List of chief ministers of Gujarat

Chief Minister of Gujarat
	Incumbent; Vijay Rupani; since 7 August 2016
Appointer	Governor of Gujarat
Inaugural holder	Jivraj Narayan Mehta
Formation	1 May 1960

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. Given that he has the confidence of the assembly, the chief minister's term is for five years and is subject to no term limits.[1]

Gujarat state was created on 1 May 1960, composed of the Gujarati-speaking districts of Bombay State. Since then sixteen people have served as its chief minister including inaugural office-holder Jivraj Narayan Mehta, one of several Indian National Congress members to serve in the role and Narendra Modi who is Current Prime Minister and one of the several members of Bharatiya Janata Party.Longest-serving chief minister is Narendra Modi of the Bharatiya Janata Party, who served for twelve and a half years from 2001 to 2014. After Modi resigned to become the 14th and current Prime Minister of India, his party-mate Anandiben Patel became the state's first woman chief minister. The incumbent chief minister is the BJP's Vijay Rupani, who has served since 7 August 2016.

Chief Ministers of Gujarat

Colour key for parties
Bharatiya Janata Party Indian National Congress Janata Dal, Janata Dal (Gujarat) Indian National Congress (O) Janata Party Rashtriya Janata Party N/A (President's rule)

Jivraj Narayan Mehta, Gujarat's first chief minister

Shankersinh Vaghela, the 12th chief minister of Gujarat

Former chief ministers Anandiben Patel and Narendra Modi

No[lower-alpha 1]	Name	Constituency	Term of office[2]		Party[lower-alpha 2]	Duration	Assembly[3]	Ref
1	Jivraj Narayan Mehta	Amreli	1 May 1960	3 March 1962	Indian National Congress	3 years, 141 days	First (1960–61)	[4]
1	Jivraj Narayan Mehta	Amreli	3 March 1962	19 September 1963		3 years, 141 days	Second (1962–66)	[5]
2	Balwantrai Mehta	Bhavnagar	19 September 1963	19 September 1965		2 years, 0 days
3	Hitendra Kanaiyalal Desai	Olpad	19 September 1965	3 April 1967		5 years, 245 days
3	Hitendra Kanaiyalal Desai	Olpad	3 April 1967	12 May 1971	Indian National Congress (O)	5 years, 245 days	Third (1967–71)	[6]
–	Vacant[lower-alpha 3] (President's rule)	N/A	13 May 1971	17 March 1972	N/A	309 days	Dissolved
4	Ghanshyam Oza	Dehgam	17 March 1972	17 July 1973	Indian National Congress	1 year, 122 days	Fourth (1972–74)	[8]
5	Chimanbhai Patel	Sankheda	17 July 1973	9 February 1974	Indian National Congress	207 days	Fourth (1972–74)	[8]
–	Vacant[lower-alpha 3] (President's rule)	N/A	9 February 1974	18 June 1975	N/A	1 year, 129 days	Dissolved
6	Babubhai J. Patel	Sabarmati	18 June 1975	12 March 1976	Indian National Congress (O) (Janata Morcha)	268 days	Fifth (1975–80)	[9]
–	Vacant[lower-alpha 3] (President's rule)	N/A	12 March 1976	24 December 1976	N/A	287 days
7	Madhav Singh Solanki	Bhadran	24 December 1976	10 April 1977	Indian National Congress	107 days
(6)	Babubhai J. Patel	Sabarmati	11 April 1977	17 February 1980	Janata Party	2 years, 312 days
–	Vacant[lower-alpha 3] (President's rule)	N/A	17 February 1980	6 June 1980	N/A	110 days	Dissolved
(7)	Madhav Singh Solanki	Bhadran	7 June 1980	10 March 1985	Indian National Congress	5 years, 29 days	Sixth (1980–85)	[10]
(7)	Madhav Singh Solanki	Bhadran	11 March 1985	6 July 1985		5 years, 29 days	Seventh (1985–90)	[11]
8	Amarsinh Chaudhary	Vyara (ST)	6 July 1985	9 December 1989		4 years, 156 days
(7)	Madhav Singh Solanki	Bhadran	10 December 1989	3 March 1990		83 days
(5)	Chimanbhai Patel	Unjha	4 March 1990	25 October 1990	Janata Dal	3 years, 350 days	Eighth (1990–95)	[12]
(5)	Chimanbhai Patel	Unjha	25 October 1990	17 February 1994	Janata Dal (Gujarat)	3 years, 350 days
9	Chhabildas Mehta	Mahuva	17 February 1994	13 March 1995	Indian National Congress	1 year, 24 days
10	Keshubhai Patel	Visavadar	14 March 1995	21 October 1995	Bharatiya Janata Party	221 days	Ninth (1995–98)	[13]
11	Suresh Mehta	Mandvi	21 October 1995	19 September 1996	Bharatiya Janata Party	334 days
–	Vacant[lower-alpha 3] (President's rule)	N/A	19 September 1996	23 October 1996	N/A	−27 days
12	Shankersinh Vaghela	Radhanpur	23 October 1996	27 October 1997	Rashtriya Janata Party	1 year, 4 days
13	Dilip Parikh	Dhandhuka	28 October 1997	4 March 1998	Rashtriya Janata Party	188 days
(10)	Keshubhai Patel	Visavadar	4 March 1998	6 October 2001	Bharatiya Janata Party	3 years, 216 days	Tenth (1998–2002)	[14]
14	Narendra Modi	Rajkot Pashchim	7 October 2001	22 December 2002		12 years, 227 days	Tenth (1998–2002)	[14]
		Maninagar	22 December 2002	22 December 2007			Eleventh (2002–07)	[15]
			23 December 2007	20 December 2012			Twelfth (2007–12)	[16]
			20 December 2012	22 May 2014			Thirteenth (2012–17)	[17]
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		4 years, 11 days days
16	Vijay Rupani	Rajkot West	26 December 2017	Incumbent		4 years, 11 days days	Fourteenth (2017–22)	[18]

