List of chief ministers of Gujarat

Chief Ministers of Gujarat, India

Chief Minister of Gujarat

મુખ્યમંત્રી ગુજરાત

Emblem of Gujarat

Incumbent
Bhupendrabhai Patel

since 13 September 2021

Government of Gujarat
Style| The Honourable
Status| Head of Government
Abbreviation| CM
Member of| Gujarat Legislative Assembly& Gujarat Council of Ministers
Residence| Bungalow No. 26, Ministers’ Enclave, Sector-20, Gandhinagar
Appointer| Governor of Gujarat
Term length| 5 years subject to the confidence of the assembly.[1]
No term limits
Inaugural holder| Jivraj Narayan Mehta
Formation| 1 May 1960
(65 years ago) (1960-05-01)
Deputy| Vacant, DCM
Website| http://cmogujarat.gov.in/

The chief minister of Gujarat is the chief executive of the government of the Indian state of Gujarat. The governor appoints the chief minister, whose council of ministers are collectively responsible to the assembly. The chief minister's term is for five years and is subject to no term limits, given that he has the confidence of the assembly.[1]

The state of Gujarat was created on 1 May 1960, composed of the Gujarati-speaking districts of Bombay State following the Mahagujarat Movement.[2] Jivraj Narayan Mehta of the INC was the inaugural chief minister. Narendra Modi of the BJP is the longest serving chief minister for twelve and a half years from 2001 to 2014. He resigned in 2014 to become the 14th prime minister of India. He was succeeded by Anandiben Patel who became the state's first woman chief minister. The current chief minister is Bhupendrabhai Patel of the BJP. He was elected for the post following the resignation of then incumbent Vijay Rupani, who was in the office since 7 August 2016.[3]

## Predecessors

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### Prime ministers of Kathiawar/Saurashtra (1948-50)

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No  | Portrait  | Name  | Constituency | Term of office  | Assembly

(election)

| Party

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1  |  | U. N. Dhebar | Upleta | 15 February 1948  | 26 January 1950  | 1 year, 345 days  | Interim  | Indian National Congress |

### Chief ministers of Saurashtra (1950-56)

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No  | Portrait  | Name  | Constituency | Term of office  | Assembly

(election)

| Party

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1  |  | U. N. Dhebar | Upleta | 26 January 1950  | 19 December 1954  | 4 years, 327 days  | Interim  | Indian National Congress |
2nd

(1952 election)

2  |  | Rasiklal Parikh |  | 19 December 1954  | 31 October 1956  | 1 year, 317 days

## Chief ministers of Gujarat

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No  | Portrait  | Name  | Constituency | Term of office  | Assembly

(election)

| Party[a]

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1  |  | Jivraj Mehta | Amreli | 1 May 1960  | 3 March 1962  | 2 years, 300 days  | 1st/Interim
(1957 election) | Indian National Congress |
3 March 1962  | 25 February 1963  | 2nd
(1962 election)
2  |  | Balwantrai Mehta | Bhavnagar | 25 February 1963  | 19 September 1965  | 2 years, 206 days
3  |  | Hitendra Desai | Olpad | 19 September 1965  | 3 April 1967  | 5 years, 236 days
3 April 1967  | 12 November 1969  | 3rd
(1967 election)
12 November 1969  | 13 May 1971  | Indian National Congress (O) |
–  |  | Vacant[b]
(President's rule)  | N/A  | 13 May 1971  | 17 March 1972  | 309 days  | Dissolved | N/A  |
4  |  | Ghanshyam Oza | Dahegam | 17 March 1972  | 17 July 1973  | 1 year, 122 days  | 4th
(1972 election) | Indian National Congress |
5  |  | Chimanbhai Patel | Sankheda | 17 July 1973  | 9 February 1974  | 207 days
–  |  | Vacant[b]
(President's rule)  | N/A  | 9 February 1974  | 18 June 1975  | 1 year, 129 days  | Dissolved | N/A  |
6  |  | Babubhai Patel | Sabarmati | 18 June 1975  | 12 March 1976  | 268 days  | 5th
(1975 election) | Indian National Congress (O) |
–  |  | Vacant[b]
(President's rule)  | N/A  | 12 March 1976  | 24 December 1976  | 287 days  | N/A  |
7  |  | Madhav Singh Solanki | Bhadran | 24 December 1976  | 11 April 1977  | 108 days  | Indian National Congress |
(6)  |  | Babubhai Patel | Sabarmati | 11 April 1977  | 17 February 1980  | 2 years, 312 days  | Janata Party |
–  |  | Vacant[b]
(President's rule)  | N/A  | 17 February 1980  | 7 June 1980  | 111 days  |  | N/A  |
(7)  |  | Madhav Singh Solanki | [[Bhadran (Vidhan Sabha constituency) | Bhadran]]  | 7 June 1980  | 10 March 1985  | 5 years, 29 days  | 6th
(1980 election) | Indian National Congress |
11 March 1985  | 6 July 1985  | 7th

(1985 election)

