Government of Rajasthan

Government of Rajasthan

Seat of Government	Jaipur
Website	Government of Rajasthan
Legislative branch
Assembly	Rajasthan Vidhan Sabha
Speaker	Vasudev Devnani (BJP)
Members in Assembly	200
Executive branch
Governor	Kalraj Mishra
Chief Minister	Bhajan Lal Sharma (BJP)
Deputy Chief Minister	Diya Kumari And Prem Chand Bairwa (BJP)
Chief Secretary	Sudhansh Pant, IAS
Judiciary
High Court	Rajasthan High Court
Chief Justice	Manindra Mohan Shrivastava (acting)

The Government of Rajasthan is the supreme governing authority of the Indian state of Rajasthan and its 50 districts. It consists of an executive branch, led by the governor of Rajasthan, as well as judiciary and legislative branches. Jaipur is the capital of Rajasthan, and houses the Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) and the secretariat.

Government of Rajasthan

Like other states in India, the head of state of Rajasthan is the governor, appointed by the president of India on the advice of the central government. The post is largely ceremonial. The chief minister is the head of government and is vested with most of the executive powers.

Legislature

The present^[as of?] legislature of Rajasthan is unicameral, consisting of legislative assembly, which consists of 200 M.L.A. The assembly sits for terms of a maximum of 5 years.

Judiciary

The Rajasthan High Court is having its principal seat in Jodhpur, and a bench at Jaipur which have respective jurisdiction over the neighboring districts of Rajasthan.

Head leaders

House	Leader	Portrait	Since
Constitutional posts
Governor of Rajasthan	Kalraj Mishra		9 September 2019
Chief Minister of Rajasthan	Bhajan Lal Sharma		12 December 2023
Speaker of the House, Rajasthan Legislative Assembly	Vasudev Devnani		12 December 2023
Leader of the House Rajasthan Legislative Assembly	Bhajan Lal Sharma		12 December 2023
Leader of the Opposition Rajasthan Legislative Assembly	Tika Ram Jully		19 January 2024
Deputy Leader of the Opposition Rajasthan Legislative Assembly	TBA		2 December 2023
Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court	Manindra Mohan Shrivastava (acting)		9 November 2023
Chief Secretary of Rajasthan	Sudhansh Pant, IAS		31 December 2023

Local governments

Local governments consists of Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) for rural areas and Municipalities or Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) for urban areas.

See also

• Rajasthan
• Politics of Rajasthan
• Rajasthan Police
• University of Rajasthan
• Outline of Rajasthan
• Elections in Rajasthan
• Rajasthan Public Service Commission
• Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
• Ashok Gehlot ministry (2018–2023)
• Bureau of Investment Promotion

References

External links

• Official website

This page was last edited on 9 April 2024, at 21:13