Punjab, a state bordering Pakistan, is the heart of India's Sikh community. Punjab is bound on the west by Pakistan, on the north by Jammu and Kashmir, on the north-east by Himachal Pradesh and on the south by Haryana and Rajasthan.
List of Chief Ministers of Punjab
Sikandar Hayat Khan (5 April 1937 - 26 December 1942)
Malik Khizar Hayat Tiwana (30 December 1942 - 19 March 1945)
*Governor Rule* (19 March 1945 - 21 March 1946)
Malik Khizar Hayat Tiwana (21 March 1946 - 2 March 1947)
*Governor Rule* (2 March 1947 - 15 August 1947)
Gian Singh Rarewala (15 July 1948 - 13 January 1949)
Gian Singh Rarewala (13 January 1949 - 23 May 1951)
Raghbir Singh (23 May 1951 - 21 April 1952)
Gian Singh Rarewala (22 April 1952 - 5 March 1953)
*President Rule* (5 March 1953 - 8 March 1954)
Raghbir Singh (8 March 1954 - 12 January 1955)
Brish Bhan (12 January 1955 - 1 November 1956)
Gopi Chand Bhargava (15 August 1947 - 13 April 1949)
Bhim Sen Sachar (13 April 1949 - 18 October 1949)
Gopi Chand Bhargava (18 October 1949 - 20 June 1951)
*President Rule* (20 June 1951 - 17 April 1952)
Bhim Sen Sachar (17 April 1952 - 22 July 1953)
Bhim Sen Sachar (22 July 1953 - 23 January 1956)
Partap Singh Kairon (23 January 1956 - 9 April 1957)
Partap Singh Kairon (9 April 1957 - 11 March 1962)
Partap Singh Kairon (11 March 1962 - 21 June 1964)
Gopi Chand Bhargava (21 June 1964 - 6 July 1964)
Ram Kishan (7 July 1964 - 5 July 1966)
*President Rule* (5 July 1966 - 1 November 1966)
Giani Gurmukh Singh Musafir (1 November 1966 - 8 March 1967)
Gurnam Singh (8 March 1967 - 25 November 1967)
Lachhman Singh Gill (25 November 1967 - 23 August 1968)
*President Rule* (23 August 1968 - 17 February 1969)
Gurnam Singh (17 February 1969 - 27 March 1970)
Parkash Singh Badal (27 March 1970 - 14 June 1971)
*President Rule* (14 June 1971 - 17 March 1972)
Zail Singh (17 March 1972 - 30 April 1977)
*President Rule* (30 April 1977 - 20 June 1977)
Parkash Singh Badal (20 June 1977 - 17 February 1980)
*President Rule* (17 February 1980 - 6 June 1980)
Darbara Singh (6 June 1980 - 6 October 1983)
*President Rule* (6 October 1983 - 29 September 1985)
Surjit Singh Barnala (29 September 1985 - 11 June 1987)
*President Rule* (11 June 1987 - 25 February 1992)
Beant Singh (25 February 1992 - 31 August 1995)
Harcharan Singh Brar (31 August 1995 - 21 November 1996)
Rajinder Kaur Bhattal (21 November 1996 - 11 February 1997)
Parkash Singh Badal (12 February 1997 - 26 February 2002)
Amarinder Singh (26 February 2002 - 1 March 2007)
Parkash Singh Badal (1 March 2007 - 14 March 2012)
Parkash Singh Badal (14 March 2012 - 16 March 2017)
Amarinder Singh (16 March 2017 - 20 September 2021)
Charanjit Singh Channi (20 September 2021 - 16 March 2022)
Bhagwant Mann (16 March 2022 - Incumbent)
Haryana is a North Indian state surrounding New Delhi on 3 sides. The Yamuna River runs along its eastern border with Uttar Pradesh. Shared with Punjab, the state capital Chandigarh is known for its modernist buildings and gridlike street plan designed by Swiss architect, Le Corbusier. The Zakir Hussain Rose Garden features 1,600 species, while its Rock Garden showcases sculptures made with recycled materials.
List of Chief Ministers of Haryana
Bhagwat Dayal Sharma (1 November 1966 - 23 March 1967)
Rao Birender Singh (24 March 1967 - 20 November 1967)
*President Rule* (20 November 1967 - 21 May 1968)
Bansi Lal (21 May 1968 - 14 March 1972)
Bansi Lal (14 March 1972 - 30 November 1975)
Banarsi Das Gupta (1 December 1975 - 30 April 1977)
*President Rule* (30 April 1977 - 21 June 1977)
Chaudhary Devi Lal (21 June 1977 - 28 June 1979)
Bhajan Lal (28 June 1979 - 23 May 1982)
Bhajan Lal (23 May 1982 - 4 June 1986)
Bansi Lal (5 June 1986 - 20 June 1987)
Chaudhary Devi Lal (20 June 1987 - 2 December 1989)
Om Prakash Chautala (2 December 1989 - 22 May 1990)
Banarsi Das Gupta (22 May 1990 - 12 July 1990)
Om Prakash Chautala (12 July 1990 - 17 July 1990)
Hukam Singh (17 July 1990 - 22 March 1991)
Om Prakash Chautala (22 March 1991 - 5 April 1991)
*President Rule* (6 April 1991 - 23 July 1991)
Bhajan Lal (23 June 1991 - 10 May 1996)
Bansi Lal (11 May 1996 - 24 July 1999)
Om Prakash Chautala (24 July 1999 - 2 March 2000)
Om Prakash Chautala (2 March 2000 - 5 March 2005)
Bhupinder Singh Hooda (5 March 2005 - 25 October 2009)
Bhupinder Singh Hooda (25 October 2009 - 26 October 2014)
Manohar Lal Khattar (26 October 2014 - 27 October 2019)
Manohar Lal Khattar (27 October 2019 - Incumbent)
Andhra Pradesh is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of 162,975 km² and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants.
List of Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh
T. Prakasam (1 October 1953 - 15 November 1954)
*President Rule* (15 November 1954 - 29 March 1955)
B. Gopala Reddy (30 March 1955 - 30 October 1956)
Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy (1 November 1956 - 11 January 1960)
Damodaram Sanjeevaiah (11 January 1960 - 12 March 1962)
Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy (12 March 1962 - 20 February 1964)
Kasu Brahmananda Reddy (21 February 1964 - 30 September 1971)
P. V. Narasimha Rao (30 September 1971 - 10 January 1973)
*President Rule* (10 January 1973 - 9 December 1973)
Jalagam Vengala Rao (10 December 1973 - 6 March 1978)
Marri Chenna Reddy (6 March 1978 - 10 October 1980)
T. Anjaiah (11 October 1980 - 24 February 1982)
Bhavanam Venkataram Reddy (24 February 1982 - 20 September 1982)
K. Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy (20 September 1982 - 9 January 1983)
N. T. Rama Rao (9 January 1983 - 16 August 1984)
N. Bhaskara Rao (16 August 1984 - 16 September 1984)
N. T. Rama Rao (16 September 1984 - 9 March 1985)
N. T. Rama Rao (9 March 1985 - 2 December 1989)
Marri Chenna Reddy (3 December 1989 - 17 December 1990)
N. Janardhana Reddy (17 December 1990 - 9 October 1992)
K. Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy (9 October 1992 - 12 December 1994)
N. T. Rama Rao (12 December 1994 - 1 September 1995)
N. Chandrababu Naidu (1 September 1995 - 11 October 1999)
N. Chandrababu Naidu (11 October 1999 - 13 May 2004)
Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy (14 May 2004 - 20 May 2009)
Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy (20 May 2009 - 2 September 2009)
Konijeti Rosaiah (3 September 2009 - 24 November 2010)
N. Kiran Kumar Reddy (25 November 2010 - 1 March 2014)
*President Rule* (1 March 2014 - 7 June 2014)
N. Chandrababu Naidu (8 June 2014 - 29 May 2019)
Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy (30 May 2019 - Incumbent)
Assam is a state in northeastern India known for its wildlife, archeological sites and tea plantations. In the west, Guwahati, Assam’s largest city, features silk bazaars and the hilltop Kamakhya Temple. Umananda Temple sits on Peacock Island in the Brahmaputra river. The state capital, Dispur, is a suburb of Guwahati. The ancient pilgrimage site of Hajo and Madan Kamdev, the ruins of a temple complex, lie nearby.
