Chief Minister of Rajasthan
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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]
At the time of India's independence in 1947, the region known as Rajputana included various princely statesTemplate:Efn and the province of Ajmer-Merwara. Over time, these areas were gradually integrated to form the modern Indian state of Rajasthan. The integration occurred in seven stages, from March 1948 to November 1956.Template:Sfn On 18 March 1948, the states of Alwar, Bharatpur, Dholpur, and Karauli merged their territories to form the Matsya Union, with Shobha Ram becoming its prime minister.Template:Sfn Shortly after, on 25 March 1948, the Rajasthan Union was formed by the states of Bundi, Kota, Jhalawar, Dungarpur, Banswara, Pratapgarh, Kishangarh, Tonk, Shahpura and the chiefship of Lawa, with Gokul Lal Asava serving as its first prime minister.Template:Sfn On 18 April 1948, Udaipur State joined the Union, and Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru inaugurated the newly named United State of Rajasthan, with Manikya Lal Verma becoming its prime minister.Template:Sfn Later, on 30 March 1949, the states of Jaipur, Jodhpur, Bikaner, and Jaisalmer merged into the union, which was then renamed the United State of Greater Rajasthan. Hiralal Shastri became the prime minister on 7 April 1949. On 15 May 1949, the Matsya Union joined the United State of Greater Rajasthan.Template:Sfn
From 26 January 1950, the state officially came to be known as Rajasthan, with Shashtri continuing as its first chief minister.Template:Sfn On 3 March 1952, following the first legislative assembly election, Tika Ram Paliwal of the Indian National Congress became the first elected chief minister of the state.Template:Sfn Since 1949, three people have served as Prime Minister and fourteen people have served as chief minister of Rajasthan. Mohan Lal Sukhadia of the Congress party is the longest-serving chief minister, having been sworn in four times and serving for over sixteen years. Vasundhara Raje Scindia of the Bharatiya Janata Party is the only female to have held this position.[2] Since 1998, no chief minister or political party has retained power after completing one term, a trend that continued in the recent elections.[3] After a landslide victory with 115 seats in the 2023 assembly elections, Bhajan Lal Sharma of the Bharatiya Janata Party succeeded Ashok Gehlot of the Indian National Congress.[4][5]
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Chief minister of Matsya Union (1948–1949)
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| 1 | File:No image available.svg | Shobha Ram Kumawat | 18 March 1948 |
15 May 1949 |
Template:Ayd | Template:Ndash | Udai Bhan Singh (Rajpramukh)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
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Prime ministers of Rajasthan (1948–1950)
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| 1 | Gokul Lal Asawa | 25 March 1948 |
18 April 1948 |
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| 2 | File:Manikya Lal Verma.png | Manikya Lal Verma | 18 April 1948 |
7 April 1949 |
Template:Ayd | Template:Ndash | Bhupal Singh (Rajpramukh)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | ||
| 3 | File:Hiralal Shastri 1976 stamp of India.jpg | Hiralal Shastri | 7 April 1949 |
26 January 1950 |
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Chief Minister of Ajmer State (1952–1956)
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| No | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Tenure | Assembly Election | PartyTemplate:Efn | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Pt. Haribhau Upadhyaya.jpg | Haribhau Upadhyaya | Shreenagar | 24 March 1952 | 31 October 1956 | Template:Age in years and days | 1st
(1952) |
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Chief ministers of Rajasthan (1950–present)
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See also
- List of districts of Rajasthan
- List of governors of Rajasthan
- List of deputy chief ministers of Rajasthan
- List of institutions of higher education in Rajasthan
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References
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Bibliography
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External links
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