List of Chief Ministers of Rajasthan
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India has 28 states and 8 Union territories as of April 2021.in this country. Rajasthan is the First largest Indian state by area and the eighth-largest state by population.
The Chief Minister of Rajasthan is the chief executive of the Indian state of Rajasthan which is appointed by a state’s governor.The chief minister is the leader of the state Legislative assembly. They would be the chief adviser to the nominal head of their respected state. All new principal announcements of policy are made by him on the floor of the house. The Chief minister supervises and coordinates the policies of the several Ministers involved in the formulation and implementation of a policy and department. For the removal of ministers, the governor is dependent on the chief minister because the governor can’t remove/dismiss ministers at his will. The Chief Minister has a free hand in preparing the list of his colleagues and also he may ask anyone of his colleagues to resign.
Rajasthan has one legislature house and chamber, the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly has 200 seats, headed by a speaker. Rajasthan state sends 25 members of Lok Sabha and 10 members of Rajya Sabha. The Chief Minister heads the executive, which is made up of the party or coalition elected with a majority in the legislature. Chief ministers guide and control the activity of other ministers. The maximum term serves of chief minister is for five years and is subject to no term limits. The Formation of the first chiefs minister of Rajasthan was on 7 April 1949.
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*Vasundhara Raje Scindia of the Bharatiya Janata Party is the only female to serve as the chief minister of the Rajasthan state in India.
*Jodhpur also called a blue city.
*Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, the first non-congress CM of Rajasthan.
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The Chief Minister of Rajasthan is the chief executive of the Indian state of Rajasthan which is appointed by a state’s governor.The chief minister is the leader of the state Legislative assembly. They would be the chief adviser to the nominal head of their respected state. All new principal announcements of policy are made by him on the floor of the house. The Chief minister supervises and coordinates the policies of the several Ministers involved in the formulation and implementation of a policy and department. For the removal of ministers, the governor is dependent on the chief minister because the governor can’t remove/dismiss ministers at his will. The Chief Minister has a free hand in preparing the list of his colleagues and also he may ask anyone of his colleagues to resign.
Rajasthan has one legislature house and chamber, the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly has 200 seats, headed by a speaker. Rajasthan state sends 25 members of Lok Sabha and 10 members of Rajya Sabha. The Chief Minister heads the executive, which is made up of the party or coalition elected with a majority in the legislature. Chief ministers guide and control the activity of other ministers. The maximum term serves of chief minister is for five years and is subject to no term limits. The Formation of the first chiefs minister of Rajasthan was on 7 April 1949.
| Sr No. | Name | Constituency | Tenure | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Hiralal Shastri | MLA | 7 April 1949 to 5 January 1951 (1 year 273 days) | Indian National Congress |
| 2. | Cadambi Sheshachar Venkatachar | MLA | 6 January 1951 to 25 April 1951 (109 days) | Indian National Congress |
| 3. | Jai Narayan Vyas | MLA | 26 April 1951 to 3 March 1952 (312 days) | Indian National Congress |
| 4. | Tika Ram Paliwal | Mahuwa | 3 March 1952 to 31 October 1952 (242 days) | Indian National Congress |
| 5. | Jai Narayan Vyas | Kishangarh | 1 November 1952 to 12 November 1954 (2 years 11 days) | Indian National Congress |
| 6. | Mohan Lal Sukhadia | Udaipur | 13 November 1954 to 13 March 1967 (12 years 120 days) | Indian National Congress |
| President rule | N/A | 41 days | N/A | |
| 7. | Mohan Lal Sukhadia | Udaipur | 26 April 1967 to 9 July 1971 (4 years 74 days ) | Indian National Congress |
| 8. | Barkatullah Khan | Tijara | 9 July 1971 to 11 October 1973 (2 years 94 days) | Indian National Congress |
| 9. | Hari Dev Joshi | Banswara | 11 October 1973 to 29 April 1977 (3 years 200 days) | Indian National Congress |
| 10. | Bhairon Singh Shekhawat | Chhabra | 22 June 1977 to 16 February 1980 (2 years 239 days) | Janata party |
| President rule | N/A | 354 days | N/A | |
| 11. | Jagannath Pahadia | Weir | 6 June 1980 to 13 July 1981 (1 year 37 days) | Indian National Congress |
| 12. | Shiv Charan Mathur | Mandalgarh | 14 July 1981 to 23 February 1985 (3 years 224 days) | Indian National Congress |
| 13. | Hira Lal Devpura | Kumbhalgarh | 23 February 1985 to 10 March 1985 (15 days) | Indian National Congress |
| 14. | Hari Dev Joshi | Banswara | 10 March 1985 to 20 January 1988 (2 years 316 days) | Indian National Congress |
| 15. | Shiv Charan Mathur | Mandalgarh | 20 January 1988 to 4 December 1989 (1 year 318 days) | Indian National Congress |
| 16. | Hari Dev Joshi | Banswara | 4 December 1989 to 4 March 1990 (90 days) | Indian National Congress |
| 17. | Bhairon Singh Shekhawat | Chhabra | 4 March 1990 to 15 December 1992 (2 years 286 days) | Bharatiya Janata party |
| 18. | Bhairon Singh Shekhawat | Bali | 4 December 1993 to 29 November 1998 (4 years 360 days) | Bharatiya Janata party |
| 19. | Ashok Gehlot | Sardarpura | 1 December 1998 to 8 December 2003 (5 years 7 days) | Indian National Congress |
| 20. | Vasundhara Raje | Jhalrapatan | 8 December 2003 to 11 December 2008 (5 years 3 days) | Bharatiya Janata party |
| 21. | Ashok Gehlot | Sardarpura | 12 December 2008 to 13 December 2013 (5 years 1 day) | Indian National Congress |
| 22. | Vasundhara Raje | Jhalrapatan | 13 December 2013 to 16 December 2018 (5 years 3 days) | Bharatiya Janata party |
| 23. | Ashok Gehlot | Sardarpura | 17 December 2018 to 15 December 2023 (4 years, 363 days) | Indian National Congress |
| 23. | Bhajan Lal Sharma | Sanganer | 15 December 2023 to present | Bharatiya Janata Party |
*Vasundhara Raje Scindia of the Bharatiya Janata Party is the only female to serve as the chief minister of the Rajasthan state in India.
*Jodhpur also called a blue city.
*Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, the first non-congress CM of Rajasthan.
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⦿FAQ
Where assembly seat of Rajasthan is located?
Jaipur
What is the old name of Rajasthan state?
Rajputana
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