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14 of 28 CMs face serious criminal cases, SC told

Times of India Published Aug 18, 2026 Reviewed Aug 18, 2026 ✓ Reviewed by citations.press editors

14 of the 28 chief ministers of Indian states face serious criminal cases.

14 · chief ministers Vijay Hansaria, amicus curiae and senior advocate

Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy faces 89 serious criminal cases.

89 · serious criminal cases Vijay Hansaria, amicus curiae and senior advocate

West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari faces 29 serious criminal cases.

29 · serious criminal cases Vijay Hansaria, amicus curiae and senior advocate

Karnataka Chief Minister D Shivakumar faces 19 serious criminal cases.

19 · serious criminal cases Vijay Hansaria, amicus curiae and senior advocate

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu faces 19 serious criminal cases.

19 · serious criminal cases Vijay Hansaria, amicus curiae and senior advocate

Kerala Chief Minister V D Satheesan faces 18 serious criminal cases.

18 · serious criminal cases Vijay Hansaria, amicus curiae and senior advocate

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren faces 5 serious criminal cases.

5 · serious criminal cases Vijay Hansaria, amicus curiae and senior advocate

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis faces 4 serious criminal cases.

4 · serious criminal cases Vijay Hansaria, amicus curiae and senior advocate

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh faces 4 serious criminal cases.

4 · serious criminal cases Vijay Hansaria, amicus curiae and senior advocate

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay faces 2 serious criminal cases.

2 · serious criminal cases Vijay Hansaria, amicus curiae and senior advocate

Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary faces 2 serious criminal cases.

2 · serious criminal cases Vijay Hansaria, amicus curiae and senior advocate

Chief Ministers P S Tamang of Sikkim, Bhagwant Mann of Punjab, Mohan Charan Majhi of Odisha, and Bhajan Lal Sharma of Rajasthan each face one serious criminal case.

1 · serious criminal cases Vijay Hansaria, amicus curiae and senior advocate

In West Bengal, 170 of 292 MLAs (58%) have serious criminal cases.

170 · MLAs58 % · MLAs Vijay Hansaria, amicus curiae and senior advocate

In Kerala, 57% of MLAs have serious criminal cases; in Andhra Pradesh, 56%; in Telangana, 49%; in Jharkhand and Odisha, 45% each; and in Bihar, 42%.

57 % · MLAs56 % · MLAs49 % · MLAs45 % · MLAs45 % · MLAs42 % · MLAs Vijay Hansaria, amicus curiae and senior advocate

In the Lok Sabha, 170 MPs (31% of 543) have serious criminal cases pending.

170 · MPs31 % · MPs Vijay Hansaria, amicus curiae and senior advocate

In Telangana, 11 of 17 MPs have serious criminal cases; in Kerala, 11 of 21 MPs; in Bihar, 19 of 40 MPs; and in Uttar Pradesh, 34 of 80 MPs.

11 · MPs11 · MPs19 · MPs34 · MPs Vijay Hansaria, amicus curiae and senior advocate

In Maharashtra, 17 of 48 MPs; in West Bengal, 16 of 42 MPs; and in Andhra Pradesh, 9 of 25 MPs have serious criminal cases.

17 · MPs16 · MPs9 · MPs Vijay Hansaria, amicus curiae and senior advocate

As of July 2026, 4,192 criminal cases are pending trial against sitting and former MPs and MLAs.

4192 · criminal cases Vijay Hansaria, amicus curiae

Uttar Pradesh has 1,171 criminal cases pending against sitting and former MPs and MLAs.

1171 · criminal cases Vijay Hansaria, amicus curiae and senior advocate

In the Rajya Sabha, 75 of 233 members have criminal cases, of which 40 are serious criminal cases.

75 · members40 · serious criminal cases33 % · members18 % · serious criminal cases advocate Sneha Kalita, amicus report

NEW DELHI: In the decade-old proceedings for expediting trials in criminal case against sitting/former MPs/MLAs, amicus curiae and senior advocate Vijay Hansaria has informed the Supreme Court that there are serious criminal cases against chief ministers of 14 of the 28 states, a list topped by Telangana's A Revanth Reddy who faces 89 cases.West Bengal's Suvendu Adhikari has 29 cases, Karnataka CM D Shivakumar 19, Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu 19, Kerala CM V D Satheesan 18 cases, Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren 5, Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis 4, Himachal CM Sukhvinder Singh 4, TN CM C Joseph Vijay 2, Bihar CM Samrat Choudhary 2, and one each against other four - P S Tamang (Sikkim), Bhagwant Mann (Punjab), Mohan Charan Majhi (Odisha) and Bhajan Lal Sharma (Rajasthan).The maximum percentage of MLAs having serious criminal cases belong to Bengal - 170 out of 292 (58%).

It is followed by Kerala 57%, Andhra Pradesh 56%, Telangana 49%, Jharkhand and Odisha 45% each, Bihar 42%. Maharashtra 40% and U%, the 96-page report filed by Hansaria revealed.In Lok Sabha, 170 MPs (31% of total strength of 543) have serious criminal cases pending against them. In Telangana 11 of the 17 MPs face serious criminal cases; in Kerala, 11 of its 21 MPS face serious criminal cases; in Bihar, 19 of the 40 MPs, in UP 34 of the 80 MPs.

Maharashtra 17 of 48 MPs, Bengal 16 of the 42 MPs, and in Andhra Pradesh 9 of the 25 MPs face serious criminal cases.As of July 2026, as many as 4,192 criminal cases are pending trial against sitting/former MPs and MLAs, Hansaria said. Uttar Pradesh accounts for lion's share with 1,171 cases pending.In RS, 75 of 233 members (33%) have criminal cases against them, of which 40 (18%) cases are serious criminal cases (punishable with five years of imprisonment or more), the amicus report filed through advocate Sneha Kalita stated.The amicus requested the court to designate special courts to exclusively hold trial proceedings in cases against sitting and former legislators and direct the jurisdictional HCs to actively monitor progress in trials.Get the latest India News and Live updates.

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