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.
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)
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col" | #
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Portrait
! scope="col" | Name
! scope="col" | Constituency
! colspan="3" scope="colgroup" | Term of office
! scope="col" | Assembly <br /> <small>(Elections)</small>
! colspan="2" | Party
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1
| rowspan="2" | 93x93px|alt=Bhagwat Dayal Sharma
| rowspan="2" scope="row" | Bhagwat Dayal Sharma
| rowspan="2" | Jhajjar
| 1 November 1966
| 21 February 1967
| rowspan="2" |
| 1st<br /><small>(1962 elections)</small>
| rowspan="2" | Indian National Congress
| rowspan="2" style="background-color: " |
|-
|21 February 1967
|24 March 1967
| rowspan="2" |2nd<br /><small>(1967 elections)</small>
|-
| 2
| 75px|alt=Birender Singh
| scope="row" | Rao Birender Singh
| Pataudi
| 24 March 1967
| 20 November 1967
|
| Vishal Haryana Party
| style="background-color: " |
|-
| –
| 120x120px|alt=Emblem of India
| scope="row" | Vacant<br /><small>(President's rule)</small>
| N/A
| 20 November 1967
| 21 May 1968
|
| Dissolved
| colspan="2" |N/A
|-
| rowspan="2" | 3
| rowspan="2" | 82x82px
| rowspan="2" scope="rowgroup" | Bansi Lal
| rowspan="2" | Tosham
| 21 May 1968
| 14 March 1972
| rowspan="2" |
| 3rd<br /><small>(1968 elections)</small>
| rowspan="3" | Indian National Congress
| rowspan="3" style="background-color: " |
|-
| 14 March 1972
| 1 December 1975
| rowspan="2" | 4th<br /><small>(1972 elections)</small>
|-
| 4
| 82x82px|alt=Banarsi Das Gupta
| scope="row" | Banarsi Das Gupta
| Bhiwani
| 1 December 1975
| 30 April 1977
|
|-
| –
| 120x120px|alt=Emblem of India
| scope="row" | Vacant<br /><small>(President's rule)</small>
| N/A
| 30 April 1977
| 21 June 1977
|
| Dissolved
| colspan="2" | N/A
|-
| 5
| 98x98px|alt=Devi Lal
| scope="row" | Devi Lal
| Bhattu Kalan
| 21 June 1977
| 28 June 1979
|
| rowspan="3" | 5th<br /><small>(1977 elections)</small>
| rowspan="2" | Janata Party
| rowspan="2" style="background-color: " |
|-
| rowspan="3" | 6
| rowspan="3" | 107x107px|alt=Bhajan Lal
| rowspan="3" scope="rowgroup" | Bhajan Lal
| rowspan="3" | Adampur
| 28 June 1979
| 23 January 1980
| rowspan="3" |
|-
|23 January 1980
|23 May 1982
| rowspan="3" |Indian National Congress
| rowspan="3" style="background-color: " |
|-
| 23 May 1982
| 5 June 1986
| rowspan="2" | 6th<br /><small>(1982 elections)</small>
|-
| (3)
| 82x82px
| scope="row" | Bansi Lal
| Tosham
| 5 June 1986
| 20 June 1987
|
|-
| (5)
| 98x98px|alt=Devi Lal
| scope="row" | Devi Lal
| Meham
| 20 June 1987
| 2 December 1989
|
| rowspan="6" | 7th<br />(<small>1987 election</small>)
| rowspan="5" | Janata Dal
| rowspan="5" style="background-color: " |
|-
| 7
| 102x102px|alt=Om Prakash Chautala
| scope="row" | Om Prakash Chautala
| Uchana Kalan
| 2 December 1989
| 22 May 1990
|
|-
| (4)
| 82x82px|alt=Banarsi Das Gupta
| scope="row" | Banarsi Das Gupta
| Bhiwani
| 22 May 1990
| 12 July 1990
|
|-
| (7)
| 102x102px|alt=Om Prakash Chautala
| scope="row" | Om Prakash Chautala
| Uchana Kalan
| 12 July 1990
| 17 July 1990
|
|-
| 8
|
| scope="row" | Hukam Singh
| Dadri
| 17 July 1990
| 22 March 1991
|
|-
| (7)
| 102x102px|alt=Om Prakash Chautala
