14 of 28 chief ministers face serious criminal cases, report in SC
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New Delhi: Fourteen of India’s 28 chief ministers are facing serious criminal cases, according to a report submitted to the Supreme Court by senior advocate and amicus curiae Vijay Hansaria in a case concerning the speedy trial of criminal cases involving MPs and MLAs.
The report identifies Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy is facing the highest number of cases among chief ministers, with 89 cases listed against him. West Bengal’s Suvendu Adhikari has 29, while Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu have 19 each. Kerala’s V.D. Satheesan is listed with 18 cases.
The report also highlights the extent of criminal cases involving legislators. West Bengal tops the list, with 170 of its 292 MLAs facing serious criminal cases, accounting for 58% of the state’s legislators. Kerala follows with 57%, Andhra Pradesh with 56% and Telangana with 49%.
At the Lok Sabha level, 170 of the 543 MPs, or 31%, are facing serious criminal cases. Telangana has 11 such MPs among its 17-member delegation, while Kerala has 11 of its 21 MPs facing such cases. Bihar has 19 of 40, and Uttar Pradesh has 34 of 80.
As of July 2026, a total of 4,192 criminal cases involving current and former MPs and MLAs were pending trial across the country. Uttar Pradesh accounted for the highest number of cases, with 1,171.
Hansaria has urged the Supreme Court to establish special courts for such cases and called for the progress of these cases to be actively monitored by the respective high courts.