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List of Chief Ministers of Bihar

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The Chief Minister of Bihar, a north Indian state, is the head of the Government 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, 22 people have been Chief Minister of Bihar. Serving since 2005, Nitish Kumar of the Janata Dal (United) party is the current incumbent.

Chief Minister of Bihar

Seal of Bihar

Contents
1 Premiers of Bihar 2 Chief Ministers of Bihar 3 See also 4 Notes

Incumbent Nitish Kumar

since 24 November 2005

Premiers of Bihar
No Name Mohammad Yunus[2] Took office Left office Party Tenure 110 days

Appointer Governor of Bihar Inaugural Krishna Singh holder Formation 2 April 1946

1 April 19 July 1937 1937

Independent

Krishna Singh[3]

20 July 1937

31 October 1939

Indian National Congress

834 days

Chief Ministers of Bihar

Colour key for parties Indian National Congress Indian National Congress (O) Jana Kranti Dal Janata Dal, Rashtriya Janata Dal Janata Dal (United) Socialist Party N/A (President's rule) No 1 Name [4] Krishna Singh Took office 2 April 1946 Left office Party Tenure 5419 days
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31 January 1961

Deep Narayan Singh

1 February 1961

18 February 1961 Indian National Congress

18 days

Binodanand Jha

18 February 1961

2 October 1963

926 days

K. B. Sahay

2 October 1963

5 March 1967

1250 days

Mahamaya Prasad Sinha

5 March 1967

28 January 1968

Jana Kranti Dal

330 days

Satish Prasad Singh

28 January 1968

1 February 1968 Indian National Congress

5 days

B. P. Mandal

1 February 1968

2 March 1968

31 days

Bhola Paswan Shastri

22 March 1968

29 June 1968

Indian National Congress (O)

100 days

Vacant (President's rule)

29 June 1968

26 February 1969

N/A

Harihar Singh

26 February 1969

22 June 1969

Indian National Congress

117 days

(8)

Bhola Paswan Shastri [2]

22 June 1969

4 July 1969

Indian National Congress (O)

13 days

Vacant (President's rule)

6 July 1969

16 February 1970

N/A

10

Daroga Prasad Rai

16 February. 1970

22 December 1970

Indian National Congress

310 days

11

Karpoori Thakur

22 December 1970

2 June 1971

Socialist Party

163 days

(8)

Bhola Paswan Shastri [3]

2 June 1971

9 January 1972

Indian National Congress

222 days (total 335 days)

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Vacant (President's rule)

9 January 1972

19 March 1972

N/A

12

Kedar Pandey

19 March 1972

2 July 1973

471 days

13

Abdul Gafoor

2 July 1973

11 April 1975

Indian National Congress

649 days

14

Jagannath Mishra

11 April 1975

30 April 1977

750 days

Vacant (President's rule)

30 April 1977

24 June 1977

N/A

(11)

Karpoori Thakur

24 June 1977

21 April 1979 Janata Party

668 days

15

Ram Sundar Das

21 April 1979

17 February 1980

303 days

Vacant (President's rule)

17 February 1980

8 June 1980

N/A

(14)

Jagannath Mishra [2]

8 June 1980

14 August 1983

1133 days

16

Chandrashekhar Singh

14 August 1983

12 March 1985

577 days

17

Bindeshwari Dubey

12 March 1985

13 February 1988 Indian National Congress (I)

1068 days

18

Bhagwat Jha Azad

14 February 1988

10 March 1989

391 days

19

Satyendra Narayan Sinha

11 March 1989

6 December 1989

271 days

(14)

Jagannath Mishra [3]

6 December 1989

10 March 1990

95 days (total 1978 days)

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20

Lalu Prasad Yadav

10 March 1990

28 March 1995

Janata Dal

1845 days

Vacant (President's rule)

28 March 1995

4 April 1995

N/A

(20) Lalu Prasad Yadav [2]

4 April 1995

25 July 1997

Janata Dal, Rashtriya Janata Dal

844 days (total 2689 days)

21

Rabri Devi

25 July 1997

11 February 1999

Rashtriya Janata Dal

538 days

Vacant (President's rule)

11 February 1999

9 March 1999

N/A

(21)

Rabri Devi [2]

9 March 1999

2 March 2000

Rashtriya Janata Dal

359 days

22

Nitish Kumar

3 March 2000

10 March 2000

Janata Dal (United)

8 days

(21)

Rabri Devi [3]

11 March 2000

6 March 2005

Rashtriya Janata Dal

1821 days (total 2718 days)

Vacant (President's rule)

7 March 2005

24 November 2005

N/A

22

Nitish Kumar [2]

24 November 2005

Incumbent

Janata Dal (United)

2851 days by 13.09.2013 (total 2859 days)

See also
List of Governors of Bihar List of Deputy Chief Ministers of Bihar

Notes
1. ^ Durga Das Basu. Introduction to the Constitution of India. 1960. 20th Edition, 2011 Reprint. pp. 241, 245. LexisNexis Butterworths Wadhwa Nagpur. ISBN 978-81-8038-559-9. Note: although the text talks about Indian state governments in general, it applies for the specific case of Bihar as well. 2. ^ "Nitish Honors Bihars First Premier" (http://www.patnadaily.com/index.php/news/7280-nitish-honors-bihars-first-premier.html). PatnaDaily.com. 3. ^ "Premiers and Chief Ministers of Bihar Since 1937" (http://vidhansabha.bih.nic.in/pdf/Chief_Ministers_since_1937.pdf). Bihar Legislative Assembly. 4. ^ "Chief Ministers of Bihar" (http://cm.bih.nic.in/formercm-bihar.htm). Bihar Chief Minister's website.

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