First Chief Ministers of Indian States : State Wise List
| State | First Chief Minister | Tenure Timeline | Political Party |
| Andhra Pradesh | Tanguturi Prakasam | Oct 1953 – Nov 1954 | INC |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Prem Khandu Thungon | Aug 1975 – Sept 1979 | JP |
| Assam | Gopinath Bordoloi | Feb 1946 – Aug 1950 | INC |
| Bihar | Krishna Singh | Jan 1950 – Jan 1961 | INC |
| Chhattisgarh | Ajit Jogi | Nov 2000 – Dec 2003 | INC |
| Goa | Dayanand Bandodkar | Dec 1963 – Dec 1966 | MGP |
| Gujarat | Jivraj Narayan Mehta | May 1960 – Sept 1963 | INC |
| Haryana | Bhagwat Dayal Sharma | Nov 1966 – Mar 1967 | INC |
| Himachal Pradesh | Yashwant Singh Parmar | Mar 1952 – Oct 1956 | INC |
| Jharkhand | Babulal Marandi | Nov 2000 – Mar 2003 | BJP |
| Karnataka | K. Chengalaraya Reddy | Oct 1947 – Mar 1952 | INC |
| Kerala | E. M. S. Namboodiripad | Apr 1957 – July 1959 | CPI |
| Madhya Pradesh | Ravishankar Shukla | Nov 1956 – Dec 1956 | INC |
| Maharashtra | Yashwantrao Chavan | May 1960 – Nov 1962 | INC |
| Manipur | Mairembam Koireng Singh | July 1963 – Oct 1967 | INC |
| Meghalaya | Williamson A. Sangma | Apr 1970 – Mar 1978 | APHLC |
| Mizoram | Ch. Chhunga | May 1972 – May 1977 | Mizo Union |
| Nagaland | P. Shilu Ao | Dec 1963 – Aug 1966 | NNC |
| Odisha | Harekrushna Mahatab | Jan 1950 – May 1950 | INC |
| Punjab | Gopi Chand Bhargava | Aug 1947 – Apr 1949 | INC |
| Rajasthan | Heera Lal Shastri | Apr 1949 – Jan 1951 | INC |
| Sikkim | Kazi Lhendup Dorjee | May 1974 – Aug 1979 | SNC |
| Tamil Nadu | C. N. Annadurai | Jan 1969 – Feb 1969 | DMK |
| Telangana | K. Chandrashekar Rao | June 2014 – Dec 2023 | BRS |
| Tripura | Sachindra Lal Singh | July 1963 – Nov 1971 | INC |
| Uttar Pradesh | Govind Ballabh Pant | Jan 1950 – Dec 1954 | INC |
| Uttarakhand | Nityanand Swami | Nov 2000 – Oct 2001 | BJP |
| West Bengal | Prafulla Chandra Ghosh | Aug 1947 – Jan 1948 | INC |
Important Historical Context
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The Reorganization Act (1956): Many states like Kerala and Karnataka saw their first formal Chief Ministers appointed after the linguistic reorganization of states in 1956.
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Andhra Pradesh vs. Andhra State: Tanguturi Prakasam was the first CM of “Andhra State” (formed in 1953). Neelam Sanjiva Reddy became the first CM of the unified “Andhra Pradesh” in 1956.
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Bombay State: Before the split into Maharashtra and Gujarat in 1960, leaders like Morarji Desai served as the Chief Minister of the unified Bombay State.
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