Chief Whip (India)

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In the Indian parliamentary system, a Government Chief Whip is a senior legislator appointed by the ruling party to act as the primary "floor manager." Their role is to ensure party discipline and secure the government's majority during legislative proceedings.

Parliament of India

More information House of Parliament, Position ...
House of ParliamentPositionAppointeePolitical Party / AllianceReferences
Lok Sabha
(Lower House)
Government Chief Whip (Ex-Officio)Kiren Rijiju (Minister of Parliamentary Affairs)BJP / NDA[1]
Party Chief Whip (Functional)Sanjay JaiswalBJP / NDA[2]
Rajya Sabha
(Upper House)
Government Chief Whip (Ex-Officio)Arjun Ram Meghwal (MoS Parliamentary Affairs)BJP / NDA[3]
Party Chief Whip (Functional)BJP / NDA[4]
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State and Union Territory Legislative Assemblies

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Legislative AssemblyGovernment Chief WhipDeputy Government Chief WhipRuling Party / AllianceReferences
Andhra PradeshG. V. AnjaneyuluVacantTDP / NDA[5]
Arunachal PradeshZignu NamchoomVacantBJP / NDA[6]
AssamPradip HazarikaNuman Momal MominBJP / NDA[7]
BiharShravan KumarTar Kishore PrasadJD(U) / BJP (NDA)[8]
ChhattisgarhAjay ChandrakarVacantBJP[9]
DelhiDilip PandeyVacantAAP[10]
GoaCarlos AlmeidaVacantBJP[11]
GujaratBalkrishna ShuklaVijay PatelBJP[12]
HaryanaLaxman NapaVacantBJP[13]
Himachal PradeshRajesh DharmaniVacantINC / INDIA[14]
Jammu and KashmirSajad Lone (Dynamic)VacantJKNC / INDIA[15]
JharkhandNalin SorenVacantJMM / INDIA[16]
KarnatakaAshok PattanPradeep EshwarINC / INDIA[17]
KeralaApu John JosephVacantKerala Congress / UDF[18]
Madhya PradeshKalu Singh ThakkarRameshwar SharmaBJP[19]
MaharashtraAshish ShelarBharat GogawaleBJP / Shiv Sena (Mahayuti)[20]
ManipurL. DikhoVacantBJP / NDA[21]
MeghalayaMarcuise N. MarakVacantNPP / NDA[22]
MizoramK. LaldawnglianaVacantZPM[23]
NagalandZhaleo RioVacantNDPP / NDA[24]
OdishaManmohan SamalPadmanabha BeheraBJP[25]
PuducherryV. AroumougameVacantAINRC / BJP (NDA)[26]
PunjabBaljinder KaurVacantAAP[27]
RajasthanJogeshwar GargSatish PooniaBJP[28]
SikkimSonam Lama (Sikkim politician)VacantSKM[29]
Tamil NaduGovi. ChezhianVacantDMK / INDIA[30]
TelanganaArekapudi GandhiVacantINC / INDIA[31]
TripuraKalyani RoyVacantBJP[32]
Uttar PradeshRam Naresh AgnihotriManish AsijaBJP[33]
UttarakhandKhajan DasVacantBJP[34]
West BengalAmlan BhaduriVacantBJP[35]
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See also

More information State, Party ...
StateChief Whip / Floor ManagerPartyDeputy Chief Whip
Andhra PradeshPanchamarti AnuradhaTDPVepada Chiranjeevi Rao
BiharSanjeev ChaurasiaBJPManjeet Kumar Singh
KarnatakaSaleem AhmedINCNone designated
MaharashtraVijay GirkarBJPNone designated
TelanganaAddanki DayakarINCVenkat Balmoor
Uttar PradeshAshwini TyagiBJPNone designated
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