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List of Chief Ministers of Bihar (1946-2023)

Ananya Gupta August 31, 2023 11:30 8116 0

Here is the comprehensive list of Chief Ministers of Bihar, spanning from 1947 to 2023. Currently, Nitish Kumar holds the position of Chief Minister of Bihar.

List of Chief Ministers of Bihar (1946-2023)

Chief Ministers of Bihar

On August 10, 2020, Nitish Kumar took his oath as the Chief Minister of Bihar, while Tejashwi Yadav will be the Deputy Chief Minister for the state. The Janata Dal (U), led by Nitish Kumar, collaborated with the Rashtriya Janata Dal, headed by Tejashwi Yadav, to establish a coalition government, resulting in their joint leadership. Despite the Governor officially holding the executive head position in the state according to the Indian Constitution, the Chief Minister possesses the actual executive authority.

Bihar has seen a total of 23 Chief Ministers in its history. The first Chief Minister of Bihar was Sri Krishna Sinha, who held the position for a remarkable 14 years and 304 days. In contrast, the Chief Minister with the briefest term was Satish Prasad Singh, who served for merely five days in 1968.

List of Chief Ministers of Bihar 1946-2023

The Governor appoints the Chief Minister, and the council of ministers they lead is answerable to the assembly as a whole. What matters most is that they hold the assembly’s trust and confidence. Chief Minister serves for five years, and there isn’t a set limit to how many terms they can have. Sri Krishna Sinha was Bihar’s very first Chief Minister, and the one who held the position for the shortest time was Satish Prasad Singh. Here is the full list of all the Chief Ministers of Bihar.

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List of all the Chief Ministers of Bihar
S.No. Chief Minister From To Party Constituency Tenure
1 Sri Krishna Sinha 2 April 1946 31 January 1961 Indian National Congress Basantpur West 13 years, 169 days
2 Deep Narayan Singh 1 February 1961 18February 1961 Indian National Congress Hajipur 17 days
3 Binodanand Jha 18 February 1961 2 October 1963 Indian National Congress Rajmahal 2 years, 226 days
4 K. B. Sahay 2 October 1963 5 March 1967 Indian National Congress Patna West 3 years, 154 days
5 Mahamaya Prasad Sinha 5 March 1967 28 January 1968 Jana Kranti Dal Patna West 329 days
6 Satish Prasad Singh 28 January 1968 1 February 1968 Samyukta Socialist Party Parbatta 5 days
7 B. P. Mandal 1 February 1968 22 March 1968 Samyukta Socialist Party Member of Bihar Legislative Council 51 days
8 Bhola Paswan Shastri 22March 1968 29 June 1968 Indian National Congress Korha 100 days
9 President rule
10 Harihar Singh 26 February 1969 22 June 1969 Indian National Congress Nayagram 117 days
11 Bhola Paswan Shastri 22 June 1969 4 July 1969 Indian National Congress Korha 13 days
12 Daroga Prasad Rai 16 February 1970 22 December 1970 Indian National Congress Parsa 315 days
13 Karpoori Thakur 22 December 1970 2 June 1971 Socialist Party Tajpur 163 days
14 Bhola Paswan Shastri 2 June 1971 9 January 1972 Indian National Congress Korha 222 days
15 President rule
16 Kedar Pandey 19 March 1972 2 July 1973 Indian National Congress Nautan 1 year, 105 days
17 Abdul Gafoor 2 July 1973 11 April 1975 Indian National Congress Member of Bihar Legislative Council 1 year, 283 days
18 Jagannath Mishra 11 April 1975 30 April 1977 Indian National Congress Jhanjharpur 2 years, 19 days
19 President rule
20 Karpoori Thakur 24 June 1977 21 April 1979 Janata Party Phulpuras 1 year, 301 days
21 Ram Sundar Das 21 April 1979 17 February 1980 Janata Party Sonepur 302 days
22 President rule  

23 Jagannath Mishra 8 June 1980 14 August 1983 Indian National Congress Jhanjharpur 3 years, 67 days
24 Chandrashekhar Singh 14 August 1983 12 March 1985 Indian National Congress 1 year, 210 days
25 Bindeshwari Dubey 14February 1988 10 March 1989 Indian National Congress Shahpur 2 years, 338 days
26 Bhagwat Jha Azad 11 March 1989 6 December 1989 Indian National Congress Member of Bihar Legislative Council 1 year, 24 days
27 Satyendra Narayan Sinha 6 December 1989 10 March 1990 Indian National Congress Member of Bihar Legislative Council 270 days
28 Jagannath Mishra 10 March 1990 28 March 1995 Indian National Congress Jhanjharpur 94 days
29 Lalu Prasad Yadav  

10 March 1990

 

28 March 1995 Janata Dal Member of Bihar Legislative Council 5 years, 18 days
30 President rule
31 Lalu Prasad Yadav 4 April 1995 25 July 1997 Janata Dal, Rashtriya Janata Dal Raghopur 2 years, 112 days
32 President rule
33 Rabri Devi 25 July 1997 11 February 1999 Rashtriya Janata Dal Member of Bihar Legislative Council 1 year, 201 days
34 President rule
35 Rabri Devi 9 March 1999 2 March 2000 Rashtriya Janata Dal Member of Bihar Legislative Council 359 days
36 Nitish Kumar 3 March 2000 10 March 2000 Samata Party Member of Bihar Legislative Council 7 days
37 Rabri Devi 11 March 2000 6 March 2005 Rashtriya Janata Dal Raghopur 4 years, 360 days
38 President rule
39 Nitish Kumar 24 November 2005

26November 2010

26 November 2010

20 May 2014

Janata Dal (United) Member of Bihar Legislative Council 8 years, 177 days
40 Jita Ram Manjhi 20 May 2014 22 February 2015 Janata Dal (United) Makhdumpur 278 days
41 Nitish Kumar 22 February 2015

 

9 August 2022

 

Janata Dal (United) Member of Bihar Legislative Council 8 years, 175 days
42 Nitish Kumar 10 August 2022 Present Janata Dal (United) Member of Bihar Legislative Council

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Chief Ministers of Bihar Facts for UPSC

  • Following the conviction of Lalu Prasad Yadav, the former Chief Minister of Bihar, in the Fodder Scam case in 1997, his wife Rabri Devi assumed the position. Collectively, Rabri Devi and Lalu Prasad Yadav governed Bihar for approximately 15 years.
  • The process of electing members for the Bihar Legislative Assembly took place during the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election, spanning from October 28, 2020, to November 7, 2020.
  • Starting from February 22, 2015, Nitish Kumar has held the current position of Chief Minister. On August 10, 2022, Nitish Kumar was inaugurated and sworn in as the Chief Minister for the eighth time.
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Chief Ministers of Bihar : FAQs

Fagu Chauhan is the Governor of Bihar.

The first Chief Minister of Bihar was Sri Krishna Sinha. He held this position from 1946 to 1961.

Bihar had a coalition government led by the Janata Dal (United) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Nitish Kumar from JD(U) is the Chief Minister.

Rabri Devi, the wife of Lalu Prasad Yadav, became the first woman to serve as the Chief Minister of Bihar. She held this position from 1997 to 2005, succeeding her husband after he had to resign due to his conviction in the Fodder Scam case.

Jagannath Mishra achieved the milestone of being the Chief Minister of Bihar for the longest duration. His service comprised three separate terms, accumulating to more than 14 years in total.
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