List of Chief Ministers of Gujarat

The state of Gujarat came into existence on May 1, 1960 after the Bombay State was dissolved. Since then, Gujarat State has had a unicameral assembly. The Chief Minister of Gujarat heads the government along with his council of ministers.

Narendra Modi has held the post the longest, while Madhav Singh Solanki, along with Narendra Modi, holds the record for most terms as the Chief Minister of Gujarat, both having served four terms.

List of Chief Ministers

It follows:

Colour key for parties

  Bharatiya Janata Party

  Indian National Congress

  N/A (President's rule)

#		Name	Portrait	Tenure commencement	Tenure end	Term	Political party	Duration
	1	Jivraj Narayan Mehta		1 May 1960	3 March 1962	1	Indian National Congress	1238 Days
				3 March 1962	19 September 1963	2
	2	Balwantrai Mehta		19 September 1963	20 September 1965	1		733 Days
	3	Hitendra K Desai		20 September 1965	3 April 1967	1		2062 Days
				3 April 1967	6 April 1971	2
				7 April 1971	12 May 1971	3
		President's rule		12 May 1971	17 March 1972
	4	Ghanshyambhai C. Oza		17 March 1972	17 July 1973	1	Indian National Congress	488 Days
	5	Chimanbhai Patel		18 July 1973	9 February 1974	1		207 Days
		President's rule		9 February 1974	18 June 1975
	6	Babubhai J. Patel		18 June 1975	12 March 1976	1	Janata Front (INC(O) + BJS + BLD + SP)	211 Days
		President's rule		12 March 1976	24 December 1976
	7	Madhav Singh Solanki		24 December 1976	10 April 1977	1	Indian National Congress	108 Days
	(6)	Babubhai J. Patel		11 April 1977	17 February 1980	2	Janata Party	1042 Days [Total 1253 Days]
		President's rule		17 February 1980	7 June 1980
	(7)	Madhav Singh Solanki		7 June 1980	10 March 1985	2	Indian National Congress
				11 March 1985	6 July 1985	3		1856 Days
	8	Amarsinh Chaudhary		6 July 1985	9 December 1989	1		1618 Days
	(7)	Madhav Singh Solanki		10 December 1989	4 March 1990	4		85 Days [Total 2049 Days]
	(5)	Chimanbhai Patel		4 March 1990	25 October 1990	2	JD(G) + JD + BJP	230 Days [Total 1652 Days]
	(5)	Chimanbhai Patel		25 October 1990	17 February 1994	2	JD(G) + JD + INC	1215 Days [Total 1652 Days]
	9	Chhabildas Mehta		17 February 1994	14 March 1995	1	Indian National Congress	391 Days
	10	Keshubhai Patel		14 March 1995	21 October 1995	1	Bharatiya Janata Party	221 Days
	11	Suresh Mehta		21 October 1995	19 September 1996	1		334 Days
		President's rule		19 September 1996	23 October 1996
	12	Shankersinh Vaghela		23 October 1996	27 October 1997	1	Rashtriya Janata Party	370 Days
	13	Dilipbhai Ramanbhai Parikh		28 October 1997	4 March 1998	1		128 Days
	(10)	Keshubhai Patel		4 March 1998	6 October 2001	2	Bharatiya Janata Party
	14	Narendra Modi		7 October 2001	22 December 2002	1		4246 Days
				22 December 2002	22 December 2007	2
				23 December 2007	20 December 2012	3
				20 December 2012	Incumbent	4

References

• History of 'Gujarat Ministry' from 1960
• Chief Ministers of Gujarat