Facts: Indian Railways

Important facts about the Indian Railways:

• The first train on the Indian soil ran between Bombay and Thane on the 16 April 1853
• 42 Railway companies operated in the country before independence
• The total distance covered by the 14,300 trains on the Indian Railways everyday, equals to three and half times the distance to moon
• Indian Railways has about 63,028 route kms of track
• Indian Railways employs about 1.55 million people
• Indian Railways carries 13 million passengers and 1.3 million tonnes of freight everyday
• IR runs about 14,300 trains daily
• IR has about 7,000 railway stations
• The longest platform in the world is at Kharagpur and is 2,733 ft in length
• Nehru Setu on Sone River is the longest Railway Bridge
• Electric locomotives are manuactured at Chittaranjan Locomotive Works, Chittaranjan
• Coaches are manufactured at ICF/Chennai, RCF/Kapurthala and BEMP/Bengaluru
• The national Rail Museum at New Delhi was set-up in 1977
• People Employed in Indian Railway are about 1.6 million
• Stations across State Lines are Navapur (Maharashtra and Gujarat) and Bhawani mandi (Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan)
• Classes of travel on Indian Railway: 1st AC, 2nd AC, 3rd AC, AC Chair Car, IInd sleeper and IInd ordinary
• Railway Station with all Three Gauges is Silguri Railway Station

First/Oldest/Longest in Indian Railways

• First Passenger Train Ran on - 16th April 1853 (between Bombay to Thane)
• First Railway Bridge - Dapoorie Viaduct on the Mumbai-Thane route
• First Railway Tunnel - Parsik Tunnel
• First Ghats Covered by the Rail lines - Thal and Bhore Ghats
• First Underground Railway - Calcutta METRO
• First Computerized Reservation System Started in - New Delhi, 1986
• First Electric Train Ran on - 3 Feb 1925 (between Bombay VT and Kurla)
• Toilets on Trains were introduced in - 1897 (1st Class) and 1907 (lower Classes)
• Shortest Station Name - IB, Odisha
• Longest Station Name - Sri Venkatanarasimharajuvariapeta, Tamilnadu
• Busiest Railway Station - Lucknow (64 trains everyday)
• Longest Run, Time - Vivek Express (3715 km in Approx 71 hrs)
• Shortest Run, Distance - Route between Nagpur to Ajni (3 km)
• Longest Run for Daily Train - Kerala Express (3054 km in 42.5 hrs)
• Longest Non-Stop Run, Distance - Trivandrum Rajdhani (528 km in 6.5 hrs)
• Oldest Preserved Locomotive - Fairy Queen (1855), still in working order
• Indian Railways's Fastest Train - Bhopal-Shatabdi (Runs at a speed up to 140 km/ph)
• Train with Maximum Number of Halts - Howrah-Amritsar Express (115 halts)

Goods and Services Tax

One of the biggest taxation reforms in India, the Goods and Service Tax (GST) is all set to integrate State economies and boost overall growth. GST will create a single, unified Indian Market to make the economy stronger. Finance Minister Pranab Mukharjee while presenting the Budget on 6 July 2009, said that GST would come into effect from April 2010. The implementation of GSTN is set on August 2010. GST might not be implemented before 1 April 2013.

Goods and Service Tax - is comprehensive tax levy on manufacture, sale and consumption of goods and services at national level. Through a tax credit mechanism, this tax is collected on value-added goods and services at each stage of sale or purchase in the supply chain. The system allows the set-off of GST paid on the procurement of goods and services against the GST which is payable on the supply of goods or services. However, the end consumer bears this tax as he is the last person in the supply chain. Experts say that GST is likely to improve tax collections and boost India's economic development by breaking tax barriers between States and integrating India through a uniform tax rate.

Under GST, the taxation burden will be divided equitably between manufacturing and services, through a lower tax rate by increasing the tax and minimizing exemptions. It is expected to help build a transparent and corruption-free tax administration. GST will be is levied only at the destination point, and not at various points (from manufacturing to retail outlets) Currently, a manufacture needs to pay a tax when a finished product moves out from factory, and it is again taxed at the retail outlet when sold.

Benefits to State and Center - It is estimated that India will gain 15 billion US dollars a years by implementing the Goods and Service Tax as it would promote exports, raise employment and boost growth. It will divide the tax burden equitably between manufacturing and services.

