Chief Ministers of India are the elected leaders of state governments in India, responsible for administration, governance, and implementation of state policies and schemes. India has a total of 30 Chief Ministers across its states and Union Territories. The list of Chief Ministers is an important topic for bank exams such as IBPS PO, SBI PO, Clerk, and RRB, as it forms a key part of Static GK and Current Affairs, which are frequently asked. In India, the Chief Minister is the elected head of government of each state and some Union Territories. Appointed by the Governor, the CM leads the Council of Ministers, oversees state administration, and implements policies. Key responsibilities include heading the state government, coordinating ministerial work, and advising the Governor.

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Chief Ministers of Indian States List With Pictures 

In India, there are 28 states and 8 Union Territories that have their own separate Chief Ministers. However, the union territories are directly headed by the Central government. Also, there is an exception to it. Only 3 union territories of India have separate chief ministers. They are Puducherry, Delhi, and Jammu & Kashmir. The complete list of the Indian Chief Ministers is mentioned in the table below.

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List of Chief Ministers of India 2025 (India's CM List)
State/ UT	All Chief Ministers of Indian States List 2025	Political Party	Capital	New Chief Ministers of India with photos
Andhra Pradesh	Chandrababu Naidu	Telugu Desam Party	Amaravati
Arunachal Pradesh	Shri Pema Khandu	Bharatiya Janata Party	Itanagar
Assam	Himanta Biswa Sarma	Bharatiya Janata Party	Dispur
Bihar	Shri Nitish Kumar	Janata Dal (United)	Patna
Chhattisgarh	Vishnu Deo Sai	Bharatiya Janata Party	Raipur
Delhi (NCT)	Rekha Gupta	Bharatiya Janata Party	New Delhi
Goa	Shri Pramod Sawant	Bharatiya Janata Party	Panaji
Gujarat	Bhupendrabhai Patel	Bharatiya Janata Party	Gandhinagar
Haryana	Nayab Singh Saini	Bharatiya Janata Party	Chandigarh
Himachal Pradesh	Shri Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu	Indian National Congress	Shimla (Summer) Dharamshala (Winter)
Jharkhand	Hemant Soren	Jharkhand Mukti Morcha	Ranchi
Karnataka	Siddaramaiah	Indian National Congress	Bengaluru
Kerala	Shri Pinarayi Vijayan	Communist Party of India (Marxist)	Thiruvananthapuram
Madhya Pradesh	Mohan Yadav	Bharatiya Janata Party	Bhopal
Manipur	Vacant	Presidential Rule	Imphal
Maharashtra	Devendra Fadnavis	Bharatiya Janata Party	Mumbai
Meghalaya	Shri Conrad Sangma	National People’s Party	Shillong
Mizoram	Lalduhoma	Zoram People's Movement	Aizawl
Nagaland	Shri Neiphiu Rio	Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party	Kohima
Odisha	Mohan Charan Majhi	Bharatiya Janata Party	Bhubaneswar
Puducherry (UT)	Nadesan Rangaswamy	All India N.R. Congress	Pondicherry
Punjab	Bhagwant Mann	Aam Aadmi Party	Chandigarh
Rajasthan	Bhajan Lal Sharma	Bharatiya Janata Party	Jaipur
Sikkim	Shri PS Golay	Sikkim Krantikari Morcha	Gangtok
Tamil Nadu	M. K. Stalin	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	Chennai
Telangana	Revanth Reddy	Indian National Congress	Hyderabad
Tripura	Manik Saha	Bharatiya Janata Party	Agartala
Uttar Pradesh	Shri Yogi Adityanath	Bharatiya Janata Party	Lucknow
Uttarakhand	Pushkar Singh Dhami	Bharatiya Janata Party	Dehradun (Winter) Gairsain (Summer)
West Bengal	Km. Mamata Banerjee	All India Trinamool Congress	Kolkata

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Note: Delhi and Puducherry are both Union Territories (UTs). They were included in this table because they have Chief Ministers, while other UTs do not.

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Chief Ministers of Union Territories in India 2025 

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Chief Ministers of India, State Wise 2025 Name List In Hindi PDF

Here we have added the chief ministers of  Indian states in the 2025 name list in Hindi PDF for the reference of the candidates.

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Qualifications of Chief Ministers of India

For the qualifications of all the chief ministers of Indian states, kindly see the section below.

• They must be a citizen of India.

• They must be above the age of 25 years.

• They must be a member of the State Legislative Assembly (MLA). In case the person is not an MLA at the time of their appointment as Chief Minister of a State, they must become an MLA by contesting an election in their respective constituency within six months of appointment.

How is a Chief Minister Appointed?

In India, the Chief Minister is appointed by the Governor, the CM leads the Council of Ministers, oversees state administration, and implements policies. Key responsibilities include heading the state government, coordinating ministerial work, and advising the Governor.

Terms of an Indian Chief Minister

The normal term of a Chief Minister in India is five years, which is linked to the term of the State Legislative Assembly. However, the term can change if the CM resigns, loses majority support, or if the government is dissolved earlier. In situations of constitutional breakdown, President’s Rule may be imposed, ending the CM’s tenure before completing the full term.

