Chief Ministers of Gujarat
Gujarat has always been important to Indian culture and politics. There were total 15 Chief Ministers in Gujarat. Jivraj Narayan Mehta was appointed as first Chief Minister of Gujarat on May 1, 1960. Gujarat has seen development during the tenure of various Chief Ministers of Gujarat.
List of Chief Ministers of Gujarat
The list presented below is showing the Chief Ministers of Gujarat appointed till now. CM name with tenure and party name is showing in table.
| S. No. | Name of Chief Ministers | From | To | Party Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jivraj Narayan Mehta | 1-May-60 | 3-Mar-62 | INC |
| 2 | Jivraj Narayan Mehta | 3-Mar-62 | 19-Sep-63 | INC |
| 3 | Balwantrai Mehta | 19-Sep-63 | 20-Sep-65 | INC |
| 4 | Hitendra K Desai | 20-Sep-65 | 3-Apr-67 | INC |
| 5 | Hitendra K Desai | 3-Apr-67 | 6-Apr-71 | INC |
| 6 | Hitendra K Desai | 7-Apr-71 | 12-May-71 | INC |
| President’s Rule | 12-May-71 | 17-Mar-72 | NA | |
| 7 | Ghanshyam Oza | 17-Mar-72 | 17-Jul-73 | INC |
| 8 | Chimanbhai Patel | 18-Jul-73 | 9-Feb-74 | INC |
| President’s Rule | 9-Feb-74 | 18-Jun-75 | ||
| 9 | Babubhai J. Patel | 18-Jun-75 | 12-Mar-76 | Janata Front (INC(O) + BJS+ BLD + SP) |
| President’s rule | 12-Mar-76 | 24-Dec-76 | NA | |
| 10 | Madhav Singh Solanki | 24-Dec-76 | 10-Apr-77 | INC |
| 11 | Babubhai J. Patel | 11-Apr-77 | 17-Feb-80 | JNP |
| President’s Rule | 17-Feb-80 | 7-Jun-80 | JNP | |
| 12 | Madhav Singh Solanki | 7-Jun-80 | 10-Mar-85 | INC |
| 13 | Madhav Singh Solanki | 11-Mar-85 | 6-Jul-85 | INC |
| 14 | Amarsinh Chaudhary | 6-Jul-85 | 9-Dec-89 | INC |
| 15 | Madhav Singh Solanki | 10-Dec-89 | 4-Mar-90 | INC |
| 16 | Chimanbhai Patel | 4-Mar-90 | 25-Oct-90 | JD(G) + JD + BJP |
| 17 | Chimanbhai Patel | 25-Oct-90 | 17-Feb-94 | JD(G) + JD + INC |
| 18 | Chhabildas Mehta | 17-Feb-94 | 14-Mar-95 | INC |
| 19 | Keshubhai Patel | 14-Mar-95 | 21-Oct-95 | BJP |
| 20 | Suresh Mehta | 21-Oct-95 | 19-Sep-96 | BJP |
| President’s Rule | 19-Sep-96 | 23-Oct-96 | NA | |
| 21 | Shankersinh Vaghela | 23-Oct-96 | 27-Oct-97 | RJD |
| 22 | Dilip Parikh | 28-Oct-97 | 4-Mar-98 | RJD |
| 23 | Keshubhai Patel | 4-Mar-98 | 6-Oct-01 | BJP |
| 24 | Narendra Modi | 7-Oct-01 | 22-Dec-02 | BJP |
| 25 | Narendra Modi | 22-Dec-02 | 22-Dec-07 | BJP |
| 26 | Narendra Modi | 23-Dec-07 | 20-Dec-12 | BJP |
| 27 | Narendra Modi | 20-Dec-12 | 22-May-14 | BJP |
| 28 | Anandiben Patel Ghatlodiya | 22-May-14 | 5-Aug-16 | BJP |
| 29 | Vijay Rupani | 7-Aug-16 | Incumbent | BJP |
First CM of Gujarat was Mr. Jivraj Narayan Mehta and Current CM of Gujarat is Mr. Vijay Rupani of Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP). Mr. Narendra Modi served the longest tenure as Chief Minister of Gujarat.
Also Check: Gujarat Opinion Poll and Gujarat MLA List 2012.
