After the abolition of the article 370 from the Indian Constitution now the number of sates in India remained 28 while the number of Union territories (UTs) has increased to 9. There are 3 UTs (Delhi, Puducherry and Jammu & Kashmir) that have bicameral legislative assemblies.
Appointment of Chief Minister
Our constitution does not specifically mention about the qualification to be appointed as Chief Minister (CM). Article 164 of the Constitution envisages that the Chief Minister shall be appointed by the governor. However, this does not imply that the governor is free to appoint anyone as the Chief Minister of the state or UT.
Also Read: List of Current Indian Governors
In India, every State has a government to run its own administration. The States have their own executive and legislature. The state executive consists of the Governor and the Council of Ministers headed by the Chief Minister. so far as the State legislature is concerned, some States have only one chamber or house in their legislature and same other States have two chambers or houses. The Governor is an integral part of the State legislature.
List of Current Chief Ministers of Indian State
| State | Name | Took office | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andhra Pradesh | Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy | 30-May-19 | YSR Congress Party |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Pema Khandu | 17-Jul-16 | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Assam | Sarbananda Sonowal | 24-May-16 | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Bihar | Nitish Kumar | 22-Feb-15 | Janata Dal (United) |
| Chhattisgarh | Bhupesh Baghel | 17-Dec-18 | Indian National Congress |
| Delhi | Arvind Kejriwal | 14-Feb-15 | Aam Aadmi Party |
| Goa | Pramod Sawant | 19-Mar-19 | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Gujarat | Vijay Rupani | 7-Aug-16 | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Haryana | Manohar Lal Khattar | 26-Oct-14 | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Himachal Pradesh | Jai Ram Thakur | 27-Dec-17 | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Jammu and Kashmir | Vacant | 31-Oct-19 | N/A |
| Jharkhand | Hemant Soren | 29-Dec-19 | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha |
| Karnataka | B. S. Yediyurappa | 26-Jul-19 | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Kerala | Pinarayi Vijayan | 25-May-16 | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| Madhya Pradesh | Kamal Nath | 17-Dec-18 | Indian National Congress |
| Maharashtra | Uddhav Thackeray | 28-Nov-19 | Shiv Sena |
| Manipur | N. Biren Singh | 15-Mar-17 | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Meghalaya | Conrad Sangma | 6-Mar-18 | National People’s Party |
| Mizoram | Zoramthanga | 15-Dec-18 | Mizo National Front |
| Nagaland | Neiphiu Rio | 8-Mar-18 | Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party |
| Odisha | Naveen Patnaik | 5-Mar-00 | Biju Janata Dal |
| Puducherry | V. Narayanasamy | 6-Jun-16 | Indian National Congress |
| Punjab | Amarinder Singh | 16-Mar-17 | Indian National Congress |
| Rajasthan | Ashok Gehlot | 17-Dec-18 | Indian National Congress |
| Sikkim | Prem Singh Tamang | 27-May-19 | Sikkim Krantikari Morcha |
| Tamil Nadu | Edappadi K. Palaniswami | 16-Feb-17 | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Telangana | K. Chandrashekhar Rao | 2-Jun-14 | Telangana Rashtra Samithi |
| Tripura | Biplab Kumar Deb | 9-Mar-18 | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Uttar Pradesh | Yogi Adityanath | 19-Mar-17 | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Uttarakhand | Trivendra Singh Rawat | 18-Mar-17 | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| West Bengal | Mamata Banerjee | 20-May-11 | All India Trinamool Congress |