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'{{Short description|Chief ministers of Rajasthan}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}} {{Use Indian English|date=July 2019}} {{Infobox political post | alt = | insignia = Emblem Rajasthan.png | insigniasize = 70 | incumbentsince = 15 December 2023 | appointer = [[Governor of Rajasthan]] by [[Political convention|convention]] based on appointees ability to command [[confidence]] in the [[Rajasthan Legislative Assembly]] | inaugural = [[Heera Lal Shastri]] | department = [[Government of Rajasthan]] | seat = Secretariat, [[Jaipur]], [[Rajasthan]] | post = Chief Minister | body = Rajasthan | image = Bhajan Lal Sharma.jpg | imagesize = 150 | imagecaption = CM Designate | style = [[The Honourable]] {{small|(Formal)}}<br>[[Mister|Mr. Chief Minister]] {{small|(Informal)}} | status = [[Head of Government]] | type = | abbreviation = CM | member_of = {{hlist|[[Rajasthan Legislative Assembly]]}} | reportsto = {{bulleted list|[[Governor of Rajasthan]]|[[Rajasthan Legislative Assembly]]}} | residence = | termlength = 5 years | termlength_qualified = Chief minister's term is for five years, provided the confidence of legislative assembly and is subject to no [[term limit]]s.<ref name="term1">[[Durga Das Basu]]. ''Introduction to the Constitution of India''. 1960. 20th Edition, 2011 Reprint. pp. 241, 245. LexisNexis Butterworths Wadhwa Nagpur. {{ISBN|978-81-8038-559-9}}. Note: although the text talks about Indian state governments in general, it applies to the specific case of Rajasthan as well.</ref> | deputy = | formation = {{Start date and age|1950|01|26|df=y|p=y|br=y}} | salary = *{{INRConvert|175000}}/monthly *{{INRConvert|2100000}}/annually | website = {{URL|https://rajasthan.gov.in|Government of Rajasthan}} | incumbent = [[Bhajan Lal Sharma]] | native_name = {{small|{{lang|hi|राजस्थान के मुख्यमंत्री}}}} }} The '''Chief Minister of Rajasthan''' is the [[head of government|chief executive]] of the [[India]]n state of [[Rajasthan]]. In accordance with the [[Constitution of India]], the [[Governors of states of India|governor]] is a state's ''[[de jure]]'' head, but ''[[de facto]]'' executive authority rests with the [[Chief Minister (India)|chief minister]]. Following elections to the [[Rajasthan Legislative Assembly]], the [[Governor of Rajasthan|state's governor]] usually invites the party (or coalition) with a majority of seats to form the [[Government of Rajasthan|government]]. The governor appoints the chief minister, whose [[Cabinet (government)|council of ministers]] are [[Cabinet collective responsibility|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 limit]]s.<ref name="term1" /> Since 1949, 3 people have served as Prime Minister and 14 people have served as the Chief Minister of Rajasthan.