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Tuesday, November 11, 2025
TopicChief Minister

Topic: Chief Minister

Never spoke about power sharing in Chhattisgarh, says newly-appointed deputy CM Singh Deo

The party's decision to appoint him as deputy CM came just a few months ahead of the state Assembly elections, but Deo said the responsibility given even for a day is crucial.

Governor vs CM spats once did the impossible — unite CPI(M) and BJP

While ‘discretionary powers’ are given to the Governor to ensure that the state’s laws fall within the framework of the Constitution, it is often used as a political tool.

Should the office of Governor be removed? Bad idea to give CM more executive power

In 'Heads Held High', authors say it is more promising to reform the Governor's office than doing away with it.

Driver’s son, once a milkman — Congress ‘firebrand’ Sukhvinder Sukhu is Himachal’s new CM

The four-time MLA started his foray into politics from NSUI and also headed the party’s state unit for 6 years. He was a known critic of ex-CM Virbhadra Singh.

After much deliberation, Congress chooses Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu as new Himachal chief minister

Sukhu was chosen after a Congress legislative party meeting — the second in 24 hours. Current HPCC chief Pratibha Singh was also a contender.

Devendra Fadnavis—fifth former Maharashtra CM to take a junior post in a subsequent government

In the past, former CM's Shankarrao Chavan, Shivajirao Patil, Narayan Rane and Ashok Chavan have taken junior positions in present governments

Kailash Nath Katju rose from office to office ‘waging a war’. For him, India came first

Beyond politics, Katju was a man who could furnish a 'soldier's answer' to Mountbatten as easily as sleeping in a villager's hut on a small cot.

Five boxes BJP leaders need to tick to become a chief minister in Modi-Shah era

A look at the background of 22 CMs who occupied the coveted chair under Modi-Shah's watch throws up common elements. ThePrint analyses the 5 boxes leaders need to tick to become CM.

Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel holds review meeting on flood situation in Saurashtra region

Heavy rains battered parts of Saurashtra region Monday and low-lying areas got flooded. Patel has instructed the authorities to airlift stranded people in rain-hit Jamnagar district.

New Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel is engineer, builder, Dada Bhagwan devotee who ‘has no enemies’

Patel, a first-time MLA, was picked to replace Vijay Rupani, who resigned. He has worked with Modi when he was Gujarat CM, but never served as minister.

On Camera

The govt’s ‘fix’ to speed up insolvency could add at least a year to the process

The proposed amendment to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code aims to reduce timelines and provide for a mechanism that involves minimal interaction with the court. It fails on both counts.

No more text-heavy ads, wider scope of services—ICAI’s ethics code overhaul to promote Indian CA firms

Open to public feedback until 26 November, the revised guidelines, among other changes, give CA firms more flexibility to advertise & promote their services.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.