List of deputy chief ministers of Bihar

Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar
Incumbent
Bijendra Prasad Yadav
(since 15 April 2026)
and
Vijay Kumar Chaudhary
(since 15 April 2026)
Deputy Chief Ministers of Bihar
StyleThe Honourable (Formal)
Mr. Deputy Chief Minister (Informal)
AbbreviationDCM
Member of
Reports to
Residence208, Kautilya Nagar, MP MLA Colony, Patna
NominatorChief Minister of Bihar
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 (2 April 1946)
Websiteofficial website

The Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar is the second highest-ranking member of the state's council of ministers. The current deputy chief ministers of Bihar are Bijendra Prasad Yadav and Vijay Kumar Chaudhary serving in office since 15 April 2026. The position of deputy chief minister is not explicitly defined or mentioned in the Constitution of India. However, the Supreme Court of India has stated that the appointment of deputy chief ministers is not unconstitutional. The court has clarified that a deputy chief minister, for all practical purposes, remains a minister in the council of ministers headed by the chief minister and does not draw a higher salary or perks compared to other ministers.[1]During the absence of the chief minister, the deputy-chief minister may chair cabinet meetings and lead the assembly majority. Various deputy chief ministers have also taken the oath of secrecy in line with the one that chief minister takes. This oath has also sparked controversies.[2][3]

List

Deputy premiers of Bihar

Keys:

# 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

# Portrait Name Constituency Term of office[4] 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)

Vacant (5 July 1957 – 5 March 1967)
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
Vacant (1 February 1968 – 3 June 1971)
4 Ram Jaipal Singh Yadav Sonpur 3 June 1971 9 January 1972 220 days Bhola Paswan Shastri 5th

(1969)

 Indian National Congress
Vacant (9 January 1972 – 24 November 2005)
5 Sushil Kumar Modi MLC 24 November 2005 16 June 2013 7 years, 204 days Nitish Kumar 14th

(2005)

 Bharatiya Janata Party
15th

(2010)

Vacant (16 June 2013 – 20 November 2015)
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 Samrat Choudhary MLC 28 January 2024 15 April 2026 2 years, 76 days Bharatiya Janata Party
Tarapur 18th

(2025)

Vijay Sinha Lakhisarai
9 Bijendra Prasad Yadav Supaul 15 April 2026 Incumbent 135 days Samrat Choudhary Janata Dal (United)
Vijay Kumar Chaudhary Sarairanjan

Statistics

List by deputy chief minister

# Deputy CM Party Term of office
Longest term Total duration
1 Anugrah Narayan Sinha INC 11 years, 94 days 11 years, 94 days
2 Sushil Kumar Modi BJP 7 years, 204 days 10 years, 316 days
3 Tejashwi Yadav RJD 1 year, 248 days 3 years, 54 days
4 Samrat Choudhary BJP 2 years, 77 days 2 years, 77 days
5 Vijay Kumar Sinha BJP 2 years, 77 days 2 years, 77 days
6 Tarkishore Prasad BJP 1 year, 266 days 1 year, 266 days
7 Renu Devi BJP 1 year, 266 days 1 year, 266 days
8 Karpoori Thakur SOC 329 days 329 days
9 Ram Jaipal Singh Yadav INC 220 days 220 days
10 Bijendra Prasad Yadav* JD(U) 135 days 135 days
11 Vijay Kumar Chaudhary* JD(U) 135 days 135 days
12 Jagdeo Prasad SSD 4 days 4 days

Oath as the state deputy chief minister

The deputy chief minister serves five years in the office. The following is the oath of the Deputy chief minister of state:

I, <Name of Deputy Chief Minister>, do swear in the name of God/solemnly affirm that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the Constitution of India as by law established, that I will uphold the sovereignty and integrity of India, that I will faithfully and conscientiously discharge my duties as a Minister for the State of () and that I will do right to all manner of people in accordance with the Constitution and the law without fear or favour, affection or ill-will.

Oath of Secrecy

"I, [Name], do swear in the name of God / solemnly affirm that I will not directly or indirectly communicate or reveal to any person or persons any matter which shall be brought under my consideration or shall become known to me as a Minister for the State of [Name of State] except as may be required for the due discharge of my duties as such Minister."Pad ki Shapath (Oath of Office)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Deputy CM is also a minister, post not unconstitutional: Supreme Court". The Times of India. 13 February 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  2. ↑ Dhananjay Mahapatra (27 December 2017). "Deputy CM: Not in Constitution, yet a post with a long history". Times of India. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  3. ↑ S. Rajendran (13 July 2012). "Of Deputy Chief Ministers and the Constitution". The Hindu. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  4. ↑ Bihar Deputy CMs List
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