<ref name=s>[https://www.worldstatesmen.org/India_states.html#Rajasthan States of India since 1947]</ref> [[Mohan Lal Sukhadia]] of [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] party, popularly known as father of modern Rajasthan, is the longest serving chief minister of the state. He was sworn in as CM four times, serving for a period of over 16 years. [[Vasundhara Raje Scindia]] of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] is the only female to serve at this post. No chief minister (or political party) has retained power after completing one term since 1998<ref>{{Cite web |last=Anand |first=Akriti |date=2023-11-24 |title=BJP Vs Congress in Rajasthan Poll: Why govt has been changing every 5 years |url=https://www.livemint.com/elections/assembly-elections/rajasthan-election-2023-bjp-vs-congress-why-govt-changing-will-it-swing-this-time-too-ashok-gehlot-vasundhara-raje-11700832186961.html |access-date=2023-12-15 |website=mint |language=en}}</ref> and the trend continued in the recent elections. After a landslide victory with 115 seats in [[2023 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election|2023 elections]], [[Bhajan Lal Sharma]] of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] succeeded [[Ashok Gehlot]] of the [[Indian National Congress]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-03 |title=Ashok Gehlot Resigns As Rajasthan Chief Minister As BJP Thumps Congress In Assembly Polls |url=https://english.jagran.com/elections/rajasthan-cm-ashok-gehlot-to-tender-resignation-today-as-bjp-inches-closer-to-wrest-power-from-congress-in-rajasthan-reportashok-gehlot-to-hand-over-resignation-letter-to-governor-today-as-bjp-eyes-win-report-10117853 |access-date=2023-12-03 |website=English Jagran |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-12-12 |title=Who is Bhajan Lal Sharma, the new chief minister of Rajasthan |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/who-is-bhajan-lal-sharma-the-new-chief-minister-of-rajasthan/articleshow/105928864.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-12-14 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> ==Prime ministers of Rajasthan== {| class="wikitable" style="line-height:1.4em; text-align:center" ! # ! colspan="2" |Portrait ! style="width:16em" |Prime Minister<br>{{small|(Lifespan)<br>Constituency}} ! colspan="3" |Term of office ! style="width:5em" |Election<br>{{small|(Term)}} ! style="width:8em" |Party ! style="width:10em" |Appointed by<br>(Governor) |- !1 |bgcolor="{{party color|INC}}"| | |'''Gokul Lal Asawa'''<br>{{small|''Unelected''}} |style="width:7em"| 25 March<br>1948 |style="width:7em"| 18 April<br>1948 |style="width:5em"| '''{{ayd|25 Mar 1948|8 Apr 1949}}''' | {{ndash}} | [[Indian National Congress]] | [[Bhim Singh II]]<br>{{small|(Rajpramukh)}} |- !2 | | |'''[[Manikya Lal Verma]]'''<br>{{small|(1897{{ndash}}1969)<br>''Unelected''}} |style="width:7em"| 18 April<br>1948 |style="width:7em"| 7 April<br>1949 |style="width:5em"| '''{{ayd|18 Apr 1948|7 April 1949}}''' | {{ndash}} | Unaffiliated | [[Bhupal Singh]]<br>{{small|(Rajpramukh)}} |- !3 |bgcolor="{{party color|INC}}"| |[[File:Hiralal Shastri 1976 stamp of India.jpg|70px]] |'''[[Hiralal Shastri]]'''<br>{{small|(1899{{ndash}}1974)<br>''Unelected''}} |style="width:7em"| 7 April<br>1949 |style="width:7em"| 26 January<br>1950 |style="width:5em"| '''{{ayd|7 Apr 1949|26 Jan 1950}}''' | {{ndash}} | [[Indian National Congress]] | [[Man Singh II]]<br>{{small|(Rajpramukh)}} |} ==Chief ministers of Rajasthan== '''Note''': {{note label|†|†|†}} Died in office {| class="wikitable" style="line-height:1.4em; text-align:center" ! # ! colspan="2" |Portrait ! style="width:16em" |Chief Minister<br>{{small|(Lifespan)<br>Constituency}} ! colspan="3" |Term of office ! style="width:5em" |Election<br>{{small|(Term)}} ! style="width:8em" |Party ! style="width:13em" |Deputy Chief Minister(s)<br />{{small|(Term in office)}} ! style="width:8em" |Government ! style="width:10em" |Appointed by<br>(Governor) |- !1 |bgcolor="{{party color|INC}}"| |[[File:Hiralal Shastri 1976 stamp of India.jpg|70px]] |'''[[Hiralal Shastri]]'''<br>{{small|(1899{{ndash}}1974)<br>''Unelected''}} |style="width:7em"| 26 January<br>1950 |style="width:7em"| 6 January<br>1951 |style="width:5em"| '''{{ayd|26 Jan 1950|6 Jan 1951}}''' |rowspan="3"| {{ndash}} |rowspan="8"| [[Indian National Congress]] !rowspan="2" style="font-weight:normal"| {{small|''Position vacant''<br>(26 Jan. 1950 {{ndash}} 26 Apr. 1951)}} |bgcolor="#87CEEB"| '''Shastri''' |rowspan="6"| [[Man Singh II]]<br>{{small|(Rajpramukh)}} |- !2 |bgcolor="{{party color|INC}}"| | |'''[[C. S. Venkatachar]]'''<br>{{small|(1899{{ndash}}1999)<br>''Unelected''}} |6 January<br>1951 |26 April<br>1951 |'''{{ayd|6 Jan 1951|26 Apr 1951}}''' |bgcolor="#87CEEB"| '''Venkatachar''' |- !3 |bgcolor="{{party color|INC}}"| |[[File:Jai Narayan Vyas 1974 stamp of India.jpg|70px]] |'''[[Jai Narayan Vyas]]'''<br>{{small|(1899{{ndash}}1963)<br>''Unelected''}} |26 April<br>1951 |3 March<br>1952 |'''{{ayd|26 Apr 1951|3 Mar 1952}}''' !style="font-weight:normal"| {{small|'''[[Tika Ram Paliwal]]'''<br>(26 Apr. 1951 {{ndash}} 3 Mar. 1952)}} |bgcolor="#87CEEB"| '''Vyas I''' |- !4 |bgcolor="{{party color|INC}}"| | |'''[[Tika Ram Paliwal]]'''<br>{{small|(1909{{ndash}}1995)<br>MLA for [[Mahuwa Assembly constituency|Mahuwa]]}} |3 March<br>1952 |1 November<br>1952 |'''{{ayd|3 Mar 1952|1 Nov 1952}}''' |rowspan="3"| [[1952 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election|1952]]<br>{{small|(1st)}} !style="font-weight:normal"| {{small|''Position vacant''<br>(3 Mar. {{ndash}} 1 Nov. 1952)}} |bgcolor="#87CEEB"| '''Paliwal''' |- !(3) |bgcolor="{{party color|INC}}"| |[[File:Jai Narayan Vyas 1974 stamp of India.jpg|70px]] |'''[[Jai Narayan Vyas]]'''<br>{{small|(1899{{ndash}}1963)<br>MLA for [[Kishangarh Assembly constituency|Kishangarh]]}} |1 November<br>1952 |13 November<br>1954 |'''{{ayd|1 Nov 1952|13 Nov 1954}}''' !style="font-weight:normal"| {{small|'''[[Tika Ram Paliwal]]'''<br>(1 Nov. 1952 {{ndash}} 13 Nov. 1954)}} |bgcolor="#87CEEB"| '''Vyas II''' |- !rowspan="3"| 5 |rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{party color|INC}}"| |rowspan="3"| [[File:Mohan Lal Sukhadia 1988 stamp of India (cropped).jpg|70px]] |rowspan="3"| '''[[Mohan Lal Sukhadia]]'''<br>{{small|(1916{{ndash}}1982)<br>MLA for [[Udaipur Assembly constituency|Udaipur]]}} |rowspan="3"| 13 November<br>1954 |rowspan="3"| 13 March<br>1967 |rowspan="3"| '''{{ayd|13 Nov 1954|13 Mar 1967}}''' !rowspan="3" style="font-weight:normal"| {{small|''Position vacant''<br>(13 Nov. 1954 {{ndash}} 13 Mar. 1967)}} |bgcolor="#87CEEB"| '''Sukhadia I''' |- |[[1957 Assam Legislative Assembly election|1957]]<br>{{small|(2nd)}} |bgcolor="#87CEEB"| '''Sukhadia II''' |rowspan="2"| [[Gurmukh Nihal Singh]] |- |[[1962 Assam Legislative Assembly election|1962]]<br>{{small|(3rd)}} |bgcolor="#87CEEB"| '''Sukhadia III''' |- !colspan="12"| {{nobold|''[[President's rule]] was imposed during the period'' (13 March {{ndash}} 26 April 1967)}} |- !