Chief Minister of Gujarat

Chief Minister of Gujarat
મુખ્યમંત્રી ગુજરાત गुजरात के मुख्यमंत्री
Emblem of Gujarat
since 13 September 2021
Government of Gujarat
StyleThe Honourable
StatusHead of Government
AbbreviationCM
Member ofGujarat Legislative Assembly& Gujarat Council of Ministers
ResidenceBungalow No. 26, Ministers’ Enclave, Sector-20, Gandhinagar
AppointerGovernor of Gujarat
Term length5 years subject to the confidence of the assembly.[1]
No term limits
Inaugural holderJivraj Narayan Mehta
Formation1 May 1960 (1960-05-01)
DeputyDeputy Chief Minister of Gujarat
Websitehttp://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]Chief Minister also serves as Leader of the House in the Legislative Assembly.

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 office since 7 August 2016.[3]

Predecessors

Colour key for political parties

  Indian National Congress
  Indian National Congress (Urs)
  Indian Congress (Socialist)
  Shiv Sena
  Bharatiya Janata Party
  N/A (President's rule)

Prime ministers of Bombay (1937–50)

#[a][b] Portrait Name Term of office Assembly Appointed

by

(Governor)

Party
1 Dhanjishah Cooper 1 April 1937 19 July 1937[5] 140 days 1st Provincial

(1937 Elections)

The Lord Brabourne Independent
2 Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher 19 July 1937[5][6] 2 November 1939[7] 2 years, 106 days Robert Duncan Bell Indian National Congress
- Vacant

(Governor's Rule)

2 November

1939

30 March 1946 6 years, 148 days Dissolved - N/A
(2) Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher 30 March 1946 26 January
1950 		3 years, 302 days 2nd

Provincial

(1946 Elections)

Sir John Colville Indian National Congress

Chief ministers of Bombay State (1947–60)

#[c] Portrait Name Constituency Term of office Assembly Appointed by

(Governor)

Party
1 Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher MLC 15 August 1947 21 April 1952 4 years, 250 days Provincial Assembly

1946 election)

Sir John Colville Indian National Congress
2 Morarji Desai Bulsar Chikhli 21 April 1952 31 October 1956 4 years, 193 days 1st

(1952 elections)

Raja Maharaj Singh
Chief ministers of Bombay State (1956–60)[d]
3 Yashwantrao Chavan Karad North 1 November 1956 5 April 1957 3 years, 181 days 1st

(1952 elections)

Harekrushna Mahatab Indian National Congress
5 April 1957 30 April 1960 2nd

(1957 elections)

Sri Prakasa

Prime ministers of Kathiawar/Saurashtra (1948-50)

No Portrait Name Constituency Term of office Assembly

(election)

Party
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)

No Portrait Name Constituency Term of office Assembly

(election)

