Currently 16 states and one union territory (UT) have BJP Chief Ministers, with Himanta Biswa Sarma, Rekha Gupta, Devendra Fadnavis, Yogi Adityanath and Suvendu Adhikari among the prominent names.

While some leadership changes were driven by electoral upsets, others emerged from coalition compulsions, succession planning ...

The Governor is de jure head of the state, but de facto executive authority lies with the Chief Minister. This means that the Chief Minister is the real executive of the Government. The Chief Minister ...

With its thumping victory in West Bengal, the BJP is set to have its 17th chief minister in India. With this, the BJP-led NDA will also get its 22nd chief minister in the country.