Chief Ministers and Governors, State Wise List 2025

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Chief Ministers and Governors

List of Chief Ministers and Governors: Article 164 of the Indian Constitution specifies the procedure for the appointment of Chief Ministers in both states . This process is carried out by the Governor, who holds the authority to appoint the Chief Minister. Moreover, Article 167 highlights the essential function of the Chief Minister, emphasizing their role as an intermediary between the Governor and the state council of ministers.

Chief Ministers and Governors

According to Article 164 of the Indian Constitution, the Chief Minister (CM) is appointed by the Governor, and Article 167 specifies the CM’s role as a mediator between the Governor and the state council of ministers. The Constitution does not mention specific educational qualifications for a CM’s appointment, but the Governor must ensure the CM has majority support in the legislative assembly. For UPSC Exam 2025, understanding the roles of Chief Ministers and Governors is crucial, as questions on the current CM and Governor list of all states and Union Territories are common in the General Studies paper.

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List of Chief Ministers and Governors

The Chief Minister holds a critical role in the governance of a state, overseeing a wide range of responsibilities. As the leader of the state’s legislative assembly (MLAs), the CM plays a central role in decision-making and policy implementation. If you’re preparing for exams or competitive exams, understanding the complete List of Chief Ministers and Governors across Indian states as of 2025 is a valuable step.

List of Chief Ministers and Governors

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

Ramen Deka

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

President’s Rule

Shri La. Ganesan

Meghalaya

Conrad Kongkal Sangma

Satya Pal Malik

Mizoram

Lalduhoma

Dr. Kambhampati Haribabu

Nagaland

Neiphiu Rio

Jagdish Mukhi

Odisha

Mohan Charan Manjhi

Hari Babu Kambhampati

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

Jishnu Dev Varma

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

Chief Minister and Governor List for Union Territory

India has a total of 8 Union Territories, 2 of which are governed by Administrators, while the remaining 6 are overseen by Lieutenant Governors. Below is a detailed table outlining the current leaders in these territories, including their respective Chief Ministers and Governors.

Chief Minister and Governor List for 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

Rekha Gupta

Shri Vinai Kumar Saxena (Lieutenant Governor)

Jammu and Kashmir

 

Shri Manoj Sinha (Lieutenant Governor)

Lakshadweep

 

Shri Praful Patel (Administrator)

Puducherry

N. Rangaswamy

K. Kailashnathan

Ladakh

 

Shri Radha Krishna Mathur (Lieutenant Governor)

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