List of Chief Ministers of India: The Governor appoints the Chief Minister under Article 164. Article 167 requires the Chief Minister to mediate between the Governor and the state council of ministers. A state or union territory’s Chief Minister cannot be appointed by the Governor without educational credentials, even though the Indian Constitution does not. The Chief Ministers and Governors of all Indian states and union territories are listed below. Check out India’s current chief ministers and governors.
List of Chief Ministers of India
| No. | State | Chief Minister |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andhra Pradesh | Nara Chandrababu Naidu |
| 2 | Arunachal Pradesh | Pema Khandu |
| 3 | Assam | Himanta Biswa Sarma |
| 4 | Bihar | Nitish Kumar |
| 5 | Chhattisgarh | Vishnu Deo Sai |
| 6 | Goa | Pramod Sawant |
| 7 | Gujarat | Bhupendra Patel |
| 8 | Haryana | Nayab Singh Saini |
| 9 | Himachal Pradesh | Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu |
| 10 | Jharkhand | Hemant Soren |
| 11 | Karnataka | Siddaramaiah |
| 12 | Kerala | Pinarayi Vijayan |
| 13 | Madhya Pradesh | Mohan Yadav |
| 14 | Maharashtra | Devendra Fadnavis |
| 15 | Manipur | President’s Rule (Since Feb 13, 2025) |
| 16 | Meghalaya | Conrad Kongkal Sangma |
| 17 | Mizoram | PU Lalduhoma |
| 18 | Nagaland | Neiphiu Rio |
| 19 | Odisha | Mohan Charan Majhi |
| 20 | Punjab | Bhagwant Singh Mann |
| 21 | Rajasthan | Bhajan Lal Sharma |
| 22 | Sikkim | Prem Singh Tamang (Golay) |
| 23 | Tamil Nadu | M. K. Stalin |
| 24 | Telangana | A. Revanth Reddy |
| 25 | Tripura | Manik Saha |
| 26 | Uttar Pradesh | Yogi Adityanath |
| 27 | Uttarakhand | Pushkar Singh Dhami |
| 28 | West Bengal | Mamata Banerjee |
Indian Governors Lists for Union Territory
|
S. No |
Union Territory |
Lt. Governor/Administrator |
|
1 |
Andaman and Nicobar Islands |
Admiral D K Joshi (Retd.) (Lt. Governor) |
|
2 |
Chandigarh |
Shri Gulab Chand Kataria (Administrator) |
|
3 |
Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu |
Shri Praful Patel (Administrator) |
|
4 |
Delhi (NCT) |
Shri Vinai Kumar Saxena (Lt. Governor) |
|
5 |
Jammu and Kashmir |
Shri Manoj Sinha (Lt. Governor) |
|
6 |
Ladakh |
Brig. (Dr.) Shri B.D. Mishra (Retd.) (Lt. Governor) |
|
7 |
Lakshadweep |
Shri Praful Patel (Administrator) |
|
8 |
Puducherry |
Shri K. Kailashnathan (Lt. Governor) |
Qualifications for the Chief Minister of Indian States
To be eligible for the position of Chief Minister, the candidate must meet the following criteria:
- They must be a citizen of India.
- They must be at least 25 years old.
- They must be a member of the State Legislative Assembly (MLA). If the individual is not already an MLA at the time of their appointment as Chief Minister, they are required to become one by contesting and winning an election in their respective constituency within six months of being appointed.
Qualification to Become Indian Governors
To be eligible for the position of Governor in India, a candidate must meet the following criteria:
- The person must be a citizen of India.
- They must be at least 35 years old.
- They should not hold any office of profit under the government of India or any state government.
- The individual must be appointed by the President of India, and the appointment is made based on the President’s discretion, typically on the advice of the Union Cabinet.
