14 of 28 chief ministers face serious criminal cases, SC told

The Supreme Court has been told that 14 of India's 28 chief ministers face serious criminal cases, with Telangana CM A Revanth Reddy topping the list with 89 cases. The report was filed by amicus curiae Vijay Hansaria in decade-old proceedings seeking faster trials for politicians.

West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari has 29 cases, followed by Karnataka CM D K Shivakumar and Andhra CM N Chandrababu Naidu with 19 each, and Kerala CM V D Satheesan with 18, according to the 96-page document. Nationally, 4,192 criminal cases are pending against sitting and former MPs and MLAs as of July 2026, with Uttar Pradesh accounting for 1,171.

The report also found that 170 of 292 Bengal MLAs (58%) face serious cases, the highest among states. In the Lok Sabha, 170 MPs (31%) have serious cases pending. Hansaria has urged the court to set up special courts for legislators' trials and asked High Courts to monitor progress.