List of Chief Ministers of Bihar Download PDF
A chief minister of state is an elected appointed head of State government and is a sub-national entity, for instance, an administrative subdivision or federal constituent entity. Here, you will find The complete List of Chief Ministers of Bihar who has served between 1946 and 2021.
Chief Ministers of Bihar List
| S.N. | Chief Minister | Period |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Krishna Singh (INC) | 2 April 1946 – 31 Jan 1961 |
| 2 | Deep Narayan Singh (INC) | 1 Feb 1961 – 18 Feb 1961 |
| 3 | Binodanand Jha (INC) | 18 Feb 1961 – 2 Oct 1963 |
| 4 | K. B. Sahay (INC) | 2 Oct 1963 – 5 March 1967 |
| 5 | Mahamaya Prasad Sinha (JKD) | 5 March 1967 – 28 Jan 1968 |
| 6 | Satish Prasad Singh (INC) | 28 Jan 1968 – 1 Feb 1968 |
| 7 | B. P. Mandal (INC) | 1 Feb 1968 – 2 March 1968 |
| 8 | Bhola Paswan Shastri (INC) | 22 March 1968 – 29 June 1968 |
| President’s rule | 29 June 1968 – 26 Feb 1969 | |
| 9 | Harihar Singh (INC) | 26 Feb 1969 – 22 June 1969 |
| 10 | Bhola Paswan Shastri (INC – O ) | 22 June 1969 – 4 July 1969 |
| President’s rule | 6 July 1969 – 16 Feb 1970 | |
| 11 | Daroga Prasad Rai (INC) | 16 Feb 1970 – 22 Dec 1970 |
| 12 | Karpoori Thakur (SP) | 22 Dec 1970 – 2 June 1971 |
| 13 | Bhola Paswan Shastri (INC) | 2 June 1971 – 9 Jan 1972 |
| President’s rule | 9 Jan 1972 – 19 March 1972 | |
| 14 | Kedar Pandey (INC) | 19 March 1972 – 2 July 1973 |
| 15 | Abdul Gafoor (INC) | 2 July 1973 – 11 April 1975 |
| 16 | Jagannath Mishra (INC) | 11 April 1975 – 30 April 1977 |
| President’s rule | 30 April 1977 – 24 June 1977 | |
| 17 | Karpoori Thakur (JNP) | 24 June 1977 – 21 April 1979 |
| 18 | Ram Sundar Das (JNP) | 21 April 1979 – 17 Feb 1980 |
| President’s rule | 17 Feb 1980 – 8 June 1980 | |
| 19 | Jagannath Mishra (INC – I) | 8 June 1980 – 14 Aug 1983 |
| 20 | Chandrashekhar Singh (INC – I) | 14 Aug 1983 – 12 March 1985 |
| 21 | Bindeshwari Dubey (INC – I) | 12 March 1985 – 13 Feb 1988 |
| 22 | Bhagwat Jha Azad (INC – I) | 14 Feb 1988 – 10 March 1989 |
| 23 | Satyendra Narayan Sinha (INC – I) | 11 March 1989 – 6 Dec 1989 |
| 24 | Jagannath Mishra (INC – I) | 6 Dec 1989 – 10 March 1990 |
| 25 | Lalu Prasad Yadav (JD) | 10 March 1990 – 28 March 1995 |
| President’s rule | 28 March 1995 – 4 April 1995 | |
| 26 | Lalu Prasad Yadav (JD,RJD) | 4 April 1995 – 25 July 1997 |
| 27 | Rabri Devi (RJD) | 25 July 1997 – 11 Feb 1999 |
| President’s rule | 11 Feb 1999 – 9 March 1999 | |
| 28 | Rabri Devi (RJD) | 9 March 1999 – 2 March 2000 |
| 29 | Nitish Kumar (JD) | 3 March 2000 – 10 March 2000 |
| 30 | Rabri Devi (RJD) | 11 March 2000 – 6 March 2005 |
| President’s rule | 7 March 2005 – 24 Nov 2005 | |
| 31 | Nitish Kumar, JD(U) | 24 Nov 2005 – 20 May 2014 |
| 32 | Jitan Ram Manjhi, JD(U) | 20 May 2014 – 22 Feb 2015 |
| 33 | Nitish Kumar, JD(U) | 22 Feb 2015 – Till Now |