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List of chief ministers of Rajasthan

List of chief ministers of Rajasthan

Chief ministers of Rajasthan

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]

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Since 1949, 3 people have served as Prime Minister and 14 people have served as the Chief Minister of Rajasthan.[2][3] Mohan Lal Sukhadia of Congress party, popularly known as father of modern Rajasthan, is the longest serving chief minister of the state. He was sworn in as CM four times, serving for a period of over 16 years. Vasundhara Raje Scindia of the Bharatiya Janata Party is the only female to serve at this post.

No chief minister (or political party) has retained power after completing one term since 1998[4] and the trend continued in the recent elections. After a landslide victory with 115 seats in 2023 elections, Bhajan Lal Sharma of Bharatiya Janata Party succeeded Ashok Gehlot of the Indian National Congress.[5][6]

Prime ministers of Rajasthan

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Chief ministers of Rajasthan

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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

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    1. [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 to the specific case of Rajasthan as well.
    2. [2]
      RAJASTHAN LIST OF MEMBERS OF THE CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY
    3. [3]
      History of Legislature in Rajasthan
    4. [4]
      Anand, Akriti (24 November 2023). "BJP Vs Congress in Rajasthan Poll: Why govt has been changing every 5 years". mint. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
    5. [5]
      "Ashok Gehlot Resigns As Rajasthan Chief Minister As BJP Thumps Congress In Assembly Polls". English Jagran. 3 December 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
    6. [6]
      "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.
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