Chief Minister — Amendments

Amendment	Year	Description	Impact
7th Amendment	1956	Reorganized states on linguistic basis and modified provisions related to state governments, affecting the Chief Minister's jurisdiction and administrative scope.	Strengthened the Chief Minister's role by creating more homogeneous linguistic states, making governance more effective and reducing internal conflicts.
42nd Amendment	1976	Added several subjects to the Concurrent List and strengthened central authority, affecting the Chief Minister's autonomy in various policy areas.	Reduced state autonomy and required Chief Ministers to coordinate more closely with the Centre on subjects transferred to the Concurrent List.
52nd Amendment	1985	Introduced the anti-defection law (10th Schedule) to prevent frequent defections and provide stability to governments.	Significantly enhanced Chief Minister stability by preventing arbitrary defections, though it also reduced flexibility in coalition management.
91st Amendment	2003	Limited the size of Council of Ministers to 15% of the assembly strength and imposed restrictions on defection.	Forced Chief Ministers to be more selective in cabinet formation and reduced the practice of accommodating large numbers of ministers for political management.

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