The deputy chief minister of Rajasthan is a part of the state government of Rajasthan. The position of deputy chief minister is not explicitly defined or mentioned in the Constitution of India. However, the Supreme Court of India has stated that the appointment of deputy chief ministers is not unconstitutional. The court has clarified that a deputy chief minister, for all practical purposes, remains a minister in the council of ministers headed by the chief minister and does not draw a higher salary or perks compared to other ministers.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.
List of deputy chief ministers #PortraitNameConstituencyTerm of officeChief MinisterParty1Tika Ram PaliwalMahuwa26 March 19513 March 19522 years, 342 daysJai Narayan VyasIndian National Congress1 November 19521 November 19542Hari Shankar BhabhraRatangarh6 October 199429 November 1998Bhairon Singh ShekhawatBharatiya Janata Party3Banwari Lal BairwaNiwai 25 January 20038 December 2003Ashok GehlotIndian National CongressKamla BeniwalBairath4Sachin PilotTonk17 December 201814 July 20205Diya KumariVidhyadhar Nagar15 December 2023Incumbent Bhajan Lal SharmaBharatiya Janata Party Prem Chand BairwaDudu
Statistics List of deputy chief ministers by length of term No.NamePartyLength of termLongest continuous termTotal years of deputy chief ministership1Hari Shankar BhabhraBJP4 years, 54 days4 years, 54 days2Tika Ram PaliwalINC2 years, 342 days2 years, 342 days3Sachin PilotINC1 year, 210 days1 year, 210 days4Diya KumariBJP5Prem Chand BairwaBJP6Banwari Lal BairwaINC317 days317 days7Kamla BeniwalINC317 days317 days
Oath as the state deputy chief minister The deputy chief minister serves five years in the office. The following is the oath of the Deputy chief minister of state: Oath of Secrecy "I, [Name], 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 State] except as may be required for the due discharge of my duties as such Minister."Pad ki Shapath (Oath of Office) "Main, [DCM ka Naam], Ishwar ki shapath leta hoon / satyanishtha se pratigyan karta hoon ki main vidhi dwara sthapit Bharat ke Samvidhan ke prati sachi shraddha aur nishtha rakhunga. Main Bharat ki prabhuta aur akhandta akshunn rakhunga. Main [State ka Naam] ke Rajya ke Upa Mukhya Mantri ke roop mein apne kartavyon ka shraddhapoorvak aur shuddh antahkaran se nirvahan karunga, tatha main bhay ya pakshpat, anurag ya dwesh ke bina, sabhi prakar ke logon ke prati Samvidhan aur vidhi ke anusar nyay karunga." B. Gopniyata ki Shapath (Oath of Secrecy) "Main, [DCM ka Naam], Ishwar ki shapath leta hoon / satyanishtha se pratigyan karta hoon ki jo vishay [State ka Naam] ke Rajya ke Mukhya Mantri ke roop mein mere vichar ke liye laya jayega athva mujhe gyaat hoga, use kisi vyakti ya vyaktityon ko, tab ke sivay jab ki aise UpaMukhya Mantri ke roop mein apne kartavyon ke uchit nirvahan ke liye aisa karna apekshit ho, main pratyaksh (directly) ya apratyaksh (indirectly) roop mein sansuchit ya prakat nahi karunga."
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