List of Chief Ministers of Assam
Sir Syed Muhammad Saadullah (1 April 1937 - 19 September 1938)
Gopinath Bordoloi (19 September 1938 - 17 November 1939)
Sir Syed Muhammad Saadullah (17 November 1939 - 24 December 1941)
*Governor Rule* (25 December 1941 - 24 August 1942)
Sir Syed Muhammad Saadullah (25 August 1942 - 11 February 1946)
Gopinath Bordoloi (11 February 1946 - 25 January 1950)
Gopinath Bordoloi (26 January 1950 - 6 August 1950)
Bishnuram Medhi (9 August 1950 - 27 December 1957)
Bimala Prasad Chaliha (28 December 1957 - 6 November 1970)
Mahendra Mohan Choudhry (11 November 1970 - 30 January 1972)
Sarat Chandra Singha (31 January 1972 - 12 March 1978)
Golap Borbora (12 March 1978 - 4 September 1979)
Jogendra Nath Hazarika (9 September 1979 - 11 December 1979)
*President Rule* (12 December 1979 - 5 December 1980)
Syeda Anwara Taimur (6 December 1980 - 30 June 1981)
*President Rule* (30 June 1981 - 13 January 1982)
Kesab Chandra Gogoi (13 January 1982 - 19 March 1982)
*President Rule* (19 March 1982 - 27 February 1983)
Hiteswar Saikia (27 February 1983 - 23 December 1985)
Prafulla Kumar Mahanta (24 December 1985 - 28 November 1990)
*President Rule* (28 November 1990 - 30 June 1991)
Hiteswar Saikia (30 June 1991 - 22 April 1996)
Bhumidhar Barman (22 April 1996 - 14 May 1996)
Prafulla Kumar Mahanta (15 May 1996 - 17 May 2001)
Tarun Gogoi (18 May 2001 - 24 May 2016)
Sarbananda Sonowal (24 May 2016 - 10 May 2021)
Himanta Biswa Sarma (10 May 2021 - Incumbent)
Himachal Pradesh is a northern Indian state in the Himalayas. It's home to scenic mountain towns and resorts such as Dalhousie. Host to the Dalai Lama, Himachal Pradesh has a strong Tibetan presence. This is reflected in its Buddhist temples and monasteries, as well as its vibrant Tibetan New Year celebrations. The region is also well known for its trekking, climbing and skiing areas.
List of Chief Ministers of Himachal Pradesh
Yashwant Singh Parmar (8 March 1952 - 31 October 1956)
Yashwant Singh Parmar (1 July 1963 - 4 March 1967)
Yashwant Singh Parmar (4 March 1967 - 25 January 1971)
Yashwant Singh Parmar (25 January 1971 - 10 March 1972)
Yashwant Singh Parmar (10 March 1972 - 28 January 1977)
Thakur Ram Lal (28 January 1977 - 30 April 1977)
*President Rule* (30 April 1977 - 22 June 1977)
Shanta Kumar (22 June 1977 - 14 February 1980)
Thakur Ram Lal (14 February 1980 - 15 June 1982)
Thakur Ram Lal (15 June 1982 - 7 April 1983)
Virbhadra Singh (8 April 1983 - 8 March 1985)
Virbhadra Singh (8 March 1985 - 5 March 1990)
Shanta Kumar (5 March 1990 - 15 December 1992)
*President Rule* (15 December 1992 - 3 December 1993)
Virbhadra Singh (3 December 1993 - 23 March 1998)
Prem Kumar Dhumal (24 March 1998 - 5 March 2003)
Virbhadra Singh (6 March 2003 - 30 December 2007)
Prem Kumar Dhumal (30 December 2007 - 25 December 2012)
Virbhadra Singh (25 December 2012 - 27 December 2017)
Jai Ram Thakur (27 December 2017 - Incumbent)
Arunachal Pradesh is a state in Northeast India. It borders the states of Assam and Nagaland to the south. It shares international borders with Bhutan in the west, Myanmar in the east, and a disputed border with China in the north at the McMahon Line. Itanagar is the state capital of Arunachal Pradesh.
List of Chief Ministers of Arunachal Pradesh
Prem Khandu Thungan (13 August 1975 - 18 September 1979)
Tomo Riba (18 September 1979 - 3 November 1979)
*President Rule* (3 November 1979 - 18 January 1980)
Gegong Apang (18 January 1980 - 19 January 1999)
Mukut Mithi (19 January 1999 - 3 August 2003)
Gegong Apang (3 August 2003 - 9 April 2007)
Dorjee Khandu (9 April 2007 - 30 April 2011)
Jarbom Gamlin (5 May 2011 - 1 November 2011)
Nabam Tuki (1 November 2011 - 26 January 2016)
*President Rule* (26 January 2016 - 19 February 2016)
Kalikho Pul (19 February 2016 - 13 July 2016)
Nabam Tuki (13 July 2016 - 17 July 2016)
Pema Khandu (17 July 2016 - 16 September 2016)
Pema Khandu (16 September 2016 - 31 December 2016)
Pema Khandu (31 December 2016 - Incumbent)
Bihar is a state in East India, bordering Nepal. It is divided by the River Ganges, which floods its fertile plains. Important Buddhist pilgrimage sites include the Bodhi Tree in Bodhgaya's Mahabodhi Temple, under which the Buddha allegedly meditated. In the state capital Patna, Mahavir Mandir temple is revered by Hindus, while Sikhs worship at the domed, riverside Gurdwara of Takht Sri Harmandir Sahib Ji.
List of Chief Ministers of Bihar
Mohammad Yunus (1 April 1937 - 19 July 1937)
Shri Krishna Sinha (20 July 1937 - 31 October 1939)
Shri Krishna Sinha (23 March 1946 - 25 January 1950)
Sri Krishna Sinha (26 January 1950 - 31 January 1961)
Deep Narayan Singh (1 February 1961 - 18 February 1961)
Binodanand Jha (18 February 1961 - 2 October 1963)
Krishna Ballabh Sahay (2 October 1963 - 5 March 1967)
Mahamaya Prasad Sinha (5 March 1967 - 28 January 1968)
Satish Prasad Singh (28 January 1968 - 1 February 1968)
Bindheshwari Prasad Mandal (1 February 1968 - 22 March 1968)
Bhola Paswan Shastri (22 March 1968 - 29 June 1968)
*President Rule* (29 June 1968 - 26 February 1969)
Harihar Singh (26 February 1969 - 22 June 1969)
Bhola Paswan Shastri (22 June 1969 - 4 July 1969)
*President Rule* (6 July 1969 - 16 February 1970)
Daroga Prasad Rai (16 February. 1970 - 22 December 1970)
Karpoori Thakur (22 December 1970 - 2 June 1971)
Bhola Paswan Shastri (2 June 1971 - 9 January 1972)
*President Rule* (9 January 1972 - 19 March 1972)
Kedar Pandey (19 March 1972 - 2 July 1973)
Abdul Gafoor (2 July 1973 - 11 April 1975)
Jagannath Mishra (11 April 1975 - 30 April 1977)
*President Rule* (30 April 1977 - 24 June 1977)
Karpoori Thakur (24 June 1977 - 21 April 1979)
Ram Sundar Das (21 April 1979 - 17 February 1980)
*President Rule* (17 February 1980 - 8 June 1980)
Jagannath Mishra (8 June 1980 - 14 August 1983)
Chandrashekhar Singh (14 August 1983 - 12 March 1985)
Bindeshwari Dubey (12 March 1985 - 13 February 1988)
Bhagwat Jha Azad (14 February 1988 - 10 March 1989)
Satyendra Narayan Sinha (11 March 1989 - 6 December 1989)
Jagannath Mishra (6 December 1989 - 10 March 1990)
Lalu Prasad Yadav (10 March 1990 - 28 March 1995)
*President Rule* (28 March 1995 - 4 April 1995)
Lalu Prasad Yadav (4 April 1995 - 25 July 1997)
Rabri Devi (25 July 1997 - 11 February 1999)
*President Rule* (11 February 1999 - 9 March 1999)
Rabri Devi (9 March 1999 - 2 March 2000)
Nitish Kumar (3 March 2000 - 10 March 2000)
Rabri Devi (11 March 2000 - 6 March 2005)
*President Rule* (7 March 2005 - 24 November 2005)
Nitish Kumar (24 November 2005 - 26 November 2010)
Nitish Kumar (26 November 2010 - 20 May 2014)
Jitan Ram Manjhi (20 May 2014 - 22 February 2015)
Nitish Kumar (22 February 2015 - 20 November 2015)
Nitish Kumar (20 November 2015 - 16 November 2020)
Nitish Kumar (16 November 2020 - Incumbent)
Goa is a state in western India with coastlines stretching along the Arabian Sea. Its long history as a Portuguese colony prior to 1961 is evident in its preserved 17th-century churches and the area’s tropical spice plantations. Goa is also known for its beaches, ranging from popular stretches at Baga and Palolem to those in laid-back fishing villages such as Agonda.