Party
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

  • † Died in office
  • § Returned to office after a previous non-consecutive term
# Portrait Chief Minister
(Birth-Death)
Constituency 		Election Term of office Political party Ministry
From To Period
1 Jivraj Narayan Mehta
(1887–1978)
MLA for Amreli 		1957
(1st/Interim) 		1 May 1960 25 February 1963 2 years, 300 days Indian National Congress Jivraj
2 Balwantrai Mehta
(1900–1965)
MLA for Bhavnagar 		1962
(2nd) 		25 February 1963 19 September 1965[†] 2 years, 206 days Balwantrai
3 Hitendra Desai
(1915–1993)
MLA for Olpad 		19 September 1965 13 May 1971 5 years, 236 days Desai I
1967
(3rd) 		Desai II
Indian National Congress (O)
Position vacant (13 May 1971 – 17 March 1972)
President's rule was imposed during this period[e]
4 Ghanshyam Oza
(1911–2002
MLA for Dahegam 		1972
(4th) 		17 March 1972 17 July 1973 1 year, 122 days Indian National Congress Oza
5 Chimanbhai Patel
(1929–1974)
MLA for Sankheda 		17 July 1973 9 February 1974 207 days Chimanbhai I
Position vacant (9 February 1974 – 18 June 1975)
President's rule was imposed during this period[e]
6 Babubhai J. Patel
(1911–2002)
MLA for Sabarmati 		1975
(5th) 		18 June 1975 12 March 1976 268 days Indian National Congress (O) Babubhai I
Position vacant (12 March – 24 December 1976)
President's rule was imposed during this period[e]
7 Madhavsinh Solanki
(1927–2021)
MLA for Bhadran 		–
(5th) 		24 December 1976 11 April 1977 108 days Indian National Congress Solanki I
(6) Babubhai J. Patel
(1911–2002)
MLA for Sabarmati 		11 April 1977[§] 17 February 1980 2 years, 312 days Janata Party Babubhai II
Position vacant (17 February – 7 June 1980)
President's rule was imposed during this period[e]
(7) Madhavsinh Solanki
(1927–2021)
MLA for Bhadran 		1980
(6th) 		7 June 1980[§] 6 July 1985 5 years, 29 days Indian National Congress Solanki II
1985
(7th) 		Solanki III
8 Amarsinh Chaudhary
(1941–2004)
MLA for Vyara 		6 July 1985 10 December 1989 4 years, 157 days Chaudhary
(7) Madhavsinh Solanki
(1927–2021)
MLA for Bhadran 		10 December 1989[§] 4 March 1990 84 days Solanki IV
(5) Chimanbhai Patel
(1929–1974)
MLA for Sankheda 		1990
(8th) 		4 March 1990[§] 17 February 1994[†] 3 years, 350 days Janata Dal Chimanbhai II
Indian National Congress
9 Chhabildas Mehta
(1925–2008)
MLA for Mahuva 		17 February 1994 14 March 1995 1 year, 25 days Chhabildas
10 Keshubhai Patel
(1928–2020)
MLA for Visavadar 		1995
(9th) 		14 March 1995 21 October 1995 221 days Bharatiya Janata Party Keshubhai I
11 Suresh Mehta
(born 1936)
MLA for Mandvi 		21 October 1995 19 September 1996 334 days Suresh
Position vacant (19 September – 23 October 1996)
President's rule was imposed during this period[e]
12 Shankersinh Vaghela
(born 1940)
MLA for Radhanpur 		–
(9th) 		23 October 1996 28 October 1997 1 year, 5 days Rashtriya Janata Party Vaghela
13 Dilip Parikh
(1937–2019)
MLA for Dhandhuka 		28 October 1997 4 March 1998 127 days Parikh
(10) Keshubhai Patel
(1928–2020)
MLA for Visavadar 		1998
(10th) 		4 March 1998[§] 7 October 2001 3 years, 217 days Bharatiya Janata Party Keshubhai II
14 Narendra Modi
(born 1950)
MLA for Rajkot West, until 2002
MLA for Maninagar, from 2002 		7 October 2001 22 May 2014 12 years, 227 days Modi I
2002
(11th) 		Modi II
2007
(12th) 		Modi III
2012
(13th) 		Modi IV
15 Anandiben Patel
(born 1941)
MLA for Ghatlodia 		22 May 2014 7 August 2016 2 years, 77 days Anandiben
16 Vijay Rupani
(1956–2025)
MLA for Rajkot West 		7 August 2016 13 September 2021 5 years, 37 days Rupani I
2017
(14th) 		Rupani II
17 Bhupendrabhai Patel
(born 1962)
MLA for Ghatlodia Assembly constituency 		13 September 2021 Incumbent 4 years, 101 days Bhupendrabhai I
2022
(15th) 		Bhupendrabhai II

Statistics

Fraction of time of holding CMO by party (as of September 2025)
  1. Bharatiya Janata Party (43.7%)
  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 (1.00%)
  7. President's Rule (5.25%)

List by chief minister

# 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 Bhupendrabhai Patel* BJP 4 years, 101 days* 4 years, 101 days*
8 Keshubhai Patel BJP 3 years, 217 days 4 years, 73 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

Notes

Footnotes
  1. ^ After India's Independence, Bombay State was created and its territory underwent constant change in the following years. It comprised Bombay Presidency (roughly equating to the present-day Indian state of Maharashtra, excluding South Maharashtra and Vidarbha), the princely states of the Baroda, Western India and Gujarat (the present-day Indian state of Gujarat) and Deccan States (which included parts of the present-day Indian states of Maharashtra and Karnataka).[4]
  2. ^ A parenthetical number indicates that the incumbent has previously held office.
  3. ^ A parenthetical number indicates that the incumbent has previously held office.
  4. ^ States Reorganisation Act, 1956: Bombay State was enlarged by the addition of Saurashtra State and Kutch State, the Marathi-speaking districts of Nagpur Division of Madhya Pradesh and Marathwada region of Hyderabad State. The southernmost districts of the Bombay Presidency were transferred to Mysore State.[8]
  5. ^ 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.[9]
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}}: |first1= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ Desai, S. H. (1972). A critical study of the development of secondary education for girls in Gujarat its history and present day problems (PhD Thesis). Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda: Shodhganga : a reservoir of Indian theses @ INFLIBNET. pp. 411–420. hdl:10603/57937.
  5. ^ a b Bombay 1937-1938: A Review of the Administration of the Bombay Presidency. Mumbai: Government Central Press, Bombay. 1939. pp. 160–161.
  6. ^ "Chief Ministers (1937 to 2019)" (PDF). Maharashtra Legislature (in Marathi). Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Forgotten fact: Most Mumbaiites are breaking the law when they grab a drink". 17 May 2015.
  8. ^ "The States Reorganisation Act, 1956" (PDF). India Code - Digital Repository of Legislations. 31 August 1956. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 May 2018.
  9. ^ Amberish K. Diwanji. "A dummy's guide to President's rule". Rediff.com. 15 March 2005.
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