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	{{~~short~~ description\|Head of government of a state or territory in India}}		{{Short description\|Head of government of a state or union territory in India}}
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	{{Politics of India}}		{{Politics of India}}
	In the [[Republic of India]], a '''chief minister''' is the elected [[head of government]] of the each state out of 28<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://knowindia.gov.in/states-uts/ \|website=knowindia.gov.in \|title=States and Union Territories}}
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	states and sometimes a union territory (currently, only the UTs of [[Delhi]] and [[Puducherry (union territory)\|Puducherry]] have serving Chief Ministers). According to the [[Constitution of India]], the [[Governor (India)\|Governor]] is a state's head, but ''[[de facto]]'' executive authority rests with the chief minister.

	Following elections to the [[State Legislative Assembly (India)\|~~State Legislative Assembly~~]] (Vidhan Sabha) in a state, the state's governor usually invites the party (or coalition) with a majority of seats to form the government. The governor appoints and swears in the chief minister, whose [[~~Council~~ of ~~Ministers~~]] are [[Cabinet collective responsibility\|collectively responsible]] to the assembly. Based on the [[Westminster system]], given that ~~he retains~~ the confidence of the assembly, the chief minister's term can last for the length of the assembly's life maximum of five years. There are no limits to the [[term limit\|number of terms]] that the chief minister can serve.<ref>[[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}}.</ref> A chief minister heads a state government's council of ministers and can be ~~deputed~~ in that role by a deputy chief minister. ~~Chief~~ minister generally selects the ~~State~~ Chief ~~Secretary~~ and also ~~can~~ allot departments as per ~~his~~ own wish to the ~~Cabinet Ministers~~ of ~~his~~ state and ~~Minister Of States Also~~.He also ~~directs Chief Secretary~~ to transfer,suspend,promote ~~Officers Of his~~ state.		In [[India]], a '''chief minister''' is the elected [[head of government]] of each state out of the 28<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://knowindia.gov.in/states-uts/ \|website=knowindia.gov.in \|title=States and Union Territories}}
			</ref> states and sometimes a [[union territory]] (UT; currently, only the UTs of [[Delhi]] and [[Puducherry (union territory)\|Puducherry]] have serving chief ministers). According to the [[Constitution of India]], the [[Governor (India)\|governor]] is a state's head, but ''[[de facto]]'' executive authority rests with the chief minister.

			Following elections to the [[State Legislative Assembly (India)\|state legislative assembly]] (Vidhan Sabha) in a state, the state's governor usually invites the party (or coalition) with a majority of seats to form the government. The governor appoints and swears in the chief minister, whose [[council of ministers]] are [[Cabinet collective responsibility\|collectively responsible]] to the assembly. Based on the [[Westminster system]], given that they retain the confidence of the assembly, the chief minister's term can last for the length of the assembly's life, a maximum of five years. There are no limits to the [[term limit\|number of terms]] that the chief minister can serve.<ref>[[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}}.</ref> A chief minister heads a state government's council of ministers and can be deputised in that role by a deputy chief minister. The chief minister generally selects the [[Chief secretary (India)\|chief secretary]] and can also allot departments as per their own wish to the cabinet ministers of their state and ministers of state. They also direct the chief secretary to transfer, suspend, or promote officers of their state.

	== Selection process ==		== Selection process ==

	=== Eligibility ===		=== Eligibility ===
	The [[Constitution of India]] sets the principle qualifications one must meet to be eligible to the office of ~~the~~ chief minister. A chief minister must be:		The [[Constitution of India]] sets the principle qualifications one must meet to be eligible to the office of chief minister. A chief minister must be:

	* a citizen of India.		* a citizen of India.
	* should be a member of the state legislature~~. If a person is elected chief minister who is not a member of the legislature, then he/she must take sign from governor.~~		* should be a member of the state legislature
	* of 25 years of age or more<ref>Constitution of India, Article 173</ref>		* of 25 years of age or more<ref>Constitution of India, Article 173</ref>

