The chief minister of Haryana is the chief executive of the Indian state of Haryana. As per 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 Haryana 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 that they have the confidence of the assembly, the chief minister's term is for five years and is not subjected to any term limits.Chief Minister also serves as Leader of the House in the Legislative Assembly.
Eleven people have served as the state's chief minister since Haryana's formation in 1966. The first was B. D. Sharma of the Indian National Congress party. Bhajan Lal Bishnoi is Haryana's longest-serving chief minister; he held office for 11 years and 10 months (4317 days). Bansi Lal the 3rd chief minister is the state's second longest-serving chief minister. Devi Lal, the fifth chief minister of Haryana, went on to twice serve as Deputy Prime Minister of India, under prime ministers V. P. Singh and Chandra Shekhar. Om Prakash Chautala served the most discontinuous stints as chief minister (four), as a member of three different parties (he was first Never-INC associated member to occupy the post). Bhupinder Singh Hooda is the only Chief Minister in the state’s history to have completed two consecutive terms in office, making him the third longest-serving chief minister of Haryana. The incumbent chief minister is Nayab Singh Saini, the second officeholder from the Bharatiya Janata Party, who was sworn in on 12 March 2024.
Chief ministers of Haryana (1966-present) # Portrait Name Constituency Term of office Assembly (Elections) Party 1 Bhagwat Dayal Sharma Jhajjar 1 November 1966 21 February 1967 1st(1962 elections) Indian National Congress21 February 196724 March 19672nd(1967 elections) 2 Rao Birender Singh Pataudi 24 March 1967 20 November 1967 Vishal Haryana Party – Vacant(President's rule) N/A 20 November 1967 21 May 1968 DissolvedN/A 3 Bansi Lal Tosham 21 May 1968 14 March 1972 3rd(1968 elections) Indian National Congress 14 March 1972 1 December 1975 4th(1972 elections) 4 Banarsi Das Gupta Bhiwani 1 December 1975 30 April 1977 – Vacant(President's rule) N/A 30 April 1977 21 June 1977 Dissolved N/A 5 Devi Lal Bhattu Kalan 21 June 1977 28 June 1979 5th(1977 elections) Janata Party 6 Bhajan Lal Adampur 28 June 1979 23 January 1980 23 January 198023 May 1982Indian National Congress 23 May 1982 5 June 1986 6th(1982 elections) (3) Bansi Lal Tosham 5 June 1986 20 June 1987 (5) Devi Lal Meham 20 June 1987 2 December 1989 7th(1987 election) Janata Dal 7 Om Prakash Chautala Uchana Kalan 2 December 1989 22 May 1990 (4) Banarsi Das Gupta Bhiwani 22 May 1990 12 July 1990 (7) Om Prakash Chautala Uchana Kalan 12 July 1990 17 July 1990 8 Hukam Singh Dadri 17 July 1990 22 March 1991 (7) Om Prakash Chautala Uchana Kalan 22 March 1991 6 April 1991 Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) – Vacant(President's rule) N/A 6 April 1991 23 June 1991 Dissolved N/A (6) Bhajan Lal Adampur 23 June 1991 11 May 1996 8th(1991 election) Indian National Congress (3) Bansi Lal Tosham 11 May 1996 24 July 1999 9th(1996 elections) Haryana Vikas Party (7) Om Prakash Chautala Narwana 24 July 1999 2 March 2000 Indian National Lok Dal 2 March 2000 5 March 2005 10th(2000 elections) 9 Bhupinder Singh Hooda Kiloi 5 March 2005 25 October 2009 11th(2005 elections) Indian National Congress Garhi Sampla-Kiloi 25 October 2009 26 October 2014 12th(2009 elections) 10 Manohar Lal Khattar Karnal 26 October 2014 27 October 2019 13th(2014 elections) Bharatiya Janata Party 27 October 2019 12 March 2024 14th(2019 elections) 11 Nayab Singh Saini 12 March 2024 17 October 2024 Ladwa 17 October 2024 Incumbent 15th(2024 elections)
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#Chief MinisterParty Length of term Longest tenure Total tenure 1 Bhajan Lal /JP 11 years, 300 days 2 Bansi Lal /HVP 11 years, 283 days 3 Bhupinder Singh Hooda 4 Manohar Lal Khattar 5 Om Prakash Chautala /JD/SJP(R) 6 years, 50 days 6 Devi Lal /JD 4 years, 172 days 7 Nayab Singh Saini 8 Banarsi Das Gupta /JD 1 year, 201 days 9 Hukam Singh 10 Rao Birender Singh 11 Bhagwat Dayal Sharma
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Notes Footnotes
Oath as the state chief minister The chief minister serves five years in the office. The following is the oath of the 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, [CM 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 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, [CM 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 Mukhya 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." References
External links Government of Haryana, Official website