The Chief Minister is appointed by the governor. Art. 164 of establishment provide that there shall be a Council of Ministers with CM at its hand to aid and advice the governor. Here we are providing List of Chief Ministers in India. Applicants can check All States, Capitals Chief Minister from this page.
Once the vote to Legislative Assembly is over the task of making the government get starts, the party with the majority in the Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) is permitted to form the government. It is upon his approval that ministers are appointed. Check the List of Chief Ministers in India from this page.
List of Chief Ministers in India
| State | Capital | Chief Minister | Governor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andhra Pradesh | Hyderabad | N.Chandrababu Naidu | Shri. E. S. L. Narasimhan |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Itanagar | Nabam Tuki | J.P.Rajkhowa |
| Assam | Dispur | Shri Tarun Gogoi | Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya(Acting Governor) |
| Bihar | Patna | Nitish Kumar | Ram Nath Kovind |
| Chhattisgarh | Raipur | Dr. Raman Singh | Shri Balramji Dass Tandon |
| Goa | Panaji | Laxmikant Parsekar | Mridula Sinha |
| Gujarat | Gandhinagar | Anandiben Patel | Shri Om Prakash Kohli |
| Haryana | Chandigarh | Manohar Lal Khattar | Kaptan Singh Solanki |
| Himachal Pradesh | Shimla | Virbhadra Singh | Acharya Dev Vrat |
| Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar (summer), Jammu (winter) | Mufti Mohammad Sayeed | Narinder Nath Vohra |
| Jharkhand | Ranchi | Raghubar Das | Shrimati Droupadi Murmu |
| Karnataka | Bengaluru | Shri K. Siddaramaiah | Vajubhai Vala |
| Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram | Shri Oommen Chandy | P. Sathasivam |
| Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal | Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan | Ram Naresh Yadav |
| Maharashtra | Mumbai | Devendra Fadnavis | Chennamaneni Vidyasagar Rao |
| Manipur | Imphal | Shri Okram Ibobi Singh | V.Shanmuganthan (Add.Charge) |
| Meghalaya | Shillong | Mukul Sangma | V.Shanmuganthan |
| Mizoram | Aizawl | Lal Thanhawla | Lt.General (Retd.) Nirbhay Sharma |
| Nagaland | Kohima | T R Zeliang | Shri Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya |
| Odisha | Bhubaneswar | Sh. Naveen Patnaik | Shri S. C. Jamir |
| Punjab | Chandigarh | Shri Prakash Singh Badal | Shri Kaptan Singh Solanki |
| Rajasthan | Jaipur | Vasundhara Raje | Kalyan Singh |
| Sikkim | Gangtok | Shri Pawan Kumar Chamling | Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil |
| Tamil Nadu | Chennai | J.Jayalalithaa | Konijeti Rosaiah |
| Telangana | Hyderabad | K Chandrasekhar Rao | ESL Narasimhan |
| Tripura | Agartala | Shri Manik Sarkar | Tathagata Roy |
| Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow | Akhilesh Yadav | Shri Ram Naik |
| Uttarakhand | Dehradun | Harish Rawat | K.K. Paul |
| West Bengal | Kolkata | Km. Mamata Banerjee | Keshari Nath Tripathi |
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Appointment of Chief Minister
The CM of India is chosen by the
Governor. But the Governor is not free or self-governing in the
appointment of CM. He can choose only the leader of the majority party
in Legislative Assembly as the Chief Minister of state. If the
administrator selects somebody else to this post then the management of
the state cannot be run smoothly. If no party commands complete majority
in the Legislative Assembly of the state or the majority party fails to
choose its leader, the Governor can use some judgment in appointing the
CM. But he is to see that the Chief Minister can get the support of the
majority in the legislature.
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Tenure of Chief Minister
Tenure of the CM of India is maximum for
five years. The Chief Minister remains in place of work so far he is
sustained by the majority of the members of the Legislative Assembly.
The CM gives notice(resigns) when the majority in Legislative Assembly
goes against him.
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Powers and function of the Chief Minister
CM of a state take pleasure in state a
position related to post of PM in Union of India. For all practical
function the CM holds the administrative authority of State Government
in his hands. Check all States, Capitals Chief Minister from above
section. We have also provided List of Chief Ministers in India.
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Formation of the Ministry
Chief Minister forms the Cabinet. After
his engagement he prepares a list of other Ministries and the
administrator makes appointments of ministers according to that list. No
person can be chosen minister against without the will of CM.
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Distribution of Portfolios
Departments are disseminated among the
ministers by CM. The Chief Minister looks after the work of other
ministers. He can change the division of Ministers at any time he likes.
The ministers keep CM informed about the working of their departments.
They get information of CM whenever necessary.
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Removal of Ministers
The ministers remain in place of work
all through the pleasure of Chief Minister. The administrator cannot
eliminate ask any minister to give notice if he is not happy with his
work. He can make an accusation in his Council of Ministries whenever he
likes.
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Chairman of the cabinet
The director cannot take part in the
conference of cabinet. The CM calls the conference of the Cabinet and
presides over its meeting. He also organized and controls the agenda for
cabinet assembly. The Cabinet takes its judgment unanimously and
normally the views of the Chief Minister carry weight.
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Leadership in the cabinet in the Legislative
CM can attend the conference of both the
Houses and can take part in their working. The members of
administration ask questions to cabinet members and criticize their
policies and actions. When a minister cannot give agreeable reply to
criticism of a member, Chief Minister assists the minister in fulfilling
the member. The significant resolution taken by Cabinet is publicized
in the Legislative by CM.
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