Bihar is the state of India which is the eastern part of India. It is 12th largest state in terms of area. Most of the area in Bihar is in villages. The Mahabohi temple in Bihar is one of the UNESCO world heritage sites. The special type of painting known as the Madhubani painting is practiced in mithila region of Bihar.
List of Chief Ministers of Bihar
Sri Krishna Sinha
Term started – Apr 1946
Term ended – Jan 1961
Political Party – Indian National Congress
Deep Narayan Singh
Term started – Feb 1961
Term ended – Feb 1961
Political Party - Indian National Congress
Binodanand Jha
Term started – Feb 1961
Term ended – Oct 1963
Political Party - Indian National Congress
Krishana Ballabh Sahay
Term started – Oct 1963
Term ended – Mar 1967
Political Party - Indian National Congress
Mahamaya Prasad Sinha
Term started – Mar 1967
Term ended – Jan 1968
Political Party – Jana Kranti Dal
Satish Prasad Singh
Term started – Jan 1968
Term ended – Feb 1968
Political Party - Indian National Congress
Bindheshwari Prasad Mandal
Term started – Feb 1968
Term ended – Mar 1968
Political Party - Indian National Congress
Bhola Paswan Shashtri
Term started – Mar 1968
Term ended – June 1968
Political Party - Indian National Congress (Organisation)
Harihar Singh
Term started – June 1968
Term ended – Feb 1969
Political Party - Indian National Congress
Bhola Paswan Shashtri
Term started – June 1969
Term ended – July 1969
Political Party - Indian National Congress (Organisation)
Daroga Prasad Rai
Term started – Feb 1970
Term ended – Dec 1970
Political Party - Indian National Congress
Karpuri Thakur
Term started – Dec 1970
Term ended – June 1971
Political Party – Socalist Party
Bhola Paswan Shashtri
Term started – June 1971
Term ended – Jan 1972
Political Party - Indian National Congress
Kedar Pandey
Term started – Mar 1972
Term ended – July 1973
Political Party - Indian National Congress
Abdul Gafoor
Term started – July 1973
Term ended – Apr 1975
Political Party - Indian National Congress
Jagannath Mishra
Term started – Apr 1975
Term ended – Apr 1977
Political Party – Indian National Congress
Karpuri Thakur
Term started – June 1977
Term ended – Apr 1979
Political Party – Janata Party
Ram Sunder Das
Term started – Apr 1979
Term ended – Feb 1980
Political Party - Janata Party
Jagannath Mishra
Term started – June 1980
Term ended – Aug 1983
Political Party - Indian National Congress
Chandrashekhar Singh
Term started – Aug 1983
Term ended – Mar 1985
Political Party – Indian National Congress
Bindeshwari Dubey
Term started – Mar 1985
Term ended – Feb 1988
Political Party - Indian National Congress
Bhagwat Jha Azad
Term started – Feb 1988
Term ended – Mar 1989
Political Party - Indian National Congress
Satyendra Narayan Singh
Term started – Mar 1989
Term ended – Dec 1989
Political Party – Indian National Congress
Jagannath Mishra
Term started – Dec 1989
Term ended – Mar 1990
Political Party - Indian National Congress
Laloo Prasad Yadav
Term started – Mar 1990
Term ended – Mar 1995
Political Party – Janata Dal
Laloo Prasad Yadav
Term started – Apr 1995
Term ended – July 1997
Political Party – Rashtriya Janata Dal
Rabri Devi
Term started – July 1997
Term ended – Feb 1999
Political Party - Rashtriya Janata Dal
Rabri Devi
Term started – Mar 1999
Term ended – Mar 2000
Political Party - Rashtriya Janata Dal
Nitish Kumar
Term started – Mar 2000
Term ended – Mar 2000
Political Party – Janata Dal(United)
Rabri Devi
Term started – Mar 2000
Term ended – Mar 2005
Political Party - Rashtriya Janata Dal
Nitish Kumar
Term started – Nov 2005
Term ended – Nov 2010
Political Party - Janata Dal(United)
Nitish Kumar
Term started – Nov 2010
Term ended – Till now
Political Party - Janata Dal(United)