Chief Ministers of India (2026)
31 Chief Ministers · 5 Lieutenant Governors & Administrators · party-wise
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India has 31 Chief Ministers: one for each of the 28 states and for the union territories with an elected legislature. The other union territories are run by a Lieutenant Governor or Administrator appointed by the President. This list is as of 26 October 2026.
Chief Ministers
Lieutenant Governors and Administrators
| Union Territory | Head | Office |
|---|---|---|
| Andaman & Nicobar | Dinesh Sharma | Lt. Governor |
| Chandigarh | Gulab Chand Kataria | Administrator |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu | Praful Khoda Patel | Administrator |
| Ladakh | Vinai Kumar Saxena | Lt. Governor |
| Lakshadweep | Praful Khoda Patel | Administrator |
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Frequently asked questions
How many Chief Ministers are there in India in 2026?
There are 31 Chief Ministers (as of 26 October 2026).
How many Chief Ministers does each party have?
By party: BJP 17, INC 4, AAP 1, AINRC 1, JKNC 1, JMM 1, NPF 1, NPP 1, SKM 1, TDP 1, TVK 1, ZPM 1 (as of 26 October 2026).
Who appoints the Chief Minister of a state?
The Governor (or the Lieutenant Governor in a union territory with a legislature) appoints the leader who commands a majority in the Legislative Assembly as Chief Minister.
Who is the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh?
N. Chandrababu Naidu (TDP) is the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh (as of 26 October 2026).
Who is the Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh?
Pema Khandu (BJP) is the Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh (as of 26 October 2026).
Who is the Chief Minister of Assam?
Himanta Biswa Sarma (BJP) is the Chief Minister of Assam (as of 26 October 2026).
Who is the Chief Minister of Bihar?
Samrat Choudhary (BJP) is the Chief Minister of Bihar (as of 26 October 2026).
Who is the Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh?
Vishnu Deo Sai (BJP) is the Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh (as of 26 October 2026).
Who is the Chief Minister of Delhi?
Rekha Gupta (BJP) is the Chief Minister of Delhi (as of 26 October 2026).
Who is the Chief Minister of Goa?
Pramod Sawant (BJP) is the Chief Minister of Goa (as of 26 October 2026).
Who is the Chief Minister of Gujarat?
Bhupendra Patel (BJP) is the Chief Minister of Gujarat (as of 26 October 2026).
Who is the Chief Minister of Haryana?
Nayab Singh Saini (BJP) is the Chief Minister of Haryana (as of 26 October 2026).
Who is the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh?
Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu (INC) is the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh (as of 26 October 2026).
Who is the Chief Minister of Jammu & Kashmir?
Omar Abdullah (JKNC) is the Chief Minister of Jammu & Kashmir (as of 26 October 2026).
Who is the Chief Minister of Jharkhand?
Hemant Soren (JMM) is the Chief Minister of Jharkhand (as of 26 October 2026).
Who is the Chief Minister of Karnataka?
D.K. Shivakumar (INC) is the Chief Minister of Karnataka (as of 26 October 2026).
Who is the Chief Minister of Kerala?
V.D. Satheesan (INC) is the Chief Minister of Kerala (as of 26 October 2026).
Who is the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh?
Mohan Yadav (BJP) is the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh (as of 26 October 2026).
Who is the Chief Minister of Maharashtra?
Devendra Fadnavis (BJP) is the Chief Minister of Maharashtra (as of 26 October 2026).
Who is the Chief Minister of Manipur?
Yumnam Khemchand Singh (BJP) is the Chief Minister of Manipur (as of 26 October 2026).
Who is the Chief Minister of Meghalaya?
Conrad Kongkal Sangma (NPP) is the Chief Minister of Meghalaya (as of 26 October 2026).
Who is the Chief Minister of Mizoram?
Lalduhoma (ZPM) is the Chief Minister of Mizoram (as of 26 October 2026).
Who is the Chief Minister of Nagaland?
Neiphiu Rio (NPF) is the Chief Minister of Nagaland (as of 26 October 2026).
Who is the Chief Minister of Odisha?
Mohan Charan Majhi (BJP) is the Chief Minister of Odisha (as of 26 October 2026).
Who is the Chief Minister of Puducherry?
N. Rangasamy (AINRC) is the Chief Minister of Puducherry (as of 26 October 2026).
Who is the Chief Minister of Punjab?
Bhagwant Mann (AAP) is the Chief Minister of Punjab (as of 26 October 2026).
Who is the Chief Minister of Rajasthan?
Bhajan Lal Sharma (BJP) is the Chief Minister of Rajasthan (as of 26 October 2026).
Who is the Chief Minister of Sikkim?
Prem Singh Tamang (SKM) is the Chief Minister of Sikkim (as of 26 October 2026).
Who is the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu?
C. Joseph Vijay (TVK) is the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu (as of 26 October 2026).
Who is the Chief Minister of Telangana?
A. Revanth Reddy (INC) is the Chief Minister of Telangana (as of 26 October 2026).
Who is the Chief Minister of Tripura?
Manik Saha (BJP) is the Chief Minister of Tripura (as of 26 October 2026).
Who is the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh?
Yogi Adityanath (BJP) is the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh (as of 26 October 2026).
Who is the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand?
Pushkar Singh Dhami (BJP) is the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand (as of 26 October 2026).
Who is the Chief Minister of West Bengal?
Suvendu Adhikari (BJP) is the Chief Minister of West Bengal (as of 26 October 2026).