8  |  | Amarsinh Chaudhary | Vyara | 6 July 1985  | 10 December 1989  | 4 years, 157 days
(7)  |  | Madhav Singh Solanki | [[Bhadran (Vidhan Sabha constituency) | Bhadran]]  | 10 December 1989  | 4 March 1990  | 84 days
(5)  |  | Chimanbhai Patel | Sankheda | 4 March 1990  | 25 October 1990  | 3 years, 350 days  | 8th
(1990 election) | Janata Dal |
25 October 1990  | 17 February 1994  | Indian National Congress |
9  |  | Chhabildas Mehta | Mahuva | 17 February 1994  | 14 March 1995  | 1 year, 25 days
10  |  | Keshubhai Patel | Visavadar | 14 March 1995  | 21 October 1995  | 221 days  | 9th
(1995 election) | Bharatiya Janata Party |
11  |  | Suresh Mehta | Mandvi | 21 October 1995  | 19 September 1996  | 334 days
–  |  | Vacant[b]
(President's rule)  | N/A  | 19 September 1996  | 23 October 1996  | 34 days  | N/A  |
12  |  | Shankersinh Vaghela | Radhanpur | 23 October 1996  | 28 October 1997  | 1 year, 5 days  | Rashtriya Janata Party |
13  |  | Dilip Parikh | Dhandhuka | 28 October 1997  | 4 March 1998  | 127 days
(10)  |  | Keshubhai Patel | Visavadar | 4 March 1998  | 7 October 2001  | 3 years, 217 days  | 10th
(1998 election) | Bharatiya Janata Party |
14 |  | Narendra Modi | Rajkot West | 7 October 2001  | 22 December 2002  | 12 years, 227 days
Maninagar | 22 December 2002  | 22 December 2007  | 11th
(2002 election)
23 December 2007  | 20 December 2012  | 12th
(2007 election)
20 December 2012  | 22 May 2014  | 13th
(2012 election)
15  |  | Anandiben Patel | Ghatlodia | 22 May 2014  | 7 August 2016  | 2 years, 77 days
16  |  | Vijay Rupani | Rajkot West | 7 August 2016  | 26 December 2017  | 5 years, 37 days
26 December 2017  | 13 September 2021  | 14th
(2017 election)
17  |  | Bhupendrabhai Patel | Ghatlodia | 13 September 2021  | 12 December 2022  | 3 years, 247 days
12 December 2022  | Incumbent | 15th
(2022 election)

## Statistics

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Fraction of time of holding CMO by party (as of October 2024)

1. Bharatiya Janata Party (43.66%)
2. Indian National Congress (40.1%)
3. Janata Party (4.42%)
4. Indian National Congress (O) (3.46%)
5. Rashtriya Janata Party (2.11%)
6. Janata Dal (1%)
7. President's Rule (5.25%)

### List by chief minister

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#  | Chief Minister  | Party  | Term of office

|
|
|

Longest continuous term  | Total duration of chief ministership
1  | Narendra Modi |  | BJP | 12 years, 227 days  | 12 years, 227 days
2  | Hitendra Desai |  | INC/INC(O) | 5 years, 236 days  | 5 years, 236 days
3  | Madhav Singh Solanki |  | INC | 5 years, 29 days  | 5 years, 221 days
4  | Vijay Rupani |  | BJP | 5 years, 37 days  | 5 years, 37 days
5  | Chimanbhai Patel |  | INC | 3 years, 350 days  | 4 years, 192 days
6  | Amarsinh Chaudhary |  | INC/JD | 4 years, 157 days  | 4 years, 157 days
7  | Keshubhai Patel |  | BJP | 3 years, 217 days  | 4 years, 73 days
8  | Bhupendrabhai Patel*  |  | BJP | 3 years, 247 days*  | 3 years, 247 days*
9  | Chimanbhai Patel |  | INC(O)/JP | 2 years, 312 days  | 3 years, 215 days
10  | Jivraj Mehta |  | INC | 2 years, 300 days  | 2 years, 300 days
11  | Balwantrai Mehta |  | INC | 2 years, 206 days  | 2 years, 206 days
12  | Anandiben Patel |  | BJP | 2 years, 77 days  | 2 years, 77 days
13  | Ghanshyam Oza |  | INC | 1 year, 122 days  | 1 year, 122 days
14  | Chhabildas Mehta |  | INC | 1 year, 25 days  | 1 year, 25 days
15  | Shankersinh Vaghela |  | RJP | 1 year, 5 days  | 1 year, 5 days
16  | Suresh Mehta |  | BJP | 334 days  | 334 days
17  | Dilip Parikh |  | RJP | 188 days  | 188 days

## Timeline

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## Notes

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Footnotes

1. ^ This column only names the chief minister's party. The state government he heads may be a complex coalition of several parties and independents; these are not listed here.
2. ^ a b c d e President's rule may be imposed when the "government in a state is not able to function as per the Constitution", which often happens because no party or coalition has a majority in the assembly. When President's rule is in force in a state, its council of ministers stands dissolved. The office of chief minister thus lies vacant, and the administration is taken over by the governor, who functions on behalf of the central government. At times, the legislative assembly also stands dissolved.[4]

References

1. ^ a b Durga Das Basu. Introduction to the Constitution of India. 1960. 20th Edition, 2011 Reprint. pp. 241, 245. LexisNexis Butterworths Wadhwa Nagpur. ISBN 978-81-8038-559-9. Note: although the text talks about Indian state governments in general, it applies for the specific case of Gujarat as well.
2. ^ "Gujarat". Government of India. Retrieved 16 January 2008.
3. ^ Sep 11, TIMESOFINDIA COM / Updated. "Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani submits resignation | India News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 11 September 2021.`{{cite news}}`: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
4. ^ "A dummy's guide to President's rule". Rediff.com. 15 March 2005.

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Tamil Nadu|

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Telangana|

Revanth Reddy (INC)

Tripura|

Manik Saha (BJP)

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Yogi Adityanath (BJP)

Uttarakhand|

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Mamata Banerjee (AITC)

See also:

* Longest-serving chief ministers
* Female chief ministers
* From the Bharatiya Janata Party
* From the Communist Party of India (Marxist)
* From the Indian National Congress

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