List of Chief Ministers of Goa
Dayanand Bandodkar (20 December 1963 - 2 December 1966)
*President Rule* (2 December 1966 - 5 April 1967)
Dayanand Bandodkar (5 April 1967 - 23 March 1972)
Dayanand Bandodkar (23 March 1972 - 12 August 1973)
Shashikala Kakodkar (12 August 1973 - 7 June 1977)
Shashikala Kakodkar (7 June 1977 - 27 April 1979)
*President Rule* (27 April 1979 - 16 January 1980)
Pratapsingh Rane (16 January 1980 - 7 January 1985)
Pratapsingh Rane (7 January 1985 - 30 May 1987)
Pratapsingh Rane (30 May 1987 - 9 January 1990)
Pratapsingh Rane (9 January 1990 - 27 March 1990)
Churchill Alemao (27 March 1990 - 14 April 1990)
Luis Proto Barbosa (14 April 1990 - 14 December 1990)
*President Rule* (14 December 1990 - 25 January 1991)
Ravi S. Naik (25 January 1991 - 18 May 1993)
Wilfred de Souza (18 May 1993 - 2 April 1994)
Ravi S. Naik (2 April 1994 - 8 April 1994)
Wilfred de Souza (8 April 1994 - 16 December 1994)
Pratapsingh Rane (16 December 1994 - 29 July 1998)
Wilfred de Souza (29 July 1998 - 23 November 1998)
Luizinho Faleiro (26 November 1998 - 8 February 1999)
*President Rule* (10 February 1999 - 9 June 1999)
Luizinho Faleiro (9 June 1999 - 24 November 1999)
Francisco Sardinha (24 November 1999 - 23 October 2000)
Manohar Parrikar (24 October 2000 - 3 June 2002)
Manohar Parrikar (3 June 2002 - 2 February 2005)
Pratapsingh Rane (3 February 2005 - 4 March 2005)
*President Rule* (4 March 2005 - 7 June 2005)
Pratapsingh Rane (7 June 2005 - 7 June 2007)
Digambar Kamat (8 June 2007 - 8 March 2012)
Manohar Parrikar (9 March 2012 - 8 November 2014)
Laxmikant Parsekar (8 November 2014 - 11 March 2017)
Manohar Parrikar (14 March 2017 - 17 March 2019)
Pramod Sawant (19 March 2019 - 28 March 2022)
Pramod Sawant (28 March 2022 - Incumbent)
Chhattisgarh is a heavily forested state in central India known for its temples and waterfalls. Near the capital Raipur, the town of Sirpur on the Mahanadi River is home to the red-brick Lakshmana (Laxman) Temple, decorated with carvings from Indian mythology. In the south, the city of Jagdalpur hosts the Sanjay Market on Sundays, a bartering place for local tribes. The huge Chitrakoot Falls lie to the northwest.
List of Chief Ministers of Chhattisgarh
Ajit Jogi (1 November 2000 - 7 December 2003)
Raman Singh (7 December 2003 - 11 December 2008)
Raman Singh (12 December 2008 - 11 December 2013)
Raman Singh (12 December 2013 - 17 December 2018)
Bhupesh Baghel (17 December 2018 - Incumbent)
Gujarat is a state on the western coast of India with a coastline of 1,600 km – most of which lies on the Kathiawar peninsula – and a population of 60.4 million. It is the fifth-largest Indian state by area and the ninth-largest state by population.
List of Chief Ministers of Gujarat
Jivraj Narayan Mehta (1 May 1960 - 3 March 1962)
Jivraj Narayan Mehta (3 March 1962 - 19 September 1963)
Balwantrai Mehta (19 September 1963 - 19 September 1965)
Hitendra Kanaiyalal Desai (19 September 1965 - 3 April 1967)
Hitendra Kanaiyalal Desai (3 April 1967 - 12 May 1971)
*President Rule* (13 May 1971 - 17 March 1972)
Ghanshyam Oza (17 March 1972 - 17 July 1973)
Chimanbhai Patel (17 July 1973 - 9 February 1974)
*President Rule* (9 February 1974 - 18 June 1975)
Babubhai J. Patel (18 June 1975 - 12 March 1976)
*President Rule* (12 March 1976 - 24 December 1976)
Madhav Singh Solanki (24 December 1976 - 10 April 1977)
Babubhai J. Patel (11 April 1977 - 17 February 1980)
*President Rule* (17 February 1980 - 6 June 1980)
Madhav Singh Solanki (7 June 1980 - 10 March 1985)
Madhav Singh Solanki (11 March 1985 - 6 July 1985)
Amarsinh Chaudhary (6 July 1985 - 9 December 1989)
Madhav Singh Solanki (10 December 1989 - 3 March 1990)
Chimanbhai Patel (4 March 1990 - 25 October 1990)
Chimanbhai Patel (25 October 1990 - 17 February 1994)
Chhabildas Mehta (17 February 1994 - 13 March 1995)
Keshubhai Patel (14 March 1995 - 21 October 1995)
Suresh Mehta (21 October 1995 - 19 September 1996)
*President Rule* (19 September 1996 - 23 October 1996)
Shankersinh Vaghela (23 October 1996 - 27 October 1997)
Dilip Parikh (28 October 1997 - 4 March 1998)
Keshubhai Patel (4 March 1998 - 6 October 2001)
Narendra Modi (7 October 2001 - 22 December 2002)
Narendra Modi (22 December 2002 - 22 December 2007)
Narendra Modi (23 December 2007 - 20 December 2012)
Narendra Modi (20 December 2012 - 22 May 2014)
Anandiben Patel (22 May 2014 - 7 August 2016)
Vijay Rupani (7 August 2016 - 26 December 2017)
Vijay Rupani (26 December 2017 - 13 September 2021)
Bhupendrabhai Patel (13 September 2021 - Incumbent)
Jharkhand is a state in eastern India. It's known for its waterfalls, the elegant Jain temples of Parasnath Hill and the elephants and tigers of Betla National Park. The state capital of Ranchi is a gateway to the park. It features the 17th-century Jagannath Temple, a Hindu shrine and the Jharkhand War Memorial. Tagore Hill is a monument honoring Nobel Prize-winning author Rabindranath Tagore.
List of Chief Ministers of Jharkhand
Babulal Marandi (15 November 2000 - 18 March 2003)
Arjun Munda (18 March 2003 - 2 March 2005)
Shibu Soren (2 March 2005 - 12 March 2005)
Arjun Munda (12 March 2005 - 19 September 2006)
Madhu Koda (19 September 2006 - 27 August 2008)
Shibu Soren (27 August 2008 - 19 January 2009)
*President Rule* (19 January 2009 - 30 December 2009)
Shibu Soren (30 December 2009 - 1 June 2010)
*President Rule* (1 June 2010 - 11 September 2010)
Arjun Munda (11 September 2010 - 18 January 2013)
*President Rule* (18 January 2013 - 13 July 2013)
Hemant Soren (13 July 2013 - 28 December 2014)
Raghubar Das (28 December 2014 - 29 December 2019)
Hemant Soren (29 December 2019 - Incumbent)
Karnataka is a state in southwest India with Arabian Sea coastlines. The capital, Bengaluru (formerly Bangalore), is a high-tech hub known for its shopping and nightlife. To the southwest, Mysore is home to lavish temples including Mysore Palace, former seat of the region’s maharajas. Hampi, once the medieval Vijayanagara empire’s capital, contains ruins of Hindu temples, elephant stables and a stone chariot.
