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List of chief ministers of Rajasthan

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Chief Minister of Rajasthan
राजस्थान के मुख्यमंत्री
since 15 December 2023
Government of Rajasthan
StyleThe Honourable (Formal)
Mr. Chief Minister (Informal)
StatusHead of Government
AbbreviationCM
Member of
Reports to
SeatSecretariat, Jaipur, Rajasthan
AppointerGovernor of Rajasthan by convention based on appointees ability to command confidence in the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
Term length5 years
Chief minister's term is for five years, provided the confidence of legislative assembly and is subject to no term limits.[1]
Inaugural holderHeera Lal Shastri
Formation26 January 1950
(74 years ago) (1950-01-26)
DeputyDeputy Chief Minister of Rajasthan
Salary
  • ₹175,000 (US$2,100)/monthly
  • ₹2,100,000 (US$25,000)/annually
WebsiteCMO Rajasthan

Currently (2024), The chief minister of Rajasthan is the chief executive of the Indian state of Rajasthan. In accordance with the Constitution of India, the governor is a state's de jure head, but de facto executive authority rests with the chief minister. Following elections to the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly, the state's governor usually invites the party (or coalition) with a majority of seats to form the government. The governor appoints the chief minister, whose council of ministers are collectively responsible to the assembly. Given the confidence of the assembly, the chief minister's term is for five years and is subject to no term limits.[1]

At the time of India's independence in 1947, the region known as Rajputana included various princely states[a] and the province of Ajmer-Merwara. Over time, these areas were gradually integrated to form the modern Indian state of Rajasthan. The integration occurred in seven stages, from March 1948 to November 1956.[2] On 18 March 1948, the states of Alwar, Bharatpur, Dholpur, and Karauli merged their territories to form the Matsya Union, with Shobha Ram becoming its prime minister.[3] Shortly after, on 25 March 1948, the Rajasthan Union was formed by the states of Bundi, Kota, Jhalawar, Dungarpur, Banswara, Pratapgarh, Kishangarh, Tonk, Shahpura and the chiefship of Lawa, with Gokul Lal Asava serving as its first prime minister.[4] On 18 April 1948, Udaipur State joined the Union, and Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru inaugurated the newly named United State of Rajasthan, with Manikya Lal Verma becoming its prime minister.[5] Later, on 30 March 1949, the states of Jaipur, Jodhpur, Bikaner, and Jaisalmer merged into the union, which was then renamed the United State of Greater Rajasthan. Hiralal Shastri became the prime minister on 7 April 1949. On 15 May 1949, the Matsya Union joined the United State of Greater Rajasthan.[6]

From 26 January 1950, the state officially came to be known as Rajasthan, with Shashtri continuing as its first chief minister.[7] On 3 March 1952, following the first legislative assembly election, Tika Ram Paliwal of the Indian National Congress became the first elected chief minister of the state.[8] Since 1949, three people have served as Prime Minister and fourteen people have served as Chief Minister of Rajasthan. Mohan Lal Sukhadia of the Congress party is the longest-serving chief minister, having been sworn in four times and serving for over sixteen years. Vasundhara Raje Scindia of the Bharatiya Janata Party is the only female to have held this position.[9] Since 1998, no chief minister or political party has retained power after completing one term, a trend that continued in the recent elections.[10] After a landslide victory with 115 seats in the 2023 assembly elections, Bhajan Lal Sharma of the Bharatiya Janata Party succeeded Ashok Gehlot of the Indian National Congress.[11][12]

List

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Prime minister of Matsya Union (1948–1949)

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See also: Matsya Union
# Portrait Name Term of office Election
(Term) 		Appointed by Party
1 Shobha Ram Kumawat 18 March
1948 		15 May
1949 		1 year, 58 days – Udai Bhan Singh
(Rajpramukh) 		Indian National Congress

Prime ministers of Rajasthan (1948–1950)

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# Portrait Name Term of office Election
(Term) 		Appointed by Party
1

Gokul Lal Asawa 25 March
1948 		18 April
1948 		24 days – Bhim Singh II
(Rajpramukh) 		Indian National Congress
2 Manikya Lal Verma 18 April
1948 		7 April
1949 		354 days – Bhupal Singh
(Rajpramukh)
3 Hiralal Shastri 7 April
1949 		26 January
1950 		294 days – Man Singh II
(Rajpramukh)

Chief Ministers of Rajasthan (1950 to present)

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Note: † Died in office

No Portrait Name Constituency Tenure Assembly

(election)

Party[b]
1 Heera Lal Shastri – 26 January 1950 6 January 1951 345 days – Indian National Congress
2 C. S. Venkatachar – 6 January 1951 26 April 1951 110 days –
3 Jai Narayan Vyas – 26 April 1951 3 March 1952 312 days –
4 Tika Ram Paliwal Mahuwa 3 March 1952 1 November 1952 243 days 1st

(1952 election)

(3) Jai Narayan Vyas Kishangarh 1 November 1952 13 November 1954 2 years, 12 days
5 Mohan Lal Sukhadia Udaipur 13 November 1954 11 April 1957 12 years, 120 days
11 April 1957 11 March 1962 2nd

(1957 election)

12 March 1962 13 March 1967 3rd

(1962 election)

– Vacant[c]

(President's rule)

– 13 March 1967 26 April 1967 44 days –
(5) Mohan Lal Sukhadia Udaipur 26 April 1967 9 July 1971 4 years, 74 days 4th

(1967 election)

