State-Wise List Of Chief Ministers In India 2019

The Chief Ministers shall be appointed by the Governor says Article 164 of the Indian constitution.
However, in no way the Governor is free to appoint any person as the CM of India for a particular state.

As per the Constitution, the Governor at the state level is the De Jure head i.e. the legal head but the
Chief Minister of Indian state is the (De Facto executive) the real executive i.e. all the authority in
that particular state rests with him.

After the elections to the state legislative assembly, the party with the majority of seats are invited by
the Governor to form the Government. He appoints the CM of India for different states, whose council
of ministers as a whole are responsible to the assembly.

Who Is the Chief Minister In India?

A Chief Minister is the elected head of the council of ministers in a state. He rules and regulates the
functions of a particular state. The candidate who gets elected as the Chief Minister of a particular state
oversees everyday functioning of the state government.
CM of India is responsible for conveying all policies and decisions of the state to the people.

For detailed knowledge about the role, power and functions of the Chief Ministers and Council Of
Ministers in India, check the linked page.

List Of Chief Ministers Of India 2019

Usually, the term of office for Chief Ministers of India is for a maximum of five years but there is no limit
to the number of terms a person can serve as CM of India.

As per the Gazette of India 2019 implemented from October 31, 2019 India has 28 States and 9 Union
Territories with 31 Chief Ministers in India, 3 from the Union territories Jammu & Kashmir, Delhi, and
Puducherry and 28 from States.

The List of Chief Ministers in India for the year 2019 is as mentioned below:

List Of Chief Ministers of India 2019 [State-Wise]

Chief Minister State Political Parties

Shri YS Jagan Mohan Reddy Andhra Pradesh YSR Congress Party

Shri Pema Khandu Arunachal Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Party

Shri Sarbananda Sonowal Assam Bharatiya Janata Party

Shri Nitish Kumar Bihar Janata Dal (United)+BJP

Shri Bhupesh Baghel Chhattisgarh Indian National Congress

Shri Arvind Kejriwal Delhi (NCT) Aam Aadmi Party

Shri Pramod Sawant Goa Bharatiya Janata Party

Shri Vijaybhai R. Rupani Gujarat Bharatiya Janata Party

Shri Manohar Lal Haryana Bharatiya Janata Party

Shri Jairam Thakur Himachal Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Party

Shri Raghubar Das Jharkhand Bharatiya Janata Party

Sri B. S. Yediyurappa Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party

Shri Pinarayi Vijayan Kerala Communist Party of India (Marxist)

Shri Kamal Nath Madhya Pradesh Indian National Congress

Shri N. Biren Singh Manipur Bharatiya Janata Party

Devendra Fadnavis Maharashtra Bharatiya Janata Party

Shri Conrad Kongkal Sangma Meghalaya National People's Party

Shri Pu Zoramthanga Mizoram Mizo National Front

Shri Neiphiu Rio Nagaland Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party

Shri Naveen Patnaik Odisha Biju Janata Dal

Shri. V. Narayanasamy Puducherry (UT) Indian National Congress

Shri Capt. Amarinder Singh Punjab Indian National Congress

Shri Ashok Gehlot Rajasthan Indian National Congress

Shri PS Golay Sikkim Sikkim Krantikari Morcha

Thiru Edappadi K. Palaniswami Tamil Nadu All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Shri K Chandrasekhar Rao Telangana Telangana Rashtra Samithi

Shri Biplab Kumar Deb Tripura Bharatiya Janata Party

Shri Yogi Aditya Nath Uttar Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Party

Shri Trivendra Singh Rawat Uttarakhand Bharatiya Janata Party

Km. Mamata Banerjee West Bengal All India Trinamool Congress

Also, check the List of Cabinet Ministers of India along with their portfolios in the linked page.

CM Of India - Important Facts

1. Virbhadra Singh of Himachal Pradesh is the oldest Chief Minister in India
2. Sikkim's Pawan Kumar Chamling held office in December 1994 and has the longest tenure as
the. He served for 22 years as the CM of Indian State.
3. Pema Khandu Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh is the youngest state Chief Minister of India.