List of chief ministers of Jammu and Kashmir information
Chief Minister of Union Territory/State of Jammu and Kashmir and prime ministers
Emblem of Jammu and Kashmir
Incumbent vacant since 31 October 2019
Status
Head of Government
Abbreviation
CM
Member of
Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
Reports to
Lt. Governor of Jammu and Kashmir
Appointer
Lt. Governor of Jammu and Kashmir
Inaugural holder
Mehr Chand Mahajan (as Prime Minister)
Formation
30 March 1965 (59 years ago) (1965-03-30)
The chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir was the title given to the head of government of Jammu and Kashmir. As per the Constitution of India, the lieutenant governor is the state's de jure head, but de facto executive authority rests with the chief minister. Following elections to the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, the lieutenant governor usually invites the party (or coalition) with a majority of seats to form the government. The lieutenant governor appoints the chief minister, whose council of ministers are collectively responsible to the assembly.
The post was established after the 6th amendment to the state's constitution (effective 6 June 1965) abolished the title of Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir.[1][2][3] Subsequently, the ruling prime minister, Ghulam Mohammed Sadiq, was sworn in as the first chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir. The State of Jammu and Kashmir was reorganised into a union territory on 31 October 2019.
The office of Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir has been vacant since 20 June 2018. Until 19 December 2018 the state was under the governor's rule, and then under the president's rule until 30 October 2019. After the state was reorganised into a Union territory in October 2019, the president's rule was discharged via the lieutenant governor. Currently, the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir serves as the head of government of union territory of Jammu and Kashmir until a new chief minister is in place following the next Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election.
^"A J&K Primer: From Myth to Reality | Centre for Policy Research". www.cprindia.org. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
^"From 1965 to 2009, Om Prakash is the eighth chief minister". Hindustan Times. 5 January 2009. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011.
^"Chronicle of Important events/date in J&K's political history". www.jammu-kashmir.com. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
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