(5) |bgcolor="{{party color|INC}}"| |[[File:Mohan Lal Sukhadia 1988 stamp of India (cropped).jpg|70px]] |'''[[Mohan Lal Sukhadia]]'''<br>{{small|(1916{{ndash}}1982)<br>MLA for [[Udaipur Assembly constituency|Udaipur]]}} |26 April<br>1967 |9 July<br>1971 |'''{{ayd|26 Apr 1967|9 Jul 1971}}''' |rowspan="2"| [[1967 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election|1967]]<br>{{small|(4th)}} |[[Indian National Congress]] !rowspan="4" style="font-weight:normal"| {{small|''Position vacant''<br>(26 Apr. 1967 {{ndash}} 29 Apr. 1977)}} |bgcolor="#87CEEB"| '''Sukhadia IV''' |rowspan="2"| [[Hukam Singh (Punjab politician)|Hukam Singh]] |- !rowspan="2"| 6 |rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (R)}}"| |rowspan="2"| |rowspan="2"| '''[[Barkatullah Khan]]'''<br>{{small|(1920{{ndash}}1973)<br>MLA for [[Tijara Assembly constituency|Tijara]]}} |rowspan="2"| 9 July<br>1971 |rowspan="2"| 11 October<br>1973{{ref label|†|†|†}} |rowspan="2"| '''{{ayd|9 Jul 1971|11 Oct 1973}}''' |rowspan="3"| [[Indian National Congress (R)]] |bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (R)}}"| '''Khan I''' |- |rowspan="2"| [[1972 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election|1972]]<br>{{small|(5th)}} |bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (R)}}"| '''Khan II''' |rowspan="2"| [[Jogendra Singh (politician)|Jogendra Singh]] |- !7 |bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (R)}}"| | |'''[[Hari Dev Joshi]]'''<br>{{small|(1920{{ndash}}1995)<br>MLA for [[Banswara Assembly constituency|Banswara]]}} |11 October<br>1973 |29 April<br>1977 |'''{{ayd|11 Oct 1973|29 Apr 1977}}''' |bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (R)}}"| '''Joshi I''' |- !colspan="12"| {{nobold|''[[President's rule]] was imposed during the period'' (29 April {{ndash}} 22 June 1967)}} |- !8 |bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Party}}"| |[[File:The Vice President Shri Bhairon Singh Shekhawat in a Traditional Rajasthani Turban during a book release function in New Delhi on January 27, 2004.jpg|70px]] |'''[[Bhairon Singh Shekhawat]]'''<br>{{small|(1925{{ndash}}2010)<br>MLA for [[Chhabra Assembly constituency|Chhabra]]}} |22 June<br>1977 |16 February<br>1980 |'''{{ayd|22 Jun 1977|16 Feb 1980}}''' |[[1977 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election|1977]]<br>{{small|(6th)}} |[[Janata Party]] !style="font-weight:normal"| {{small|''Position vacant''<br>(22 Jun. 1977 {{ndash}} 16 Feb. 1980)}} |bgcolor="#4089F7"| '''[[First Shekhawat ministry|Shekhawat I]]''' |[[Raghukul Tilak]] |- !colspan="12"| {{nobold|''[[President's rule]] was imposed during the period'' (16 February {{ndash}} 6 June 1980)}} |- !9 |bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (Indira)}}"| |[[File:Jagannath Pahadia.jpg|70px]] |'''[[Jagannath Pahadia]]'''<br>{{small|(1932{{ndash}}2021)<br>MLA for [[Weir Assembly constituency|Weir]]}} |6 June<br>1980 |14 July<br>1981 |'''{{ayd|6 Jun 1980|14 Jul 1981}}''' |rowspan="3"| [[1980 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election|1980]]<br>{{small|(7th)}} |rowspan="6"| [[Indian