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	=== Resignation ===		=== Resignation ===
	In the event of a ~~Chief Minister~~'s resignation, which conventionally occurs after a general election or during a phase of assembly majority transition, the outgoing ~~Chief~~ minister holds the informal title of "[[Caretaker government\|caretaker]]" chief minister until the ~~Governor~~ either appoints a new chief minister or dissolves the assembly. Since the post is not constitutionally defined, the caretaker chief minister enjoys all the powers a regular chief minister, but cannot to make any major policy decisions or cabinet changes during his/her short tenure as caretaker.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/caretaker-chief-minister-is-just-a-placeholder-say-experts/articleshow/57102821.cms \|title=Caretaker chief minister is just a placeholder, say experts \|work=The Times of India \|date=12 February 2017}}</ref>		In the event of a chief minister's resignation, which conventionally occurs after a general election or during a phase of assembly majority transition, the outgoing chief minister holds the informal title of "[[Caretaker government\|caretaker]]" chief minister until the governor either appoints a new chief minister or dissolves the assembly. Since the post is not constitutionally defined, the caretaker chief minister enjoys all the powers a regular chief minister, but cannot to make any major policy decisions or cabinet changes during his or her short tenure as caretaker.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/caretaker-chief-minister-is-just-a-placeholder-say-experts/articleshow/57102821.cms \|title=Caretaker chief minister is just a placeholder, say experts \|work=The Times of India \|date=12 February 2017}}</ref>

	==Remuneration ==		==Remuneration ==
	{{See\|~~Salary~~ of ~~Government Officials~~ in India}}		{{See\|Salaries of government officials in India}}
	By Article 164 of the constitution of India, remuneration of the chief minister as well as other ministers are to be decided by the respective state legislatures.<ref> The Constitution of India, article 164,clause 5</ref> Until the legislature of the state decides salary, it shall be as specified in the second schedule.		By Article 164 of the constitution of India, remuneration of the chief minister as well as other ministers are to be decided by the respective state legislatures.<ref> The Constitution of India, article 164,clause 5</ref> Until the legislature of the state decides salary, it shall be as specified in the second schedule.
	<ref>The Constitution of India, Article 164, Clause 5</ref>The salaries thus vary from state to state. As of 2019, the highest salary is drawn by [[List of chief ministers of Telangana\|chief ministers of Telangana]], which is {{INR Convert\|410000}} and lowest by the [[List of chief ministers of Tripura\|chief ministers of Tripura]] which is {{INR Convert\|105500}}legally.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://finapp.co.in/chief-minister-salary/\|title=CM Salary India 2019 (Chief Minister Salary State Wise List)\|last=Jain\|first=CA Sindu\|date=2017-05-21\|website=FinApp\|language=en-GB\|access-date=2019-03-11}}</ref>		<ref>The Constitution of India, Article 164, Clause 5</ref>The salaries thus vary from state to state. As of 2019, the highest salary is drawn by [[List of chief ministers of Telangana\|chief ministers of Telangana]], which is {{INR Convert\|410000}} and lowest by the [[List of chief ministers of Tripura\|chief ministers of Tripura]] which is {{INR Convert\|105500}} legally.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://finapp.co.in/chief-minister-salary/\|title=CM Salary India 2019 (Chief Minister Salary State Wise List)\|last=Jain\|first=CA Sindu\|date=2017-05-21\|website=FinApp\|language=en-GB\|access-date=2019-03-11}}</ref>

