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Criminal cases against Chief Ministers
August 26 , 2025
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- Forty per cent of chief ministers face criminal cases, according to an ADR report.
- Twelve out of thirty Chief Ministers (CMs) in India have declared criminal cases against themselves.
- Revanth Reddy (Telangana) has the highest number of cases at 89, followed by M.K. Stalin (Tamil Nadu) with 47.
- Chandrababu Naidu (Andhra Pradesh) has declared 19 cases, Siddaramaiah (Karnataka) 13, and Hemant Soren (Jharkhand) five.
- Devendra Fadnavis (Maharashtra) and Sukhvinder Singh (Himachal Pradesh) have four cases each, Pinarayi Vijayan (Kerala) two, and Bhagwant Mann (Punjab) one.
- Ten CMs (33%) have declared serious criminal cases like attempt to murder, kidnapping, bribery, and intimidation.
- The report was released as the Centre introduced bills to remove PMs, CMs, and Ministers arrested for 30 days on serious charges.
- The Association of Democratic Reforms (ADR) said this in an analysis report.
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