List of Chief Ministers of Bihar (1950-2023): Bihar CM List, First Female CM of Bihar, First Chief Minister of Bihar
Sri Krishna Sinha was the first chief minister of Bihar served from 26th January 1950 to 31st January 1961. Rabri Devi was the first female chief minister of Bihar. Let’s uncover the list of all chief ministers of Bihar starting from 1950 to 2023.
Nitish Kumar took the oath as the Chief Ministers of Bihar on 10th August 2022, while Tejashwi Yadav took oath as the Deputy Chief Ministers of Bihar. We are listing below all chief ministers of Bihar starting from 1950 to 2023.
List of Chief Ministers of Bihar (1950-2023)
Check below Bihar CM list for the period 1950-2023:
| SL. No | Name of CM | Period | Party |
| 1. | Sri Krishna Sinha | 26 January 1950 to 31 January 1961 | Indian National Congress |
| 2. | Deep Narayan Singh | 1 February 1961 to 18 February 1961 | Indian National Congress |
| 3. | Binodanand Jha | 18 February 1961 to 2 October 1963 | Indian National Congress |
| 4. | Krishna Ballabh Sahay | 2 October 1963 to 5 March 1967 | Indian National Congress |
| 5. | Mahamaya Prasad Sinha | 5 March 1967 to 28 January 1968 | Jana Kranti Dal |
| 6. | Satish Prasad Singh | 28 January 1968 to 1 February 1968 | Shoshit Dal |
| 7. | Bindheshwari Prasad Mandal | 1 February 1968 to 22 March 1968 | Shoshit Dal |
| 8. | Bhola Paswan Shastri | 22 March 1968 to 29 June 1968 | Indian National Congress |
| 9. | Harihar Singh | 26 February 1969 to 22 June 1969 | Indian National Congress |
| 10. | Daroga Prasad Rai | 16 February 1970 to 22 December 1970 | Indian National Congress |
| 11. | Karpoori Thakur | 22 December 1970 to 2 June 1971 | Socialist Party |
| 12. | Kedar Pandey | 19 March 1972 to 2 July 1973 | Indian National Congress |
| 13. | Abdul Gafoor | 2 July 1973 to 11 April 1975 | Indian National Congress |
| 14. | Jagannath Mishra | 11 April 1975 to 30 April 1977 | Indian National Congress |
| 15. | Ram Sundar Das | 21 April 1979 to 17 February 1980 | Janata Party |
| 16. | Chandrashekhar Singh | 14 August 1983 to 12 March 1985 | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 17. | Bindeshwari Dubey | 12 March 1985 to 13 February 1988 | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 18. | Bhagwat Jha Azad | 14 February 1988 to 10 March 1989 | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 19. | Satyendra Narayan Sinha | 11 March 1989 to 6 December 1989 | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 20. | Lalu Prasad Yadav | 10 March 1990 to 28 March 1995 | Janata Dal |
| 21. | Rabri Devi | 25 July 1997 to 11 February 1999 | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 22. | Nitish Kumar | 3 March 2000 to 10 March 2000 | Samta Party |
| 24 November 2005 to 26 November 2010 | Janata Dal (United) | ||
| 26 November 2010 to 20 May 2014 | Janata Dal (United) | ||
| 23. | Jitan Ram Manjhi | 20 May 2014 to 22 February 2015 | Janata Dal (United) |
| (22) | Nitish Kumar | 22 February 2015 to 20 November 2015 | Janata Dal (United) |
| 20 November 2015 to 16 November 2020 | Janata Dal (United) | ||
| 16 November 2020 9th August 2022 10th August to — | Janata Dal (United) |
*We have prepared the table of Chief Ministers of Bihar with utmost care. If we have committed certain mistakes then let us know through the comment box below. We’ll verify and update it no time.
GK Questions on Chief Ministers of Bihar
Question 1: Who was the first chief minister of Bihar?
Answer: Sri Krishna Sinha
Question 2: Who was the first female chief minister of Bihar?
Answer: Rabri Devi
Question 3: Who is current chief minister of Bihar?
Answer: Nitish Kumar from Janata Dal (United)
Question 4: How many members are in Bihar Legislative Council?
Answer: 75 out of which 63 are elected and 12 are nominated
Question 5: Who is the chairman of Bihar Legislative Council?
Answer: Awadhesh Narain Singh, BJP is the chairman of Bihar Legislative Council since June 2020.
Question 6: How many members are there in Bihar Legislative Assembly?
Answer: 243
Question 7: Who is the speaker of Bihar Legislative Assembly?
Answer: Awadh Bihari Chaudhary
Question 8: Who is the Governor of Bihar?
Answer: Rajendra Viswanath Arlekar since 14th February 2023
Current Cabinet Ministers of Bihar
| Shri Nitish Kumar | Chief Minister |
| Tejashwi Yadav | Deputy Chief Minister |
| Sumit Kumar Singh | Science and Technology |
| Santosh Kumar Suman | SC/ST Welfare |
| Murari Prasad Gautam | Panchayati Raj |
| Md Afaque Alam | Animal husbandry and Fisheries |
| Sunil Kumar Singh | Excise & Prohibition |
| Madan Sahni | Social Welfare |
| Jayant Raj Kushwaha | Minor Water Resources |
| Mohd Zama Khan | Minority welfare |
| Leshi Singh | Food & Consumer Protection Department |
| Sanjay Kumar Jha | Water Resources Information & Public Relations |
| Shrawan Kumar | Rural Development |
| Sheela Kumari Mandal | Transport |
| Ashok Choudhary | Building Construction |
| Bijendra Prasad Yadav | Energy Planning & Development |
| Vijay Kumar Chaudhary | Finance, Commercial Tax, Parliamentary affairs |
| Samir Kumar Mahaseth | Industries |
| Mohammad Israil Mansuri | Information Technology |
| Mohammed Shahnawaz Alam | Disaster Management |
| Surendra Ram | Labour resources |
| Rama Nand Yadav | Mines and Geology |
| Jitendra Kumar Ray | Art, Culture & Youth Affairs |
| Lalit Kumar Yadav | Public Health Engineering department |
| Chandra Shekhar | Education |
| Surendra Prasad Yadav | Co-operative |
| Anita Devi | BC & EBC Welfare |
| Kumar Sarvajeet | Tourism |
| Alok Kumar Mehta | Revenue and Land reforms |
