Chief Ministers In India - Updated List 2023

This article will give you the list of Chief Minister of Indian states. The list of Chief Ministers of India 2023 will give you the names of the personalities serving as the current Chief Ministers of Indian states, their term of office and the related political parties.

Knowing about the CM of India is important to ace the general awareness section of competitive exams. Direct and factual questions about Chief Ministers of Indian states, their office tenure and the political party they belong to are asked in general awareness sections of most of the competitive exams like UPSC, Bank, RRB, SSC, Insurance and other Government exams.

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The CM of India list is an important Static GK topic asked in various competitive exams. Aspirants can check the linked page for more such Static GK articles.

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 8 Union Territories with 30 Chief Ministers in India (3 from the Union territories Jammu & Kashmir, Delhi, and Puducherry and 28 from States.)

Who is a Chief Minister of 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 the everyday functioning of the state government. 

CM of India is responsible for conveying all policies and decisions of the state to the people.

How is the Chief Minister of India Elected?

The Chief Ministers shall be appointed by the Governor says Article 164 of the Indian constitution. However, in no way is the Governor 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 states 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 is 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 for the assembly.

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

The List of Chief Ministers in India for the year 2023 is as mentioned below:

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

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CM Of India – Important Facts

1.  Amarinder Singh of Punjab is the oldest chief minister in India
2. Sikkim’s Pawan Kumar Chamling held office in December 1994 and has the longest tenure. He served for 24 years and 165 days as the CM of Indian State.
3. Pema Khandu Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh is the youngest state Chief Minister of India.

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The relevance of the topic Chief Ministers in India 2023 for the competitive exams can be known only by going through variety and types of questions asked in the exam. Hence, given below are a few sample questions on Chief ministers of India list for candidates reference.

Q1. Conrad Sangma is the current Chief Minister (6 March 2018 – present) of which Indian state?

1. Manipur
2. Meghalaya
3. Goa
4. Uttarakhand

Answer (2) Meghalaya

Q2. _______ is the current Chief Minister of Odisha (29 May 2019 – present).

1. Hemananda Biswal
2. Naveen Patnaik
3. Biju Patnaik
4. Janaki Ballabh Patnaik

Answer (2) Naveen Patnaik

Q3. Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy is the current Chief Minister of _____(30 May 2019 – present).

1. Andhra Pradesh
2. Madhya Pradesh
3. Telangana
4. Goa

Answer (1) Andhra Pradesh

Q4. Shivraj Singh Chouhan has sworn is as the Chief Minister of India 2020 (23 March 2020 – present) for which Indian state?

1. Chhattisgarh
2. Maharashtra
3. Madhya Pradesh
4. Kerala

Answer (3) Madhya Pradesh

Q5. Manik Sarkar served as the Chief Minister of which Indian state (11 March 1998 – 9 March 2018)?

1. West Bengal
2. Goa
3. Tripura
4. Jharkhand

Answer (3) Tripura

The list of Chief Ministers of the Indian State is imperative for all competitive exams. Aspirants of Bank exams, UPSC exams, Government exams or any other exams must be well aware of the list of current Chief Ministers in India 2023. 

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