List of Chief Ministers of Karnataka
Kyasamballi Chengalaraya Reddy (25 October 1947 - 30 March 1952)
Kengal Hanumanthaiah (30 March 1952 - 19 August 1956)
Kadidal Manjappa (19 August 1956 - 31 October 1956)
C. M. Poonacha (27 March 1952 - 31 October 1956)
S. Nijalingappa (1 November 1956 - 16 May 1958)
B. D. Jatti (16 May 1958 - 9 March 1962)
S. R. Kanthi (14 March 1962 - 20 June 1962)
S. Nijalingappa (21 June 1962 - 28 May 1968)
Veerendra Patil (29 May 1968 - 18 March 1971)
*President Rule* (19 March 1971 - 20 March 1972)
D. Devaraj Urs (20 March 1972 - 31 December 1977)
*President Rule* (31 December 1977 - 28 February 1978)
D. Devaraj Urs (28 February 1978 - 7 January 1980)
R. Gundu Rao (12 January 1980 - 6 January 1983)
Ramakrishna Hegde (10 January 1983 - 29 December 1984)
Ramakrishna Hegde (8 March 1985 - 13 February 1986)
Ramakrishna Hegde (16 February 1986 - 10 August 1988)
S. R. Bommai (13 August 1988 - 21 April 1989)
*President Rule* (21 April 1989 - 30 November 1989)
Veerendra Patil (30 November 1989 - 10 October 1990)
*President Rule* (10 October 1990 - 17 October 1990)
S. Bangarappa (17 October 1990 - 19 November 1992)
M. Veerappa Moily (19 November 1992 - 11 December 1994)
H. D. Deve Gowda (11 December 1994 - 31 May 1996)
J. H. Patel (31 May 1996 - 7 October 1999)
S. M. Krishna (11 October 1999 - 28 May 2004)
Dharam Singh (28 May 2004 - 2 February 2006)
H. D. Kumaraswamy (3 February 2006 - 8 October 2007)
*President Rule* (8 October 2007 - 12 November 2007)
B. S. Yediyurappa (12 November 2007 - 19 November 2007)
*President Rule* (20 November 2007 - 29 May 2008)
B. S. Yediyurappa (30 May 2008 - 4 August 2011)
D. V. Sadananda Gowda (5 August 2011 - 12 July 2012)
Jagadish Shettar (12 July 2012 - 13 May 2013)
Siddaramaiah (13 May 2013 - 17 May 2018)
B. S. Yediyurappa (17 May 2018 - 23 May 2018)
H. D. Kumaraswamy (23 May 2018 - 26 July 2019)
B. S. Yediyurappa (26 July 2019 - 27 July 2021)
Basavaraj Bommai (28 July 2021 - Incumbent)
Madhya Pradesh, a large state in central India, retains landmarks from eras throughout Indian history. Begun in the 10th century, its Hindu and Jain temples at Khajuraho are renowned for their carvings of erotic scenes, most prominently Kandariya Mahadeva, a temple with more than 800 sculptures. The eastern Bandhavgarh and Kanha national parks, noted Bengal tiger sanctuaries, offer guided safaris.
List of Chief Ministers of Madhya Pradesh
Ravishankar Shukla (26 January 1950 - 30 March 1952)
Ravishankar Shukla (31 March 1952 - 31 October 1956)
Ravishankar Shukla (1 November 1956 - 31 December 1956)
Bhagwantrao Mandloi (9 January 1957 - 30 January 1957)
Kailash Nath Katju (31 January 1957 - 14 March 1957)
Kailash Nath Katju (14 March 1957 - 11 March 1962)
Bhagwantrao Mandloi (12 March 1962 - 29 September 1963)
Dwarka Prasad Mishra (30 September 1963 - 8 March 1967)
Dwarka Prasad Mishra (8 March 1967 - 29 July 1967)
Govind Narayan Singh (30 July 1967 - 12 March 1969)
Nareshchandra Singh (13 March 1969 - 25 March 1969)
Shyama Charan Shukla (26 March 1969 - 28 January 1972)
Prakash Chandra Sethi (29 January 1972 - 22 March 1972)
Prakash Chandra Sethi (23 March 1972 - 23 December 1975)
Shyama Charan Shukla (23 December 1975 - 30 April 1977)
*President Rule* (30 April 1977 - 23 June 1977)
Kailash Chandra Joshi (24 June 1977 - 17 January 1978)
Virendra Kumar Sakhlecha (18 January 1978 - 19 January 1980)
Sunderlal Patwa (20 January 1980 - 17 February 1980)
*President Rule* (17 February 1980 - 9 June 1980)
Arjun Singh (9 June 1980 - 10 March 1985)
Arjun Singh (11 March 1985 - 12 March 1985)
Motilal Vora (13 March 1985 - 13 February 1988)
Arjun Singh (14 February 1988 - 23 January 1989)
Motilal Vora (25 January 1989 - 9 December 1989)
Shyama Charan Shukla (9 December 1989 - 1 March 1990)
Sunderlal Patwa (5 March 1990 - 15 December 1992)
*President Rule* (15 December 1992 - 6 December 1993)
Digvijaya Singh (7 December 1993 - 1 December 1998)
Digvijaya Singh (1 December 1998 - 7 December 2003)
Uma Bharti (8 December 2003 - 23 August 2004)
Babulal Gaur (23 August 2004 - 29 November 2005)
Shivraj Singh Chouhan (29 November 2005 - 12 December 2008)
Shivraj Singh Chouhan (12 December 2008 - 13 December 2013)
Shivraj Singh Chouhan (12 December 2008 - 13 December 2013)
Kamal Nath (17 December 2018 - 23 March 2020)
Shivraj Singh Chouhan (23 March 2020 - Incumbent)
Maharashtra is a state in the western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. Maharashtra is the second-most populous state in India as well as the second-most populous country subdivision in the world.
List of Chief Ministers of Maharashtra
Dhanjishah Bomanjee Cooper (1 April 1937 - 19 July 1937)
B. G. Kher (19 July 1937 - 2 November 1939)
*Governor Rule* (2 November 1939 - 30 March 1946)
B. G. Kher (30 March 1946 - 15 August 1947)
B. G. Kher (15 August 1947 - 21 April 1952)
Morarji Desai (21 April 1952 - 31 October 1956)
Yashwantrao Balwantrao Chavan (1 November 1956 - 5 April 1957)
Yashwantrao Balwantrao Chavan (5 April 1957 - 30 April 1960)
Yashwantrao Balwantrao Chavan (1 May 1960 - 19 November 1962)
Marotrao Shambshio Kannamwar (20 November 1962 - 24 November 1963)
P. K. Sawant (25 November 1963 - 4 December 1963)
Vasantrao Phulsing Naik (5 December 1963 - 1 March 1967)
Vasantrao Phulsing Naik (1 March 1967 - 13 March 1972)
Vasantrao Phulsing Naik (13 March 1972 - 20 February 1975)
Shankarrao Bhavrao Chavan (21 February 1975 - 16 May 1977)
Vasantrao Banduji Patil (17 May 1977 - 5 March 1978)
Vasantrao Banduji Patil (5 March 1978 - 18 July 1978)
Sharad Govindrao Pawar (18 July 1978 - 17 February 1980)
*President Rule* (17 February 1980 - 8 June 1980)
Abdul Rehman Antulay (9 June 1980 - 12 January 1982)
Babasaheb Anantrao Bhosale (21 January 1982 - 1 February 1983)
Vasantrao Banduji Patil (2 February 1983 - 1 June 1985)
Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar (3 June 1985 - 6 March 1986)
Shankarrao Bhavrao Chavan (12 March 1986 - 26 June 1988)
Sharad Govindrao Pawar (26 June 1988 - 3 March 1990)
Sharad Govindrao Pawar (4 March 1990 - 25 June 1991)
Sudhakarrao Rajusing Naik (25 June 1991 - 22 February 1993)
Sharad Govindrao Pawar (6 March 1993 - 14 March 1995)
Manohar Gajanan Joshi (14 March 1995 - 31 January 1999)
Narayan Tatu Rane (1 February 1999 - 17 October 1999)
Vilasrao Dagadojirao Deshmukh (18 October 1999 - 16 January 2003)
Sushilkumar Sambhaji Shinde (18 January 2003 - 30 October 2004)
Vilasrao Dagodajirao Deshmukh (1 November 2004 - 4 December 2008)
Ashok Shankarrao Chavan (8 December 2008 - 9 November 2010)
Prithviraj Chavan (11 November 2010 - 26 September 2014)
*President Rule* (28 September 2014 - 30 October 2014)
Devendra Gangadharrao Fadnavis (31 October 2014 - 8 November 2019)
*President Rule* (12 November 2019 - 23 November 2019)
Devendra Gangadharrao Fadnavis (23 November 2019 - 26 November 2019)
Uddhav Thackeray (28 November 2019 - 30 June 2022)
Eknath Shinde (30 June 2022 - Incumbent)
Manipur is a state in northeastern India, with the city of Imphal as its capital. It is bounded by the Indian states of Nagaland to the north, Mizoram to the south and Assam to the west. It also borders two regions of Myanmar, Sagaing Region to the east and Chin State to the south.
