Gujarat Chief Ministers down the years

Following are the chief ministers and parties that have ruled Gujarat since its inception in 1960

Following are the chief ministers and parties that have ruled Gujarat since its inception in 1960:

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Jivraj Mehta (Congress): May 1, 1960 - Sep 19, 1963

Balvantrai Mehta (Congress): Sep 19, 1963 - Sep 20, 1965

Hitendra Desai (Congress): Sep 20, 1965 - May 12, 1971

President's rule: May 13, 1971 - March 17, 1972

Ghanshyam Oza (Congress): March 17, 1972 - July 17, 1973

Chimanbhai Patel (Congress): July 17, 1973 - Feb 9, 1974

President's rule: Feb 9, 1974 - June 18, 1975

Babubhai J. Patel (Janata Morcha): June 18, 1975 - March 12, 1976

President's rule: March 12, 1976 - Dec 24, 1976

Madhavsinh Solanki (Congress): Dec 24, 1976 - April 10, 1977

Babubhai J. Patel (Janata Morcha): April 11, 1977 - Feb 17, 1980

President's rule: Feb 17, 1980 - June 6, 1980

Madhavsinh Solanki (Congress): June 7, 1980 - July 6, 1985

Amarsinh Chaudhari (Congress): July 6, 1986 - Dec 9, 1989

Chimanbhai Patel (Janata Dal, later Congress): March 4, 1990 - Feb 17, 1994

(The Janata Dal government was supported by the Bharatiya Janata Party till Chimanbhai Patel merged the state unit of the party with the Congress)

Chhabildas Mehta (Congress): Feb 17, 1994 - March 13, 1995

Keshubhai Patel (BJP): March 14, 1995 - Oct 21, 1995

Suresh Mehta (BJP): Oct 21, 1995, Sep 19, 1996

President's rule: Sep 19, 1996 - Oct 23, 1996

Shankarsinh Vaghela (Rashtriya Janata Party): Oct 23, 1996 - Dec 27, 1997

Dilip Parikh (RJP): Dec 28, 1997 - March 4, 1998

Keshubhai Patel (BJP): March 5 1998 - Oct 6, 2001

Narendra Modi (BJP): Since Oct 6, 2001