Difference Between the Governors and the Chief Ministers

Candidates can check the few important differences between the Indian Governors and the Chief Ministers mentioned in the table below.

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Here, we explain all the chief ministers of India state wise, who are responsible for the work, duties, and responsibilities that are mentioned in our constitution.

Chief Ministers of India 2025 New List

Recent appointments of the New Chief Ministers of India across various states, along with their assumption dates, are listed below.

Chief Ministers of India List 2025: Famous Chief Ministers of All the States in India

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has been rated as India’s Most Popular Chief Minister in the Mood of the Nation Survey 2022 conducted by India Today. A total of 71.1% of respondents in the survey from Odisha voted in favour of Naveen. “Nearly 71% of respondents of the total of 2,743 from Odisha said they were satisfied with Naveen Patnaik,” the magazine stated. 

• After Naveen, 69.9% of the 4,982 respondents from West Bengal expressed satisfaction with Mamata Banerjee’s performance.

• Similarly, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin garnered 67.5% approval ratings.

• Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray 61.8%

• Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan 61.1%.

• Delhi’s Arvind Kejriwal 57.9%,

• Assam’s Himanta Biswa Sarma 56.6%, and Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel 51.4%.

Who is the first Chief Minister of India?

A chief minister leads a state government's council of ministers and may be supported by a deputy chief minister. They typically select the State Chief Secretary and assign departments to Cabinet Ministers and Ministers of State. On 26 January 1950, Govind Ballabh Pant, Premier of United Provinces, became the first Chief Minister of the newly renamed Uttar Pradesh. Including him, 11 out of UP's 21 chief ministers in India belonged to the Indian National Congress.

Chief Ministers of Indian States - Expected Questions PDF

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Who is the First woman Chief Minister of India?

The First Woman Chief Minister of India, or First Lady Chief Minister of India, was Sucheta Kripalani (née Majumdar; 25 June 1908 – 1 December 1974), an Indian freedom fighter and politician. She was India's first female Chief Minister, serving as the head of the Uttar Pradesh government from 1963 to 1967.

Longest Serving Chief Minister of India

The longest-serving chief minister of India is Pawan Kumar Chamling (born 22 September 1949, an Indian politician and writer who served as the 5th Chief Minister of Sikkim from 1994 to 2019.

Youngest Chief Minister of India

The youngest chief minister of India is Mr Pema Khandu (37), who is the current Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh.

The Current Oldest Chief Minister of India

As of December 2025, Pinarayi Vijayan, the Chief Minister of Kerala, is the oldest serving chief minister in India at 80 years of age.

The chief ministers of Karnataka are listed below.

FAQs

Q: Who is the current Chief Minister of India?

There is no Chief Minister of India. Each state and some Union Territories of India have their own Chief Ministers, while the Prime Minister is the head of the government at the national level.

Q: How many Chief Ministers are there in India?

India has a total of 30 Chief Ministers across its states and Union Territories.

Q: Who appoints the Chief Minister of India?

Indian Chief Ministers are appointed by the Governor.

Q: Can one person be CM of two states?

No, a person cannot serve as Chief Minister of two states at the same time, as the position requires leading only one state’s legislature under the Constitution.

Q. What are the roles of the chief ministers of India in 2025?

A chief minister leads a state government's council of ministers and may be supported by a deputy chief minister. They typically select the State Chief Secretary and assign departments to Cabinet Ministers and Ministers of State.

Q. Who is the first chief minister of India?

On 26 January 1950, Govind Ballabh Pant, Premier of United Provinces, became the first Chief Minister of the newly renamed Uttar Pradesh. Including him, 11 out of UP's 21 chief ministers belonged to the Indian National Congress.

Q. Who is the present chief minister of Himachal Pradesh?

Shri Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu is the present Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh.

Q. Who is the chief minister of Madhya Pradesh?

The chief minister of Madhya Pradesh is Shivraj Singh Chouhan.

Q. Who is the first chief minister of Delhi?

Chaudhary Brahm Prakash is the first chief minister of Delhi.

Q. Who is the present chief minister of Puducherry?

Nadesan Rangaswamy is the present chief minister of Puducherry.

Q. Who was the first woman chief minister of India / Who was the first woman chief minister of India?

Sucheta Kripalani (née Majumdar; 25 June 1908 – 1 December 1974) was an Indian freedom fighter and politician. She was India's first female Chief Minister, serving as the head of the Uttar Pradesh government from 1963 to 1967.

Q. Who is the chief minister of Karnataka?

The chief minister of Karnataka is Siddaramaiah.

Q. Which Chief Minister has served the longest term in India?

Pawan Kumar Chamling, former CM of Sikkim, served from 1994 to 2019 (over 24 years), making him the longest-serving CM in India.

Q. Who was the first Chief Minister of independent India?

Gopi Chand Bhargava was the first CM of Punjab in 1947, making him among the first CMs post-independence.