- Source: List of current Indian deputy chief ministers
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. 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 1 union territory (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 fifteen 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 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 8 years, 129 days). As of 23 November 2024, three states (Assam, Sikkim and Uttarakhand) and one union territory (Puducherry) have never had a deputy chief minister.
Current Indian deputy chief ministers
See also
List of current Indian governors and List of current Indian lieutenant governors and administrators
List of current Indian chief ministers
List of longest-serving Indian chief ministers
List of female chief ministers in India and List of female deputy chief ministers in India
List of chief ministers from the Bharatiya Janata Party
List of chief ministers from the Communist Party of India (Marxist)
List of chief ministers from the Indian National Congress
List of deputy prime ministers of India
References
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- Daftar ketua menteri India saat ini
- List of current Indian deputy chief ministers
- List of current Indian chief ministers
- List of deputy chief ministers of Tamil Nadu
- List of deputy chief ministers of Odisha
- List of current Indian chief justices
- List of longest-serving Indian chief ministers
- List of deputy chief ministers of Telangana
- List of deputy chief ministers of Bihar
- List of deputy chief ministers of Uttar Pradesh
- Chief minister (India)
