Consumer prices (CPI) during each chief minister's tenure
36 chief ministers and administrators, ranked by how consumer prices (CPI) changed from their first day in office, next to India over the same months. Politare shows what happened during a tenure; it does not claim the office-holder caused it.
| # | Chief minister | State | In office | Total | vs India | Per year | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AITC Mamata Banerjee | West Bengal | 20 May 2011 – 9 May 2026 | +128% Apr 2011 → Apr 2026 | +4.1 pts India +124% | +5.6%/yr | |
| 2 | BRS K. Chandrashekar Rao | Telangana | 2 Jun 2014 – 7 Dec 2023 | +73.1% May 2014 → Nov 2023 | +12.3 pts India +60.8% | +5.9%/yr | |
| 3 | CPI(M) Pinarayi Vijayan | Kerala | 25 May 2016 – 18 May 2026 | +70.0% Apr 2016 → Apr 2026 | +13.1 pts India +56.9% | +5.4%/yr | |
| 4 | BJP Yogi Adityanath | Uttar Pradesh | 19 Mar 2017 – now | +61.6% Feb 2017 → Sep 2026 | +2.5 pts India +59.1% | +5.1%/yr | |
| 5 | JD(U) Nitish Kumar | Bihar | 22 Feb 2015 – 15 Apr 2026 | +58.2% Jan 2015 → Mar 2026 | −8.4 pts India +66.7% | +4.2%/yr | |
| 6 | BJP Nongthombam Biren Singh | Manipur | 15 Mar 2017 – 13 Feb 2025 | +56.3% Feb 2017 → Jan 2025 | +8.5 pts India +47.8% | +5.8%/yr | |
| 7 | BJP Manohar Lal Khattar | Haryana | 26 Oct 2014 – 12 Mar 2024 | +53.8% Sep 2014 → Feb 2024 | −0.9 pts India +54.7% | +4.7%/yr | |
| 8 | N Devendra Kumar Joshi | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 8 Oct 2017 – 15 Sep 2026 | +53.5% Sep 2017 → Aug 2026 | +0.8 pts India +52.7% | +4.9%/yr | |
| 9 | AAP Arvind Kejriwal | Delhi | 14 Feb 2015 – 21 Sep 2024 | +47.8% Jan 2015 → Aug 2024 | −13.8 pts India +61.7% | +4.2%/yr | |
| 10 | AINRC N. Rangasamy | Puducherry | 16 May 2011 – 6 Jun 2016 | +45.6% Apr 2011 → May 2016 | +1.3 pts India +44.3% | +7.7%/yr |
Showing 10 of 92 tenures.
Sorted by total, highest first. Every row is indexed to the last month complete before the first day in office ("from" marks a start that had to move because that period had no data, or because the period cut it); India is measured over the same months. Levels are per cent changes, rates are differences in %; "per year" compounds levels and divides rates. Tenures with under 12 months, or under three observations, are left out. index, 2024 = 100 · MoSPI, Consumer Price Index, combined (rural and urban), general index, the state, base 2024 from 2025; base 2012 from 2011 rescaled onto it · state or territory data · as of Sep 2026.