National Congress (Indira)]] !rowspan="7" style="font-weight:normal"| {{small|''Position vacant''<br>(6 Jun. 1980 {{ndash}} 15 Dec. 1992)}} |bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (Indira)}}"| '''Pahadia''' |rowspan="2"| [[Raghukul Tilak]] |- !10 |bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (Indira)}}"| |[[File:Assam Governor Shiv Charan Mathur in 2008 (cropped).jpg|70px]] |'''[[Shiv Charan Mathur]]'''<br>{{small|(1927{{ndash}}2009)<br>MLA for [[Mandalgarh Assembly constituency|Mandalgarh]]}} |14 July<br>1981 |23 February<br>1985 |'''{{ayd|14 Jul 1981|23 Feb 1985}}''' |bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (Indira)}}"| '''Mathur I''' |- !11 |bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (Indira)}}"| | |'''[[Hira Lal Devpura]]'''<br>{{small|(1925{{ndash}}2004)<br>MLA for [[Kumbhalgarh Assembly constituency|Kumbhalgarh]]}} |23 February<br>1985 |10 March<br>1985 |'''{{ayd|23 Feb 1985|10 Mar 1985}}''' |bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (Indira)}}"| '''Devpura''' |rowspan="2"| {{small|Air Chief Marshal (Retd.)}}<br>[[Om Prakash Mehra]] |- !(7) |bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (Indira)}}"| | |'''[[Hari Dev Joshi]]'''<br>{{small|(1920{{ndash}}1995)<br>MLA for [[Banswara Assembly constituency|Banswara]]}} |10 March<br>1985 |20 January<br>1988 |'''{{ayd|10 Mar 1985|20 Jan 1988}}''' |rowspan="3"| [[1985 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election|1985]]<br>{{small|(8th)}} |bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (Indira)}}"| '''Joshi II''' |- !(10) |bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (Indira)}}"| |[[File:Assam Governor Shiv Charan Mathur in 2008 (cropped).jpg|70px]] |'''[[Shiv Charan Mathur]]'''<br>{{small|(1927{{ndash}}2009)<br>MLA for [[Mandalgarh Assembly constituency|Mandalgarh]]}} |20 January<br>1988 |4 December<br>1989 |'''{{ayd|20 Jan 1988|4 Dec 1989}}''' |bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (Indira)}}"| '''Mathur II''' |{{small|Justice}}<br>[[J. S. Verma]]<br>(Acting) |- !(7) |bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (Indira)}}"| | |'''[[Hari Dev Joshi]]'''<br>{{small|(1920{{ndash}}1995)<br>MLA for [[Banswara Assembly constituency|Banswara]]}} |4 December<br>1989 |4 March<br>1990 |'''{{ayd|4 Dec 1989|4 Mar 1990}}''' |bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (Indira)}}"| '''Joshi III''' |[[Sukhdev Prasad]] |- !(8) |bgcolor="{{party color|BJP}}"| |[[File:The Vice President Shri Bhairon Singh Shekhawat in a Traditional Rajasthani Turban during a book release function in New Delhi on January 27, 2004.jpg|70px]] |'''[[Bhairon Singh Shekhawat]]'''<br>{{small|(1925{{ndash}}2010)<br>MLA for [[Chhabra Assembly constituency|Chhabra]]}} |4 March<br>1990 |15 December<br>1992 |'''{{ayd|4 Mar 1990|15 Dec 1992}}''' |[[1990 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election|1990]]<br>{{small|(9th)}} |[[Bharatiya Janata Party]] |bgcolor="{{party color|BJP}}"| '''[[Second Shekhawat ministry|Shekhawat II]]''' |[[D. P. Chattopadhyaya]] |- !colspan="12"| {{nobold|''[[President's rule]] was imposed during the period'' (15 December 1992 {{ndash}} 4 December 1993)}} |- !