Indian National Congress
6 Barkatullah Khan Tijara 9 July 1971 11 October 1973[†] 2 years, 94 days
5th

(1972 election)

7 Hari Dev Joshi Banswara 11 October 1973 29 April 1977 3 years, 200 days
– Vacant[c]

(President's rule)

– 29 April 1977 22 June 1977 54 days –
8 Bhairon Singh Shekhawat Chhabra 22 June 1977 16 February 1980 2 years, 239 days 6th

(1977 election)

Janata Party
– Vacant[c]

(President's rule)

– 16 February 1980 6 June 1980 111 days –
9 Jagannath Pahadia Weir 6 June 1980 14 July 1981 1 year, 38 days 7th

(1980 election)

Indian National Congress
10 Shiv Charan Mathur Mandalgarh 14 July 1981 23 February 1985 3 years, 224 days
11 Hira Lal Devpura Kumbhalgarh 23 February 1985 10 March 1985 15 days
(7) Hari Dev Joshi Banswara 10 March 1985 20 January 1988 2 years, 316 days 8th

(1985 election)

(10) Shiv Charan Mathur Mandalgarh 20 January 1988 4 December 1989 1 year, 318 days
(7) Hari Dev Joshi Banswara 4 December 1989 4 March 1990 90 days
(8) Bhairon Singh Shekhawat Chhabra 4 March 1990 15 December 1992 2 years, 286 days 9th

(1990 election)

Bharatiya Janata Party
– Vacant[c]

(President's rule)

– 15 December 1992 4 December 1993 354 days –
(8) Bhairon Singh Shekhawat Bali 4 December 1993 1 December 1998 4 years, 362 days 10th

(1993 election)

Bharatiya Janata Party
12 Ashok Gehlot Sardarpura 1 December 1998 8 December 2003 5 years, 7 days 11th

(1998 election)

Indian National Congress
13 Vasundhara Raje Jhalrapatan 8 December 2003 12 December 2008 5 years, 4 days 12th

(2003 election)

Bharatiya Janata Party
(12) Ashok Gehlot Sardarpura 12 December 2008 13 December 2013 5 years, 1 day 13th

(2008 election)

Indian National Congress
(13) Vasundhara Raje Jhalrapatan 13 December 2013 17 December 2018 5 years, 4 days 14th

(2013 election)

Bharatiya Janata Party
(12) Ashok Gehlot Sardarpura 17 December 2018 15 December 2023 4 years, 363 days 15th

(2018 election)

Indian National Congress
14 Bhajan Lal Sharma Sanganer 15 December 2023 Incumbent 327 days 16th

(2023 election)

Bharatiya Janata Party

Statistics

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List by chief minister

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# Chief Minister Party Term of office
Longest continuous term Total duration of chief ministership
1 Mohan Lal Sukhadia INC 12 years, 120 days 16 years, 194 days
2 Ashok Gehlot INC 5 years, 7 days 15 years, 6 days
3 Bhairon Singh Shekhawat BJP/JP 4 years, 362 days 10 years, 157 days
4 Vasundhara Raje BJP 5 years, 4 days 10 years, 8 days
5 Hari Dev Joshi INC 3 years, 200 days 6 years, 241 days
6 Shiv Charan Mathur INC 3 years, 224 days 5 years, 177 days
7 Jai Narayan Vyas INC 2 years, 12 days 2 years, 324 days
8 Barkatullah Khan INC 2 years, 94 days 2 years, 94 days
9 Jagannath Pahadia INC 1 year, 38 days 1 year, 38 days
10 Heera Lal Shastri INC 345 days 345 days
11 Bhajan Lal Sharma BJP 327 days 327 days
12 Tika Ram Paliwal INC 243 days 243 days
13 C. S. Venkatachar INC 110 days 110 days
14 Hira Lal Devpura INC 15 days 15 days

Timeline

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Bhajan Lal SharmaVasundhara RajeAshok GehlotShiv Charan MathurJagannath PahadiaBhairon Singh ShekhawatHari Dev JoshiBarkatullah KhanMohan Lal SukhadiaTika Ram PaliwalJai Narayan VyasC. S. VenkatacharHiralal Shastri

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ The princely states included Udaipur, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Bikaner, Jaisalmer, Kota, Bundi, Tonk, Jhalawar, Kishangarh, Alwar, Bharatpur, Sirohi, Dholpur, Karauli, Dungarpur, Banswara, Pratapgarh-Deoliya and Shahpura.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b c d 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.[13]

References

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  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 to the specific case of Rajasthan as well.
  2. ^ Hooja 2006, pp. 1130.
  3. ^ Hooja 2006, pp. 1134–1135.
  4. ^ Hooja 2006, pp. 1135.
  5. ^ Hooja 2006, pp. 1136.
  6. ^ Hooja 2006, pp. 1138.
  7. ^ Hooja 2006, pp. 1139.
  8. ^ Hooja 2006, pp. 1144.
  9. ^ "Former Chief Minister". Rajasthan Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  10. ^ Anand, Akriti (24 November 2023). "BJP Vs Congress in Rajasthan Poll: Why govt has been changing every 5 years". mint. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  11. ^ "Ashok Gehlot Resigns As Rajasthan Chief Minister As BJP Thumps Congress In Assembly Polls". English Jagran. 3 December 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  12. ^ "Who is Bhajan Lal Sharma, the new chief minister of Rajasthan". The Times of India. 12 December 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  13. ^ Amberish K. Diwanji. "A dummy's guide to President's rule". Rediff.com. 15 March 2005.

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