Top 10 richest Chief Ministers (CM's) of India in 2025: According to the ADR report, the average self-reported income of Chief Ministers is Rs. 1,334,738, and the combined total assets of these Chief Ministers amount to Rs. 1,632 crores.
Top 10 richest CMs of India 2025: The Chief Minister (CM) in India is an elected head of government in each state or union territory with a legislature, responsible for governing their state.
Indian political leaders are known for their significant wealth; among the 30 Chief Ministers of states/UTs, two, that is, 7 per cent of them, are billionaires, according to the new Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and National Election Watch (NEW) analysis.
N Chandrababu Naidu, the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh, is the richest of all, with total assets worth over Rs 931 crore, followed by Arunachal Pradesh’s CM Pema Khandu with Rs 332 crore and Karnataka’s CM Siddaramaiah with over Rs 51 crore.
Additionally, they also rank among those with the highest declared liabilities; 11 of the listed CMs report liabilities of Rs 1 crore or more.
In sharp contrast, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has declared the lowest assets, amounting to just ₹15.38 lakh, all of which are movable, with no immovable holdings.
Among the top 10 wealthiest Chief Ministers in India, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leads with three names on the list—Pema Khandu, Mohan Yadav, and Himanta Biswa Sarma—followed by 2 CMs from the Indian National Congress (INC) and other political parties.
53% of the Indian Chief Ministers have wealth between ₹1 crore to ₹10 crores, 30% between ₹11 crores and ₹49 crores, and 10% holding ₹50 crores and above; while only 7% have wealth below ₹1 crore. (Source: ADR)
Top 10 richest Chief Ministers of India in 2025
Rank
Chief Minister
Political Party
State
Total Assets (Rs, crore)
1
Chandrababu Naidu Nara
TDP
Andhra Pradesh
9,31,83,70,656 (931 cr+)
2
Pema Khandu
BJP
Arunachal Pradesh
3,32,56,53,153 (332 cr+)
3
Siddaramaiah
INC
Karnataka
51,93,88,910 (51 cr+)
4
Neiphiu Rio
NDPP
Nagaland
46,95,07,855 (46 cr+)
5
Dr Mohan Yadav
BJP
Madhya Pradesh
42,04,81,763 (42 cr+)
6
N. Rangasamy
AI N.R. Cong.
Puducherry
38,39,75,200 (38 cr+)
7
Anumula Revanth Reddy
INC
Telangana
30,04,98,852 (30 cr+)
8
JMM
Jharkhand
25,33,87,953 (25 cr+)
9
Himanta Biswa Sarma
BJP
Assam
17,27,65,162 (17 cr+)
10
NPP
Meghalaya
14,06,83,315 (14 cr+)
Source: Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and National Election Watch (NEW) analysis
Note:
This data has been noted from the affidavits submitted by the Chief Ministers before they contested their most recent elections; Manipur is presently under President’s Rule.