Benefits to Individuals and Companies: IN the GST system, both Central and States taxes will be collected at the point of sale. Both components will be charged on the manufacturing cost. This will benefit individuals as prices are likely to come down. Lower prices will lead to more consumption, thereby helping companies.

Revolt of 1857

Causes for the failure of Revolt:
By July 1858, the revolt was completely suppressed. Following factors may be the reason for the failure of revolt:

• Lack of co-ordination and central leadership. The revolt was supposed to have started on 31 May 1857 as decided by Nana Saheb and his colleagues but the Merrut incidence led to early breaking of the revolt.
• Lack of forward looking program.
• Indian leaders lacked resources and experience as comapred to British.
• Lack of support and martial races of the North.
• British power have remained intact in the eastern, western and southern parts of India from where the forces were sent to suppress the revolt.
• Tacit support of certain sections of Indian public.
• Limited territorial and base.
• Many native Indian states, influenced by the example of powerful Hyderabad, did not join the revolt.
• Sikh soldiers of the Punjab are remained loyal to the British throughout.
• The aging Bahadur Shah was neither a brave general not an astute leader of people.

Impacts of the Revolt:

The impact of the 1857 Revolt may be summarized as:

• In august 1850 the British government passed an act for Better Governemnt of India, 1858 which put and end to the rule of yje Company. The control of the British government in India was transfered to the British Crown.
• A minister of British government, called the Secretary of State, was made responsible for the Government of India.
• The British Governor general of India was now also given the title of Viceroy,, who was also the representative of the Monarch.
• Marked the end of British imperialism and Princely states were assured against annexation. Doctrine of Lapes was withdrawn.
• Marked the end of peshwaship and the Mughal rule.
• After the revolt, the British pursued the policy of divide and rule.
• Far-reaching changes were made in the administration and increase of white soldiers in the army.
• Total expense of the supprression of the Revolt was borne by the Indians.

Vinayak Damodar Savarkar

Vinayak Damodar Savarkar also known as Swatantyraveer Savarkar was a Indian nationalist, pre-independence activist, fearless fighter, social reformer, writer, dramatist, poet, historian, political leader and philosopher.  He remains largely unknown to the masses because of the vicious propaganda against him and misunderstanding around him that has been created over several decades. Savarkar created term Hindutava and emphasized its distinctiveness from Hinduism which he associated with social and political communalism.

Founded the Abhinav Bharat Society and Free India Society, brought out an authentic informative researched work on "The Great Indian Revolt of 1857" also founded Hindu Sabha.Veer Savarkar occupies a unique place in the history of Indian freedom struggle.. His name evokes controversy. While some consider him as on of the greatest revolutionaries in the Indian freedom struggle. He was an extraordinary Hindu scholar. He coined Indian words for telephone, photography, the parliament and among others.

In Pune, Savarkar founded the "Abhinav Bharat Society". He was also involved in the Swadeshi movement and later joined Tilak's Swaraj Party. His instigating patriotic speeches and activities incensed the British Governemnt. As a result the British Government withdraw his B A degree. In June 1906, Veer Savarkar left for London to become Barrister. Once in London he united and inflamed the Indian students in England against Brtish rule in India. He founded the Free India Society. The Society celebrated important dates on the Indian calender including festivals, freedom movement landmarks and was dedicated to furthering discussion about Indian freedom. He believed and advocated the use of arms to free Indian from the British and created a network of Indians in England, equipped with weapons.

In 1909, Madanlal Dgingra, a keen follower of Savrkar shot Sir Wylie after a failed assassination attempt on the then Vioceroy, Lord Curzon. Savarkar conspicuously did not condemn the act. When the British Collector of Nashik, Jackson shot by a youth, Veer Savarkar finally fell under the of British authorities. He was implected in the murder citing his connections with India House. Savarkar was arrested in London on 13 March 1910 and sent to India. After a formal trial, Savarkar was charged with serious offences of illegal transportation of weapons, provocative speeches and sedition and was sentenced to 50 years of jail and deported to the Kalapani at Andaman cellular jail.

In 1920, many prominent freedom fighter including Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Mahatma Gandhi, Vitthalbhai Patel demanded the release of Savarkar. On 21 May 1921 Savarkar was moved to Ratnagiri jail and from there to the Yervada jail. In Ratnagiri he wrote the book "Hindutva". On 6 January 1924 he was freed under the condtion that he would not leave Ratnagiri disttrict and absatain from political activity for the next five years. On 23 January 1924 he founded Hindu Mahasabha.

