List of chief ministers of Bihar
Leader of the Executive of the Government of Bihar
The chief minister of Bihar is the chief executive of the Indian state of Bihar . As per the Constitution of India , the Governor of Bihar is the state's de jure head, but de facto executive authority rests with the chief minister . Following elections to the Bihar 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 that he has the confidence of the assembly, the chief minister's term is for five years and is subject to no term limits .[1]
From 1946, 23 people have been Chief Minister of Bihar. The current incumbent is Nitish Kumar who is having incumbency since 22 February 2015. The longest incumbent chief minister of Bihar held to Nitish Kumar .
Prime Ministers from Bihar
The province of Bihar headquartered in Patna then comprised the present-day states Bihar and Jharkhand . On 1 April 1936, Bihar and Orissa became separate provinces by the partition of the province of Bihar and Orissa . Under the Government of India Act 1935, a bicameral legislature was set up with a legislative assembly and a legislative council with a government headed by the Premier.[2] [3]
Chief Ministers of Bihar
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Chief Minister(Lifespan) Constituency
Term of office
Election(Term)
Party
Deputy Chief Minister(s)(Term in office)
Government
Appointed by (Governor)
1
Shri Krishna Sinha (1887–1961) Member, Interim Assembly (until 1952) MLA for Basantpur (1952–1957) MLA Sheikhpura (from 1957)
15 August 1947
31 January 1961[†]
13 years, 169 days
1946 (Interim)
Indian National Congress
Anugrah Narayan Sinha (26 Jan. 1950 – 5 Jul. 1957)Position vacant (5 Jul. 1957 – 31 Jan. 1961)
Shri Krishna I
Jairamdas Daulatram
1952 (1st)
Shri Krishna II
Madhav Shrihari Aney
1957 (3rd)
Shri Krishna III
R. R. Diwakar
2
Deep Narayan Singh (1894–1977) MLA for Hajipur
1 February 1961
18 February 1961
17 days
Position vacant (31 Jan. 1961 – 5 Mar. 1967)
Deep Narayan
Zakir Husain
3
Binodanand Jha (1900–1971) MLA for Rajmahal
18 February 1961
2 October 1963
2 years, 226 days
Jha I
1962 (3rd)
Jha II
4
Krishna Ballabh Sahay (1898–1974) MLA for Patna West
2 October 1963
5 March 1967
3 years, 154 days
Sahay
M. A. Ayyangar
5
Mahamaya Prasad Sinha (1909–1987) MLA for Patna West
5 March 1967
28 January 1968
329 days
1967 (4th)
Jana Kranti Dal
Karpoori Thakur (5 Mar. 1967 – 28 Jan. 1968)
Mahamaya
6
Satish Prasad Singh (1936–2020) MLA for Parbatta
28 January 1968
1 February 1968
4 days
Shoshit Dal
Jagdeo Prasad (28 Jan. 1968 – 1 Feb. 1968)
Satish Prasad
Nityanand Kanungo
7
B. P. Mandal (1918–1982)MLC
1 February 1968
22 March 1968
50 days
Position vacant (1 Feb. 1968 – 29 Jun. 1968)
Mandal
8
Bhola Paswan Shastri (1914–1984) MLA for Korha
22 March 1968
29 June 1968
99 days
Indian National Congress
Shastri I
President's rule was imposed in during the period (29 June 1968 – 26 February 1969)
9
Harihar Singh (1925–1994) MLA for Nayagram
26 February 1969
22 June 1969
116 days
1969 (5th)
Indian National Congress
Position vacant (26 Feb. 1969 – 4 Jul. 1969)
Harihar
Nityanand Kanungo
(8)
Bhola Paswan Shastri (1914–1984) MLA for Korha
22 June 1969
4 July 1969
12 days
Indian National Congress (O)
Shastri II
President's rule was imposed in during the period (6 July 1969 – 16 February 1970)
