Government of Uttar Pradesh
The Government of Uttar Pradesh (ISO: Uttar Pradesh Sarkār; often abbreviated as GoUP) is the subnational government of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh with the governor as its appointed constitutional head of the state by the President of India. The Governor of Uttar Pradesh is appointed for a period of five years and appoints the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and their council of ministers, who are vested with the executive powers of the state. The governor remains a ceremonial head of the state, while the chief minister and their council are responsible for day-to-day government functions.
Emblem of Uttar Pradesh | |
| Formation | 24 January 1950 (Uttar Pradesh Day) |
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| Country | Republic of India |
| Website | uplegisassembly |
| Seat of Government | Lucknow |
| Legislative Branch | |
| Legislature | Uttar Pradesh Legislature |
| Upper House | Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council |
| Chairperson of the House | Kunwar Manvendra Singh (BJP) |
| Deputy Chairperson of the House | Vacant (BJP) |
| Leader of the House | Keshav Prasad Maurya (BJP) (Deputy Chief Minister) |
| Deputy Leader of the House | Swatantra Dev Singh (BJP) (Minister of Jal Shakti and Disaster Management) |
| Leader of the Opposition | Naresh Uttam Patel (SP) (additional charge) |
| Deputy Leader of the Opposition | Rajendra Chaudhary (SP) (additional charge) |
| Members in Council | 100 |
| Lower House | Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly |
| Speaker of the House | Satish Mahana (BJP) |
| Deputy Speaker of the House | Vacant (BJP) |
| Leader of the House | Yogi Adityanath (BJP) (Chief Minister) |
| Deputy Leader of the House | Suresh Khanna (BJP) (Minister of Finance and Parliamentary Affairs) |
| Leader of the Opposition | Akhilesh Yadav (SP) |
| Deputy Leader of the Opposition | Ravidas Mehrotra (SP) (additional charge) |
| Members in Assembly | 403 |
| Meeting Place | Vidhan Bhavan, Lucknow, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh |
| Executive Branch | |
| Governor (Head of the State) | Anandiben Patel, (BJP) (Governor of Uttar Pradesh) |
| Chief Minister (Head of Government) | Yogi Adityanath, (BJP) (Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh) |
| Deputy Chief Minister (Deputy Head of Government) |
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| Chief Secretary (Head of Civil Service) | Durga Shanker Mishra (IAS) (Chief Secretary Uttar Pradesh) |
| State Cabinet | Second Yogi Adityanath ministry |
| Meeting place | Lucknow |
| Ministry (Government Department) | 153 |
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| Responsible for This | Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly |
| Judiciary Branch | |
| High Court | Allahabad High Court |
| Chief Justice | Arun Bhansali |
The state of Uttar Pradesh's influence on Indian politics is important, and often paramount and/or a bellwether, as it sends the most members of parliament to both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha, the state's population being more than 200 million; approximately double that of the next-most populous state.