The Hindu Mahasabha opposed creation of Pakistan, and took expection to Gnadhi's continued Muslim appeasement stances. Nathuram Godase, a volunteer of Hindu Mahasabha assassinated in 1948 and upheld his actions till his haning. Veer Savarkar was arrested and indicted by the Government of India in the Mahatma Gandhi assassinated case. But he was acquitted by the Supreme Court of India, for reasons of lack of evidence. Veer Savarkar died on 26 February 1966 at the age of 96.

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And - Japanese telecom giant Softbank
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Ans - 24 October

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Ans - Prasar Bharati CEO Jawhar Sicar
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Maharashtra Wildlife

Maharashtra is home to many wildlife sanctuaries and national park. Theses national parks and sanctuaries are home to many rare species of flora and fauna.

• Bhamragarh Sanctuary: Bhamragarh Wildlife Sanctuary is loacted in Chandrapur district in Vidarbha region. Bhamragarh Wildlife Sanctuary has many types of wild animals like leopards, junglee fowl, wild bear and sloth bear, barking deer, blue bull, peacock and flying squirrel. The entire area is covered with the moist deciduous mix forests.
• Bor Wildlife Sanctuary: Bor Wildlife Sanctuary located at Hingni in Wardha in Maharashtra. It covers an area of 61.10 sq km. It includes 3,237 hectors of reserve forest. It has many types of wild animals like Bengal tiger, Indian leopard, Indian bison, bule bull, chital, sambar deer, barking deer, mouse deer, monkey, wild boor, sloth bear and wold dog.
• Chaprala Sanctuary: Chaprala Sanctuary located in Gadachiroli district in the Vidarbha region. Chaprala Sanctuary home to nearly 131 species of wild animals like tiger, leopard, junglee cat, sloth bear and wild dog. Many of the species are included under the endangered species of birds, two species of reptiles, Indian Python and common Indian monitor.
• Chikhaldara Sanctuary: Chikhaldara is in Amaravati district of Vidarbha region. It is belived that its name is derived from Keechka. Chikhaladara is situated at an altitude of 1,118 mtrs. This place is the only coffee-growing are in Maharashtra. Chikhaldara is full of deep valleys and these valleys are full of velvet list and majestic trees. Popular as the Melghat Tiger Project and Dhakana-Kolkaz National Park, this stations has wildlife like panthers, sloth bears, sambar, wild boar and wild dog.
• Dajipur Sanctuary: ajipur is situated on the border of Kolhapur and Sindhudurg districts. Rugged mountains and dense forests surround this hilly area. Situating 1,200 mtrs above the sea level, it is an exciting and beautiful holiday gateway. Dajipur is home to bison, wild deer, chital, gava and many spectacular wild animals and birds.
• Koyna Wildlife Sanctuary: Koyna Wildlife Sanctuary is located in Satara district. It forms the northern portion of the Sahyadri Tiger Reserve with Chandoli National Park forming the southern part of the reserve. The sanctuary has diverse variety of mammals including Bengal tiger, Indian leopard, Indian bison, sloth bear, sambar, barking deer, mouse deer, gray langoor, smooth-coated otters and giant Indian squirrels.
• Nagzira Sanctuary: Nagazira Wildlife Sanctuary has 34 species of mammals, 166 species of birds, 36 species of reptiles and four species of amphibians. Nagazira is home to tiger, pathers, bison, sambar, nilgai, chital, wild boar, sloth bear and wild dog.
• Navegaon National Park: Navegaon is very popular forest in the Vidarbha region. There is a watch-over at Navegaon National Park, from there one can get a panoramic view of the surroundings forest. Dr Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary is home for almost 60 % of the bird species found in the entire Maharashtra. Thousands of beautiful migratory birds flock the lake every winter. This sanctuary is also home to leopards, sloth bear, gaurs, chital, sambar and langoor.
• Pench National Park: Pench National Park is located on the border of Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra, which is at a distance of 70 km from Nagpur. Pench National Park comes under the Project Tiger network for special reserves. Tiger panthers, sambar, chital. barking deer, blue bull, macaque, langoor, wild boar, bear wild dog and civet cat are the wild animals are found in this National Park.
• Tadoba National Park: Tadoba National Park is a large covered with lush, green forestland. It is situated at a distance of 45 km from Chandrapur. Tiger, leopard, leopard cat, gaur, nilgai, sambar, chital, sloth bear, hyena, wild boar, sptted deer, blue bull, four-horned antelope, Indian pangolin and porcupine are the wild animals of this park.
• Tipeshwar Sanctuary: Tipeshwar Sanctuary located in Yavatmal district of Maharashtra. Black buck, blue bull, sambar, peacock, wild boar, bear, wild cat, wolf and jackal are the wild animals that are seen at Tipeshwar Sanctuary.

Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Keshav Gangadhar Tilak also known as Bal Gangadhar Tilak aka Lokamanya Tilak, was an Indian nationalist, independence activist, journalist, lawyer, social reformer, teacher. He was the first leader of the Indian Independence Movement. The British colonial authorities called him "Father of the Indian unrest". He was also conferred with the honorary title of "Lokamanya", which literally means "accepted by the people as their leader". Tilak was on of the first and strongest advocates if "Swaraj" and a strong radical in Indian consiousness. He is known for his quote, "Swaraj is my birth-right, and I shall have it" in India. He formed close alliance eith Muhammad Ali Jinnah, later the founder of Pakistan, during the Indian Home Rule Movement.

Tilak joined the Indian National Congress in 1890. He opposed its moderate attitude, especially towards the fight for self-government. He was one of the most eminent radicals at the time. Despite being personally opposed to early marriage, Tilak was against the 1890 Age of Consent bill, seeing it as interference with Hinduism and a dangerous precedent.

Tilak encouraged the Swadeshi movement and the Boycott movement. The movement consisted of the boycott of forigen goods and also the social boycott of any Indian who used foreign goods. The Swadeshi movement consisted of the usage of natively produced goods. Once foreign goods were boycotted, there was a gap which had to be filled by the production of those goods in India itself. Tilak said that Swadeshi and Boycott movements are two sides of the same coin.

Tilak opposed the moderate views of Gopal Krishna Gokhale and was supported by fellow Indian nationalist Bipin Chandra Pal in Bengal and Lala Lajpat Rai in Punjab. They were referred to as the "Lal-Bal-Pal triumvirate" In 1907 the annual session of the Indian National Congress was held at Surat. Trouble broke out over the selections pf the party. The party split into the "Jahal Matwadi" led by the Tilak, Pal and Lajpat Rai and the "Maval Matwadi".

When World War-I started in August, Tilak cabled the King-Emperor in Britain of his support and turned his oratory to find new recruits for war efforts. He welcomed The Indian Council Act (1909), popularly known as Morley-Minto Reforms, which had been passed by British Parliament in May 1909, terming it as "a marked increase of confidence between the Rulers and the Ruled".

In 1916 Tilak re-unites with his fellow natinalist and re-joined the Indian National Congress. He also helped found the All India Home Rule League in 1916-18, with G S Khaparde and Muhammad Ali Jinnah and Annie Beseant. After years of trying to reunite the moderate and radical factions, he gave up and focused on the Home Rule League, which sought self-rule. Tilak started his Home Rule League in Maharashtra, Central Provinces and Karnataka and Berar region.

