According to a report released by the Association for Democratic Reform (ADR), 11, eight CMs have "serious" criminal cases charged against them. Sources have stated that Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis (BJP) has the highest number of criminal cases, 22, registered against him, of which 3 are labeled "serious criminal cases". Meanwhile some of the charges against him include 'voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means', being part of an unlawful assembly, rioting etc.
Accordingly Bihar CM Nitish Kumar and Jammu & Kashmir CM Mehbooba Mufti have only one case each registered against them. Meanwhile Andhra Pradesh CM N. Chandrababu Naidu, who is also the richest CM of India, has three criminal cases registered against him. Telangana CM K. Chandrashekar Rao on the other hand has two criminal cases against him. Moreover none of those cases on the Telugu CMs comes under "serious" category.
Further Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan (CPI) has the
second highest number of criminal cases registered against his name, 11. Delhi
CM and Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal is ranked 3rd as 10 cases are
charged against him and moreover the other CMs who have cases against them are
of Jharkhand (8), Punjab (4), Uttar Pradesh (4) and Puducherry (2).
