Bihar Political Parties


About politics in Bihar



The Government of Bihar is formed out of the alliance of the major political parties in the Legislative Assembly. The state of Bihar is administered by Mr. Nitish Kumar under the governorship of Mr. Devanand Konwar. The Communist Party was formed in Bihar in the year 1939. The party being a formidable strength, van guarded the Bihar progressive movements. In the year 1990, Janata Dal established its power.

Presently, the state of Bihar comprises of two chief political formations: National Democratic Alliance, which includes Janata Dal, Rashtriya Janata Dal and Bharatiya Janata Party. There are numerous other Bihar Political Parties like Lok Janshakti Party, Bihar People's Party and many more.

Political Parties in Bihar



National Parties:



The national parties have played a significant role in starting Indian independence. These national parties originating from Bihar have proved their presence in the pre-Independence revolt of 1857 to the Quit India Movement of 1942.

Throughout these 60 years of post Independence of India, the national parties in Bihar have been making their root more strong day by day. They have transformed the state of Bihar to a most technically sound and advanced place of the country. The main national party of Bihar, who has got a remarkable contribution towards this transformation of the state, is:

The NDA:


The NDA (National Democratic Alliance) of India is a government spinning around the coalition brought forward by the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Janata Dal. The Janata Dal is an expert flock of the Janata Party. The Lok Dal, together with another group of Congressmen was guided by V. P. Singh. The year 1989 observed the achievement of the desirable acknowledgment of being an authority to be deemed with. Bharatiya Janata Party, the other division of the NDA was formed in 1980. This party was fortunate enough to be led by eminent leaders like Mr. Atal Behari Bajpayee, Mr. Lal Khrishna Advani and many more.

State Parties:



The State Parties in Bihar comprises of some major political parties leading the Bihar Political Parties. The three political parties without which there cannot be any State Parties in Bihar are:

Janata Dal (United):


The Janata Dal (United) is the first and foremost political party of the state of Bihar. This state level political party has been predominant in the state of Bihar as well as Karnataka. This party was formed as a result of the combination of the Samata Party and the earlier Janata Dal (United) on October 30, 2003. The union of these two parties opposes the Rashtriya Janata Dal, one of the prominent State Parties in Bihar.

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha:


Jharkhand Mukti Morcha is one of the important state level political parties of Bihar. Led by Mr. Shibu Soren, the President of the party, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha party is quite influential in the state.

Rashtriya Janata Dal:


The Rashtriya Janata Dal came into existence in the year 1997, when Laloo Prasad Yadav left his earlier party Janata Dal. This party in coalition with the Indian National Congress is under the leadership of world famous politician, Laloo Prasad Yadav. During his leadership, the party dominated the whole political domain of Bihar. Laloo Prasad Yadav and his wife Rabri Devi even governed the political affairs as the Chief Minister of Bihar. The Indian National Congress was guided by knowledgeable Shrimati Sonia Gandhi. Rashtriya Janata Dal was acknowledged as a nationalized party of Bihar in the year 2008 for its remarkable work in north-eastern India. Though, it was again degraded as one of the state level Bihar Political Parties on July 30, 2010.

Other political parties in Bihar:



To name a few other political parties working in Bihar are:

  • Bharatiya Jan Congress
  • Bihar People's Party
  • Bihar Vikas Party
  • Kisan Vikas Party
  • Krantikari Samyavadi Party
  • Rashtrawadi Kisan Sanghatan
  • Samajwadi Krantikari Sena
  • Sampurna Vikas Dal
Last Updated on 07 September 2011