Largest in India

Largest, tallest, longest, biggest, deepest in India

Significance	Achiever
Highest Award	Bharat Ratna
Highest Gallantry Award	Param Vir Chakra
Longest River in India	The Ganges
Longest Tributary River in India	Yamuna
Largest Lake	Wular Lake, Kashmir
Largest Lake (Brackish Water)	Chillar Lake, Odisha
Largest man-made Lake	Govind Vallabh Pant Sagar, Rihad Dam
Highest Mountain Peak	Godwin Austin (K2)
Highest Dam	Tehri Dam, Uttarakhand
Highest Waterfall	Kunchikal Waterfall, Karnataka
Highest Gateway	Buland Darwaza, Uttar Pradesh
Highest Battle Field	Siachin Glacier
Highest Rainfall Place	Mawsynram, Meghalaya
Largest Populated City	Mumbai, Maharashtra
Largest State (Area)	Rajasthan
Largest State (Population)	Uttar Pradesh
Largest District (Ares)	Kutch (GJ)
Largest Delta	Sundarbans Delta (WB)
Largest River without Delta	Narmada and Tapi
Longest River Bridge	Mahatma Gandhi Setu, Patna
Longest Cantilever Span Bridge	Howrah Bridge
Biggest Cave Temple	Ellora (MH)
Longest Road	Grand Trunk Road
Tallest Statue	Statue of Gomateshwar (17 meters tall in KA)
Largest Public Sector Bank	State Bank of India
Longest Canal	Indira Gnadhi Canal or Rajasthan Canal
Largest Zoo	Zoological Garden at Alipur (WB)
Fastest Train	Shatabdi Express (Running between New Delhi and Bhopal)
State with Longest Coastline	Gujarat
Longest Electric Railway Line	Delhi to Kolkata via Patna
Longest Railway Route	Assam to Kanyakumari
Highest Railway Station	Ghum (WB)
Longest Tunnel	Jawahar Tunnel (J&K)
Largest Animal Fair	Sonpur (BR)
Biggest Hotel	Oberoi-Sheraton Hotel (Mumbai)
Largest Port	Mumbai
Largest Gurudwara	Golden Teple (PB)
Deepest River Valley	Bhagirathi
Largest Chruch	Saint Cathedral (GA)
Oldest Chruch	Saint Thomas Chruch (KL)
Longest Beach	Marina Beach (Chennai)
Highest Airport	Leh (Ladakh)
Largest River Island	Majuli (Brahmaputra River, Assam)
Largest Planetarium	Birla Planetarium (Kolkata)
Longest Highway	NH-7 (Kanyakumari to Varanasi)
Largest Building	Rashtrapati Bhavan
Largest Post Office	Mumbai GPO
Largest Lok Sabha Constituency (Area)	Ladakh
Largest Distance run Train	Vivek Express
Tallest Building	Imperial Building, Mumbai

Indian History: Important Dates Part II

1800-1950

• 1800: Death of Nana Fadnsvis
• 1803: Second Anglo-Maratha war begins
• 1802: Treaty of Bassein
• 1809: Treaty of Amritsar
• 1817: Third Anglo-Maratha war begins
• 1817: Establishment of Hindu College
• 1829: Practice of Sati Prohibited
• 1830: Raja Ram Mohan Roy visited England
• 1833: Death of Raja Ram Mohan Roy
• 1839: First Adghan war
• 1845: First anglo-Sikh war
• 1852: Second Anglo-Burmese war
• 1853: First Railway line opened between Mumbai and Thane and a Telegraph line in Kolkata
• 1856: Hindu Widow's Remarriage Act, 1856
• 1857: The Sepoy Mutiny of First war of Independence
• 1857: Establishment of University of Mumbai, University of Madras, University of Calcutta
• 1875: Arya Samaj Establish, Aligarh Muslim University, Deccan Riots
• 1877: Delhi Darbar
• 1885: Foundation of Indian National Congress
• 1902: Anushilan Samiti, organized revolutionary association formed
• 1903: British Expedition to Tibet, Delhi Darbar
• 1905: Partition of Bengal
• 1906: Jugantar formed, Muslim League formed
• 1909: Morle-Minto Reforms
• 1911: Cancellation of Pertition of Bengal, Third Delhi Darbar, Capital change to Delhi
• 1913: Gadar Party formed
• 1914: First World war begins
• 1916: Lucknow Pact signed by Muslim League andCongress
• 1919: Jalianwala Baug massacre, Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms, Rowlatt Act is passed
• 1920: Non-cooperation movement, Khilafat Movement
• 1922: Chauri Chaura Incident
• 1929: Purna Swaraj resolution, Lord Irwin's Pact
• 1930: Civil disobedience movement launched, Dandi March by Mahatma Gandhi
• 1931: Gandhi Irwin Pact
• 1935: Government of India Act enacted
• 1937: Provisional Autonomy, Congress formed ministries
• 1939: World war II begins
• 1940: Lahore Resolution, August offer 1940
• 1941: Escpae of Subhash Chandra Bose from India, Death of Rabidranath Tagore
• 1942: Arrival of Cripps Mission in India, Quit India Movement launched
• 1943: Arrival of Subhash Chandra Bose forms provisional Azad Hind Fauj and Indian National Army, Bengal Famine
• 1945: Trial of Indian National Army at Red Fort, Shimla Conference, World war II ends
• 1946: British Cabinet Mission visits India, Interim government formed at center
• 1947: Division of India and Pakistan separate independent dimensions
• 1948: Mahatma Gandhi assassinated, integration of princely states
• 1950: India became Republic

