May 2014: Telangana has split from Andhra Pradesh to become the newest -- 29th -- State of India on 2nd June 2014 with Hyderabad as the shared capital. K. Chandrashekhar Rao (TRS party) has become Telangana's Chief Minister. As the new state is born, we make a refreshed and updated list of all the states, their capital cities and their chief ministers.
India comprises 29 States and seven Union Territories. A Chief Minister is an elected head of the local government in a State for a five-year term and can serve unlimited number of terms. Union Territories, unlike States, are directly ruled by the central government. But some Union Territories in India di have a local legislature and a chief minister (such as Delhi or Chandigarh).
Indian States and Ministers:
| States (in alphabetical order) | Capital City | Minister – Political party |
| Andhra Pradesh | Hyderabad (shared with Telangana) | Chandrababu Naidu |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Itanagar | Nabam Tuki – Congress |
| Assam | Dispur | Tarun Gogoi (Congress) |
| Bihar | Patna | Jitan Ram Manjhi(JDU) |
| Chhattisgarh | Raipur | Raman Singh (BJP) |
| Goa | Panjim | Manohar Parrikar (BJP) |
| Gujarat | Gandhinagar | Anandiben Patel (BJP) |
| Haryana | Chandigarh (shared with Punjab) | Bhupinder Singh Hooda (Congress) |
| Himachal Pradesh | Shimla | Virbhadra Singh (Congress) |
| Jammu & Kashmir | Srinagar (Summer) Jammu (Winter) | Omar Abdullah (National Conference) |
| Jharkhand | Ranchi | Hemant Soren (JMM) |
| Karnataka | Bangalore | Siddaramaiah (Congress) |
| Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram | Oomen Chandy (Congress) |
| Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal | Shivraj Singh Chauhan (BJP) |
| Maharashtra | Mumbai | Prithviraj Chavan (Congress) |
| Manipur | Imphal | Okram Ibobi Singh (Congress) |
| Meghalaya | Shillong | Mukul Sangma (Congress) |
| Mizoram | Aizawl | Pu Lalthanhawla (Congress) |
| Nagaland | Kohima | T.R. Zeliang (Nagaland People’s Front) |
| Odisha (Orissa) | Bhubaneshwar | Naveen Patnaik (BJD) |
| Punjab | Chandigarh (shared with Haryana) | Parkash Singh Badal (SAD) |
| Rajasthan | Jaipur | Vasundhara Raje (BJP) |
| Sikkim | Gangtok | Pawan Chamling (SDF) |
| Tamil Nadu | Chennai | O. Panneerselvam (AIADMK) |
| Telangana (from June 2, 2014) | Hyderabad (shared with Andhra Pradesh) | K Chandrashekhar Rao (TRS) |
| Tripura | Agartala | Manik Sarkar (CPM) |
| Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow | Akhilesh Yadav (SP) |
| Uttarakhand | Dehradun | Harish Rawat (Congress) |
| West Bengal | Kolkata | Mamata Banerjee (Trinamool Congress) |
Here’s the list of all Indian Union Territories, capitals and governing bodies:
Union territory (in alphabetical order)
|
Capital City
|
Minister/ Governor – Political party (if applicable)
|
| Andaman and Nicobar Island | Port Blair | Central government rule |
| Chandigarh | Chandigarh | Mayor - Harphool Chandra Kalyan |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli | Silvassa | B.S. Bhalla – IAS Officer |
| Daman and Diu | Daman | B.S. Bhalla – IAS Officer |
| Lakshadweep | Kavaratti | H. Rajesh Prasad IAS Officer |
| Delhi – National Capital Territory | Delhi | President’s Rule |
| Puducherry (Pondicherry) | Pondicherry | N. Rangaswamy (AINRC |
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