Government of Rajasthan
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Seat of Government | Jaipur |
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Website | Government of Rajasthan |
Legislative branch | |
Assembly | Rajasthan Vidhan Sabha |
Speaker | Vasudev Devnani (BJP) |
Members in Assembly | 200 |
Executive branch | |
Governor | Haribhau Kishanrao Bagade |
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
[edit]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
[edit]The legislature (Vidhan Mandal) 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
[edit]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
[edit]House | Leader | Portrait | Since |
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Constitutional posts | |||
Governor of Rajasthan | Haribhau Kishanrao Bagade | 27 July 2024 | |
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
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Local governments consists of Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) for rural areas and Municipalities or Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) for urban areas.
See also
[edit]- Rajasthan
- Outline of Rajasthan
- Raj Bhavan, Jaipur
- Rajasthan Police
- Bhajan Lal Sharma ministry
- Politics of Rajasthan
- Elections in Rajasthan
- Rajasthan High Court
- List of tehsils of Rajasthan
- Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
- List of districts of Rajasthan
- List of governors of Rajasthan
- List of chief ministers of Rajasthan
- List of deputy chief ministers of Rajasthan
- Rajasthan Administrative Service
- Bureau of Investment Promotion
- List of urban local bodies in Rajasthan
- Rajasthan Board of Secondary Education
- Rajasthan Public Service Commission
- Rajasthan State Election Commission
- List of institutions of higher education in Rajasthan