List of Chief Ministers of India 2024, Check Tenure and Party (Updated)

In this article, we have discussed the list of Chief Ministers of India, who are the heads of the country's states. Check Out the Article for a complete Updated List of Chief Ministers of all states with tenure and Party names.

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In the Republic of India, the Chief Minister (CM) is the head of government in each of the 28 states and three union territories with legislative assemblies. The CM is appointed by the Governor, acting as the executive leader and bridging the council of ministers with the assembly. This article provides an updated list of all the Chief Ministers of India in 2024, highlighting their tenures, political affiliations, and important facts for students, researchers, and aspirants.

Key Highlights

General Facts About Chief Ministers:

Longest Continuous Incumbency: Mamata Banerjee (West Bengal) has been serving since 20 March 2011.
Youngest CM: Atishi Marlena Singh (43) of Delhi.
Oldest CM: Pinarayi Vijayan (79) of Kerala.
Most Terms as CM: Nitish Kumar of Bihar, serving nine terms.

Party Distribution:

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP): 13 Chief Ministers
Indian National Congress (INC): 3 Chief Ministers
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP): 2 Chief Ministers

List of Chief Ministers of All States 2024 (Updated)

Here, we discuss the New Chief Minister of India along with Name and Party with tenure. Check out the Chief Minister list for 2024.

S. No.	State/Union Territory	Chief Minister	Party	Took Office
1	Haryana	Nayab Singh Saini	Bharatiya Janata Party	12 March 2024
2	Himachal Pradesh	Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu	Indian National Congress	11 December 2022
3	Uttar Pradesh	Yogi Adityanath	Bharatiya Janata Party	19 March 2017
4	Punjab	Bhagwant Singh Mann	Aam Aadmi Party	16 March 2022
5	Uttarakhand	Pushkar Singh Dhami	Bharatiya Janata Party	4 July 2021
6	Rajasthan	Bhajan Lal Sharma	Bharatiya Janata Party	15 December 2023
7	Andhra Pradesh	N. Chandrababu Naidu	Telugu Desam Party	12 June 2024
8	Karnataka	Siddaramaiah	Indian National Congress	20 May 2023
9	Kerala	Pinarayi Vijayan	Communist Party of India (Marxist)	25 May 2016
10	Tamil Nadu	M. K. Stalin	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	7 May 2021
11	Telangana	Anumula Revanth Reddy	Indian National Congress	7 December 2023
12	Puducherry	N. Rangaswamy	All India N.R. Congress	7 May 2021
13	Arunachal Pradesh	Pema Khandu	Bharatiya Janata Party	17 July 2016
14	Assam	Himanta Biswa Sarma	Bharatiya Janata Party	10 May 2021
15	Manipur	N. Biren Singh	Bharatiya Janata Party	15 March 2017
16	Meghalaya	Conrad Sangma	National People’s Party	6 March 2018
17	Mizoram	Lalduhoma	Zoram People’s Movement	8 December 2023
18	Nagaland	Neiphiu Rio	Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party	8 March 2018
19	Tripura	Manik Saha	Bharatiya Janata Party	15 May 2022
20	Goa	Pramod Sawant	Bharatiya Janata Party	19 March 2019
21	Gujarat	Bhupendrabhai Patel	Bharatiya Janata Party	13 September 2021
22	Maharashtra	Eknath Shinde	Shiv Sena	30 June 2022
24	Chhattisgarh	Vishnudeo Sai	Bharatiya Janata Party	13 December 2023
25	Madhya Pradesh	Mohan Yadav	Bharatiya Janata Party	13 December 2023
26	Delhi	Atishi Marlena Singh	Aam Aadmi Party	21 September 2024
27	Puducherry	N. Rangaswamy	All India N.R. Congress	7 May 2021
28	Jammu and Kashmir	Vacant (President’s Rule)	N/A	N/A
29	Ladakh	Radha Krishna Mathur	Appointed by President of India	23 October 2019

Chief Ministers Constitutional Power

The functions, responsibilities, and obligations of the Chief Minister as outlined in our constitution are explained here

Article 163 – The Chief Mister, who serves as the head of the council of ministers, advises the governor.
The Chief Minister is chosen by the governor by Article 164 of the Constitution.
The Chief Minister serves as a liaison between the Governor and the state council of ministers by Article 167 of the Constitution.

Chief Minister Appointment

Article 164 solely states that the governor shall appoint the Chief Minister.
The Governor, however, is not free to choose a candidate to serve as Chief Minister.
According to parliamentary system conventions, the chief minister must be appointed by the governor and come from the majority party in the state legislature.

Chief Minister Qualification

They must be Indian nationals.
They must be older than 25 years of age.
They have to be a legislator in their state (MLA). If the individual is not already an MLA when they are appointed as the Chief Minister of a State, they must become so within six months of their appointment by running in an election in their appropriate seat.

Role of a Chief Minister

According to the Indian Constitution, while the governor acts as the ceremonial head of state, the real executive authority is vested in the Chief Minister. After state legislative assembly elections, the governor typically invites the party or coalition with a majority to form the government. The Chief Minister, appointed by the governor, leads the council of ministers who are collectively accountable to the legislative assembly. Chief Ministers are generally appointed for a term of up to five years, with no restrictions on the number of terms they can serve. Most Chief Ministers also serve as the leader of the house in their respective assemblies, except for Tamil Nadu’s M. K. Stalin.