(8) |bgcolor="{{party color|BJP}}"| |[[File:The Vice President Shri Bhairon Singh Shekhawat in a Traditional Rajasthani Turban during a book release function in New Delhi on January 27, 2004.jpg|70px]] |'''[[Bhairon Singh Shekhawat]]'''<br>{{small|(1925{{ndash}}2010)<br>MLA for [[Bali Assembly constituency|Bali]]}} |4 December<br>1993 |1 December<br>1998 |'''{{ayd|4 Dec 1993|1 Dec 1998}}''' |[[1993 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election|1993]]<br>{{small|(10th)}} |[[Bharatiya Janata Party]] !style="font-weight:normal"| {{small|''Position vacant''<br>(4 Dec. 1993 {{ndash}} 6 Oct. 1994)<br>'''[[Hari Shankar Bhabhra]]'''<br>(6 Oct. 1994 {{ndash}} 29 Nov. 1998)}} |bgcolor="{{party color|BJP}}"| '''Shekhawat III''' |[[Bali Ram Bhagat]] |- !12 |bgcolor="{{party color|INC}}"| |[[File:Ashok Gehlot.jpg|70px]] |'''[[Ashok Gehlot]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1951)<br>MLA for [[Sardarpura Assembly constituency|Sardarpura]]}} |1 December<br>1998 |8 December<br>2003 |'''{{ayd|1 Dec 1998|8 Dec 2003}}''' |[[1998 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election|1998]]<br>{{small|(11th)}} |[[Indian National Congress]] !style="font-weight:normal"| {{small|''Position vacant''<br>(1 Dec. 1998 {{ndash}} 25 Jan. 2003)<br>'''[[Banwari Lal Bairwa]]''' &<br>'''[[Kamla Beniwal]]'''<br>(25 Jan. 2003 {{ndash}} 8 Dec. 2003)}} |bgcolor="#87CEEB"| '''Gehlot I''' |{{small|Justice}}<br>[[Navrang Lal Tibrewal]]<br>(Acting) |- !13 |bgcolor="{{party color|BJP}}"| |[[File:Rajasthan CM - Vasundhara Raje (cropped).jpg|70px]] |'''[[Vasundhara Raje]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1953)<br>MLA for [[Jhalrapatan Assembly constituency|Jhalrapatan]]}} |8 December<br>2003 |12 December<br>2008 |'''{{ayd|8 Dec 2003|12 Dec 2008}}''' |[[2003 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election|2003]]<br>{{small|(12th)}} |[[Bharatiya Janata Party]] !rowspan="3" style="font-weight:normal"| {{small|''Position vacant''<br>(8 Dec. 2003 {{ndash}} 17 Dec. 2018)}} |bgcolor="{{party color|BJP}}"| '''[[First Raje ministry|Raje I]]''' |[[Kailashpati Mishra]] |- !(12) |bgcolor="{{party color|INC}}"| |[[File:Ashok Gehlot.jpg|70px]] |'''[[Ashok Gehlot]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1951)<br>MLA for [[Sardarpura Assembly constituency|Sardarpura]]}} |12 December<br>2008 |13 December<br>2013 |'''{{ayd|12 Dec 2008|13 Dec 2013}}''' |[[2008 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election|2008]]<br>{{small|([[13th Rajasthan Assembly|13th]])}} |[[Indian National Congress]] |bgcolor="#87CEEB"| '''Gehlot II''' |[[Shilendra Kumar Singh]] |- !(13) |bgcolor="{{party color|BJP}}"| |[[File:Rajasthan CM - Vasundhara Raje (cropped).jpg|70px]] |'''[[Vasundhara Raje]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1953)<br>MLA for [[Jhalrapatan Assembly constituency|Jhalrapatan]]}} |13 December<br>2013 |17 December<br>2018 |'''{{ayd|13 Dec 2013|17 Dec 2018}}''' |[[2013 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election|2013]]<br>{{small|([[14th Rajasthan Assembly|14th]])}} |[[Bharatiya Janata Party]] |bgcolor="{{party color|BJP}}"| '''[[Second Raje ministry|Raje II]]''' |[[Margaret Alva]] |- !