Dear Reader, knowing heads of States is a crucial piece of knowledge as far as general awareness is concerned. You can always expect questions from areas like this. There is a caution while learning topics similar to this. You should always stay updated for any changes in future. You will always know any change from daily media (TV and newspapers).
Below table gives you the list of Chief Ministers and Governors for the states and union territories. This list is as on September 2nd week.
| States | Chief Ministers | Governors |
|---|---|---|
| Andhra Pradesh | Shri. Nara Chandrababu Naidu | E. S. L. Narasimhan |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Pema Khandu | Shri V. Shanmuganathan |
| Assam | Shri. Sarbananda Sonowal | Banwarilal Purohit |
| Bihar | Shri Nitish Kumar | Ram Nath Kovind |
| Chhattisgarh | Dr. Raman Singh | Balramji Das Tandon |
| Goa | Shri Laxmikant Parsekar | Mridula Sinha |
| Gujarat | Vijay Rupani | Om Prakash Kohli |
| Haryana | Manohar Lal Khattar | Kaptan Singh Solanki |
| Himachal Pradesh | Shri Virbhadra Singh | Acharya Dev Vrat |
| Jammu and Kashmir | Mehbooba Mufti | Narinder Nath Vohra |
| Jharkhand | Shri Raghuvar Das | Draupadi Murmu |
| Karnataka | Shri Siddaramaiah | Vajubhai Vala |
| Kerala | Shri Pinarayi Vijayan | P. Sathasivam |
| Madhya Pradesh | Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan | Om Prakash Kohli |
| Maharashtra | Shri Devendra Fadnavis | C. Vidyasagar Rao |
| Manipur | Shri Okram Ibobi Singh | Najma Heptulla |
| Meghalaya | Dr. Mukul Sangma | V. Shanmuganthan |
| Mizoram | Shri Lal Thanhawla | Nirbhay Sharma |
| Nagaland | Shri. T R Zeliang | Padmanabha Acharya |
| Odisha | Shri Naveen Patnaik | S. C. Jamir |
| Punjab | Shri Parkash Singh Badal | V P Singh Badnore |
| Rajasthan | Smt. Vasundhara Raje | Kalyan Singh |
| Sikkim | Shri Pawan Kumar Chamling | Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil |
| Tamil Nadu | Selvi J. Jayalalithaa | C. Vidyasagar Rao(Addl. charge) |
| Telangana | Shri K Chandrasekhar Rao | E. S. L. Narasimhan |
| Tripura | Shri Manik Sarkar | Tathagata Roy |
| Uttar Pradesh | Shri Akhilesh Yadav | Ram Naik |
| Uttarakhand | Shri Harish Rawat | Krishan Kant Paul |
| West Bengal | Km. Mamata Banerjee | Keshari Nath Tripathi |
Current Lieutenant Governors and Administrators of Union Terriories
| Office and union territory | Chief Minister | Governors |
|---|---|---|
| Lieutenant Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands | Jagdish Mukhi | |
| Administrator of Chandigarh | Kaptan Singh Solanki | |
| Administrator of Dadra and Nagar Haveli | Vikram Dev Dutt | |
| Administrator of Daman and Diu | Vikram Dev Dutt | |
| Lieutenant Governor of Delhi | Arvind Kejriwal | Najeeb Jung |
| Administrator of Lakshadweep | Vijay Kumar | |
| Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry | V. Narayanasamy | Kiran Bedi |
General Knowledge: List of Chief Ministers & Governors in 29 States in India