List of deputy chief ministers of Rajasthan

The deputy chief minister of Rajasthan is a part of the state government of Rajasthan. The position of deputy chief minister is not explicitly defined or mentioned in the Constitution of India. However, the Supreme Court of India has stated that the appointment of deputy chief ministers is not unconstitutional. The court has clarified that a deputy chief minister, for all practical purposes, remains a minister in the council of ministers headed by the chief minister and does not draw a higher salary or perks compared to other ministers.^[1]

Deputy Chief Minister of Rajasthan of Rajasthan
राजस्थान के उप-मुख्यमंत्री
Emblem of the State of Rajasthan
Incumbent Diya Kumari and Prem Chand Bairwa since 15 December 2023
Government of Rajasthan
Member of	Rajasthan Legislative Assembly Rajasthan Cabinet
Reports to	The Chief Minister
Nominator	Chief Minister of Rajasthan
Appointer	Governor of Rajasthan
Inaugural holder	Tika Ram Paliwal
Website	Rajasthan.gov.in

List of deputy chief ministers

#	Portrait	Name	Constituency	Term of office			Chief Minister	Party
1		Tika Ram Paliwal	Mahuwa	26 March 1951	3 March 1952	2 years, 342 days	Jai Narayan Vyas	Indian National Congress
				1 November 1952	1 November 1954
2		Hari Shankar Bhabhra	Ratangarh	6 October 1994	29 November 1998	4 years, 54 days	Bhairon Singh Shekhawat	Bharatiya Janata Party
3		Banwari Lal Bairwa	Niwai	25 January 2003	8 December 2003	317 days	Ashok Gehlot	Indian National Congress
		Kamla Beniwal	Bairath
4		Sachin Pilot	Tonk	17 December 2018	14 July 2020	1 year, 210 days
5		Diya Kumari	Vidhyadhar Nagar	15 December 2023	Incumbent	1 year, 242 days	Bhajan Lal Sharma	Bharatiya Janata Party
		Prem Chand Bairwa	Dudu

Statistics

List of deputy chief ministers by length of term

No.	Name	Party		Length of term
				Longest continuous term	Total years of deputy chief ministership
1	Hari Shankar Bhabhra		BJP	4 years, 54 days	4 years, 54 days
2	Tika Ram Paliwal		INC	2 years, 342 days	2 years, 342 days
3	Sachin Pilot		INC	1 year, 210 days	1 year, 210 days
4	Diya Kumari		BJP	1 year, 242 days	1 year, 242 days
5	Prem Chand Bairwa		BJP	1 year, 242 days	1 year, 242 days
6	Banwari Lal Bairwa		INC	317 days	317 days
7	Kamla Beniwal		INC	317 days	317 days

See also

• Rajasthan
• Rajasthan Legislative Assembly