Chief minister

Title for the head of government of some countries' administrative divisions

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A chief minister is an elected or appointed head of government of – in most instances – a sub-national entity, for instance an administrative subdivision or federal constituent entity. Examples include a state in India; a territory of Australia; a province of Sri Lanka or Pakistan; a federal province in Nepal; an autonomous region of Philippines; or a British Overseas Territory that has attained self-governance. It is also used as the English version of the title given to the heads of governments of the Malay states without a monarchy.

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Jharkhand Political Crisis: CM Hemant Soren wins Trust Vote, BJP walks out \| Oneindia news *News Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren won the trust vote in the Jharkhand Assembly on Monday as the opposition BJP staged a walk-out. 48 MLAs voted in favour of confidence motion tabled by CM Hemant.. Credit: Oneindia Duration: 02:20Published 3 weeks ago

Bihar cabinet expansion: 31 ministers take oath, RJD gets 16 berths \| Oneindia News *News CM of Bihar Nitish Kumar on Tuesday expanded his cabinet, with 31 ministers taking oath. Out of the 31 ministers who took oath, 16 belonged to the RJD which included Lalu Prasad Yadav’s older son Tej.. Credit: Oneindia Duration: 03:10Published on August 16, 2022

Nitish Kumar takes oath as Bihar CM, says not eying for PM post in 2024 \| Oneindia News *News Janta Dal United or JD(U) chief Nitish Kumar on Wednesday took oath as the CM of Bihar for the 8th time, a day after he parted ways with the BJP in the state. RJD leader and son of Lalu Prasad Yadav.. Credit: Oneindia Duration: 02:01Published on August 10, 2022

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Chief minister

Title for the head of government of some countries' administrative divisions

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