List of Chief Ministers of Bihar (1946-2023) : Tenure, All CM List

Nitish Kumar is the current chief minister of Bihar. The chief minister plays an important role in the governance and administration of a state in India. Check the updated list of chief ministers of Bihar with their tenure and party name.

Chief Minister Of Bihar

The chief minister is the head of governance and administration of Bihar. They are the head of the state government and chairs the Council of Ministers. Nitish Kumar is the current chief minister of Bihar since February 22, 2015. He holds the CM of Bihar position for a record 8th time after winning the Bihar Election 2020 on August 10, 2020. He is the leader of Janata Dal United(JDU) party and has played a huge role in Bihar politics for several decades. Currently, he is leading the government formed by JDU and RJD alliance.

Below is the list of cm of Bihar with tenure and party names.

List of Chief Ministers of Bihar (1946 -2023)

Below is the updated list of chief ministers of Bihar from 1946 to 2023 in the table below.

List of Chief Ministers of Bihar(1946 – 2023)
Name of the Chief Minister	From	To	Name of the Party
Nitish Kumar	22 Feb 2015	Present	JD(U)
Jitan Ram Manjhi	20 May 2014	22 Feb 2015	JD(U)
Nitish Kumar	24 Nov 2005	19 May 2014	JD(U)
President’s rule	7 Mar 2005	24 Nov 2005	–
Rabri Devi	11 Mar 2000	6 Mar 2005	RJD
Nitish Kumar	3 Mar 2000	10 Mar 2000	JD(U)
Rabri Devi	9 Mar 1999	2 Mar 2000	RJD
President’s rule	11 Feb 1999	9 Mar 1999	–
Rabri Devi	25 Jul 1997	11 Feb 1999	RJD
Lalu Prasad Yadav	4 Apr 1995	25 Jul 1997	JD, RJD
President’s rule	28 Mar 1995	4 Apr 1995	–
Lalu Prasad Yadav	10 Mar 1990	28 Mar 1995	JD
Jagannath Mishra	6 Dec 1989	10 Mar 1990	INC (I)
Satyendra Narayan Sinha	11 Mar 1989	6 Dec 1989	INC (I)
Bhagwat Jha Azad	14 Feb 1988	10 Mar 1989	INC (I)
Bindeshwari Dubey	12 Mar 1985	13 Feb 1988	INC (I)
Chandrashekhar Singh	14 Aug 1983	12 Mar 1985	INC (I)
Jagannath Mishra	8 Jun 1980	14 Aug 1983	INC (I)
President’s rule	17 Feb 1980	8 Jun 1980	–
Ram Sundar Das	21 Apr 1979	17 Feb 1980	JNP
Karpoori Thakur	24 Jun 1977	21 Apr 1979	JNP
President’s rule	30 Apr 1977	24 Jun 1977	–
Jagannath Mishra	11 Apr 1975	30 Apr 1977	INC
Abdul Ghafoor	2 Jul 1973	11 Apr 1975	INC
Kedar Pandey	19 Mar 1972	2 Jul 1973	INC
President’s rule	9 Jan 1972	19 Mar 1972	–
Bhola Paswan Shastri	2 Jun 1971	9 Jan 1972	INC
Karpoori Thakur	22 Dec 1970	2 Jun 1971	Socialist Party
Daroga Prasad Rai	16 Feb 1970	22 Dec 1970	INC
President’s rule	6 Jul 1969	16 Feb 1970	–
Bhola Paswan Shastri	22 Jun 1969	4 Jul 1969	INC (O)
Harihar Singh	26 Feb 1969	22 Jun 1969	INC
President’s rule	29 Jun 1968	26 Feb 1969	–
Bhola Paswan Shastri	22 Mar 1968	29 Jun 1968	INC (O)
B. P. Mandal	1 Feb 1968	2 Mar 1968	INC
Satish Prasad Singh	28 Jan 1968	1 Feb 1968	INC
Mahamaya Prasad Sinha	5 Mar 1967	28 Jan 1968	JKD
K. B. Sahay	2 Oct 1963	5 Mar 1967	INC
Binodanand Jha	18 Feb 1961	2 Oct 1963	INC
Deep Narayan Singh	1 Feb 1961	18 Feb 1961	INC
Shri Krishna Singh	2 Apr 1946	31 Jan 1961	INC

Current Chief Minister Of Bihar – Nitish Kumar

Nitish Kumar is the current chief minister of Bihar. He played the role of Chief Minister of Bihar since last few decades. On August 10, 2020, He taken the oath as a CM of Bihar for the eighth time after Bihar Assembly Election 2020. He is one of the popular face in Bihar Politics and done some commendable development work for Bihar.

Name of CM	Nitish Kumar
Current Tenure	August 10, 2020
CM Of Bihar Email Id	cmbihar@nic.in
CM Of Bihar Contact No	2215601, 2217289
Official Website	cm.bihar.gov.in

Here are few additional details related to CM Nitish Kumar.

