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Atishi (aged 43) is the also the youngest incumbent chief minister [2], while Kerala 's Pinarayi Vijayan (aged 79) is the oldest. Nitish Kumar of Bihar has served for the most terms (nine). [a][3] Thirteen incumbents belong to the Bharatiya Janata Party, three to the Indian National Congress, and two to the Aam Aadmi Party.
The chief minister's term is usually for a maximum of five years with the confidence of the assembly. There are no limits to the number of terms the chief minister can serve. [7] The deputy Chief Minister is a member of the state government and usually the second highest ranking executive officer of their state's council of ministers. [8]
In India, a chief minister is the elected head of government of each state out of the 28 [1] states and sometimes a union territory (UT). Currently, only the UTs of Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir (currently vacant) and Puducherry have serving chief ministers. According to the Constitution of India, the governor is a state's head, but de facto ...
The longest-serving female chief minister was Sheila Dikshit from the Indian National Congress, who served as the chief minister of Delhi and held the office for over fifteen years. J. Jayalalithaa, former general secretary of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, served as chief minister of Tamil Nadu and has the second-longest tenure ...
As of September 2024, 24 Chief ministers have served for more than 15 years; of which only one has been female chief ministers: Sheila Dikshit (Delhi). Pawan Kumar Chamling has served five consecutive terms as Chief Minister of Sikkim completing a total of more than 24 years of tenure; the highest so far. Of the 24, three Chief ministers are ...
The chief minister of the National Capital Territory of Delhi is the head of government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi.According to the Constitution of India, the lieutenant governor is the National Capital Territory of Delhi's de jure head, but de facto executive authority rests with its chief minister.
Arvind Kejriwal (Hindi pronunciation: [əɾʋin̪d̪ ked͡ʒɾiːʋaːl]; born 16 August 1968) is an Indian politician, activist and former bureaucrat, who served as the 7th Chief Minister of Delhi till 17 September 2024 . He previously was the chief minister from 2013 to 2014 and was serving since 2015.
The following 38 pages are in this category, out of 38 total. This list may not reflect recent changes . List of chief ministers from the Bharatiya Janata Party. List of chief ministers from the Communist Party of India (Marxist) List of chief ministers from the Indian National Congress. List of longest-serving Indian chief ministers.