Chief Whip (India)

In the Indian parliamentary system, a Government Chief Whip is a senior legislator appointed by the ruling party to act as the primary "floor manager." Their role is to ensure party discipline and secure the government's majority during legislative proceedings.

Parliament of India

House of ParliamentPositionAppointeePolitical Party / AllianceReferences
Lok Sabha
(Lower House)		Government Chief Whip (Ex-Officio)Kiren Rijiju (Minister of Parliamentary Affairs)BJP / NDA[1]
Party Chief Whip (Functional)Sanjay JaiswalBJP / NDA[2]
Rajya Sabha
(Upper House)		Government Chief Whip (Ex-Officio)Arjun Ram Meghwal (MoS Parliamentary Affairs)BJP / NDA[3]
Party Chief Whip (Functional)BJP / NDA[4]

State and Union Territory Legislative Assemblies

Legislative AssemblyGovernment Chief WhipDeputy Government Chief WhipRuling Party / AllianceReferences
Andhra PradeshG. V. AnjaneyuluVacantTDP / NDA[5]
Arunachal PradeshZignu NamchoomVacantBJP / NDA[6]
AssamPradip HazarikaNuman Momal MominBJP / NDA[7]
BiharShravan KumarTar Kishore PrasadJD(U) / BJP (NDA)[8]
ChhattisgarhAjay ChandrakarVacantBJP[9]
DelhiDilip PandeyVacantAAP[10]
GoaCarlos AlmeidaVacantBJP[11]
GujaratBalkrishna ShuklaVijay PatelBJP[12]
HaryanaLaxman NapaVacantBJP[13]
Himachal PradeshRajesh DharmaniVacantINC / INDIA[14]
Jammu and KashmirSajad Lone (Dynamic)VacantJKNC / INDIA[15]
JharkhandNalin SorenVacantJMM / INDIA[16]
KarnatakaAshok PattanPradeep EshwarINC / INDIA[17]
KeralaApu John JosephVacantKerala Congress / UDF[18]
Madhya PradeshKalu Singh ThakkarRameshwar SharmaBJP[19]
MaharashtraAshish ShelarBharat GogawaleBJP / Shiv Sena (Mahayuti)[20]
ManipurL. DikhoVacantBJP / NDA[21]
MeghalayaMarcuise N. MarakVacantNPP / NDA[22]
MizoramK. LaldawnglianaVacantZPM[23]
NagalandZhaleo RioVacantNDPP / NDA[24]
OdishaManmohan SamalPadmanabha BeheraBJP[25]
PuducherryV. AroumougameVacantAINRC / BJP (NDA)[26]
PunjabBaljinder KaurVacantAAP[27]
RajasthanJogeshwar GargSatish PooniaBJP[28]
SikkimSonam Lama (Sikkim politician)VacantSKM[29]
Tamil NaduR. SabarinathanVacantTVK / INDIA[30]
TelanganaArekapudi GandhiVacantINC / INDIA[31]
TripuraKalyani RoyVacantBJP[32]
Uttar PradeshRam Naresh AgnihotriManish AsijaBJP[33]
UttarakhandKhajan DasVacantBJP[34]
West BengalAmlan BhaduriVacantBJP[35]

See also

StateChief Whip / Floor ManagerPartyDeputy Chief Whip
Andhra PradeshPanchamarti AnuradhaTDPVepada Chiranjeevi Rao
BiharSanjeev ChaurasiaBJPManjeet Kumar Singh
KarnatakaSaleem AhmedINCNone designated
MaharashtraVijay GirkarBJPNone designated
TelanganaAddanki DayakarINCVenkat Balmoor
Uttar PradeshAshwini TyagiBJPNone designated