(12) |bgcolor="{{party color|INC}}"| |[[File:Ashok Gehlot.jpg|70px]] |'''[[Ashok Gehlot]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1951)<br>MLA for [[Sardarpura Assembly constituency|Sardarpura]]}} |17 December<br>2018 |15 December<br>2023 |'''{{ayd|17 Dec 2018|15 Dec 2023}}''' |[[2018 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election|2018]]<br>{{small|([[15th Rajasthan Assembly|15th]])}} |[[Indian National Congress]] !style="font-weight:normal"| {{small|'''[[Sachin Pilot]]'''<br>(17 Dec. 2018 {{ndash}} 14 Jul. 2020)<br>''Position vacant''<br>(14 Jul. 2020 {{ndash}} 15 Dec. 2023)}} |bgcolor="#87CEEB"| '''[[Third Gehlot ministry|Gehlot III]]''' |[[Kalyan Singh]] |- !14 |bgcolor="{{party color|BJP}}"| |[[File:Bhajan Lal Sharma.jpg|70px]] |'''[[Bhajan Lal Sharma]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1967)<br>MLA for [[Sanganer Assembly constituency|Sanganer]]}} |15 December<br>2023 |Incumbent |'''{{ayd|15 Dec 2023}}''' |[[2023 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election|2023]]<br>{{small|([[16th Rajasthan Assembly|16th]])}} |[[Bharatiya Janata Party]] !style="font-weight:normal"| {{small|'''[[Diya Kumari]]''' &<br>'''[[Prem Chand Bairwa]]'''<br>(since 15 Dec. 2023)}} |bgcolor="{{party color|BJP}}"| '''[[Bhajan Lal Sharma ministry|Sharma]]''' |[[Kalraj Mishra]] |- |} ==Timeline== {{#tag:timeline| ImageSize = width:1000 height:auto barincrement:15 PlotArea = top:10 bottom:50 right:200 left:20 AlignBars = late Colors = id:inc value:rgb(0,0.748,1) legend: INC id:jan value:rgb(0.121,0.457,0.996) legend: JP id:bjp value:rgb(1,0.6,0.2) legend: BJP id:gray1 value:gray(0.8) id:gray2 value:gray(0.9) Define $today = {{#time:d/m/Y}} DateFormat = dd/mm/yyyy Period = from:01/01/1949 till:$today TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal ScaleMinor = gridcolor:gray2 unit:year increment:1 start:1949 ScaleMajor = gridcolor:gray1 unit:year increment:5 start:1949 Legend = columns:4 left:150 top:24 columnwidth:150 TextData = pos:(20,27) textcolor:black fontsize:M text: Political Party BarData = bar:HShastri bar:CSVenkatachar bar:JNVyas bar:TRPaliwal bar:MLSukhadia bar:BKhan bar:HDJoshi bar:BSShekhawat bar:JPahadia bar:SCMathur bar:HLDevpura bar:AGehlot bar:VRaje bar:BLalSharma PlotData = width:5 align:left fontsize:S shift:(5,-4) anchor:till bar:HShastri from: 07/04/1949 till: 05/01/1951 color:inc text:"[[Hiralal Shastri]]" fontsize:10 bar:CSVenkatachar from: 06/01/1951 till: 25/04/1951 color:inc text:"[[C. S. Venkatachar]]" fontsize:10 bar:JNVyas from: 26/04/1951 till: 03/03/1952 color:inc from: 01/11/1952 till: 12/11/1954 color:inc text:"[[Jai Narayan Vyas]]" fontsize:10 bar:TRPaliwal from: 03/03/1952 till: 31/10/1952 color:inc text:"[[Tika Ram Paliwal]]" fontsize:10 bar:MLSukhadia from: 13/11/1954 till: 13/03/1967 color:inc from: 26/04/1967 till: 09/07/1971 color:inc text:"[[Mohan Lal Sukhadia]]" fontsize:10 bar:BKhan from: 09/07/1971 till: 11/10/1973 color:inc text:"[[Barkatullah Khan]]" fontsize:10 bar:HDJoshi from: 11/10/1973 till: 29/04/1977 color:inc from: 10/03/1985 till: 20/01/1988 color:inc from: 04/12/1989 till: 04/03/1990 color:inc text:"[[Hari Dev Joshi]]" fontsize:10 bar:BSShekhawat from: 22/06/1977 till: 16/02/1980 