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Kerala's Pinarayi Vijayan (aged 78) is the oldest Chief Minister, while Arunachal Pradesh's Pema Khandu (aged 44) is the youngest Chief Minister. [2] Nitish Kumar of Bihar has served for the most terms (9). [3] Twelve incumbents belong to the Bharatiya Janata Party, three to the Indian National Congress , and two to the Aam Aadmi Party.
A deputy chief minister usually also holds a cabinet portfolio such as home minister or finance minister. In the parliamentary system of government, the Chief Minister is treated as the "first among equals" in the cabinet; the position of deputy chief minister is used to bring political stability and strength within a coalition government.
The Chief minister of Karnataka is the chief executive officer of the government of the Indian state of Karnataka.As per the Constitution of India, the governor of Karnataka is the state's de jure head, but de facto executive authority rests with the chief minister, a template applicable to all other Indian states.
This list includes chief ministers who have served for more than 10 years in office. As of April 2024, 46 ministers have served for more than 10 years; of which only four have been female chief ministers: Sheila Dikshit (Delhi), J. Jayalalithaa (Tamil Nadu), Mamata Banerjee (West Bengal), and Vasundhara Raje (Rajasthan).
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 ...
Since 1949, 3 people have served as Prime Minister and 14 people have served as the Chief Minister of Rajasthan. [2] [3] Mohan Lal Sukhadia of Congress party, popularly known as father of modern Rajasthan, is the longest serving chief minister of the state. He was sworn in as CM four times, serving for a period of over 16 years.
On 28 December 2013, Arvind Kejriwal of Aam Aadmi Party sworn in as first state party chief minister of the national capital territory. There have been one instance of president's rule in National Capital Territory of Delhi, most recently in 2015. Arvind Kejriwal of Aam Aadmi Party is the incumbent chief minister of Delhi since 14 February 2015.
The chief minister of Bihar is the chief executive of the Indian state of Bihar.As per the Constitution of India, the Governor of Bihar is the state's de jure head, but de facto executive authority rests with the chief minister.