CM Tenure

The Chief Minister’s term is not set in stone, and he serves at the governor’s pleasure. There are a few conditions, such as:

The Governor’s inability to remove him at any time.
Even once he has the approval of the majority of the house, the governor cannot remove him.
The Governor will dismiss the CM when he loses the majority’s backing.

Facts about Chief Ministers of India for UPSC

Since March 5, 2000, Naveen Patnaik has been India’s chief minister for the longest period of time (for 22 years, 141 days).
Zoramthanga of Mizoram is the oldest Chief Minister currently serving in India; he was born on July 13, 1944.
Of the current chief ministers of India, Nitish Kumar has held office for the longest period of time (7 Terms) as the chief minister of Bihar.
Prema Khandu, the chief minister of Arunachal Pradesh, was born on August 21, 1979, making him the youngest chief minister in India at the moment.

List of Chief Ministers of North Indian States

S. No.	State	Chief Minister	Party	Took Office
1	Haryana	Nayab Singh Saini	Bharatiya Janata Party	12 March 2024
2	Himachal Pradesh	Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu	Indian National Congress	11 December 2022
3	Uttar Pradesh	Yogi Adityanath	Bharatiya Janata Party	19 March 2017
4	Punjab	Bhagwant Singh Mann	Aam Aadmi Party	16 March 2022
5	Uttarakhand	Pushkar Singh Dhami	Bharatiya Janata Party	4 July 2021
6	Rajasthan	Bhajan Lal Sharma	Bharatiya Janata Party	15 December 2023

List of Chief Ministers of South Indian States

S. No.	State	Chief Minister	Party	Took Office
1	Andhra Pradesh	N. Chandrababu Naidu	Telugu Desam Party	12 June 2024
2	Karnataka	Siddaramaiah	Indian National Congress	20 May 2023
3	Kerala	Pinarayi Vijayan	Communist Party of India (Marxist)	25 May 2016
4	Tamil Nadu	M. K. Stalin	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	7 May 2021
5	Telangana	Anumula Revanth Reddy	Indian National Congress	7 December 2023
6	Puducherry	N. Rangaswamy	All India N.R. Congress	7 May 2021

List of Chief Ministers North East States of India

S. No.	State	Chief Minister	Party	Took Office
1	Arunachal Pradesh	Pema Khandu	Bharatiya Janata Party	17 July 2016
2	Assam	Himanta Biswa Sarma	Bharatiya Janata Party	10 May 2021
3	Manipur	N. Biren Singh	Bharatiya Janata Party	15 March 2017
4	Meghalaya	Conrad Sangma	National People’s Party	6 March 2018
5	Mizoram	Lalduhoma	Zoram People’s Movement	8 December 2023
6	Nagaland	Neiphiu Rio	Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party	8 March 2018
7	Tripura	Manik Saha	Bharatiya Janata Party	15 May 2022

List of Chief Ministers of Western States of India

S. No.	State	Chief Minister	Party	Took Office
1	Goa	Pramod Sawant	Bharatiya Janata Party	19 March 2019
2	Gujarat	Bhupendrabhai Patel	Bharatiya Janata Party	13 September 2021
3	Maharashtra	Eknath Shinde	Shiv Sena	30 June 2022
4	Rajasthan	Bhajan Lal Sharma	Bharatiya Janata Party	15 December 2023

List of Chief Ministers & Governors of Indian Union Territory

Here is the updated list of Chief Ministers and Governors of Indian Union Territories as of 2024:

Union Territories with Chief Ministers

S. No.	Union Territory	Chief Minister	Party	Took Office
1	Delhi	Atishi Marlena Singh	Aam Aadmi Party	21 September 2024
2	Puducherry	N. Rangaswamy	All India N.R. Congress	7 May 2021

Union Territories with Governors (No Chief Ministers)

S. No.	Union Territory	Governor	Appointed	Took Office
1	Jammu and Kashmir	Vacant (President’s Rule)	N/A	N/A
2	Ladakh	Radha Krishna Mathur	Appointed by President of India	23 October 2019

List of Chief Ministers of India FAQs

Who is the 1st chief minister of India?

First Chief Minister of India was Shri Krishna Sinha

Who is CM and PM of India?

Gujarat's Chief Minister, Narendra Modi, was chosen to serve as prime minister, making him the first leader of an independent India to be born there. With a mandate that was larger than that of 2014, Narendra Modi was re-elected as prime minister in 2019. The BJP-led NDA won 354 seats, with 303 of the seats going to the party.

Who is the first woman Chief Minister of India?

Sucheta Kripalani of the Indian National Congress party was sworn in as Uttar Pradesh's chief minister on October 2, 1963, becoming the first woman to hold the position.

Who is chief minister of Delhi?

Arvind Kejriwal, an Indian politician, activist, and former bureaucrat, was born on August 16, 1968. Since February 2015, he has served as Delhi's 7th and current Chief Minister.