List of Chief Ministers of Manipur
Mairembam Koireng Singh (1 July 1963 - 11 January 1967)
*President Rule* (12 January 1967 - 19 March 1967)
Mairembam Koireng Singh (20 March 1967 - 4 October 1967)
Longjam Thambou Singh (13 October 1967 - 24 October 1967)
*President Rule* (25 October 1967 - 18 February 1968)
Mairembam Koireng Singh (19 February 1968 - 16 October 1969)
*President Rule* (17 October 1969 - 22 March 1972)
Mohammed Alimuddin (23 March 1972 - 27 March 1973)
*President Rule* (28 March 1973 - 3 March 1974)
Mohammed Alimuddin (4 March 1974 - 9 July 1974)
Yangmasho Shaiza (10 July 1974 - 5 December 1974)
Raj Kumar Dorendra Singh (6 December 1974 - 15 May 1977)
*President Rule* (16 May 1977 - 28 June 1977)
Yangmasho Shaiza (29 June 1977 - 13 November 1979)
*President Rule* (14 November 1979 - 13 January 1980)
Raj Kumar Dorendra Singh (14 January 1980 - 26 November 1980)
Rishang Keishing (27 November 1980 - 27 February 1981)
*President Rule* (28 February 1981 - 18 June 1981)
Rishang Keishing (19 June 1981 - 3 March 1988)
Raj Kumar Jaichandra Singh (4 March 1988 - 22 February 1990)
Raj Kumar Ranbir Singh (23 February 1990 - 6 January 1992)
*President Rule* (7 January 1992 - 7 April 1992)
Raj Kumar Dorendra Singh (8 April 1992 - 10 April 1993)
*President Rule* (31 December 1993 - 13 December 1994)
Rishang Keishing (14 December 1994 - 15 December 1997)
Wahengbam Nipamacha Singh (16 December 1997 - 14 February 2001)
Radhabinod Koijam (15 February 2001 - 1 June 2001)
*President Rule* (2 June 2001 - 6 March 2002)
Okram Ibobi Singh (7 March 2002 - 1 March 2007)
Okram Ibobi Singh (2 March 2007 - 5 March 2012)
Okram Ibobi Singh (6 March 2012 - 14 March 2017)
Nongthombam Biren Singh (15 March 2017 - 21 March 2022)
N. Biren Singh (21 March 2022 - Incumbent)
Meghalaya is a state in Northeast India. Meghalaya was formed by carving out two districts from the state of Assam: the United Khasi Hills and Jaintia Hills, and the Garo Hills on 21 January 1972. The population of Meghalaya as of 2016 is estimated to be 3,211,474.
List of Chief Ministers of Meghalaya
Williamson A. Sangma (2 April 1970 - 21 January 1972)
Williamson A. Sangma (21 January 1972 - 18 March 1972)
Williamson A. Sangma (18 March 1972 - 21 November 1976)
Williamson A. Sangma (22 November 1976 - 3 March 1978)
Darwin Diengdoh Pugh (10 March 1978 - 21 February 1979)
Darwin Diengdoh Pugh (21 February 1979 - 6 May 1979)
B. B. Lyngdoh (7 May 1979 - 7 May 1981)
Williamson A. Sangma (7 May 1981 - 24 February 1983)
B. B. Lyngdoh (2 March 1983 - 31 March 1983)
Williamson A. Sangma (2 April 1983 - 5 February 1988)
P. A. Sangma (6 February 1988 - 25 March 1990)
B. B. Lyngdoh (26 March 1990 - 10 October 1991)
*President Rule* (11 October 1991 - 5 February 1992)
D.D. Lapang (5 February 1992 - 19 February 1993)
S. C. Marak (19 February 1993 - 27 February 1998)
S. C. Marak (27 February 1998 - 10 March 1998)
B. B. Lyngdoh (10 March 1998 - 8 March 2000)
E. K. Mawlong (8 March 2000 - 8 December 2001)
Flinder Anderson Khonglam (8 December 2001 - 4 March 2003)
D. D. Lapang (4 March 2003 - 15 June 2006)
J. D. Rymbai (15 June 2006 - 10 March 2007)
D. D. Lapang (10 March 2007 - 4 March 2008)
D. D. Lapang (4 March 2008 - 19 March 2008)
Donkupar Roy (19 March 2008 - 18 March 2009)
*President Rule* (18 March 2009 - 12 May 2009)
D. D. Lapang (13 May 2009 - 19 April 2010)
Mukul Sangma (20 April 2010 - 5 March 2013)
Mukul Sangma (5 March 2013 - 6 March 2018)
Conrad Sangma (6 March 2018 - Incumbent)
Mizoram is a state in northeastern India, with Aizawl as its seat of government and capital city. The name of the state is derived from "Mizo", the self described name of the native inhabitants, and "Ram", which in the Mizo language means "land." Thus "Mizo-ram" means "land of the Mizos".
List of Chief Ministers of Mizoram
C. Chhunga (3 May 1972 - 10 May 1977)
*President Rule* (11 May 1977 - 1 June 1978)
T. Sailo (2 June 1978 - 10 November 1978)
*President Rule* (10 November 1978 - 8 May 1979)
T. Sailo (8 May 1979 - 4 May 1984)
Lal Thanhawla (5 May 1984 - 20 August 1986)
Laldenga (21 August 1986 - 19 February 1987)
Laldenga (20 February 1987 - 7 September 1988)
*President Rule* (7 September 1988 - 24 January 1989)
Lal Thanhawla (24 January 1989 - 7 December 1993)
Lal Thanhawla (8 December 1993 - 3 December 1998)
Zoramthanga (3 December 1998 - 4 December 2003)
Zoramthanga (4 December 2003 - 11 December 2008)
Lal Thanhawla (11 December 2008 - 11 December 2013)
Lal Thanhawla (12 December 2013 - 14 December 2018)
Zoramthanga (15 December 2018 - Incumbent)
Nagaland is a mountainous state in northeast India, bordering Myanmar. It's home to diverse indigenous tribes, with festivals and markets celebrating the different tribes' culture. Its capital city of Kohima suffered heavy fighting in World War II, commemorated by memorials at the Kohima War Cemetery. The Nagaland State Museum exhibits ancient weaponry, a ceremonial drum and other traditional Naga cultural artifacts.