	== Deputy chief minister ==		== Deputy chief minister ==
	{{See also\|List of current Indian deputy chief ministers}}		{{See also\|List of current Indian deputy chief ministers}}
	Various states throughout the history have appointed ~~Deputy Chief Ministers~~. Despite being not mentioned in the constitution or law, the ~~Deputy~~-~~Chief~~ minister office is often used to pacify factions within the party or coalition. It is similar to the rarely used ~~Deputy~~-~~Prime~~ minister post in ~~Central~~ government of India. During the absence of the ~~Chief~~ minister, the deputy-CM may chair cabinet meetings and lead the ~~Assembly~~ majority. Various deputy chief ministers have also taken the oath of secrecy in line with the one that chief minister takes. This oath has also sparked controversies.<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/deputy-cm-not-in-constitution-yet-a-post-with-a-long-history/articleshow/62259990.cms \| title=Deputy CM: Not in Constitution, yet a post with a long history \| publisher=Times of India \| date=27 December 2017 \| access-date=28 June 2019 \| author=Dhananjay Mahapatra}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/of-deputy-chief-ministers-and-the-constitution/article3632410.ece \| title=Of Deputy Chief Ministers and the Constitution \| publisher=The Hindu \| date=13 July 2012 \| access-date=28 June 2019 \| author=S. Rajendran}}</ref>		Various states throughout the history have appointed deputy chief ministers. Despite being not mentioned in the constitution or law, the deputy-chief minister office is often used to pacify factions within the party or coalition. It is similar to the rarely used deputy-prime minister post in the central government of India. During the absence of the chief minister, the deputy-chief minister may chair cabinet meetings and lead the assembly majority. Various deputy chief ministers have also taken the oath of secrecy in line with the one that chief minister takes. This oath has also sparked controversies.<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/deputy-cm-not-in-constitution-yet-a-post-with-a-long-history/articleshow/62259990.cms \| title=Deputy CM: Not in Constitution, yet a post with a long history \| publisher=Times of India \| date=27 December 2017 \| access-date=28 June 2019 \| author=Dhananjay Mahapatra}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/of-deputy-chief-ministers-and-the-constitution/article3632410.ece \| title=Of Deputy Chief Ministers and the Constitution \| publisher=The Hindu \| date=13 July 2012 \| access-date=28 June 2019 \| author=S. Rajendran}}</ref>

	== See also ==		== See also ==

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{{short description|Head of government of a state or territory in India}}
{{citations missing|date=June 2014}}
{{Politics of India}}
In the [[Republic of India]], a '''chief minister''' is the elected [[head of government]] of the each state out of 28<ref>{{cite web | url=https://knowindia.gov.in/states-uts/ |website=knowindia.gov.in |title=States and Union Territories}}
</ref>
states and sometimes a union territory (currently, only the UTs of [[Delhi]] and [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]] have serving Chief Ministers). According to the [[Constitution of India]], the [[Governor (India)|Governor]] is a state's head, but ''[[de facto]]'' executive authority rests with the chief minister.

Following elections to the [[State Legislative Assembly (India)|State Legislative Assembly]] (Vidhan Sabha) in a state, the state's governor usually invites the party (or coalition) with a majority of seats to form the government. The governor appoints and swears in the chief minister, whose [[Council of Ministers]] are [[Cabinet collective responsibility|collectively responsible]] to the assembly. Based on the [[Westminster system]], given that he retains the confidence of the assembly, the chief minister's term can last for the length of the assembly's life maximum of five years. There are no limits to the [[term limit|number of terms]] that the chief minister can serve.<ref>[[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}}.</ref> A chief minister heads a state government's council of ministers and can be deputed in that role by a deputy chief minister. Chief minister generally selects the State Chief Secretary and also can allot departments as per his own wish to the Cabinet Ministers of his state and Minister Of States Also.He also directs Chief Secretary to transfer,suspend,promote Officers Of his state.

== Selection process ==

=== Eligibility ===
The [[Constitution of India]] sets the principle qualifications one must meet to be eligible to the office of the chief minister. A chief minister must be:

* a citizen of India.
* should be a member of the state legislature. If a person is elected chief minister who is not a member of the legislature, then he/she must take sign from governor.
* of 25 years of age or more<ref>Constitution of India, Article 173</ref>

An individual who is not a member of the legislature can be considered the chief minister provided they get themselves elected to the State Legislature within six months from the date of their appointment. Failing which, they would cease to be the chief minister.

=== Election ===
The chief minister is elected through a majority in the state legislative assembly. This is procedurally established by the vote of confidence in the legislative assembly, as suggested by the governor of the state who is the appointing authority. They are elected for five years. <ref> The Constitution of India article 164, clause 1 </ref> The chief minister shall hold office during the pleasure of the governor.