color:jan from: 04/03/1990 till: 15/12/1992 color:bjp from: 04/12/1993 till: 29/11/1998 color:bjp text:"[[Bhairon Singh Shekhawat]]" fontsize:10 bar:JPahadia from: 06/06/1980 till: 13/07/1981 color:inc text:"[[Jagannath Pahadia]]" fontsize:10 bar:SCMathur from: 14/07/1981 till: 23/02/1985 color:inc from: 20/01/1988 till: 04/12/1989 color:inc text:"[[Shiv Charan Mathur]]" fontsize:10 bar:HLDevpura from: 23/02/1985 till: 10/03/1985 color:inc text:"Hira Lal Devpura" fontsize:10 bar:AGehlot from: 01/12/1998 till: 08/12/2003 color:inc from: 12/12/2008 till: 13/12/2013 color:inc from: 17/12/2018 till: 15/12/2023 color:inc text:"[[Ashok Gehlot]]" fontsize:10 bar:VRaje from: 08/12/2003 till: 11/12/2008 color:bjp from: 13/12/2013 till: 16/12/2018 color:bjp text:"[[Vasundhara Raje]]" fontsize:10 bar: BLalSharma from: 15/12/2023 till: $today color:bjp text:"[[Bhajan Lal Sharma]]" fontsize:10 }} ==Statistics== ===List of chief ministers by length of term=== {|class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%; text-align:center" !rowspan=2|No. !rowspan=2|Name !rowspan=3|Party !Total years of chief ministership |- !1 |[[Mohan Lal Sukhadia]] |[[Indian National Congress|INC]] |16 years, 194 days |- !2. |[[Ashok Gehlot]] |[[Indian National Congress|INC]] |15 years, 6 days |- !3. |[[Bhairon Singh Shekhawat]] |[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] |10 years, 157 days |- !4. |[[Vasundhara Raje]] |[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] |10 years, 8 days |- !5. |[[Hari Dev Joshi]] |[[Indian National Congress|INC]] |6 years, 241 days |- !6. |[[Shiv Charan Mathur]] |[[Indian National Congress|INC]] |5 years, 117 days |- !7. |[[Jai Narayan Vyas]] |[[Indian National Congress|INC]] |2 years, 324 days |- !8. |[[Barkatullah Khan]] |[[Indian National Congress|INC]] |2 years, 94 days |- !9. |[[Heera Lal Shastri]] |[[Indian National Congress|INC]] |1 years, 274 days |- !10. |[[Jagannath Pahadia]] |[[Indian National Congress|INC]] |1 years, 38 days |- !11. |[[Tika Ram Paliwal]] |[[Indian National Congress|INC]] |243 days |- !12. |[[C. S. Venkatachar]] |[[Indian National Congress|INC]] |110 days |- !13. |[[Hira Lal Devpura]] |[[Indian National Congress|INC]] |15 days |- !14. |[[Bhajan Lal Sharma]] |[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] |{{ayd|15 Dec 2023}} |- |} ==Notes== ;Notes {{notelist}} ;Reference {{reflist}} ==External links== {{commons category|Chief ministers of Rajasthan}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20070108163503/http://www.rajasthan.gov.in/cmprofilenew1.SHTM profile of current incumbent] (archived) * [https://web.archive.org/web/20090619062817/http://www.rajassembly.nic.in/leg-raj.htm History of Rajasthan legislature] (archived) * [https://web.archive.org/web/20120204202144/http://rajassembly.nic.in/ashok-gehlot.htm Ashok Gehlot] (archived) * [https://web.archive.org/web/20140326140400/http://rajassembly.nic.in/cm-photo.htm CMs of Rajasthan] (archived) {{Chief Ministers of Rajasthan}} {{Rajasthan}} {{Lists of chief ministers of Indian states}} [[Category:Chief Ministers of Rajasthan| List]] [[Category:Lists of chief ministers of Indian states|Rajasthan]] [[Category:Rajasthan politics-related lists|Chief Ministers]]'