Patna, November 9: The result of 2020 Bihar Vidhan Sabha polls, which was held in three-phases from October 28 to November 3, will be announced on November 10, Tuesday. If NDA wins, incumbent Nitish Kumar will be the Chief Minister. In case of mahagathbandhan's victory, Tejashwi Yadav will be sworn-in as the 24th CM of Bihar.  Bihar Exit Poll Results 2020: Who is Winning The Assembly Elections?

The CM of Bihar is considered as the chief executive of the state. After the elections, the governor usually invites party or coalition with a majority of seats to form a government. The chief minister's term is for five years. From Congress, RJD to JDU, A Look Back at Outcome of All Vidhan Sabha Polls in the State Ahead of Counting Day.

From 1946, 23 people have been the CM of Bihar, Shri Krishna Sinha was the inaugural holder, while the current incumbent is Nitish Kumar who resigned on July 26, 2017, but again sworn-in as the CM on July 27, 2017, hence having incumbency since February 22, 2015, including one day as a caretaker. While the results for 2020 Bihar assembly elections will be announced on Tuesday, here is a list of all chief minister of Bihar.

List of All Chief Ministers of Bihar:

No Name Term
1 Shri Krishna Sinha April 2, 1946 January 31, 1961 14 years, 304 days
2 Deep Narayan Singh February 1, 1961 February 18, 1961 18 days
3 Binodanand Jha February 18, 1961 October 2, 1963 2 years, 226 days
4 K. B. Sahay October 2, 1963 March 5, 1967 3 years, 154 days
5 Mahamaya Prasad Sinha March 5, 1967 January 28, 1968 330 days
6 Satish Prasad Singh January 28, 1968 February 1, 1968 5 days
7 B. P. Mandal February 1, 1968 March 22, 1968 51 days
8 Bhola Paswan Shastri March 22,1968 June 29, 1968 100 days
– Vacant

(President's rule)

 June 29, 1968 February 26, 1969
9 Harihar Singh February 26, 1969 June 22, 1969 117 days
(8) Bhola Paswan Shastri  June 22, 1969 July 4, 1969 13 days
– Vacant

(President's rule)

 July 6, 1969 February 16, 1970
10 Daroga Prasad Rai February 16, 1970 December 22, 1970 310 days
11 Karpoori Thakur December 22,1970 June 2, 1971 163 days
(8) Bhola Paswan Shastri June 2, 1971 January 9, 1972 222 days

(total 335 days)
– Vacant[a]

(President's rule)

 January 9, 1972 March 19, 1972
12 Kedar Pandey March 19, 1972 July 2, 1973 1 year, 105 days
13 Abdul Gafoor July 2, 1973 April 11, 1975 1 year, 283 days
14 Jagannath Mishra April 11, 1975 April 30, 1977 2 years, 19 days
– Vacant

(President's rule)

 April 30, 1977 June 24, 1977
(11) Karpoori Thakur June 24, 1977 April 21, 1979 1 year, 301 days
15 Ram Sundar Das    April 21, 1979 February 17, 1980 302 days
– Vacant

(President's rule)

 February 17, 1980 June 8, 1980
(14) Jagannath Mishra June 8, 1980 August 14, 1983 3 years, 67 days
16 Chandrashekhar Singh August 14, 1983 March 12, 1985 1 year, 210 days
17 Bindeshwari Dubey March 12, 1985 February 13, 1988 2 years, 338 days
18 Bhagwat Jha Azad February 14, 1988 March 10, 1989 1 year, 24 days
19 Satyendra Narayan Sinha March 11, 1989 December 6, 1989 270 days
(14) Jagannath Mishra December 6, 1989 March 10, 1990 94 days
20 Lalu Prasad Yadav March 10, 1990 March 28, 1995 5 years, 18 days
– Vacant

(President's rule)

 March 28, 1995 April 4, 1995
(20) Lalu Prasad Yadav April 4, 1995 July 25, 1997 2 years, 112 days

(total 7 years, 130 days)
21 Rabri Devi July 25, 1997 February 11, 1999 1 year, 201 days
– Vacant

(President's rule)

 February 11, 1999 March 9, 1999
(21) Rabri Devi March 9, 1999 March 2, 2000 359 days
22 Nitish Kumar March 3, 2000 March 10, 2000 7 days
(21) Rabri Devi March 11, 2000 March 6, 2005 4 years, 360 days
– Vacant

(President's rule)

 March 7, 2005 November 24, 2005
(22) Nitish Kumar November 24, 2005 November 26, 2010 8 years, 177 days
November 26, 2010 May 20, 2014
23 Jitan Ram Manjhi May 20, 2014 February 22, 2015 278 days
(22) Nitish Kumar February 22, 2015 November 20, 2015 5 years, 258 days
November 20, 2015 Incumbent

On November 10, counting of votes will begin at 55 centres in 38 districts across the state for the 243-member assembly. The initial trends of election results are expected to be out from 11 am onwards.

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