What is the maximum term of the Chief Minister?

Usually, the maximum term of the Chief Minister is five years.

Who appoints the Chief Minister of a state?

The Chief Minister is appointed by the governor. .

Who has served the most number of terms as a Chief Minister?

Nitish Kumar has served five terms, which is the most, as the Chief Minister of Bihar. .

Who has been the longest serving Chief Minister?

Mamata Banerjee has been the longest serving Chief Minister. .

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List of Chief Ministers of India

The head of the government in each state in India is the Chief Minister. The state government is formed by the party who wins the State Legislative Assembly elections. The maximum term of the Chief Minister is usually five years. There is no limit to the number of terms that can be served.

Updated On - 01 Jun 2026

State/Union Territory	Chief Minister
Andhra Pradesh	N. Chandrababu Naidu
Arunachal Pradesh	Pema Khandu
Assam	Himanta Biswa Sarma
Bihar	Nitish Kumar
Chhattisgarh	Vishnudeo Sai
Delhi	Arvind Kejriwal
Goa	Pramod Sawant
Gujarat	Bhupendrabhai Patel
Haryana	Nayab Singh Saini
Himachal Pradesh	Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu
Jammu and Kashmir	Vacant (President rule)
Jharkhand	Hemant Soren
Karnataka	Siddaramaiah
Kerala	Pinarayi Vijayan
Madhya Pradesh	Mohan Yadav
Maharashtra	Eknath Shinde
Manipur	N. Biren Singh
Meghalaya	Conrad Sangma
Mizoram	Lalduhoma
Nagaland	Neiphiu Rio
Odisha	Mohan Charan Majhi
Puducherry	N. Rangaswamy
Punjab	Bhagwant Singh Mann
Rajasthan	Bhajan Lal Sharma
Sikkim	Prem Singh Tamang
Tamil Nadu	C. Joseph Vijay
Telangana	Anumula Revanth Reddy
Tripura	Manik Saha
Uttar Pradesh	Yogi Adityanath
Uttarakhand	Pushkar Singh Dhami
West Bengal	Suvendu Adhikari

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FAQs about Chief Ministers of All Indian States

What is the maximum term of the Chief Minister?
Usually, the maximum term of the Chief Minister is five years.
Is there any limit to the number of terms that can be served?
There is no limit to the number of terms that can be served.
Who appoints the Chief Minister of a state?
The Chief Minister is appointed by the governor.
Who has served the most number of terms as a Chief Minister?
Nitish Kumar has served five terms, which is the most, as the Chief Minister of Bihar.
Who has been the longest serving Chief Minister?
Mamata Banerjee has been the longest serving Chief Minister.

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