Bihar Chief Minister List

List of all Chief Ministers of Bihar since 1946:

1. Sri Krishna Singh

Elected from / Constituency: Basantpur West
Term in Office: 2 April 1946 to 31 January 1961
Political Party: Indian National Congress

2. Deep Narayan Singh

Term in Office: 1 February 1961 to 18 February 1961
Political Party: Indian National Congress

3. Binodanand Jha

Elected from / Constituency: Rajmahal
Term in Office: 18 February 1961 to 2 October 1963
Political Party: Indian National Congress

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4. Krishna Ballabh Sahay

Elected from / Constituency: Patna West
Term in Office: 2 October 1963 to 5 March 1967
Political Party: Indian National Congress

5. Mahamaya Prasad Sinha

Elected from / Constituency: Patna West
Term in Office: 5 March 1967 to 28 January 1968
Political Party: Jana Kranti Dal

6. Satish Prasad Singh

Term in Office: 28 January 1968 to 1 February 1968
Political Party: Samyukta Socialist Party

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7. Bindheshwari Prasad Mandal

Term in Office: 1 February 1968 to 2 March 1968
Political Party: Samyukta Socialist Party

8. Bhola Paswan Shastri

Elected from / Constituency: Korha
Term in Office: 22 March 1968 to 29 June 1968
Political Party: Indian National Congress

-President’s rule from 29 June 1968 to 26 February 1969-

 

9. Harihar Singh

Elected from / Constituency: Nayagram
Term in Office: 26 February 1969 to 22 June 1969
Political Party: Indian National Congress

10. Bhola Paswan Shastri

 

Elected from / Constituency: Korha
Term in Office: 22 June 1969 to 4 July 1969
Political Party: Indian National Congress (Organization)

-President’s rule from 6 July 1969 to 16 February 1970-

11. Daroga Prasad Rai

Elected from / Constituency: Parsa
Term in Office: 16 February. 1970 to 22 December 1970
Political Party: Indian National Congress

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12. Karpoori Thakur

Elected from / Constituency: Tajpur
Term in Office: 22 December 1970 to 2 June 1971
Political Party: Socialist Party

13. Bhola Paswan Shastri

Elected from / Constituency: Korha
Term in Office: 2 June 1971 to 9 January 1972
Political Party: Indian National Congress

-President’s rule from 9 January 1972 to 19 March 1972-

14. Kedar Pandey

Elected from / Constituency: Nautan
Term in Office: 19 March 1972 to 2 July 1973
Political Party: Indian National Congress

15. Abdul Gafoor

Elected from / Constituency: MLC
Term in Office: 2 July 1973 to 11 April 1975
Political Party: Indian National Congress

16. Jagannath Mishra

Elected from / Constituency: Jhanjharpur
Term in Office: 11 April 1975 to 30 April 1977
Political Party: Indian National Congress

-President’s rule from 30 April 1977 to 24 June 1977-

17. Karpoori Thakur

 

Elected from / Constituency: Phulpuras
Term in Office: 24 June 1977 to 21 April 1979
Political Party: Janata Party

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18. Ram Sundar Das

Elected from / Constituency: Sonepur
Term in Office: 21 April 1979 to 17 February 1980
Political Party: Janata Party

-President’s rule from 17 February 1980 to 8 June 1980-

19. Jagannath Mishra

Elected from / Constituency: Jhanjharpur
Term in Office: 8 June 1980 to 14 August 1983
Political Party: Indian National Congress (I)

20. Chandrashekhar Singh

Term in Office: 14 August 1983 to 12 March 1985
Political Party: Indian National Congress (I)

21. Bindeshwari Dubey

Elected from / Constituency: Shahpur
Term in Office: 12 March 1985 to 13 February 1988
Political Party: Indian National Congress (I)

22. Bhagwat Jha Azad

Elected from / Constituency: MLC
Term in Office: 14 February 1988 to 10 March 1989
Political Party: Indian National Congress (I)

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23. Satyendra Narayan Sinha

Elected from / Constituency: MLC
Term in Office: 11 March 1989 to 6 December 1989
Political Party: Indian National Congress (I)

24. Jagannath Mishra

Elected from / Constituency: Jhanjharpur
Term in Office: 6 December 1989 to 10 March 1990
Political Party: Indian National Congress (I)

25. Lalu Prasad Yadav

Elected from / Constituency: MLC
Term in Office: 10 March 1990 to 28 March 1995
Political Party: Janata Dal

-President’s rule from 28 March 1995 to 4 April 1995-

26. Lalu Prasad Yadav

Elected from / Constituency: Raghopur
Term in Office: 4 April 1995 to 25 July 1997
Political Party: Janata Dal, Rashtriya Janata Dal

27. Rabri Devi

Elected from / Constituency: MLC
Term in Office: 25 July 1997 to 11 February 1999
Political Party: Rashtriya Janata Dal

-President’s rule from 11 February 1999 to 9 March 1999-

28. Rabri Devi

Elected from / Constituency: MLC
Term in Office: 9 March 1999 to 2 March 2000
Political Party: Rashtriya Janata Dal

29. Nitish Kumar

Term in Office: 3 March 2000 to 10 March 2000
Political Party: Samata Party

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30. Rabri Devi

Elected from / Constituency: Raghopur
Term in Office: 11 March 2000 to 6 March 2005
Political Party: Rashtriya Janata Dal

-President’s rule from 7 March 2005 to 24 November 2005-

31. Nitish Kumar

Elected from / Constituency: MLC
Term in Office: 24 November 2005 to 26 November 2010 then 26 November 2010 to 20 May 2014
Political Party: Janata Dal (United)

32. Jitan Ram Manjhi

Elected from / Constituency: Makhdumpur
Term in Office: 20 May 2014 to 22 February 2015
Political Party: Janata Dal (United)

33. Nitish Kumar

Elected from / Constituency: MLC
Term in Office: 22 February 2015 to 20 November 2015 then 20 November 2015 to till date
Political Party: Janata Dal (United)