Find the list of 28 states in India, state-capital, chief minister and governer for each state in 2023. You can dowload pdf here.
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How Many States Are There in India?
India consists of 28 states and 8 union territories. However, please note that political boundaries can change over time due to administrative reorganizations.
How often Chief Minister Changes in Indian States
It’s important to note that the tenure of chief ministers is not uniform across all states and can change from one state to another.
The frequency at which chief ministers change in India can vary widely depending on several factors, including political stability, elections, and party dynamics. Chief ministers are the heads of the state governments in India, and their tenure can be affected by factors such as elections, political alliances, party leadership changes, and performance in office.
In some states, chief ministers can serve full five-year terms if their party remains in power and they maintain the support of their party and coalition partners. However, there are instances where chief ministers might change mid-term due to political developments, loss of majority, internal party disputes, or other reasons.
List of State, Capital, Governer and Chief Minister 2023
| State | Capital | Governor | Chief Minister |
| Andhra Pradesh | Amaravati | Biswabhushan Harichandan | Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Itanagar | Brigadier Dr B.D Mishra (Retd) | Pema Khandu |
| Assam | Dispur | Jagdish Mukhi | Himanta Biswa Sarma |
| Bihar | Patna | Phagu Chauhan | Nitish Kumar |
| Chhattisgarh | Naya Raipur/Bilaspur | Anusuiya Uikey | Bhupesh Bhagel |
| Goa | Panaji | P.S. Sreedharan Pillai | Pramod Sawant |
| Gujarat | Gandhinagar | Acharya Devvrat | Bhupendra Patel |
| Haryana | Chandigarh | Bandaru Dattatraya | Manohar Lal Khattar |
| Himachal Pradesh | Shimla | Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar | Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu |
| Jharkhand | Ranchi | Ramesh Bais | Hemant Soren |
| Karnataka | Bengaluru | Thawarchand Gehlot | Basavaraj Bommai |
| Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram | Arif Mohammed Khan | Pinarayi Vijayan |
| Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal | Mangubhai Chhaganbhai Patel | Shivraj Singh Chouhan |
| Maharashtra | Mumbai | Bhagat Singh Koshyari | Eknath Shinde |
| Manipur | Imphal | La. Ganesan | N. Biren Singh |
| Meghalaya | Shillong | B. D. Mishra | Conrad Kongkal Sangma |
| Mizoram | Aizwal | Dr Hari Babu Kambhampati | Zoramthanga |
| Nagaland | Kohima | Jagdish Mukhi | Neiphiu Rio |
| Odisha | Bhubaneshwar | Prof. Ganeshi Lal Mathur | Naveen Patnaik |
| Punjab | Chandigarh | Banwarilal Purohit | Bhagwant Mann |
| Rajasthan | Jaipur | Kalraj Mishra | Ashok Gehlot |
| Sikkim | Gangtok | Ganga Prasad | Prem Singh Tamang (P. S Golay) |
| Tamil Nadu | Chennai | R. N. Ravi | M. K. Stalin |
| Telangana | Hyderabad | Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan | K. Chandrashekhar Rao |
| Tripura | Agartala | Satyadev Narayan Arya | Manik Saha |
| Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow | Anandiben Patel | Yogi Adityanath |
| Uttarakhand | Dehradun | Gurmit Singh | Pushkar Singh Dhami |
| West Bengal | Kolkata | Dr. C.V. Ananda Bose | Mamata Banerjee |
| Union Territory | Capital | Governor |
|---|---|---|
| Andaman & Nicobar | Port Blair | Shri. Devendra Kumar Joshi (Lieutenant Governor) |
| Chandigarh | Chandigarh | Shri. Banwarilal Purohit (Administrator) |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | Daman | Shri Praful Khoda Patel (Administrator) |
| Delhi (National capital Territory of Delhi) | New Delhi | Vinai Kumar Saxena (Lieutenant Governor) |
| Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar (May-October) Jammu (November-April) | Manoj Sinha (Lieutenant Governor) |
| Lakshadweep | Kavaratti | Praful Khoda Patel (Lieutenant Governor) |
| Puducherry | Puducherry | Tamilisai Soundararajan (Lieutenant Governor) |
| Ladakh | Leh | Shri Radha Krishna Mathur (Lieutenant Governor) |