List of chief ministers from the Indian National Congress

The Indian National Congress (INC) is one of the two major parties in the political system of the Republic of India.

[6] Following elections to the state legislative assembly, the governor usually invites the party or coalition with a majority of seats to form the government.

[7] The council of ministers is collectively responsible to the state legislative assembly, ensuring unified support for all governmental decisions.

[11] Five of the INC chief ministers have been women – Sucheta Kripalani for Uttar Pradesh, Nandini Satpathy for Odisha, Anwara Taimur for Assam, Rajinder Kaur Bhattal for Punjab, and Sheila Dikshit for Delhi.

[13] Tarun Gogoi held the position of chief minister in Assam for a period of 15 years and 6 days.