paragraph_text: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is one of the two major parties in the political system of Republic of India, the other being the Indian National Congress (INC). As of 2015, it is the country's largest political party in terms of representation in the national parliament. Established in 1980, the BJP's platform is generally considered as the right - wing of the political spectrum. As of March 2017, 40 BJP leaders have held the position of a chief minister, out of which thirteen are incumbent. A chief minister is the head of government of each of the twenty - nine states and two union territories (UTs) (Delhi and Puducherry). According to the Constitution of India, at the state - level, the governor is de jure head, but de facto executive authority rests with the chief minister. Following elections to the state legislative assembly, the governor usually invites the party (or coalition) with a majority of seats to form the government. The governor appoints the chief minister, whose council of ministers are collectively responsible to the assembly. Given he / she has the assembly's confidence, the chief minister's term is usually for a maximum of five years; there are no limits to the number of terms he / she can serve.

paragraph_text: Sanat Mehta (18 or 19 April 1925 – 19 August 2015) was an Indian politician and social activist from Gujarat, India. He was associated with Indian National Congress. He served as labour and finance minister of the state. Mehta was elected to Lok Sabha from Surendranagar in 1996.

paragraph_text: Minister of Railways Emblem of India Incumbent Piyush Goyal since 3 September 2017 Ministry of Railways Member of Cabinet of India Appointer President on the advice of the Prime Minister Inaugural holder John Mathai Formation 15 August 1947

paragraph_text: Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana is a government - backed Life insurance scheme in India. It was originally mentioned in the 2015 Budget speech by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in February 2015. It was formally launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 9 May in Kolkata. As of May 2015, only 20% of India's population has any kind of insurance, this scheme aims to increase the number.

paragraph_text: The Minister of Railways is the head of the Ministry of Railways of the Government of India. The railway minister is usually accorded a cabinet rank, and is responsible for Indian Railways, one of the largest employers in the world. An important responsibility of the railway minister is to present in Parliament the Railway Budget, the Annual Financial Statement of Indian Railways. Piyush Goyal of the Bharatiya Janata Party is the current Minister of Railways, serving since 3 September 2017. Railways Minister (India)

paragraph_text: The first Finance Minister of independent India was R.K. Shanmukham Chetty, who also presented its first Budget. The incumbent Arun Jaitley, of the Bharatiya Janata Party, has held office since 26 May 2014. As of September 2017, Morarji Desai has presented 10 budgets which is the highest followed by P Chidambaram's 9 and Pranab Mukherjee's 8. Yashwant Sinha, Yashwantrao Chavan and C.D. Deshmukh have presented 7 budgets each while Manmohan Singh and T.T. Krishnamachari have presented 6 budgets. As of February 2018, four Finance Ministers have gone on to become the Prime Minister who are: Morarji Desai, Charan Singh, V.P. Singh and Manmohan Singh.

paragraph_text: Guttahalli is a small village in the Kolar district of Karnataka state in India. It is situated about 15 kilometers from Kolar Gold Fields. It is the home of the Lakshmi-Venkateshwara temple, developed by former Revenue Minister M.V. Krishnappa in 1963-1964.

paragraph_text: Ministry of Civil Aviation Emblem of India Rajiv Gandhi Bhawan Agency overview Jurisdiction Republic of India Headquarters Ministry of Civil Aviation Rajiv Gandhi Bhawan New Delhi Annual budget ₹2,702 crore (US $420 million) (2017 - 18 est.) Minister responsible Pusapati Ashok Gajapati Raju, Minister of Civil Aviation Deputy Minister responsible Jayant Sinha, Minister of State for Civil Aviation Agency executive Rajiv Nayan Choubey, IAS, Civil Aviation Secretary Website civilaviation.gov.in

paragraph_text: Sudhir Mungantiwar (born July 30, 1962) is Indian politician from the state of Maharashtra, India. He currently serves as the Cabinet Minister of the Finance & Planning and Forests departments in the Government of Maharashtra, in office since October 2014. Previously, he was the Maharashtra State President for Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from 2010 to 2013 and the Minister of Tourism and Consumer Protection in the Government of Maharashtra from 1995 to 1999.

paragraph_text: Public services in Canada are delivered by various levels of government, determined through responsibility enacted in the Constitution. Financing for those services is provided through tax receipts, sales revenues, user fees, and other government revenue sources.

paragraph_text: Bruno Le Maire (born 15 April 1969) is a French politician and former diplomat serving as Minister of the Economy and Finance since 2017. He previously served as Secretary of State for European Affairs from 2008 to 2009 and Minister of Food, Agriculture and Fishing from 2009 to 2012.

