State or region
Chief Minister
- Tamil: முதலமைச்சர்
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Appointed by the Governor
- Exact method
- Appointed by the Governor, who invites the leader of the party or alliance commanding a majority in the Legislative Assembly; the Chief Minister must keep the assembly's confidence (Constitution of India, Art. 164(1)).
- Chosen by
- Governor
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
- C. Joseph Vijay TVK since May 2026 Report Source: en.wikipedia.org, checked
Sources
- indiacode.nic.in · checked Constitution of India, Arts. 153-168, 170-182, 239-239A; Government of Union Territories Act 1963 (seat counts from Wikipedia state assembly election pages, read 2026-10-12, Fallback: Wikipedia, because the state legislature sites were not fetched). For: Chief Minister
- en.wikipedia.org · checked Standard regional-language forms of state names (official) and the Chief Minister title (standard usage, official=false), not verified against a specific official text, read 2026-10-12. Fallback: Wikipedia. For: Chief Minister in Tamil
- en.wikipedia.org · checked Wikipedia, List of current Indian chief ministers and List of current Indian governors, read 2026-10-12: holder and start date. Kerala CM swearing-in 18 May 2026 also confirmed by newsonair.gov.in. Fallback: Wikipedia, because official state sites were not fetched; start dates of Gujarat and Goa CMs are the first appointment (re-sworn after later elections). For: C. Joseph Vijay, current term