List of deputy chief ministers of Bihar

The deputy chief minister of Bihar is the seniormost cabinet member of the state government who serves as the de facto second head of the state. He is the second highest ranking executive authority of the state's council of ministers. The current deputy chief ministers of Bihar are Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha serving in office since 28 January 2024.

Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar
since 28 January 2024
Government of Bihar
StyleThe Honourable (Formal)
Mr. Deputy Chief Minister (Informal)
TypeDeputy Head of Government
StatusDeputy Leader of the Executive
AbbreviationDy CM
Member of
Reports to
Residence208, Kautilya Nagar, MP MLA Colony, Patna
SeatPatna Secretariat
NominatorMembers of the Government of Bihar in Bihar Legislative Assembly
AppointerGovernor of Bihar on the advice of the Chief Minister of Bihar
Term lengthAt the confidence of the assembly
Deputy Chief minister's term is for 5 years and is subject to no term limits.
Inaugural holderAnugrah Narayan Sinha
Formation2 April 1946; 78 years ago (2 April 1946)
Websiteofficial website

Deputy premiers of Bihar

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Keys:   Indian National Congress

# Portrait Name Term of office Premier Party
1   Anugrah Narayan Sinha 20 July 1937 31 October 1939 2 years, 103 days Shri Krishna Sinha Indian National Congress

Deputy chief ministers of Bihar

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# Portrait Name Constituency Term of office[1] Chief Minister Assembly

(Election)

Party
1   Anugrah Narayan Sinha 2 April 1946 5 July 1957 11 years, 94 days Shri Krishna Sinha 1st

(1952)

Indian National Congress
2nd

(1957)

2   Karpoori Thakur Tajpur 5 March 1967 28 January 1968 329 days Mahamaya Prasad Sinha 4th

(1967)

Socialist Party
3   Jagdeo Prasad Kurtha 28 January 1968 1 February 1968 4 days Satish Prasad Singh Shoshit Samaj Dal
4 Ram Jaipal Singh Yadav Sonpur 3 June 1971 9 January 1972 220 days Bhola Paswan Shastri 5th

(1969)

Indian National Congress
5   Sushil Kumar Modi MLC 24 November 2005 16 June 2013 7 years, 204 days Nitish Kumar 14th

(2005)

Bharatiya Janata Party
15th

(2010)

6 Tejashwi Yadav Raghopur 20 November 2015 26 July 2017 1 year, 248 days 16th

(2015)

Rashtriya Janata Dal
(5)   Sushil Kumar Modi MLC 27 July 2017 16 November 2020 3 years, 112 days Bharatiya Janata Party
7   Tarkishore Prasad Katihar 16 November 2020 9 August 2022 1 year, 266 days 17th

(2020)

  Renu Devi Bettiah
(6) Tejashwi Yadav Raghopur 10 August 2022 28 January 2024 1 year, 171 days Rashtriya Janata Dal
8   Vijay Sinha Lakhisarai 28 January 2024 Incumbent 313 days Bharatiya Janata Party
  Samrat Choudhary MLC

See also

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References

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