List of current Indian deputy chief ministers
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The deputy chief minister is a member of the state government and usually the second highest ranking executive officer of their state's council of ministers. While not a constitutional office, it seldom carries any specific powers.{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/of-deputy-chief-ministers-and-the-constitution/article3632410.ece|title=Of Deputy Chief Ministers and the Constitution|website=The Hindu|date=13 July 2012 |access-date=7 November 2017|last1=Rajendran |first1=S. }} A deputy chief minister usually also holds a cabinet portfolio such as home minister or finance minister. In the parliamentary system of government, the chief minister is treated as the "first among equals" in the cabinet; the position of deputy chief minister is used to bring political stability and strength within a coalition government.
Currently, only 15 states and 2 union territories (out of 25 states and 3 union territories) have deputy chief ministers. Out of these, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Odisha, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh have two deputy chief ministers each. No other state and union territory has more than one deputy chief minister in office.
The Bharatiya Janata Party has fiteen incumbents, the Indian National Congress has three, the National People's Party have two incumbents, the Jana Sena Party, the Nationalist Congress Party, the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, Shiv Sena and the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference has one incumbent each. Of the 25 incumbents, two are woman — Pravati Parida in Odisha & Diya Kumari in Rajasthan. The longest-serving incumbent deputy chief minister is Chowna Mein, who has served as the deputy chief minister of Arunachal Pradesh since 17 July 2016 (for {{age in years and days|2016|7|17}}). As of {{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}, three states (Assam, Sikkim and Uttarakhand) and one union territory (Puducherry) have never had a deputy chief minister.
Current Indian deputy chief ministers
File:Deputy Chief Minister of India.png
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| {{legend|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|Bharatiya Janata Party|outline=grey}}
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| scope=col| State {{small|(past deputy chief ministers)}} !scope=col| Name !scope=col class=unsortable| Portrait !scope=col| Took office !scope=col colspan=2| Party !scope=col colspan=2| Chief Minister !scope=col colspan=2| Alliance !scope=col class=unsortable| Ref |
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| Andhra Pradesh {{small|(list)}} |12 June 2024 |bgcolor="{{party color|Janasena Party}}"| | bgcolor="{{party color|Telugu Desam Party}}"| |rowspan="6"| NDA |rowspan="6" bgcolor="{{party color|National Democratic Alliance}}" | | |
| Arunachal Pradesh {{small|(list)}} |16 July 2016 |Rowspan=5|Bharatiya Janata Party |rowspan="5" bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"| | bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" | |[http://www.arunachalpradesh.gov.in/cabinet-ministers/ Arunachal Pradesh Cabinet Ministers] |
| rowspan=2|Bihar {{small|(list)}} |rowspan="2"|28 January 2024 |rowspan=2|Nitish Kumar |rowspan="2" width="4px" style="background-color: {{party color|Janata Dal (United)}}"| |rowspan="2"| |
| Vijay Kumar Sinha |
| rowspan=2|Chhattisgarh {{small|(list)}} |rowspan="2"|13 December 2023 |rowspan=2|Vishnu Deo Sai |rowspan="3" width="4px" style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"| |
| Vijay Sharma |
| Himachal Pradesh {{small|(list)}} |File:Mukesh Agnihotri (cropped).jpg |11 December 2022 |bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"| |rowspan="3"| INDIA |rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance}}" | |
| Jammu and Kashmir {{small|(list)}} |16 October 2024 |Jammu and Kashmir National Conference |bgcolor="{{party color|Jammu and Kashmir National Conference}}"| |bgcolor="{{party color|Jammu and Kashmir National Conference}}"| | |
| Karnataka {{small|(list)}} |20 May 2023 |bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"| |bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"| | |
| rowspan="2" |Madhya Pradesh
(list) |File:DCM Rajendra Sukula.jpeg |rowspan="2"|{{dts|format=dmy|2023|12|13}} |rowspan="2"|Bharatiya Janata Party |rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"| |rowspan="2"|Mohan Yadav |rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"| | rowspan="12" |NDA |rowspan="12" bgcolor="{{party color|National Democratic Alliance}}"| | |
| Jagdish Devda
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| rowspan=2|Maharashtra {{small|(list)}} |5 December 2024 |bgcolor="{{party color|Shiv Sena}}"| |rowspan=2|Devendra Fadnavis |rowspan=2 width="4px" style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"| |
| Ajit Pawar
| 2023 Nationalist Congress Party split | bgcolor="{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party}}"| |
| rowspan="2"|Meghalaya {{small|(list)}} |6 March 2018 |rowspan="2"|National People's Party |rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|National People's Party (India)}}"| |rowspan="2"|Conrad Sangma |rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|National People's Party (India)}}"| |
| Sniawbhalang Dhar
|7 March 2023 | |
| rowspan="2"|Nagaland {{small|(list)}} |9 March 2018 |rowspan="1"|Bharatiya Janata Party |rowspan="1" bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"| |rowspan="2"|Neiphiu Rio |rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party}}"| |{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/bjp-to-get-deputy-cm-post-in-nagaland/articleshow/63179941.cms|title=BJP to get deputy cm in Nagaland|website=The Times of India|date=6 March 2018 }} |
| T. R. Zeliang
|7 March 2023 |Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party |bgcolor="{{party color|Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party}}"| | |
| rowspan="2" |Odisha {{small|(list)}} | rowspan="2" |12 June 2024 | rowspan="4" |Bharatiya Janata Party | rowspan="4" bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"| | rowspan="2" |Mohan Charan Majhi | rowspan="4" bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"| | |
| Pravati Parida
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| rowspan=2|Rajasthan {{small|(list)}} |File:Diya Kumari - 2023 (cropped).jpg |rowspan="2"| {{dts|format=dmy|2023|12|15}} |rowspan=2| Bhajan Lal Sharma | |
| Prem Chand Bairwa
|File:Prem Chand Bairwa (cropped).jpg | |
| Tamil Nadu {{small|(list)}} |28 September 2024 |bgcolor="{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}"| | bgcolor="{{party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}"| |rowspan="2"| INDIA |rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance}}" | |
| Telangana {{small|(list)}} |File:Portrait of Telangana Deputy CM Bhatti Vikramarka Mallu (4 July 2024).png |7 December 2023 |bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"| |bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"| | |
| rowspan=2|Uttar Pradesh {{small|(list)}} |File:Shri Keshav Prasad Maurya (cropped).jpg |19 March 2017 |rowspan=2| Bharatiya Janata Party |rowspan=2 bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"| |rowspan=2| Yogi Adityanath |rowspan=2 bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"| |rowspan="2"|NDA |rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|National Democratic Alliance}}"| | |
| Brajesh Pathak
|25 March 2022 |
See also
- List of current Indian governors
- List of current Indian lieutenant governors and administrators
- List of current Indian chief ministers
- List of current Indian legislative speakers and chairpersons
- List of current Indian opposition leaders
- List of current Indian chief justices
- List of female deputy chief ministers in India
- List of deputy prime ministers of India
References
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