After his resignation on Tuesday afternoon, Devendra Fadnavis holds the dubious distinction of being the Maharashtra chief minister with the shortest tenure of three days. Fadnavis resigned from his post, only three days after he made a dramatic comeback as the chief minister for a second term with the support of NCP leader Ajit Pawar, who had broken ranks with his parent party to lend support to the BJP.
However, comparing to the national level, Fadnavis has reason to heave a sigh of relief. BJP MP from Uttar Pradesh Jagadambika Pal holds the distinction of being the chief minister with the shortest tenure—just one day. Pal was sworn in as the chief minister on the night of February 21, 1998 after Governor Romesh Bhandari dismissed the Kalyan Singh government. However, in the Supreme Court-mandated floor test Kalyan Singh secured 225 votes while Pal could get only 196 votes.
Other chief ministers with short stint
B.S. Yediyurappa (Karnataka): The BJP leader was sworn in as the chief minister on May 17, 2018, but stepped down before facing the floor test on May 19. (three days)
Nabam Tuki (Arunachal Pradesh): The Congress leader took oath on July 13, 2016 and resigned on July 17, following infighting with in the party. (four days)
Satish Prasad Singh (Bihar): The Congress leader held the chief minister's post from January 28, 1968 to February 1. (5 days)
Om Prakash Chautala (Haryana): The INLD veteran held the CM post from July 2, 1990 to July 17, 1990. In the next year, he served as the chief minister from March 22 to April 6. (5 days, 14 days)
S.C. Marak (Meghalaya): The senior Congress leader served as the chief minister from February 27, 1998 to March 10, 1998. (13 days).
