Chief Minister of Gujarat

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The Chief Minister of Gujarat is the elected political leader who heads the state’s executive branch and oversees governance and administration in the Indian state of Gujarat.

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Chief Minister of Gujarat canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf head of government role
political office
appliesToJurisdiction Gujarat
appointedBy Governor of Gujarat
category Chief ministers of Indian states
country India
equivalentOffice Chief Minister of Karnataka
Chief Minister of Maharashtra
firstHolder Jivraj Narayan Mehta
governmentType parliamentary system at the state level
hasAuthorityOver allocation of portfolios to state ministers
state bureaucracy of Gujarat
hasDuty advise the Governor of Gujarat
implement state laws and policies in Gujarat
lead the Council of Ministers of Gujarat
maintain law and order through the state executive machinery
oversee governance in Gujarat
present the state budget to the Gujarat Legislative Assembly
hasJurisdiction state government departments of Gujarat
hasPower advise on appointment of state ministers
chair meetings of the Gujarat state cabinet
recommend dissolution of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly
hasResidence official residence in Gandhinagar
inception 1 May 1960
isAccountableTo Gujarat Legislative Assembly
isHeadOf Council of Ministers of Gujarat
state cabinet of Gujarat
isPartOf Indian federal structure
legalBasis Articles 163 and 164 of the Constitution of India
Constitution of India
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Gujarat
nativeNameLanguage Gujarati
nominatedBy majority party or coalition in the Gujarat Legislative Assembly
officeCreatedFor newly formed state of Gujarat in 1960
officeHolderRole chief executive of Gujarat
head of the executive branch of Gujarat
leader of the Council of Ministers of Gujarat
officeScope subnational state-level government
partOf Government of Gujarat
State government of India
reportsTo Governor of Gujarat
residenceCity Gandhinagar
seat Gandhinagar
selectionMethod indirect election via Gujarat Legislative Assembly
style The Honourable
termLength 5 years
termLengthCondition serves at the pleasure of the Governor
subject to confidence of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly

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Government of Gujarat headOfGovernment Chief Minister of Gujarat
Governor of Gujarat worksWith Chief Minister of Gujarat
Secretariat of Gujarat usedBy Chief Minister of Gujarat
Anandiben Patel positionHeld Chief Minister of Gujarat