Indian History: Important Dates Part I

1500-1799

• 1497-98: First Voyage of Vasco de Gama to India (discovery of sea route to India via Cape of Good Hope)
• 1526: First battele of Panipat (Babur defeated Ibrahim Lodhi)
• 1527: Battle of Kanwaha (Babur defeated Rana Sanga)
• 1530: Death of Babur and Accession of Humayun
• 1539: Sher Shah Suri defeated Humayun and became India's emperor
• 1540: Battle of Kanuj
• 1555: Humayun recaptured the throne of Delhi
• 1556: Second battle of Panipat
• 1565: Battle of Talikota
• 1576: Battle of Haldighati (Rana Pratap defeated by Akbar)
• 1582: Din-e-Illahi founded by Akbar
• 1597: Death of Rana Pratap
• 1600: East India Company established
• 1605: Death of Akbar and Accession of Jahngir
• 1634: The British permitted to trade in India in Bengal
• 1659: Accession of Aurangzeb and Shah Jahan imprisoned
• 1665: Shivaji Imprisoned by Aurangzeb
• 1675: Execution of Teg Bahadur (the ninth Guru of Shikhs)
• 1680: Death of Shivaji
• 1707: Death of Aurangzeb
• 1757: Battle of Plassey (established of British political rule in India at the hands of Lord Clive)
• 1761: Third battle of Panipat (Shah Alam becomes India's Emperor)
• 1764: Battle of Buxar
• 1765: Lord Clive appointed Company's Governor in India
• 1767: First Mysore war
• 1770: The Great Bengal Fami
• 1780: Second Mysore war
• 1784: Pitt's India Act
• 1790: Third Mysore war
• 1793: Permanent settlement of Bengal
• 1799: Fourth Mysore war (Death of Tipu Sultan)

Chief Ministers and Governors

In India a cheif minister is the head of government of each twenty nine states and two union territories. According to the Constitution of India, at the state level, the governor is head but executive authority rests with the chief minister.

Sr.	State and U. T.	Chief Minister	Governor
1.	Andaman & Nicobar	Union Territory	A K Singh
2	Andhra Pradesh	N Chandrababu Naidu	E S L Narasimhan
3	Arunachal Pradesh	Nabam Tuki	Nirbhay Sharma
4	Assam	Tarun Gogai	Janaki Ballabh Patnaik
5	Bihar	Jitan Ram Manjhi	D Y Patil
6	Chandigarh	Union Teritory	Shivraj V Patil
7	Chattisgarh	Raman Singh	Balramji Dass Tandon
8	Goa	Manohar Parrikar	Mridula Sinha
9	Gujarat	Anandiben Patel	Om Prakash Kohli
10	Haryana	Bhupindar Singh Hooda	Kaptan Singh Solanki
11	Himachal Pradesh	Virbahdra Singh	Urmila Singh
12	Jammu and Kashmir	Omar Abdullah	Narindar Nath Vohra
13	Jharkhand	Hemant Soren	Syed Ahmed
14	Karnataka	K Siddaramaiah	Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala
15	Kerala	Oommen Chandy	Palaniswamy Sathasivam
16	Madhya Pradesh	Shivraj Singh Chauhan	Ram Naresh Yadav
17	Maharashtra	Prithviraj Chavhan	C Vidyasagar Rao
18	Manipur	Okram Ibobi Singh	Vinod Kumar Duggal
19	Meghalaya	Mukul Snagma	K K Paul
20	Mizoram	Pu Lalthanhawla	Vinod Kumar Duggal
21	Nagaland	T R Zeliang	P B Acharya
22	New Delhi	Arvind Kejriwal*	Najeeb Jung
23	Odisha	Naveen Patnaik	S C Jamir
24	Puducherry	N Rangaswamy	Ajay Kumar Singh
25	Punjab	Prakash SIngh Badal	Shivraj Patil
26	Rajasthan	Vasundhara Raje	Kalyan Singh
27	Sikkim	Pawan Kumar Chamling	Shriniwas Patil
28	Tamilnadu	Sushree Jailalithaa	Konijeti Rosaiah
29	Telangana	Chandrashekhar Rao	E S L Narasimhan
30	Tripura	Manik Sarkar	Vakkom Purushothaman
31	Uttar Pradesh	Akhilesh Yadav	Ram Naik
32	Uttarakhand	Harish Rawat	Aziz Qureshi
33	West Bengal	Mamata Banerjee	Keshari Nath Tripathi
34	Dadra and Nagar Haveli	Union Territory	B S Bhalla
35	Daman and Diu	Union Territory	B S Bhalla
36	Lakshadweep	Union Territory	Rajesh Prasad