He is the contitutional head of the state.
His functions are similar to that of the President of India.
No bill can be passed by the State Legislature without his assent.
The chief minister of states in India is elected by the members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) of that particular state. The leader of the majority party in the state assembly is usually appointed as the chief minister by the governor of the state.
There is no "Chief Minister of India"; there is a President and a Prime Minister at the top. Every state has a Chief Minister though.
governor of that state
Governor
It is the Governor of the state who calls the head of the party with the majority in the election to form the government. So we can say the Governor of the state appoints the chief minister.
It will be the chief minister.
States doesn't have their own presidents. In India , head of any state is the governor & head of people government is the chief minister
Shri Jyoti Basu served as the Chief Minister of the State of West Bengal of India from 21st June,1977 to 6th November, 2000 and became the longest serving Chief Minister of a State of India.
public appoints the chief minister of state in india.
shila dixit
The Governor of India
Mrs. Sheila Dixit became the Chief Minister of a State in India fpr a third time consecutively.