paragraph_text: Comptroller and Auditor General of India Logo of Comptroller and Auditor General of India Incumbent Rajiv Mehrishi, IAS since 25 September 2017 Nominator Prime Minister of India Appointer President of India Term length 6 yrs or up to 65 yrs of age (whichever is earlier) Inaugural holder V. Narahari Rao Deputy Deputy Comptrollers and Auditors General of India Salary ₹90,000 (US $1,300) per month Website Official Website

paragraph_text: The Prime Minister of The Bahamas is the head of government of the Bahamas, currently Hubert Minnis. Minnis, as leader of the governing Free National Movement party (FNM), He was sworn in as Prime Minister on 11 May 2017, succeeding Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) leader Perry Christie. This was a result of the FNM's victory in the Bahamas general election of May 10, 2017. The Prime Minister is formally appointed into office by the Governor General of the Bahamas, who represents Elizabeth II, the Queen of the Bahamas (The Bahamian Head of State).

paragraph_text: The Union Budget of India, also referred to as the Annual Financial Statement in the Article 112 of the Constitution of India, is the annual budget of the Republic of India. The Government presents it on the first day of February so that it could be materialized before the commencement of new financial year in April. Till 2016 it was presented on the last working day of February by the Finance Minister of India in Parliament. The budget, which is presented by means of the Finance bill and the Appropriation bill has to be passed by both the Houses before it can come into effect from April 1, the start of India's financial year.

paragraph_text: David (Daudi) Mwiraria (3 September 1938 – 13 April 2017) was the Minister for Environment and Natural Resources previously Finance Minister of Kenya until December 2007 when Kenya held its General Elections. Running for re election on a Party of National Unity ticket, defending his seat as Member of parliament for North Imenti Constituency, he was defeated by Silas Muriuki, who was running on a Mazingira Green Party of Kenya ticket.

paragraph_text: Comptroller and Auditor General of India Logo of Comptroller and Auditor General of India Incumbent Rajiv Mehrishi, IAS since 25 September 2017 Nominator Prime Minister of India Appointer President of India Term length 6 yrs or up to 65 yrs of age (whichever is earlier) Inaugural holder V. Narahari Rao Deputy Deputy Comptrollers and Auditors General of India Salary ₹90,000 (US $1,400) per month Website Official Website

paragraph_text: Rank State Tax Revenues (INR Billions) 2010 - 2015 -- India 30331 01 Maharashtra 4518 02 Andhra Pradesh and Telangana 3234 03 Uttar Pradesh 2964 04 Delhi 2958 05 Karnataka 2831 06 Tamil Nadu 2734 07 Gujarat 1796 08 West Bengal 1790 09 Rajasthan 1507 10 Kerala 1382 11 Haryana 1363 12 Madhya Pradesh 1272 13 Punjab 1180 14 Chhattisgarh 724 15 Jharkhand 707 16 Odisha 662 17 Bihar 370 18 Jammu and Kashmir 346 19 Assam 322 20 Uttarakhand 322 21 Himachal Pradesh 274 22 Goa 233 23 Tripura 47.25 24 Meghalaya 45.92 25 Arunachal Pradesh 27.11 26 Nagaland 17.76 27 Mizoram 15.47 28 Sikkim 13.68

paragraph_text: António Sebastião Spínola (Machico, Porto da Cruz, 13 July 1875 – Machico, Porto da Cruz, 19 March 1956) was an Inspector General of Finances and Chief of Cabinet of the Finance Minister Professor Oliveira Salazar and afterwards of Finance Minister Professor João Pinto da Costa Leite, 4th Conde de Lumbrales, Councilor and Administrator of the "Fundação da Casa de Bragança", etc.

paragraph_text: The National Treasury is one of the departments of the South African government. The Treasury manages national economic policy, prepares the South African government's annual budget and manages the government's finances. Along with the South African Revenue Service and Statistics South Africa, the Treasury falls within the portfolio of the Minister of Finance. Throughout the course of President Jacob Zuma's second administration, the ministry has undergone several changes. Most notably, Nhlanhla Nene was suddenly dismissed on 9 December 2015, without explanation, and replaced with a relatively unknown parliamentary back - bencher from the ruling ANC's caucus, David 'Des' van Rooyen for a record - total of 3 days. He was, in turn, replaced by Pravin Gordhan after the President faced significant pressure from political and business groups over the move. On 30 March 2017 Jacob Zuma axed Pravin Gordhan and appoint Malusi Gigaba as a Finance Minister. Following Zuma's resignation, President Cyril Ramaphosa returned Nhlanhla Nene as Minister in his cabinet reshuffle on 26 February 2018.

paragraph_text: A government budget is an annual financial statement presenting the government's proposed revenues and spending for a financial year that is often passed by the legislature, approved by the chief executive or president and presented by the Finance Minister to the nation. The budget is also known as the Annual Financial Statement of the country. This document estimates the anticipated government revenues and government expenditures for the ensuing (current) financial year. For example, only certain types of revenue may be imposed and collected. Property tax is frequently the basis for municipal and county revenues, while sales tax and / or income tax are the basis for state revenues, and income tax and corporate tax are the basis for national revenues.

Question: Who is the finance minister of the state that generates the most revenue in India?
Answer: Sudhir Mungantiwar