Notes

Footnotes

A number inside brackets indicates that the incumbent has previously held office.
This column only names the chief minister's party. The state government he headed may have been a complex coalition of several parties and independents; these are not listed here.
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.[7]

References

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.
Chief Ministers of Gujarat. Gujarat Vidhan Sabha. Retrieved on 18 December 2012.
List of Duration of Sessions (1 to 12 Vidhansabha) and sittings of Gujarat Legislative Assembly. Gujarat Vidhan Sabha. Retrieved on 18 December 2012.
"Statistical Report on General Election, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of Bombay". Election Commission of India. Retrieved on 23 May 2014.
"Key Highlights of General Election, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of Gujarat". Election Commission of India. Retrieved on 23 May 2014.
"Key Highlights of General Election, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of Gujarat". Election Commission of India. Retrieved on 23 May 2014.
Amberish K. Diwanji. "A dummy's guide to President's rule". Rediff.com. 15 March 2005.
"Key Highlights of General Election, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of Gujarat". Election Commission of India. Retrieved on 23 May 2014.
"Key Highlights of General Election, 1975, to the Legislative Assembly of Gujarat". Election Commission of India. Retrieved on 23 May 2014.
"Key Highlights of General Election, 1980, to the Legislative Assembly of Gujarat". Election Commission of India. Retrieved on 23 May 2014.
"Key Highlights of General Election, 1985, to the Legislative Assembly of Gujarat". Election Commission of India. Retrieved on 23 May 2014.
"Key Highlights of General Election, 1990, to the Legislative Assembly of Gujarat". Election Commission of India. Retrieved on 23 May 2014.
"Key Highlights of General Election, 1995, to the Legislative Assembly of Gujarat". Election Commission of India. Retrieved on 23 May 2014.
"Key Highlights of General Election, 1998, to the Legislative Assembly of Gujarat". Election Commission of India. Retrieved on 23 May 2014.
"Key Highlights of General Election, 2002, to the Legislative Assembly of Gujarat". Election Commission of India. Retrieved on 23 May 2014.
"Statistical Report on General Election, 2007, to the Legislative Assembly of Gujarat". Election Commission of India. Retrieved on 23 May 2014.
"Statistical Report on General Election, 2012, to the Legislative Assembly of Gujarat". Election Commission of India. Retrieved on 23 May 2014.
"BJP retains Vijay Rupani as CM in Gujarat, but is undecided in Himachal Pradesh". The Indian Express. 23 December 2017. Retrieved 23 December 2017.

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[2] A number inside brackets indicates that the incumbent has previously held office.

[4] This column only names the chief minister's party. The state government he headed may have been a complex coalition of several parties and independents; these are not listed here.

[PR-10] 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.[7]

[1] 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.

[3] Chief Ministers of Gujarat. Gujarat Vidhan Sabha. Retrieved on 18 December 2012.

[5] List of Duration of Sessions (1 to 12 Vidhansabha) and sittings of Gujarat Legislative Assembly. Gujarat Vidhan Sabha. Retrieved on 18 December 2012.

[6] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1957, to the Legislative Assembly of Bombay". Election Commission of India. Retrieved on 23 May 2014.

[7] "Key Highlights of General Election, 1962, to the Legislative Assembly of Gujarat". Election Commission of India. Retrieved on 23 May 2014.

[8] "Key Highlights of General Election, 1967, to the Legislative Assembly of Gujarat". Election Commission of India. Retrieved on 23 May 2014.

[9] Amberish K. Diwanji. "A dummy's guide to President's rule". Rediff.com. 15 March 2005.

[11] "Key Highlights of General Election, 1972, to the Legislative Assembly of Gujarat". Election Commission of India. Retrieved on 23 May 2014.

[12] "Key Highlights of General Election, 1975, to the Legislative Assembly of Gujarat". Election Commission of India. Retrieved on 23 May 2014.

[13] "Key Highlights of General Election, 1980, to the Legislative Assembly of Gujarat". Election Commission of India. Retrieved on 23 May 2014.

[14] "Key Highlights of General Election, 1985, to the Legislative Assembly of Gujarat". Election Commission of India. Retrieved on 23 May 2014.

[15] "Key Highlights of General Election, 1990, to the Legislative Assembly of Gujarat". Election Commission of India. Retrieved on 23 May 2014.

[16] "Key Highlights of General Election, 1995, to the Legislative Assembly of Gujarat". Election Commission of India. Retrieved on 23 May 2014.

[17] "Key Highlights of General Election, 1998, to the Legislative Assembly of Gujarat". Election Commission of India. Retrieved on 23 May 2014.

[18] "Key Highlights of General Election, 2002, to the Legislative Assembly of Gujarat". Election Commission of India. Retrieved on 23 May 2014.

[19] "Statistical Report on General Election, 2007, to the Legislative Assembly of Gujarat". Election Commission of India. Retrieved on 23 May 2014.

[20] "Statistical Report on General Election, 2012, to the Legislative Assembly of Gujarat". Election Commission of India. Retrieved on 23 May 2014.

[21] "BJP retains Vijay Rupani as CM in Gujarat, but is undecided in Himachal Pradesh". The Indian Express. 23 December 2017. Retrieved 23 December 2017.