List of Chief Ministers of Rajasthan

Chief Minister is the head of government of the Indian region of Rajasthan. The current incumbent is Ashok Gehlot who took up the position in 2008

The post of Chief Minister stretches back to 1948 following the formation of the state of Rajasthan.

Key: INC
Indian National Congress		 JP
Janata Party		 BJP
Bharatiya Janata Party
# Name Took Office Left Office Party Days in Office
1 Heera Lal Shastri 7 April 1949 5 January 1951 Indian National Congress 639 Days
2 C S Venkatachari 6 January 1951 25 April 1951 Indian National Congress 110 Days
3 Jai Narayan Vyas 26 April 1951 3 March 1952 Indian National Congress 313 Days
4 Tika Ram Paliwal 3 March 1952 31 October 1952 Indian National Congress 243 Days
5 Jai Narayan Vyas 1 November 1952 12 November 1954 Indian National Congress 742 Days
6 Mohan Lal Sukhadia 13 November 1954 11 April 1957 Indian National Congress 881 Days
7 Mohan Lal Sukhadia 11 April 1957 11 March 1962 Indian National Congress 1795 Days
8 Mohan Lal Sukhadia 12 March 1962 13 March 1967 Indian National Congress 1828 Days
9 Mohan Lal Sukhadia 26 April 1967 9 July 1971 Indian National Congress 1536 Days
10 Barkatullah Khan 9 July 1971 11 August 1973 Indian National Congress 765 Days
11 Hari Dev Joshi 11 August 1973 29 April 1977 Indian National Congress 1389 Days
xx President's Rule 29 April 1977 22 June 1977
12 Bhairon Singh Shekhawat 22 June 1977 16 February 1980 Janata Party 970 Days
xx President's Rule 16 February 1980 6 June 1980
13 Jagannath Pahadia 6 June 1980 13 July 1981 Indian National Congress 403 Days
14 Shiv Charan Mathur 14 July 1981 23 February 1985 Indian National Congress 1320 Days
15 Hira Lal Devpura 23 February 1985 10 March 1985 Indian National Congress 16 Days
16 Hari Dev Joshi 10 March 1985 20 January 1988 Indian National Congress 1046 Days
17 Shiv Charan Mathur 20 January 1988 4 December 1989 Indian National Congress 684 Days
18 Hari Dev Joshi 4 December 1989 4 March 1990 Indian National Congress 91 Days
19 Bhairon Singh Shekhawat 4 March 1990 15 December 1992 Bharatiya Janata Party 1017 Days
xx President's Rule 15 December 1992 4 December 1993
20 Bhairon Singh Shekhawat 4 December 1993 29 November 1998 Bharatiya Janata Party 1821 Days
21 Ashok Gehlot 1 December 1998 8 December 2003 Indian National Congress 1834 Days
22 Vasundhara Raje Scindia 8 December 2003 11 December 2008 Bharatiya Janata Party 1831 Days
23 Ashok Gehlot 12 December 2008 Incumbent Indian National Congress

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