<Tr> <Th> Formation </Th> <Td> 26 January 1950 </Td> </Tr> <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 . 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>

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