| scope="row" | Om Prakash Chautala
| Uchana Kalan
| 22 March 1991
| 6 April 1991
|
| Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)
| style="background-color: " |
|-
| –
| 120x120px|alt=Emblem of India
| scope="row" | Vacant<br /><small>(President's rule)</small>
| N/A
| 6 April 1991
| 23 June 1991
|
| Dissolved
| colspan="2" | N/A
|-
| (6)
| 107x107px|alt=Bhajan Lal
| scope="row" | Bhajan Lal
| Adampur
| 23 June 1991
| 11 May 1996
|
| 8th<br />(<small>1991 election</small>)
| Indian National Congress
| style="background-color: " |
|-
| (3)
| 82x82px
| scope="row" | Bansi Lal
| Tosham
| 11 May 1996
| 24 July 1999
|
| rowspan="2" | 9th<br /><small>(1996 elections)</small>
| Haryana Vikas Party
| style="background-color: " |
|-
| rowspan="2" | (7)
| rowspan="2" | 102x102px|alt=Om Prakash Chautala
| rowspan="2" scope="rowgroup" | Om Prakash Chautala
| rowspan="2" | Narwana
| 24 July 1999
| 2 March 2000
| rowspan="2" |
| rowspan="2" | Indian National Lok Dal
| rowspan="2" style="background-color: " |
|-
| 2 March 2000
| 5 March 2005
| 10th<br /><small>(2000 elections)</small>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 9
| rowspan="2" | 92x92px
| rowspan="2" scope="rowgroup" | Bhupinder Singh Hooda
| rowspan="2" | Garhi Sampla-Kiloi
| 5 March 2005
| 25 October 2009
| rowspan="2" |
| 11th<br /><small>(2005 elections)</small>
| rowspan="2" | Indian National Congress
| rowspan="2" style="background-color: " |
|-
| 25 October 2009
| 26 October 2014
| 12th<br /><small>(2009 elections)</small>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 10
| rowspan="2" | 75px|alt=Manohar Lal Khattar
| rowspan="2" scope="rowgroup" | Manohar Lal Khattar
| rowspan="2" | Karnal
| 26 October 2014
| 27 October 2019
| rowspan="2" |
| 13th<br /><small>(2014 elections)</small>
| rowspan="4" | Bharatiya Janata Party
| rowspan="4" style="background-color: " |
|-
| 27 October 2019
| 12 March 2024
| rowspan="2" | 14th<br /><small>(2019 elections)</small>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 11
| rowspan="2" | 110x110px
| rowspan="2" scope="row" | Nayab Singh Saini
| Karnal
| 12 March 2024
| 17 October 2024
| rowspan="2" |
|-
| Ladwa
| 17 October 2024
| Incumbent
| 15th<br /><small>(2024 elections)</small>
|}
Statistics
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="line-height:1.4em; text-align:center"
! data-sort-type=number rowspan="2" | #
! rowspan="2" |Chief Minister
! rowspan="2" colspan=2 |Party
! colspan="2" | Length of term
|-
! Longest tenure
! Total tenure
|-
| data-sort-value="1" | 1
| Bhajan Lal
| /JP
|
| 11 years, 300 days
|-
| data-sort-value="2" | 2
| Bansi Lal
| /HVP
|
| 11 years, 283 days
|-
| data-sort-value="3" | 3
| Bhupinder Singh Hooda
|
|
|
|-
| data-sort-value="4" | 4
| Manohar Lal Khattar
|
|
|
|-
| data-sort-value="5" | 5
| Om Prakash Chautala
| /JD/SJP(R)
|
| 6 years, 50 days
|-
| data-sort-value="6" | 6
| Devi Lal
| /JD
|
| 4 years, 172 days
|-
| data-sort-value="9" | 7
| Nayab Singh Saini
|
|
|
|-
| data-sort-value="7" | 8
| Banarsi Das Gupta
| /JD
|
| 1 year, 201 days
|-
| data-sort-value="8" | 9
| Hukam Singh
|
|
|
|-
| data-sort-value="10" | 10
| Rao Birender Singh
|
|
|
|-
| data-sort-value="11" | 11
| Bhagwat Dayal Sharma
|
|
|
|}
Timeline
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