71.   Chief ministers are appointed by the prime minister, but require approval from local rulers in the seven Malaysian states with constitutional royalty.

72.   Chief ministers are the top elected politicians in each state.

73.   Chief ministers are the top politicians in each state.

74.   Chief ministers are the top state elected officials in India.

75.   Chhagan Bhujbal, deputy chief minister of Maharashtra state, where Bombay is located, told reporters that police had secretly recorded a phone conversation between Shakeel and Shah.

76.   Chief minister resigns over volcano crisis.

77.   Chief ministers are the highest elected officials in Malaysian states.

78.   Chief ministers are the top elected officials of Indian states, while federally appointed governors are the top civil servants.

79.   Chief ministers of four Congress-ruled states gave Mrs. Gandhi letters seeking her permission to resign from their posts.

80.   Coalition politics have shown that it is now, rightly, the states-oriented chief ministers who determine who is the prime minister.