List of Chief Ministers of Gujarat

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This article lists the Chief Ministers of Gujarat state in chronological order.

Key:	INC Indian National Congress	JP Janata Party	JD Janata Dal	BJP Bharatiya Janata Party	RJP Rashtriya Janata Party

CM Term	CM Number	Name	Term Period	Term Number	Party
1	1	Dr. Jivraj Narayan Mehta	May 1, 1960 - March 3, 1962	1	Indian National Congress
2	**	Dr. Jivraj Narayan Mehta	March 3, 1962 - September 19, 1963	2	Indian National Congress
3	2	Balwantrai Mehta	September 19, 1963 - September 20, 1965	1	Indian National Congress
4	3	Hitendra K Desai	September 20, 1965 - April 3, 1967	1	Indian National Congress
5	**	Hitendra K Desai	April 3, 1967 - April 6, 1971	2	Indian National Congress
6	**	Hitendra K Desai	April 7, 1971 - May 12, 1971	3	Indian National Congress
7	4	Ghanshyambhai C. Oza	March 17, 1972 - July 17, 1973	1	Indian National Congress
8	5	Chimanbhai Patel	July 18, 1973 - February 9, 1974	1	Indian National Congress
9	6	Babubhai J Patel	June 18, 1975 - March 12, 1976	1	Janata Morcha
10	7	Madhavsinh F. Solanki	December 24, 1976 - April 10, 1977	1	Indian National Congress
11	**	Babubhai J Patel	April 11, 1977 - February 17, 1980	2	Janata Party
12	**	Madhavsinh F. Solanki	June 7, 1980 - March 10, 1985	2	Indian National Congress
13	**	Madhavsinh F. Solanki	March 11, 1985 - July 6, 1985	3	Indian National Congress
14	8	Amarsinh Chaudhary	July 6, 1985 - December 9, 1989	1	Indian National Congress
15	**	Madhavsinh F. Solanki	December 10, 1989 - March 4, 1990	4	Indian National Congress
16	**	Chimanbhai Patel	March 4, 1990 - February 17, 1994	2	Janata Dal, Janata Dal (Gujarat), Indian National Congress
16	9	Chhabildas Mehta	February 17, 1994 - March 14, 1995	1	Indian National Congress
17	10	Keshubhai Patel	March 14, 1995 - October 21, 1995	1	Bharatiya Janata Party
18	11	Sureshchandra R. Mehta	October 21, 1995 - September 19, 1996	1	Bharatiya Janata Party
19	12	Shankersinh Vaghela	October 23, 1996 - October 27, 1997	1	Rashtriya Janata Party
20	13	Dilipbhai Ramanbhai Parikh	October 28, 1997 - March 4, 1998	1	Rashtriya Janata Party
21	**	Keshubhai Patel	March 4, 1998 - October 6, 2001	2	Bharatiya Janata Party
22	14	Narendra Modi	October 7, 2001 - December 22, 2002	1	Bharatiya Janata Party
23	**	Narendra Modi	December 22, 2002 - Present	2	Bharatiya Janata Party

Key:	INC Indian National Congress	JP Janata Party	JD Janata Dal	BJP Bharatiya Janata Party	RJP Rashtriya Janata Party

** resumed office

State of Gujarat
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