List of Chief Ministers of Nagaland
P. Shilu Ao (1 December 1963 - 14 August 1966)
T. N. Angami (14 August 1966 - 22 February 1969)
Hokishe Sema (22 February 1969 - 26 February 1974)
Vizol Koso (26 February 1974 - 10 March 1975)
John Bosco Jasokie (10 March 1975 - 20 March 1975)
*President Rule* (20 March 1975 - 25 November 1977)
Vizol Koso (25 November 1977 - 18 April 1980)
S. C. Jamir (18 April 1980 - 5 June 1980)
John Bosco Jasokie (5 June 1980 - 18 November 1982)
S. C. Jamir (18 November 1982 - 28 October 1986)
Hokishe Sema (29 October 1986 - 7 August 1988)
*President Rule* (7 August 1988 - 25 January 1989)
S. C. Jamir (25 January 1989 - 10 May 1990)
K. L. Chishi (16 May 1990 - 19 June 1990)
Vamuzo Phesao (19 June 1990 - 2 April 1992)
*President Rule* (2 April 1992 - 22 February 1993)
S. C. Jamir (22 February 1993 - 6 March 2003)
Neiphiu Rio (6 March 2003 - 3 January 2008)
*President Rule* (3 January 2008 - 12 March 2008)
Neiphiu Rio (12 March 2008 - 24 May 2014)
T. R. Zeliang (24 May 2014 - 22 February 2017)
Shurhozelie Liezietsu (22 February 2017 - 19 July 2017)
T. R. Zeliang (19 July 2017 - 8 March 2018)
Neiphiu Rio (8 March 2018 - Incumbent)
Odisha (formerly Orissa), an eastern Indian state on the Bay of Bengal, is known for its tribal cultures and its many ancient Hindu temples. The capital, Bhubaneswar, is home to hundreds of temples, notably the intricately-carved Mukteshvara. The Lingaraj Temple complex, dating to the 11th century, is set around sacred Bindusagar Lake. The Odisha State Museum is focused on the area’s history and environment.
List of Chief Ministers of Odisha
Krushna Chandra Gajapati (1 April 1936 - 19 July 1937)
Bishwanath Das (19 July 1937 - 4 November 1939)
Krushna Chandra Gajapati (29 November 1941 - 29 June 1944)
Harekrushna Mahatab (23 April 1946 - 15 August 1947)
Harekrushna Mahatab (15 August 1947 - 12 May 1950)
Nabakrushna Choudhuri (12 May 1950 - 20 February 1952)
Nabakrushna Choudhuri (20 February 1952 - 19 October 1956)
Harekrushna Mahatab (19 October 1956 - 6 April 1957)
Harekrushna Mahatab (6 April 1957 - 22 May 1959)
Harekrushna Mahatab (22 May 1959 - 25 February 1961)
*President Rule* (25 February 1961 - 23 June 1961)
Biju Patnaik (23 June 1961 - 2 October 1963)
Biren Mitra (2 October 1963 - 21 February 1965)
Sadashiva Tripathy (21 February 1965 - 8 March 1967)
Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo (8 March 1967 - 9 January 1971)
*President Rule* (11 January 1971 - 3 April 1971)
Bishwanath Das (3 April 1971 - 14 June 1972)
Nandini Satpathy (14 June 1972 - 3 March 1973)
*President Rule* (3 March 1973 - 6 March 1974)
Nandini Satpathy (6 March 1974 - 16 December 1976)
*President Rule* (16 December 1976 - 29 December 1976)
Binayak Acharya (29 December 1976 - 30 April 1977)
*President Rule* (30 April 1977 - 26 June 1977)
Nilamani Routray (26 June 1977 - 17 February 1980)
*President Rule* (17 February 1980 - 9 June 1980)
Janaki Ballabh Patnaik (9 June 1980 - 10 March 1985)
Janaki Ballabh Patnaik (10 March 1985 - 7 December 1989)
Hemananda Biswal (7 December 1989 - 5 March 1990)
Biju Patnaik (5 March 1990 - 15 March 1995)
Janaki Ballabh Patnaik (15 March 1995 - 17 February 1999)
Giridhar Gamang (17 February 1999 - 6 December 1999)
Hemananda Biswal (6 December 1999 - 5 March 2000)
Naveen Patnaik (5 March 2000 - 16 May 2004)
Naveen Patnaik (16 May 2004 - 21 May 2009)
Naveen Patnaik (21 May 2009 - 21 May 2014)
Naveen Patnaik (21 May 2014 - 29 May 2019)
Naveen Patnaik (29 May 2019 - Incumbent)
Rajasthan is a state in northern India. The state covers an area of 342,239 square kilometres or 10.4 percent of the total geographical area of India. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population.
List of Chief Ministers of Rajasthan
Haribhau Upadhyaya (24 March 1952 - 31 October 1956)
Heera Lal Shastri (7 April 1949 - 5 January 1951)
C. S. Venkatachari (6 January 1951 - 25 April 1951)
Jai Narayan Vyas (26 April 1951 - 3 March 1952)
Tika Ram Paliwal (3 March 1952 - 31 October 1952)
Jai Narayan Vyas (1 November 1952 - 12 November 1954)
Mohan Lal Sukhadia (13 November 1954 - 11 April 1957)
Mohan Lal Sukhadia (11 April 1957 - 11 March 1962)
Mohan Lal Sukhadia (12 March 1962 - 13 March 1967)
*President Rule* (13 March 1967 - 26 April 1967)
Mohan Lal Sukhadia (26 April 1967 - 9 July 1971)
Barkatullah Khan (9 July 1971 - 11 October 1973)
Hari Dev Joshi (11 October 1973 - 29 April 1977)
*President Rule* (29 April 1977 - 22 June 1977)
Bhairon Singh Shekhawat (22 June 1977 - 16 February 1980)
*President Rule* (16 February 1980 - 6 June 1980)
Jagannath Pahadia (6 June 1980 - 13 July 1981)
Shiv Charan Mathur (14 July 1981 - 23 February 1985)
Hira Lal Devpura (23 February 1985 - 10 March 1985)
Hari Dev Joshi (10 March 1985 - 20 January 1988)
Shiv Charan Mathur (20 January 1988 - 4 December 1989)
Hari Dev Joshi (4 December 1989 - 4 March 1990)
Bhairon Singh Shekhawat (4 March 1990 - 15 December 1992)
*President Rule* (15 December 1992 - 4 December 1993)
Bhairon Singh Shekhawat (4 December 1993 - 29 November 1998)
Ashok Gehlot (1 December 1998 - 8 December 2003)
Vasundhara Raje (8 December 2003 - 11 December 2008)
Ashok Gehlot (12 December 2008 - 13 December 2013)
Vasundhara Raje (13 December 2013 - 16 December 2018)
Ashok Gehlot (17 December 2018 - Incumbent)
Sikkim is a state in northeast India, bordered by Bhutan, Tibet and Nepal. Part of the Himalayas, the area has a dramatic landscape that includes India’s highest mountain, 8,586m Kangchenjunga. Sikkim is also home to glaciers, alpine meadows and thousands of varieties of wildflowers. Steep paths lead to hilltop Buddhist monasteries such as Pemayangtse, which dates to the early 1700s.
List of Chief Ministers of Sikkim
Kazi Lhendup Dorjee (16 May 1974 - 17 August 1979)
*President Rule* (18 August 1979 - 17 October 1979)
Nar Bahadur Bhandari (18 October 1979 - 11 May 1984)
Bhim Bahadur Gurung (11 May 1984 - 25 May 1984)
*President Rule* (25 May 1984 - 8 March 1985)
Nar Bahadur Bhandari (8 March 1985 - 25 November 1989)
Nar Bahadur Bhandari (26 November 1989 - 17 May 1994)
Sanchaman Limboo (18 May 1994 - 12 December 1994)
Pawan Kumar Chamling (13 December 1994 - 10 October 1999)
Pawan Kumar Chamling (11 October 1999 - 21 May 2004)
Pawan Kumar Chamling (21 May 2004 - 20 May 2009)
Pawan Kumar Chamling (20 May 2009 - 21 May 2014)
Pawan Kumar Chamling (21 May 2014 - 27 May 2019)
Prem Singh Tamang (28 May 2019 - Incumbent)
Tamil Nadu, a South Indian state, is famed for its Dravidian-style Hindu temples. In Madurai, Meenakshi Amman Temple has high ‘gopuram’ towers ornamented with colourful figures. On Pamban Island, Ramanathaswamy Temple is a pilgrimage site. The town of Kanyakumari, at India’s southernmost tip, is the site of ritual sunrises. Capital Chennai is known for beaches and landmarks including 1644 colonial Fort St. George.