References

  1. ↑ "Lok Sabha Legislative Business and Floor Management". Lok Sabha Secretariat. Retrieved 2026-05-31.
  2. ↑ "BJP appoints Sanjay Jaiswal as chief whip in Lok Sabha". The Hindu. 2024-07-15.
  3. ↑ "Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs: Floor Management". Government of India. Retrieved 2026-05-31.
  4. ↑ "Rajya Sabha Party-wise List". Rajya Sabha Secretariat. Retrieved 2026-05-31.
  5. ↑ "TDP MLA G.V. Anjaneyulu appointed Government Chief Whip in AP Assembly". The New Indian Express. 2024-11-20.
  6. ↑ "Arunachal Legislative Assembly Floor Officials". Arunachal Pradesh Assembly Secretariat. Retrieved 2026-05-31.
  7. ↑ "List of Whips and Floor Leaders". Assam Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 2026-05-31.
  8. ↑ "Shravan Kumar reappointed as Chief Whip of JD(U) in Bihar Assembly". Patna Daily. 2025-11-18.
  9. ↑ "Ajay Chandrakar named Government Chief Whip for CG assembly". The Pioneer. 2024-01-05.
  10. ↑ "Delhi Legislative Assembly: Office Bearers". NCT of Delhi. Retrieved 2026-05-31.
  11. ↑ "Goa Legislature Portal: Office Bearers". Goa Legislature Secretariat. Retrieved 2026-05-31.
  12. ↑ "BJP appoints Balkrishna Shukla as Chief Whip in Gujarat Assembly". The Times of India. 2023-03-22.
  13. ↑ "Haryana Assembly updates: Floor management positions announced". The Tribune. 2024-10-28.
  14. ↑ "Congress MLA Rajesh Dharmani designated Government Chief Whip". The Indian Express. 2024-02-14.
  15. ↑ "JKNC floor leadership and whip notices finalized after assembly restoration". Greater Kashmir. 2024-11-08.
  16. ↑ "Jharkhand Legislative Assembly Floor Leaders". JLA Secretariat. Retrieved 2026-05-31.
  17. ↑ "Congress appoints Ashok Pattan as Government Chief Whip in Karnataka". Deccan Herald. 2023-06-12.
  18. ↑ "Kerala Niyamasabha Members Registry". Kerala Legislature Secretariat. Retrieved 2026-05-31.
  19. ↑ "BJP issues whip details for MP legislative assembly". Free Press Journal. 2024-01-18.
  20. ↑ "Mahayuti floor strategy: Shelar and Gogawale to manage whip duties". Mid-Day. 2024-12-05.
  21. ↑ "Manipur Legislative Assembly Members Profile". Manipur Assembly Secretariat. Retrieved 2026-05-31.
  22. ↑ "NPP leader Marcuise Marak appointed Government Chief Whip". The Shillong Times. 2023-03-20.
  23. ↑ "ZPM MLA K. Laldawngliana assigned Chief Whip post". Mizoram Post. 2023-12-15.
  24. ↑ "Nagaland Legislative Assembly Bulletins". NLA Secretariat. Retrieved 2026-05-31.
  25. ↑ "BJP clears legislative leadership roster for Odisha Assembly". The New Indian Express. 2024-06-21.
  26. ↑ "AINRC MLA Aroumougame appointed Government Chief Whip in Puducherry". The Hindu. 2021-09-02.
  27. ↑ "AAP MLA Baljinder Kaur designated as Chief Whip". The Tribune Punjab. 2022-04-10.
  28. ↑ "Jogeshwar Garg appointed Government Chief Whip in Rajasthan". Business Standard. 2024-01-20.
  29. ↑ "Sikkim Legislative Assembly Official List". Sikkim Legislative Assembly Secretariat. Retrieved 2026-05-31.
  30. ↑ "Govi Chezhian continues floor management tasks as Chief Whip". The Hindu. 2024-05-12.
  31. ↑ "Arekapudi Gandhi designated to manage whip assignments for Congress". Deccan Chronicle. 2024-09-10.
  32. ↑ "Kalyani Roy retained as Government Chief Whip in Tripura Assembly". Tripura Times. 2023-03-24.
  33. ↑ "Whip allocations in Uttar Pradesh Assembly". UP Legislative Assembly Secretariat. Retrieved 2026-05-31.
  34. ↑ "BJP MLA Khajan Das takes charge as Government Chief Whip". Garhwal Post. 2022-06-18.
  35. ↑ "ইংরেজবাজারের বিধায়ক অম্লান ভাদুড়ি আনুষ্ঠানিক ভাবে মুখ্য সচেতকের দায়িত্ব নেন". Anandabazar Patrika. Retrieved 2026-06-18.
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