<P> The Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh (UP), a North Indian state, is the head of the Government of Uttar Pradesh . As per the Constitution of India, the governor is the state's de jure head, but de facto executive authority rests with the chief minister . Following elections to the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, the governor usually invites the party (or coalition) with a majority of seats to form the government . The governor appoints the chief minister, whose council of ministers are collectively responsible to the assembly . Given that he has the confidence of the assembly, the chief minister's term is for five years and is subject to no term limits . </P> <P> On 26 January 1950 Govind Ballabh Pant, Premier of United Provinces, became the first Chief Minister of the newly renamed Uttar Pradesh . Including him, 11 out of UP's 21 chief ministers belonged to the Indian National Congress . Among these is V.P. Singh, a future Prime Minister of India, as was Charan Singh of the Rashtriya Lok Dal . UP has also had two women chief ministers--Sucheta Kriplani and Mayawati . Akhilesh Yadav of the Samajwadi Party served as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh from 2012 to 2017, having assumed office at the age of 38, he is the youngest person to have held the office . On ten occasions, most recently in 2002, the state has come under President's rule, leaving the office of chief minister vacant . </P> <P> Yogi Adityanath of the Bharatiya Janata Party has served as the incumbent chief minister since 19 March 2017 . </P> <P> The United Provinces, headquartered in Allahabad was a province of British India that comprised present day Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand . Under the Government of India Act, 1935, a bicameral legislature was set up with a legislative assembly and a legislative council . </P>

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