10
Daroga Prasad Rai (1922–1981) MLA for Parsa
16 February 1970
22 December 1970
309 days
– (5th)
Indian National Congress (R)
Position vacant (16 Feb. 1970 – 2 Jun. 1971)
Rai
Nityanand Kanungo
11
Karpoori Thakur (1924–1988) MLA for Samastipur
22 December 1970
2 June 1971
162 days
Socialist Party
Thakur I
(8)
Bhola Paswan Shastri (1914–1984) MLA for Korha
2 June 1971
9 January 1972
221 days
Indian National Congress (R)
Ram Jaipal Singh Yadav (2 Jun. 1971 – 9 Jan. 1972)
Shastri III
D. K. Barooah
President's rule was imposed in during the period (9 January – 19 March 1972)
12
Kedar Pandey (1920–1982) MLA for Nautan
19 March 1972
2 July 1973
1 year, 105 days
1972 (6th)
Indian National Congress (R)
Position vacant (19 Mar. 1972 – 30 Apr. 1977)
Pandey
D. K. Barooah
13
Abdul Ghafoor (1918–2004)MLC
2 July 1973
11 April 1975
1 year, 283 days
Ghafoor
R. D. Bhandare
14
Jagannath Mishra (1937–2019) MLA for Jhanjharpur
11 April 1975
30 April 1977
2 years, 19 days
Mishra I
President's rule was imposed in during the period (30 April – 24 June 1977)
(11)
Karpoori Thakur (1924–1988) MLA for Phulparas
24 June 1977
21 April 1979
1 year, 301 days
1977 (7th)
Janata Party
Position vacant (24 Jun. 1977 – 17 Feb. 1980)
Thakur II
Jagannath Kaushal
15
Ram Sundar Das (1921–2015) MLA for Sonpur
21 April 1979
17 February 1980
302 days
Das
President's rule was imposed in during the period (14 February – 8 June 1980)
(14)
Jagannath Mishra (1937–2019) MLA for Jhanjharpur
8 June 1980
14 August 1983
3 years, 67 days
1980 (8th)
Indian National Congress (I)
Position vacant (8 Jun. 1980 – 28 Mar. 1995)
Mishra II
A. R. Kidwai
16
Chandrashekhar Singh (1927–1986)MLC
14 August 1983
12 March 1985
1 year, 210 days
Chandrashekhar
17
Bindeshwari Dubey (1921–1993) MLA for Shahpur
12 March 1985
13 February 1988
2 years, 338 days
1985 (9th)
Dubey
18
Bhagwat Jha Azad (1922–2011)MLC
13 February 1988
10 March 1989
1 year, 25 days
Azad
P. Venkatasubbaiah
19
Satyendra Narayan Sinha (1917–2006)MLC
11 March 1989
6 December 1989
270 days
Satyendra
Jagannath Pahadia
(14)
Jagannath Mishra (1937–2019) MLA for Jhanjharpur
6 December 1989
10 March 1990
94 days
Mishra III
20
Lalu Prasad Yadav (born 1948)MLC
10 March 1990
28 March 1995
5 years, 18 days
1990 (10th)
Janata Dal
Yadav I
Mohammad Yunus Saleem
President's rule was imposed in during the period (28 March – 4 April 1995)
(20)
Lalu Prasad Yadav (born 1948) MLA for Raghopur
4 April 1995
25 July 1997
2 years, 112 days
1995 (11th)
Janata Dal
Position vacant (4 Apr. 1995 – 11 Feb. 1999)
Yadav II
A. R. Kidwai
Rashtriya Janata Dal
21
Rabri Devi (born 1955)MLC
25 July 1997
11 February 1999
1 year, 201 days
Rabri I
President's rule was imposed in during the period (11 February – 9 March 1999)
(21)
Rabri Devi (born 1955)MLC
9 March 1999
2 March 2000
359 days
–(11th)
Rashtriya Janata Dal
Position vacant (9 Mar. 1999 – 6 Mar. 2005)
Rabri II
Sunder Singh Bhandari
22
Nitish Kumar (born 1951)MLC
3 March 2000
10 March 2000
7 days
2000 (12th)
Samata Party
Kumar I
V. C. Pande
(21)
Rabri Devi (born 1955)MLC
11 March 2000
6 March 2005
4 years, 360 days
Rashtriya Janata Dal
Rabri III
President's rule was imposed in during the period (7 March – 24 November 2005) Elections were held to elect the 13th Assembly in February 2005 , but no government was formed.
