Bihar Assembly Election Results 2020: From Shri Krishna Sinha, Lalu Prasad Yadav to Nitish Kumar, List of All Chief Ministers of the Eastern State
From 1946, 23 people have been the CM of Bihar, Shri Krishna Sinha was the inaugural holder, while the current incumbent is Nitish Kumar. While the results for 2020 Bihar assembly elections will be announced on Tuesday, here is a list of all chief minister of Bihar.
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?
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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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