Chief minister as its head to aid and advise their respective Administrators (called Lieutenant Governors in both UTs). The remaining 6 Union Territories have no such provisions.
Table of Current Chief ministers of Delhi & Puducherry with their respective political parties
| S. NO. | UT NAME | CURRENT CHIEF MINISTER | PARTY | FULL PARTY NAME |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| i | Delhi | Arvind Kejriwal | AAP | Aam Aadmi Party |
| ii | Puducherry | N. Rangaswamy | AINRC | All India N.R. Congress |
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- BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) have their Chief ministers in 12 states and its alliance NDA (National Democratic Alliance) have their Chief ministers in 17 states and 1 Union Territory.
- INC (Indian National Congress) have their Chief ministers in 2 states while its alliance UPA (United Progressive Alliance ) have their Chief ministers in 5 states.
- Bharat Rashtra Samithi was earlier known as Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS). it was founded by K. Chandrashekhar Rao (current CM of Telangana). The party played key role in Telangana formation in 2014.
- Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) ( Founded by C. N. Annadurai “Anna”) and its breakaway political party All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) ( Founded by M. G. Ramachandran “M.G.R.”) are the two major and rival political parties of Tamilnadu and Puducherry.
- All India N.R. Congress (AINRC) is a political party of Puducherry formed by N. Rangaswamy (current CM of Puducherry) as a breakaway from the Indian National Congress. Currently it is associated with NDA (National Democratic Alliance) led by BJP.
- Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena is a party formed in 2022 by Eknath shinde (current CM of Maharashtra ) after seperating from Shiv Shena ( Founded by Bal Thackeray in 1966) following the 2022 Maharashtra Political Crisis.
VOCAB +
- Constitution (Noun) (Law) : a set of rules by which a state, country or an organization is to be governed.
- Council (Noun) : a group of people chosen to advise, administer or govern an organization
- Portfolio (Noun) (Politics) : a particular responsibility (e.g. handling a ministry) given to a member of government.
- Provision (Noun) (Law) : a statement of requirements in a legal document
- Alliance (Noun): a group (of people, countries or political parties) sharing common interests or goals.