Chief Minister of Gujarat

The state of Gujarat was created on 1 May 1960, composed of the Gujarati-speaking districts of Bombay State. Jivraj Narayan Mehta of the Indian National Congress was the inaugural chief minister of the state. Narendra Modi of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), whose term lasted for 12 years, 227 days from October 2001 to May 2014, has been the longest serving chief minister of the state. He resigned to become the 14th prime minister of India, and was succeeded by Anandiben Patel, who was the state's first woman chief minister. The incumbent chief minister is Bhupendrabhai Patel of the BJP since 13 September 2021.

Predecessors

Following the Indian Independence in 1947, the province of Bombay was established from the erstwhile Bombay Presidency. The Bombay State was created in 1950 following the adoption of the Constitution of India which included parts of Baroda, Western India and Gujarat States Agency (part of present-day Gujarat). During the reorganisation of Indian states in 1956, the Saurashtra and Kutch States (part of present-day Gujarat) were added to Bombay State.

Prime Minister of Kathiawar/Saurashtra (1948-50)

Chief Minister of Saurashtra (1950-56)

Chief Minister of Bombay (1947-60)