| Chief Minister of the National Capital Territory of Delhi | |
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 Emblem of the NCT of Delhi | |
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| Government of Delhi | |
| Type | Head of State Government |
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| Residence | 6, Flagstaff Road,Civil Lines, Delhi |
| Seat | Old Secretariat, Vikram Nagar, Civil Lines,New Delhi |
| Nominator | Members of theGovernment of Delhi inDelhi Legislative Assembly |
| Appointer | Lt. Governor of Delhi byconvention based on appointees ability to commandconfidence in theDelhi Legislative Assembly |
| Term length | At the confidence of the assembly Chief minister's term is for five years and is subject to noterm limits. |
| Inaugural holder | Brahm Prakash |
| Formation | First Formation 17 March 1952; 73 years ago (1952-03-17)-1 November 1956; 69 years ago (1956-11-01); Dissolved 1 November 1956; 69 years ago (1956-11-01)-1 December 1993; 31 years ago (1993-12-01)
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| Deputy | Deputy Chief Minister of the National Capital Territory of Delhi |
| Website | Official website |
Thechief minister of the National Capital Territory of Delhi is thehead of government of theNational Capital Territory of Delhi. According to theConstitution of India, thelieutenant governor is the National Capital Territory of Delhi'sde jure head, butde facto executive authority rests with itschief minister. Following elections to theDelhi Legislative Assembly, thelieutenantgovernor usually invites the party with a majority of seats to form thegovernment. Thepresident of India, on the advice of the lieutenant governor, appoints the chief minister, whosecouncil of ministers arecollectively responsible to the assembly. Given that the person has the confidence of the assembly, the chief minister's term is for five years and is subject to noterm limits.[1] A member of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), she has been serving as the MLA from Shalimar Bagh since 2025
Since 1952, the National Capital Territory of Delhi has had 7 chief ministers, starting with theIndian National Congress party'sChaudhary Brahm Prakash. The office of the chief minister was abolished for 37 years after theStates Reorganisation Act of 1956. In 1991, growing demand for self-governance[2] led to the 69th Amendment to the Indian Constitution which granted Delhi National Capital Territory (NCT) status and an elected legislature.[3][4] First election after 37 years was held in November 1993[5] andMadan Lal Khurana ofBharatiya Janata Party was sworn in as the chief minister.[6] The longest-serving chief minister,Sheila Dikshit from the Indian National Congress party, held the office for over fifteen years.[7] On 28 December 2013,Arvind Kejriwal ofAam Aadmi Party sworn in as first state party chief minister of the national capital territory. There has been one instance ofpresident's rule in the National Capital Territory of Delhi, most recently in 2015. In the 2025 assembly choosesRekha Gupta from BJP as the 4th women chief minister of Delhi-NCT.
Since 2014, the Chief Minister has resided atBungalow 6 at Flagstaff Road inCentral Delhi. The location is close to theDelhi Secretariat.[8]
| No[a] | Portrait | Name[9] | Constituency | Term of office | Assembly (election) | Party[b] | |||
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| 1 |  | Brahm Prakash | Nangloi Jat | 17 March 1952 | 12 February 1955 | 2 years, 332 days | Interim (1952) | Indian National Congress | |
| 2 |  | Gurmukh Nihal Singh | Daryaganj | 12 February 1955 | 1 November 1956 | 1 year, 263 days | |||
| Office abolished (1 November 1956 – 1 December 1993)[c] | |||||||||
| 3 |  | Madan Lal Khurana | Moti Nagar | 2 December 1993 | 26 February 1996 | 2 years, 86 days | 1st (1993) | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 4 | .jpg) | Sahib Singh Verma | Shalimar Bagh | 26 February 1996 | 12 October 1998 | 2 years, 228 days | |||
| 5 |  | Sushma Swaraj | Not Contested | 12 October 1998 | 3 December 1998 | 52 days | |||
| 6 |  | Sheila Dikshit | New Delhi | 3 December 1998 | 2 December 2003 | 15 years, 25 days | 2nd (1998) | Indian National Congress | |
| 2 December 2003 | 30 November 2008 | 3rd (2003) | |||||||
| 30 November 2008 | 28 December 2013 | 4th (2008) | |||||||
| 7 |  | Arvind Kejriwal | New Delhi | 28 December 2013 | 14 February 2014 | 48 days | 5th (2013) | Aam Aadmi Party | |
| – |  | Vacant (President's rule) | – | 14 February 2014 | 14 February 2015 | 1 year, 0 days | Dissolved | – | |
| (7) | | Arvind Kejriwal | New Delhi | 14 February 2015 | 16 February 2020 | 9 years, 218 days | 6th (2015) | Aam Aadmi Party | |
| 16 February 2020 | 21 September 2024 | 7th (2020) | |||||||
| 8 |  | Atishi Marlena | Kalkaji | 21 September 2024 | 20 February 2025 | 152 days | |||
| 9 | | Rekha Gupta | Shalimar Bagh | 20 February 2025 | Incumbent | 277 days | 8th (2025) | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| No. | Name | Party | Length of term | ||
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| Longest continuous term | Total duration of chief ministership | ||||
| 1 | Sheila Dikshit | INC | 15 years, 25 days | 15 years, 25 days | |
| 2 | Arvind Kejriwal | AAP | 9 years, 218 days | 9 years, 266 days | |
| 3 | Brahm Parkash | INC | 2 years, 332 days | 2 years, 332 days | |
| 4 | Sahib Singh Verma | BJP | 2 years, 228 days | 2 years, 228 days | |
| 5 | Madan Lal Khurana | BJP | 2 years, 86 days | 2 years, 86 days | |
| 6 | Gurmukh Nihal Singh | INC | 1 year, 263 days | 1 year, 263 days | |
| 7 | Rekha Gupta | BJP | 277 days | 277 days | |
| 8 | Atishi Marlena | AAP | 152 days | 152 days | |
| 9 | Sushma Swaraj | BJP | 52 days | 52 days | |