List of Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu
A. Subbarayalu Reddiar (17 December 1920 - 11 July 1921)
Panaganti Ramarayaningar (11 July 1921 - 11 September 1923)
Panaganti Ramarayaningar (19 November 1923 - 3 December 1926)
P. Subbarayan (4 December 1926 - 27 October 1930)
B. Munuswamy Naidu (27 October 1930 - 4 November 1932)
Ramakrishna Ranga Rao (5 November 1932 - 5 November 1934)
Ramakrishna Ranga Rao (5 November 1934 - 4 April 1936)
P. T. Rajan (4 April 1936 - 24 August 1936)
Ramakrishna Ranga Rao (24 August 1936 - 1 April 1937)
Kurma Venkata Reddy Naidu (1 April 1937 - 14 July 1937)
C. Rajagopalachari (14 July 1937 - 29 October 1939)
*Governer Rule* (29 October 1939 - 30 April 1946)
T. Prakasam (30 April 1946 - 23 March 1947)
Omanthur P. Ramaswamy Reddiar (23 March 1947 - 6 April 1949)
P. S. Kumaraswamy Raja (6 April 1949 - 26 January 1950)
P. S. Kumaraswamy Raja (27 January 1950 - 9 April 1952)
C. Rajagopalachari (10 April 1952 - 13 April 1954)
K. Kamaraj (13 April 1954 - 31 March 1957)
K. Kamaraj (13 April 1957 - 1 March 1962)
K. Kamaraj (15 March 1962 - 2 October 1963)
M. Bhakthavatsalam (2 October 1963 - 28 February 1967)
C. N. Annadurai (6 March 1967 - 13 January 1969)
C. N. Annadurai (14 January 1969 - 3 February 1969)
V. R. Nedunchezhiyan (3 February 1969 - 10 February 1969)
M. Karunanidhi (10 February 1969 - 14 March 1971)
M. Karunanidhi (15 March 1971 - 31 January 1976)
*President Rule* (31 January 1976 - 29 June 1977)
M. G. Ramachandran (30 June 1977 - 17 February 1980)
*President Rule* (17 February 1980 - 8 June 1980)
M. G. Ramachandran (9 June 1980 - 9 February 1985)
M. G. Ramachandran (10 February 1985 - 24 December 1987)
V. R. Nedunchezhiyan (24 December 1987 - 7 January 1988)
V. N. Janaki Ramachandran (7 January 1988 - 30 January 1988)
*President Rule* (30 January 1988 - 26 January 1989)
M. Karunanidhi (27 January 1989 - 30 January 1991)
*President Rule* (30 January 1991 - 23 June 1991)
J. Jayalalithaa (24 June 1991 - 12 May 1996)
M. Karunanidhi (13 May 1996 - 13 May 2001)
J. Jayalalithaa (14 May 2001 - 21 September 2001)
O. Panneerselvam (21 September 2001 - 2 March 2002)
J. Jayalalithaa (2 March 2002 - 12 May 2006)
M. Karunanidhi (13 May 2006 - 15 May 2011)
J. Jayalalithaa (16 May 2011 - 27 September 2014)
O. Panneerselvam (28 September 2014 - 23 May 2015)
J. Jayalalithaa (23 May 2015 - 22 May 2016)
J. Jayalalithaa (23 May 2016 - 5 December 2016)
O. Panneerselvam (5 December 2016 - 15 February 2017)
Edappadi K. Palaniswami (16 February 2017 - 6 May 2021)
M. K. Stalin (7 May 2021 - Incumbent)
Telangana is a state in southern India. In the capital of Hyderabad, the Charminar is a 16th-century mosque with 4 arches supporting 4 towering minarets. The monument overlooks the city's long-running Laad Bazaar. Once the seat of the Qutb Shahi dynasty, the sprawling Golconda Fort is a former diamond-trading center. In the city of Warangal, the centuries-old Warangal Fort features carved stone towers and gateways.
List of Chief Ministers of Telangana
K. Chandrashekar Rao (2 June 2014 - 12 December 2018)
K. Chandrashekar Rao (13 December 2018 - Incumbent)
Tripura is a hilly state in northeast India, bordered on 3 sides by Bangladesh, and home to a diverse mix of tribal cultures and religious groups. In the capital Agartala, the imposing Ujjayanta Palace is set among Mughal gardens, and Gedu Mia’s Mosque has white marble domes and towers. South of the city, Neermahal summer palace sits in the middle of Lake Rudrasagar and blends Hindu and Islamic architectural styles.
List of Chief Ministers of Tripura
Sachindra Lal Singh (1 July 1963 - 1 November 1971)
*President Rule* (1 November 1971 - 20 March 1972)
Sukhamoy Sen Gupta (20 March 1972 - 31 March 1977)
Prafulla Kumar Das (1 April 1977 - 25 July 1977)
Radhika Ranjan Gupta (26 July 1977 - 4 November 1977)
*President Rule* (5 November 1977 - 5 January 1978)
Nripen Chakraborty (5 January 1978 - 5 February 1988)
Sudhir Ranjan Majumdar (5 February 1988 - 19 February 1992)
Samir Ranjan Barman (19 February 1992 - 10 March 1993)
*President Rule* (11 March 1993 - 10 April 1993)
Dasarath Deb (10 April 1993 - 11 March 1998)
Manik Sarkar (11 March 1998 - 7 March 2003)
Manik Sarkar (7 March 2003 - 10 March 2008)
Manik Sarkar (10 March 2008 - 6 March 2013)
Manik Sarkar (6 March 2013 - 9 March 2018)
Biplab Kumar Deb (9 March 2018 - 14 May 2022)
Manik Saha (15 May 2022 - Incumbent)
Uttar Pradesh is a state in northern India. With roughly 200 million inhabitants, it is the most populous state in India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world.
List of Chief Ministers of Uttar Pradesh
The Nawab of Chhatri (3 April 1937 - 16 July 1937)
Govind Ballabh Pant (17 July 1937 - 2 November 1939)
*Governer Rule* (3 November 1939 - 31 March 1946)
Govind Ballabh Pant (1 April 1946 - 25 January 1950)
Govind Ballabh Pant (26 January 1950 - 20 May 1952)
Govind Ballabh Pant (20 May 1952 - 27 December 1954)
Sampurnanand (28 December 1954 - 9 April 1957)
Sampurnanand (10 April 1957 - 6 December 1960)
Chandrabhanu Gupta (7 December 1960 - 14 March 1962)
Chandrabhanu Gupta (14 March 1962 - 1 October 1963)
Sucheta Kripalani (2 October 1963 - 13 March 1967)
Chandrabhanu Gupta (14 March 1967 - 2 April 1967)
Chaudhary Charan Singh (3 April 1967 - 25 February 1968)
*President Rule* (25 February 1968 - 26 February 1969)
Chandrabhanu Gupta (26 February 1969 - 17 February 1970)
Chaudhary Charan Singh (18 February 1970 - 1 October 1970)
*President Rule* (1 October 1970 - 18 October 1970)
Tribhuvan Narain Singh (18 October 1970 - 3 April 1971)
Kamalapati Tripathi (4 April 1971 - 12 June 1973)
*President Rule* (13 June 1973 - 8 November 1973)
Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna (8 November 1973 - 4 March 1974)
Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna (5 March 1974 - 29 November 1975)
*President Rule* (30 November 1975 - 21 January 1976)
Narayan Dutt Tiwari (21 January 1976 - 30 April 1977)
*President Rule* (30 April 1977 - 23 June 1977)
Ram Naresh Yadav (23 June 1977 - 27 February 1979)
Babu Banarasi Das (28 February 1979 - 17 February 1980)
*President Rule* (17 February 1980 - 9 June 1980)
Vishwanath Pratap Singh (9 June 1980 - 18 July 1982)
Sripati Mishra (19 July 1982 - 2 August 1984)
Narayan Dutt Tiwari (3 August 1984 - 10 March 1985)
Narayan Dutt Tiwari (11 March 1985 - 24 September 1985)
Vir Bahadur Singh (24 September 1985 - 24 June 1988)
Narayan Dutt Tiwari (25 June 1988 - 5 December 1989)
Mulayam Singh Yadav (5 December 1989 - 24 June 1991)
Kalyan Singh (24 June 1991 - 6 December 1992)
*President Rule* (6 December 1992 - 4 December 1993)
Mulayam Singh Yadav (4 December 1993 - 3 June 1995)
Mayawati (3 June 1995 - 18 October 1995)
*President Rule* (18 October 1995 - 17 October 1996)
*President Rule* (17 October 1996 - 21 March 1997)
Mayawati (21 March 1997 - 21 September 1997)
Kalyan Singh (21 September 1997 - 12 November 1999)
Ram Prakash Gupta (12 November 1999 - 28 October 2000)
Rajnath Singh (28 October 2000 - 7 March 2002)
*President Rule* (8 March 2002 - 3 May 2002)
Mayawati (3 May 2002 - 29 August 2003)
Mulayam Singh Yadav (29 August 2003 - 13 May 2007)
Mayawati (13 May 2007 - 15 March 2012)
Akhilesh Yadav (15 March 2012 - 19 March 2017)
Yogi Adityanath (19 March 2017 - 25 March 2022)
Yogi Adityanath (25 March 2022 - Incumbent)
Uttarakhand, a state in northern India crossed by the Himalayas, is known for its Hindu pilgrimage sites. Rishikesh, a major centre for yoga study, was made famous by the Beatles’ 1968 visit. The city hosts the evening Ganga Aarti, a spiritual gathering on the sacred Ganges River. The state's forested Jim Corbett National Park shelters Bengal tigers and other native wildlife.
