On December 30, the Association of Democratic Reforms (ADR) published a report on the analysis of the current chief ministers from 28 State Assemblies and 3 Union Territories of India. With the total assets of the 31 chief ministers coming up to a whopping Rs 1630 crore, take a look at which CMs top the list:
Naidu, from the Telugu Desam Party, is currently serving his fourth term as the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh. With his assets valued up to Rs 931 crore, he has been crowned the richest chief minister in India
Khandu assumed the office in Arunachal Pradesh in 2016. Part of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Khandu’s total assets are worth over Rs 332 crore, an almost 600 crore difference with Andhra Pradesh CM Naidu.
A member of the Indian National Congress, Siddaramaiah emerged as the third richest CM in the country. Serving his second term as Chief Minister of Karnataka, his total assets are currently valued at Rs 51 crore
Serving five consecutive terms, Neiphiu Rio is the longest-serving Chief Minister of Nagaland. The founder of the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party holds assets worth over Rs 46 crore
It has been a little over a year after Yadav – who holds a PhD in political science – assumed office as Madhya Pradesh’s CM, the Bharatiya Janata Party member has assets valued a little over Rs 42 crore