As per Article 164, the Chief Minister of an Indian state or Union Territory (UT) is chosen by the Governor, who acts as the appointing authority. Additionally, Article 167 states that the Chief Minister acts as a bridge between the Governor and the state council of ministers. Although our constitution does not explicitly specify the educational qualifications required to become a Chief Minister, it does not imply that the Governor has complete freedom to appoint anyone to the position. In this article, we will provide a list of Chief Ministers and Governors for all the states and Union Territories in India.
States and Capitals of India 2023
Current Chief Ministers of India, each state and union territory has a chief minister, who serves as the head of government. Though appointed by the governor, the chief minister must maintain the confidence of the majority in the state legislative assembly. The governor, appointed by the President of India, acts as the constitutional head of the state/territory and wields powers like dissolving the legislative assembly and appointing the chief minister. Here’s a concise list of India’s current state/territory heads in 2023: Chief Minister and Governor.
| States | Chief Minister | Tenour of CM | Governer |
| Andhra Pradesh | Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy | 30 May 2019 (4 years, 196 days) | S. Abdul Nazeer |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Pema Khandu | 17 July 2016 (7 years, 148 days) | Lt. General Kaiwalya Trivikram Parnaik |
| Assam | Himanta Biswa Sarma | 10 May 2021 (2 years, 216 days) | Gulab Chand Kataria |
| Bihar | Nitish Kumar | 22 February 2015 (8 years, 293 days) | Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar |
| Chhattisgarh | Vishnu Deo Sai | 13 December 2023 (−1 day) | Justice (Retd) Biswa Bhusan Harichandan |
| Goa | Pramod Sawant | 19 March 2019 (4 years, 268 days) | P.S. Sgreedharan |
| Gujarat | Bhupendra Patel | 13 September 2021 (2 years, 90 days) | Acharaya Devvrat |
| Haryana | Nayab Singh Saini | 12 March 2024 | Bandaru Dattatraya |
| Himachal Pradesh | Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu | 11 December 2022 (1 year, 1 day) | Shiv Pratap Shukla |
| Jharkhand | Champai Soren | 29 December 2019 (3 years, 348 days | C.P. Radhakrishnan |
| Karnataka | Siddaramaiah | 20 May 2023 (206 days) | Thawar Chand Gehlot |
| Kerala | Pinarayi Vijayan | 25 May 2016 (7 years, 201 days) | Arif Mohammed Khan |
| Madhya Pradesh | Mohan Yadav | TBD | Mangubhai Chaganbhai Patel |
| Maharashtra | Eknath Shinde | 30 June 2022 (1 year, 165 days) | Ramesh Bais |
| Manipur | N. Biren Singh | 15 March 2017 (6 years, 272 days) | Anusuiya Uikye |
| Meghalaya | Conrad Kongkal Sangma | 6 March 2018 (5 years, 281 days) | Phagu Chauhan |
| Mizoram | Lalduhoma | 8 December 2023 (4 days) | Dr. Kambhampati Haribabu |
| Nagaland | Neiphiu Rio | 8 March 2018 (5 years, 279 days) | Shri La. Ganesan |
| Odisha | Naveen Patnaik | 5 March 2000 (23 years, 282 days) | Raghubar Das |
| Punjab | Bhagwant Singh Mann | 16 March 2022 (1 year, 271 days) | – |
| Rajasthan | Bhajan Lal Sharma | Kalraj Mishra | |
| Sikkim | PS Golay | 27 May 2019 (4 years, 199 days) | Lakshman Prasad Acharya |
| Tamil Nadu | M.K Stalin | 7 May 2021 (2 years, 219 days) | R.N. Ravi |
| Telangana | Anumula Revanth Reddy | 7 December 2023 (5 days) | Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan |
| Tripura | Dr. Manik Saha | 15 May 2022 (1 year, 211 days) | Indra Sena Reddy Nallu |
| Uttar Pradesh | Yogi Adityanath | 19 March 2017 (6 years, 268 days) | Anandiben Patel |
| Uttarakhand | Shri Pushkar Singh Dhami | 4 July 2021 (2 years, 161 days) | Gurmit Singh |
| West Bengal | Mamata Banerjee | 20 May 2011 (12 years, 206 days) | Dr CV Ananda Bose |
| Union Territory | Governor | Capital |
| Andaman & Nicobar | Shri. Devendra Kumar Joshi (Lieutenant Governor) | Port Blair |
| Chandigarh | Shri Banwarilal Purohit (Administrator) | Chandigarh |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | Shri Praful Patel (Administrator) | Daman |
| Delhi | Vinal Kumar Saxena (Lieutenant Governor) | New Delhi |
| Jammu and Kashmir | Shri Manoj Sinha (Lieutenant Governor) | Srinagar |
| Lakshadweep | Shri Praful Patel (Administrator) | Kavaratti |
| Puducherry | Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan | Puducherry |
| Ladakh | Brig (Dr) B D Mishra (Retd) | Leh |
Governor of India Selection and Powers
The governor in India is appointed by the president. The central government is responsible for the nomination of the government for each state. There is no indirect or direct election for the appointment of governor unlike the elections for president. The office of a governor is an independent constitutional office the governor doesn’t serve the union government.
The governor only needs to meet two qualifications one he should be an Indian citizen and the other he should be 35 years old or more. There are two conventions that the government follows to nominate a governor that is the person who is going to be appointed as the governor must not belong to the state, he shall be an outsider with having no relations with the state.
The other one is the consultation of the chief minister is taken before the appointment of a governor by the president. He is the executive head of the state he is appointed to. All the executive actions that are performed in the state are in the name of the governor.
There is no specific procedure for the selection and appointment of the chief minister of a state as per the constitution of India. According to article 164, the Government of a state appoints the chief minister. There are a few qualifications that a person needs to become a chief minister of India. The person must be a citizen of India, he must have completed 25 years of age, and must be a member of any house either the legislative assembly or the legislative council.
A citizen of India who is not a member of the legislative assembly or legislative council has to get himself elected within 6 months from the date of their appointment, if the person fails the procedure, he would not be considered the chief minister.
The powers given to the chief minister are that he can allocate and reshuffle the portfolios among ministers, if the chief minister resigns the full cabinet has to resign with him, guides controls and direct activities of all the ministers, if there is any difference of opinion, he can ask the minister to resign, he advises the government to appoint any person as a minister.
Also Read: List Of Vice President Of India (1952-2022)
Q1. What are the powers of the governor of a state?
Ans. Every executive action that is taken by the state government is under the name of the governor. The governor appoints the advocate general of the state and their remuneration. He also appoints the state election commissioner, vice-chancellors of the universities in the state, chairman, and members of the state public service commission.
Q2. Who appoints the governor of a state in India?
Ans. In India, the governor of a state is appointed by the president of India for a term of 5 years. The governor is the head of all the state governments and all the executive actions are taken in the name of the governor.
Q3. Which union Territories have chief ministers?
Ans. Only two union territories that are Delhi and Puducherry have chief ministers. The chief minister of Delhi is Arvind Kejriwal and the chief minister of Puducherry is N. Rangaswamy.
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Every executive action that is taken by the state government is under the name of the governor. The governor appoints the advocate general of the state and their remuneration. He also appoints the state election commissioner, vice-chancellors of the universities in the state, chairman, and members of the state public service commission.
In India, the governor of a state is appointed by the president of India for a term of 5 years. The governor is the head of all the state governments and all the executive actions are taken in the name of the governor.
Only two union territories that are Delhi and Puducherry have chief ministers. The chief minister of Delhi is Arvind Kejriwal and the chief minister of Puducherry is N. Rangaswamy.
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