List of Chief Ministers of Uttarakhand
Nityanand Swami (9 November 2000 - 29 October 2001)
Bhagat Singh Koshyari (30 October 2001 - 1 March 2002)
N. D. Tiwari (2 March 2002 - 7 March 2007)
B. C. Khanduri (7 March 2007 - 26 June 2009)
Ramesh Pokhriyal (27 June 2009 - 10 September 2012)
B. C. Khanduri (11 September 2011 - 13 March 2012)
Vijay Bahuguna (13 March 2012 - 31 January 2014)
Harish Rawat (1 February 2014 - 27 March 2016)
*President Rule* (27 March 2016 - 21 April 2016)
Harish Rawat (21 April 2016 - 22 April 2016)
*President Rule* (22 April 2016 - 11 May 2016)
Harish Rawat (11 May 2016 - 18 March 2017)
Trivendra Singh Rawat (18 March 2017 - 10 March 2021)
Tirath Singh Rawat (10 March 2021 - 4 July 2021)
Pushkar Singh Dhami (4 July 2021 - 23 March 2022)
Pushkar Singh Dhami (23 March 2022 - Incumbent)
West Bengal is a state in eastern India, between the Himalayas and the Bay of Bengal. Its capital, Kolkata (formerly Calcutta), retains architectural and cultural remnants of its past as an East India Company trading post and capital of the British Raj. The city's colonial landmarks include the government buildings around B.B.D. Bagh Square, and the iconic Victoria Memorial, dedicated to Britain's queen.
List of Chief Ministers of West Bengal
Prafulla Chandra Ghosh (15 August 1947 - 22 January 1948)
Bidhan Chandra Roy (23 January 1948 - 25 January 1950)
Bidhan Chandra Roy (26 January 1950 - 30 March 1952)
Bidhan Chandra Roy (31 March 1952 - 5 April 1957)
Bidhan Chandra Roy (6 April 1957 - 2 April 1962)
Bidhan Chandra Roy (3 April 1962 - 1 July 1962)
Prafulla Chandra Sen (9 July 1962 - 28 February 1967)
Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee (1 March 1967 - 21 November 1967)
Prafulla Chandra Ghosh (21 November 1967 - 19 February 1968)
*President Rule* (20 February 1968 - 25 February 1969)
Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee (25 February 1969 - 16 March 1970)
*President Rule* (19 March 1970 - 30 July 1970)
*President Rule* (30 July 1970 - 2 April 1971)
Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee (2 April 1971 - 28 June 1971)
*President Rule* (29 June 1971 - 20 March 1972)
Siddhartha Shankar Ray (20 March 1972 - 30 April 1977)
*President Rule* (30 April 1977 - 20 June 1977)
Jyoti Basu (21 June 1977 - 23 May 1982)
Jyoti Basu (24 May 1982 - 29 March 1987)
Jyoti Basu (30 March 1987 - 18 June 1991)
Jyoti Basu (19 June 1991 - 15 May 1996)
Jyoti Basu (16 May 1996 - 5 November 2000)
Buddhadeb Bhattacharya (6 November 2000 - 14 May 2001)
Buddhadeb Bhattacharya (15 May 2001 - 17 May 2006)
Buddhadeb Bhattacharya (18 May 2006 - 13 May 2011)
Mamata Banerjee (20 May 2011 - 25 May 2016)
Mamata Banerjee (26 May 2016 - 4 May 2021)
Mamata Banerjee (5 May 2021 - Incumbent)
Kerala, a state on India's tropical Malabar Coast, has nearly 600km of Arabian Sea shoreline. It's known for its palm-lined beaches and backwaters, a network of canals. Inland are the Western Ghats, mountains whose slopes support tea, coffee and spice plantations as well as wildlife. National parks like Eravikulam and Periyar, plus Wayanad and other sanctuaries, are home to elephants, langur monkeys and tigers.
List of Chief Ministers of Kerala
Pattom Thanu Pillai (24 March 1948 - 17 October 1948)
Paravoor T. K. Narayana Pillai (22 October 1948 - 1 July 1949)
Panampilly Govinda Menon (14 August 1947 - 22 October 1947)
T. K. Nair (27 October 1947 - 20 September 1948)
E. Ikkanda Warrier (20 September 1948 - 30 June 1949)
O. P. Ramaswamy Reddiyar (23 March 1947 - 6 April 1949)
P. S. Kumaraswamy Raja (6 April 1949 - 9 April 1952)
C. Rajagopalachari (10 April 1952 - 13 April 1954)
K. Kamaraj (13 April 1954 - 31 October 1956)
Paravoor T. K. Narayana Pillai (1 July 1949 - 1 March 1951)
C. Kesavan (3 March 1951 - 12 March 1952)
Anaparambil Joseph John (12 March 1952 - 16 March 1954)
Pattom Thanu Pillai (16 March 1954 - 10 February 1955)
Panampilly Govinda Menon (10 February 1955 - 23 March 1956)
*President Rule* (23 March 1956 - 31 October 1956)
*President Rule* (1 November 1956 - 5 April 1957)
E. M. S. Namboodiripad (5 April 1957 - 31 July 1959)
*President Rule* (31 July 1959 - 22 February 1960)
Pattom A. Thanu Pillai (22 February 1960 - 26 September 1962)
R. Sankar (26 September 1962 - 10 September 1964)
*President Rule* (10 September 1964 - 25 March 1965)
*President Rule* (25 March 1965 - 6 March 1967)
E. M. S. Namboodiripad (6 March 1967 - 1 November 1969)
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C. H. Mohammed Koya (12 October 1979 - 4 December 1979)
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K. Karunakaran (28 December 1981 - 17 March 1982)
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K. Karunakaran (24 May 1982 - 25 March 1987)
E. K. Nayanar (26 March 1987 - 23 June 1991)
K. Karunakaran (24 June 1991 - 21 March 1995)
A. K. Antony (22 March 1995 - 19 May 1996)
E. K. Nayanar (20 May 1996 - 16 May 2001)
A. K. Antony (17 May 2001 - 30 August 2004)
Oommen Chandy (31 August 2004 - 17 May 2006)
V. S. Achuthanandan (18 May 2006 - 17 May 2011)
Oommen Chandy (18 May 2011 - 24 May 2016)
Pinarayi Vijayan (25 May 2016 - 19 May 2021)
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