(22)
Nitish Kumar (born 1951)MLC
24 November 2005
20 May 2014
8 years, 177 days
Oct. 2005 (14th)
Janata Dal (United)
Sushil Kumar Modi (24 Nov. 2005 – 16 Jun. 2013)Position vacant (16 Jun. 2013 – 20 May. 2014)
Kumar II
Buta Singh
2010 (15th)
Kumar III
Devanand Konwar
23
Jitan Ram Manjhi (born 1944) MLA for Makdumpur
20 May 2014
22 February 2015
278 days
Position vacant (20 May. 2014 – 20 Nov. 2015)
Manjhi
D. Y. Patil
(22)
Nitish Kumar (born 1951)MLC
22 February 2015
Incumbent
9 years, 163 days
Kumar IV
Keshari Nath Tripathi
2015 (16th )
Tejashwi Yadav (24 Nov. 2015 – 26 Jul. 2017)
Kumar V
Ram Nath Kovind
Sushil Kumar Modi (27 Jul. 2017 – 16 Nov. 2020)
Kumar VI
Keshari Nath Tripathi
2020 (17th )
Tarkishore Prasad andRenu Devi (16 Nov. 2020 – 9 Aug. 2022)
Kumar VII
Phagu Chauhan
Tejashwi Yadav (10 Aug. 2022 – 28 Jan. 2024)
Kumar VIII
Vijay Kumar Sinha andSamrat Choudhary (since 28 Jan. 2024)
Kumar IX
Rajendra Arlekar
Statistics
Name
Party
Length of term
Longest continuous term
Total years of premiership
1
Nitish Kumar
JD(U)
9 years, 163 days
17 years, 360 days
2
Shri Krishna Sinha
INC
14 years, 314 days
17 years, 51 days
3
Rabri Devi
RJD
4 years, 360 days
7 year, 190 days
4
Lalu Prasad Yadav
JD
5 years, 18 days
7 years, 130 days
5
Jagannath Mishra
INC
3 years, 67 days
5 years, 180 days
6
Krishna Ballabh Sahay
INC
3 years, 154 days
3 years, 154 days
7
Bindeshwari Dubey
INC
2 years, 338 days
2 years, 338 days
8
Binodanand Jha
INC
2 years, 226 days
2 years, 226 days
9
Karpoori Thakur
SP
1 year, 301 days
2 years, 98 days
10
Abdul Ghafoor
INC
1 year, 283 days
1 year, 283 days
11
Chandrashekhar Singh
INC
1 year, 210 days
1 year, 210 days
12
Kedar Pandey
INC
1 year, 105 days
1 year, 105 days
13
Bhagwat Jha Azad
INC
1 year, 24 days
1 year, 24 days
14
Mahamaya Prasad Sinha
JKD
329 days
329 days
15
Daroga Prasad Rai
INC
310 days
310 days
16
Ram Sundar Das
JP
302 days
302 days
17
Jitan Ram Manjhi
JD(U)
278 days
278 days
18
Satyendra Narayan Sinha
INC
270 days
270 days
19
Harihar Singh
INC
117 days
117 days
20
Bhola Paswan Shastri
INC
99 days
112 days
21
Bindheshwari Prasad Mandal
SSP
51 days
51 days
22
Deep Narayan Singh
INC
17 days
17 days
23
Satish Prasad Singh
SSP
5 days
5 days
Timeline
Political Party
Governing Political Party by term's length (As of 23 February 2022 )
Political Party
Chief Ministers
Term
Shortest
Longest
Total
Indian National Congress
Sri Krishna Sinha
Deep Narayan Singh
Binodanand Jha
Krishna Ballabh Sahay
Bhola Paswan Shastri (3)
Harihar Singh
Daroga Prasad Rai
Kedar Pandey
Abdul Gafoor
Jagannath Mishra (3)
Chandrashekhar Singh
Bindeshwari Dubey
Bhagwat Jha Azad
Satyendra Narayan Sinha
0 years, 17 days
13 years, 169 days
33 years, 148 days
Samata Party
Janata Dal (United)
Nitish Kumar (3)
Jitan Ram Manjhi
0 years, 7 days
8 years, 320 days
18 years, 52days
Rashtriya Janata Dal
Rabri Devi
0 years, 359 days
4 years, 360 days
7 year, 190 days
Janata Dal
Lalu Prasad Yadav
2 years, 112 days
5 years, 18 days
7 years, 130 days
President's rule
None
0 years, 7 days
0 years, 291 days
4 years, 49 days
Janata Party
Karpoori Thakur
Ram Sundar Das
2 years, 238 days
2 years, 238 days
2 years, 238 days
Jana Kranti Dal
Mahamaya Prasad Sinha
0 years, 329 days
0 years, 329 days
0 years, 329 days
Socialist Party
Karpoori Thakur
0 years, 163 days
0 years, 163 days
0 years, 163 days
Indian National Congress (O)
Bhola Paswan Shastri
0 years, 13 days
0 years, 13 days
0 years, 13 days
Samyukta Socialist Party
Satish Prasad Singh
Bindheshwari Prasad Mandal
0 years, 5 days
0 years, 51 days
0 years, 56 days
See also
References
Notes
^ A parenthetical number indicates that the incumbent has previously held office.
One of the achievements of the Bihar Government is that they have launched a Medhasoft Application for the students so that deserving students in the state get scholarships and the amount will be directly transferred to their account. However, in order to get this, school authorities have to upload all their student's details in the Medhasoft web portal.
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