• Date of Birth: March 1, 1951
• Place of Birth: Bakhtiarpur, Patna, Bihar
• Education: Bihar College of Engineering, Patna
• Previous Political Positions: Member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly, Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha)

In Bihar Assembly Election Results of 2020, NDA(National Democratic Alliance) won 125 seats with BJP in the lead. In the Bihar Assembly election 2020, JDU with 43 seats allied with BJP and made the government with 125 seats. But due to a lack of coordination, JDU led by Nitish Kumar allied with RJD which has 75 seats to cross the majority seats and made the new government in August 2022.

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Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar

Tejashwi Yadav is the current Deputy CM of Bihar since 10 August 2022. He belons to Rashtriya Janata Dal(rjd) and is the son of former cm Lalu Prasad Yadav and Rabdi Devi. He became the deputy cm of Bihar for the second time after 2020 election.

The role of the Vice Chief Minister (Deputy CM) in Bihar is not constitutionally defined but is more of a political appointment. It is typically created to provide political balance and representation within the state government, especially in allied governments.

First Chief Minister of Bihar

Sri Krishna Sinha was the first chief minister of Bihar. He was appointed as first cm of Bihar on APR 2, 1947. He was one the popular face in Bihar and central politics in his era. During Indian independence movement, he played an important role in Bihar’s political landscape. During his time, he contributed to education, agriculture, and social welfare of Bihar. He hold the Bihar CM position for the tenure 2 Apr 1946 to 31 Jan 1961.

Powers of Chief Minister of Bihar

The Chief Minister has several powers and functions as the head of Bihar Goverment.

In Relation to the Governor

The Chief Minister enjoys the following powers in relation to the governor:

• To communicate to the Governor all decisions of the Council of Ministers relating to the administration of the affairs of the State and proposals for legislation;
• To furnish such information relating to the administration of the affairs of the State and proposals for legislation as the Governor may from time to time call for and
• If the Governor feels the need, he shall submit any matter for the consideration of the Council of Ministers,

Regarding State Legislature

As leader of the House, the Chief Minister has the following powers:

• He can advise the Governor regarding summoning and adjournment of the session of the State Legislature.
• The Chief Minister can at any time recommend to the Governor the dissolution of the Legislative Assembly.
• He announces government policies on the floor of the House.

Other powers and functions

In addition, the Chief Minister also performs the following functions:

• He is the Chairman of the State Planning Board.
• He serves as Vice-President of the respective Regional Council by rotation, holding the post for a term of one year at a time.
• He is a member of the Inter-State Council and the National Development Council, both chaired by the Prime Minister.
• He is the chief spokesperson of the state government.
• He is the crisis manager-in-chief at the political level during emergency.

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Election of Chief Minister of Bihar

CM of Bihar is appointed through Bihar Assembly election under fair democratic process. The political party having majority seat in egislative Assembly election can choose their leader which will be chief minister of Bihar. Below are facts related to election process for CM of Bihar.

• Part VI of the Constitution of India deals with the second part of Indian federalism, i.e. the states. Articles 152-237 deal with various provisions relating to the States.

• It includes the executive, legislative and judiciary branches of the states. Articles 163-164 deal with the Council of Ministers (CoM) in the states.

• The Chief Minister is the leader of the majority party and is appointed by the Governor of the state. The Chief Minister is considered the de facto executive officer of the state, while the Governor is considered the legal executive.

• After the results of the Legislative Assembly elections, the government of the majority party is formed and the leader of the majority party is appointed by the Governor as the Chief Minister of the state.

• If no party gets a clear majority, the Governor has the right to appoint the Chief Minister at his discretion.

• The Chief Minister can be appointed from the Lower House or the Upper House (wherever it is).

• The Chief Minister is the main link between the Governor and the Ministers and is the head of the State Legislative Assembly.

Facts About Chief Ministers of Bihar

• In 1997, after the then Chief Minister of Bihar Lalu Prasad Yadav was found guilty in the fodder scam, his wife Rabri Devi was made the Chief Minister of Bihar. Rabri Devi and Lalu Prasad Yadav together ruled Bihar for about 15 years.

• The 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election began on October 28, 2020, and ended on November 7, 2020, to elect members of the Bihar Legislative Assembly. Elections were held in three phases for 243 seats. The results were declared on 11 November 2020.

• On November 16, 2020, Nitish Kumar was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Bihar for his fourth term.

List of Chief Ministers of Bihar – FAQs

1. Who is the first CM of Bihar?

The first Chief Minister of Bihar was Dr. Shri Krishna Sinha. He served as CM of Bihar from March 20, 1946, to March 5, 1961.

2. Who is the Current CM Of Bihar?

Nitish Kumar is the current cm of Bihar. He is the leader of Janta Dal United Party.

3. Who is the Vice Chief Minister of Bihar?

Tejashvi Yadav is the Vice Chief Minister of Bihar.

4. Who is the first lady Chief Minister of Bihar?

Rabri Devi is the first woman cm of Bihar till now. She held the position from July 25, 1997, to February 12, 1999, and then again from March 9, 2000, to March 2, 2005.

5. Who is the longest serving Chief Minister of Bihar?

Sri Krishna Sinha remains the longest-serving CM of Bihar 14 years, 304 days.

6. How many times has President’s rule been imposed in Bihar?

President’s rule has been imposed in Bihar a total of 8 times.