State timeline · 1947 → Today

Gujarat

From the princely states of Kathiawar and the Mahagujarat Movement to the Narmada dam and Vibrant Gujarat: the governments, reforms and events that shaped Gujarat, Chief Minister by Chief Minister. Before 1960 the region was part of Bombay State.

Capital
Gandhinagar
State formed
1 May 1960
Districts
34
Lok Sabha seats
26
Assembly seats
182
Chief Ministers
17

Interactive Timeline

Gujarat, 1947 to today

Every Chief Minister, scheme, law and turning point. Titles show the state government in office; Centre (…) marks central projects in Gujarat, and dashed markers show President's Rule. Before May 1960 the prefixes show the Bombay State government, except for Saurashtra.