ANDHRA PRADESH: As per a report by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), out of the 28 state chief ministers and 2 union territories, 29 of them are millionaires in India.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy is the richest among them with assets worth Rs.510 crore, while Mamata Banerjee, the Chief Minister of West Bengal, has the lowest assets worth around Rs.15 lakh.
The ADR Report also indicated that Jammu & Kashmir, which is a Union Territory, does not have a chief minister currently. Out of the 30 Chief Ministers analyzed, 29 (97%) are crorepatis with the average assets being Rs.33.96 crore for every CM, the ADR said. Out of the 30 CMs analyzed, 29 (97%) are crorepatis with the average assets being Rs.33.96 crore for every Chief Minsiter, the ADR report said.
The top 3 chief ministers in terms of assets are Andhra Pradesh’s Jagan Mohan Reddy (over Rs.510 crore), Arunachal Pradesh’s Pema Khandu (over Rs.163 crore), and Odisha’s Naveen Patnaik (over Rs.63 crore), the ADR reports showed.
The 3 Chief Minster with the lowest declared assets are nameloy - West Bengal’s Mamata Banerjee (over Rs.15 lakh), Kerala’s Pinarayi Vijayan (over Rs.1 crore), and Haryana’s Manohar Lal (over Rs.1 crore), the ADR said. Both Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Delhi’s Arvind Kejriwal own assets worth over Rs.3 crore, the ADR report added.
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