According to Article 164, the Chief Minister is appointed by The Governor and according to Article 167, CM serves as a liaison between the Governor and the state council of ministers. Our constitution makes no specific mention of the educational qualifications to nominate a Chief Minister (CM), however, this does not mean that the governor is free to appoint anyone as the state's or UT's Chief Minister. In this article, we are discussing the State Chief Minister and Governor list for all Indian states. In the general awareness/GK section of Bank exams (PO, Clerk, Grade B, SO, Assistant), Insurance Exams, and SSC Exams (SSC CGL, CHSL, MTS, GD Constable) Railway Exams (RRB NTPC, Group D) and state govt. exams, you can expect around 2-3 questions from the state chief minister (CM) and governor list. Let's have a look at the current chief ministers (CM) and governors list for all Indian states and union territories.
All States Chief Minister and Governor List 2024
The Chief Minister of a state has a wide variety of responsibilities concerning the state. A CM is the leader of the state's MLAs. Have a look at the complete state-wise list of chief ministers and governors of all Indian states as of 2024. Learning the complete list of State Chief Ministers and Governors would be a bonus for the aspirants to boost up their preparation level.
All States Chief Minister and Governor List 2024 | ||
States | Chief Minister Name | Governor Name |
Andhra Pradesh | N. Chandrababu Naidu | S. Abdul Nazeer |
Arunachal Pradesh | Pema Khandu | Lt. General Kaiwalya Trivikram Parnaik |
Assam | Himanta Biswa Sarma | Gulab Chand Kataria |
Bihar | Nitish Kumar | Rajendra Arlekar |
Chhattisgarh | Vishnu Deo Sai | Justice (Retd) Biswa Bhusan Harichandan |
Goa | Pramod Sawant | PS Sreedharan Pillai |
Gujarat | Bhupendra Patel | Acharaya Devvrat |
Haryana | Manohar Lal Khattar | Bandaru Dattatreya |
Himachal Pradesh | Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu | Shiv Pratap Shukla |
Jharkhand | Champai Soren | C.P. Radhakrishnan |
Karnataka | Sri Basavaraj Bommai | Thawar Chand Gehlot |
Kerala | Pinarayi Vijayan | Arif Mohammed Khan |
Madhya Pradesh | Mohan Yadav | Mangubhai Chaganbhai Patel |
Maharashtra | Eknath Shinde | Ramesh Bais |
Manipur | N. Biren Singh | Shri La. Ganesan |
Meghalaya | Conrad Kongkal Sangma | Satya Pal Malik |
Mizoram | Lalduhoma | Dr. Kambhampati Haribabu |
Nagaland | Neiphiu Rio | Jagdish Mukhi |
Odisha | Mohan Charan Manjhi | Raghubar Das |
Punjab | Bhagwant Mann | Shri Banwarilal Purohit |
Rajasthan | Bhajan Lal Sharma | Kalraj Mishra |
Sikkim | Prem Singh Tamang (PS Golay) | Ganga Prasad |
Tamil Nadu | M.K Stalin | R.N. Ravi |
Telangana | Revanth Reddy | Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan |
Tripura | Manik Saha | Satyadev Narayan Arya |
Uttar Pradesh | Yogi Adityanath | Anandiben Patel |
Uttarakhand | Shri Pushkar Singh Dhami | Gurmit Singh |
West Bengal | Mamata Banerjee | Jagdeep Dhankar |
Latest Updates:
- Mohan Charan Majhi became the 15th Chief Minister of Odisha and the 1st CM from the BJP. He was elected to the Odisha Legislative Assembly from Keonjhar in the 2024 Odisha Legislative Assembly election as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Chief Minister and Governor List (Union Territory)
Out of 8 Union Territories of India, 3 UTs are led by Administrators and the remaining 5 UTs are led by lieutenant governors. Check the list of current chief ministers and governors of all Indian union territories which are elaborated in the below table.
Chief Minister and Governor List 2024 (Union Territory) | ||
Union Territories | Chief Minister Name | Governor Name |
Andaman & Nicobar | Shri. Devendra Kumar Joshi (Lieutenant Governor) | |
Chandigarh | Shri. V.P. Singh Badnore (Administrator) | |
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | Shri Praful Patel (Administrator) | |
Delhi | Arvind Kejriwal | Shri Vinai Kumar Saxena (Lieutenant Governor) |
Jammu and Kashmir | Shri Manoj Sinha (Lieutenant Governor) | |
Lakshadweep | Shri Praful Patel (Administrator) | |
Puducherry | N. Rangaswamy | Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan (Lieutenant Governor) |
Ladakh | Shri Radha Krishna Mathur (Lieutenant Governor) |
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