=== Oath ===
Since, according to the constitution, the chief minister is appointed by the governor, the swearing in is done before the governor of the state.

The oath of office

{{Quotation|I, do swear in the name of God/solemnly affirm that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the Constitution of India as by law established, that I will uphold the sovereignty and integrity of India, that I will faithfully and conscientiously discharge my duties as a Minister for the State of
and that I will do right to all manner of people in accordance with the Constitution and the law without fear or favour, affection or ill-will.|Constitution of India, Schedule 3, Para 5}}

The oath of secrecy
{{Quotation|I, <Name of Minister>, do swear in the name of God/solemnly affirm that I will not directly or indirectly communicate or reveal to any person or persons any matter which shall be brought under my consideration or shall become known to me as a Minister for the State of <Name of the State> except as may be required for the due discharge of my duties as such Minister.|Constitution of India, Schedule 3, Para 6}}

=== Resignation ===
In the event of a Chief Minister's resignation, which conventionally occurs after a general election or during a phase of assembly majority transition, the outgoing Chief minister holds the informal title of "[[Caretaker government|caretaker]]" chief minister until the Governor either appoints a new chief minister or dissolves the assembly. Since the post is not constitutionally defined, the caretaker chief minister enjoys all the powers a regular chief minister, but cannot to make any major policy decisions or cabinet changes during his/her short tenure as caretaker.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/caretaker-chief-minister-is-just-a-placeholder-say-experts/articleshow/57102821.cms |title=Caretaker chief minister is just a placeholder, say experts |work=The Times of India |date=12 February 2017}}</ref>

==Remuneration ==
{{See|Salary of Government Officials in India}}
By Article 164 of the constitution of India, remuneration of the chief minister as well as other ministers are to be decided by the respective state legislatures.<ref> The Constitution of India, article 164,clause 5</ref> Until the legislature of the state decides salary, it shall be as specified in the second schedule.
<ref>The Constitution of India, Article 164, Clause 5</ref>The salaries thus vary from state to state. As of 2019, the highest salary is drawn by [[List of chief ministers of Telangana|chief ministers of Telangana]], which is {{INR Convert|410000}} and lowest by the [[List of chief ministers of Tripura|chief ministers of Tripura]] which is {{INR Convert|105500}}legally.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://finapp.co.in/chief-minister-salary/|title=CM Salary India 2019 (Chief Minister Salary State Wise List)|last=Jain|first=CA Sindu|date=2017-05-21|website=FinApp|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-03-11}}</ref>

== Deputy chief minister ==
{{See also|List of current Indian deputy chief ministers}}
Various states throughout the history have appointed Deputy Chief Ministers. Despite being not mentioned in the constitution or law, the Deputy-Chief minister office is often used to pacify factions within the party or coalition. It is similar to the rarely used Deputy-Prime minister post in Central government of India. During the absence of the Chief minister, the deputy-CM may chair cabinet meetings and lead the Assembly majority. Various deputy chief ministers have also taken the oath of secrecy in line with the one that chief minister takes. This oath has also sparked controversies.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/deputy-cm-not-in-constitution-yet-a-post-with-a-long-history/articleshow/62259990.cms | title=Deputy CM: Not in Constitution, yet a post with a long history | publisher=Times of India | date=27 December 2017 | access-date=28 June 2019 | author=Dhananjay Mahapatra}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/of-deputy-chief-ministers-and-the-constitution/article3632410.ece | title=Of Deputy Chief Ministers and the Constitution | publisher=The Hindu | date=13 July 2012 | access-date=28 June 2019 | author=S. Rajendran}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[List of female Chief Ministers in India]]
* [[List of longest-ruling Indian chief ministers]]
* [[List of current Indian chief ministers]]
* [[List of current Indian deputy chief ministers]]
* [[Federalism in India]]

== References ==
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{{Current Indian Chief Ministers}}
{{Current Indian ministries}}

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