List of current Indian chief ministers

A chief minister in India is the elected head of government of each of the 28 states and 3 of the 8 union territories (Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir, and Puducherry). The union territories of Chandigarh, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Ladakh, and Lakshadweep have relatively small populations and are governed directly by administrators appointed by the president of India. In the states and other union territories, although all executive actions are conducted in the name of the governor, the chief minister functions as the real executive authority within the parliamentary system of government. Much like the prime minister at the national level, the chief minister leads a council of ministers, coordinates policy decisions, and directs the administration of the state.

The Constitution of India does not lay out a detailed procedure for the appointment of the chief minister; it simply states in Article 164 that the governor shall appoint the officeholder. Typically, the governor invites the leader of the majority party or coalition in the state legislative assembly to form the government. When no single party commands a clear majority, the governor may appoint the leader of the largest party or coalition. In such instances the new chief minister must secure a vote of confidence on the assembly floor within a stipulated time period. A person need not be a member of the state legislature to be appointed chief minister but must be elected to either house of the bicameral state legislature within six months of appointment to retain office. There are no limits to the number of terms that chief ministers can serve if they are reelected.

Here is a list of the current chief ministers of India.