List of Chief Ministers (CM) of Bihar
| Sr. No. | Name of Chief Minister | From | To | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Krishna Singh | Apr 2, 1946 | Jan 31, 1961 | INC |
| 2 | Deep Narayan Singh | Feb 1, 1961 | Feb 18, 1961 | INC |
| 3 | Binodanand Jha | Feb 18, 1961 | Oct 2, 1963 | INC |
| 4 | K. B. Sahay | Oct 2, 1963 | Mar 5, 1967 | INC |
| 5 | Mahamaya Prasad Sinha | Mar 5, 1967 | Jan 28, 1968 | JKD |
| 6 | Satish Prasad Singh | Jan 28, 1968 | Feb 1, 1968 | INC |
| 7 | B. P. Mandal | Feb 1, 1968 | Mar 2, 1968 | INC |
| 8 | Bhola Paswan Shastri | Mar 22, 1968 | Jun 29, 1968 | INC (O) |
| President's rule | Jun 29, 1968 | Feb 26, 1969 | N/A | |
| 9 | Harihar Singh | Feb 26, 1969 | Jun 22, 1969 | INC |
| 10 | Bhola Paswan Shastri | Jun 22, 1969 | Jul 4, 1969 | INC (O) |
| President's rule | Jul 6, 1969 | Feb 16, 1970 | N/A | |
| 11 | Daroga Prasad Rai | 16 February. 1970 | Dec 22, 1970 | INC |
| 12 | Karpoori Thakur | Dec 22, 1970 | Jun 2, 1971 | Socialist Party |
| 13 | Bhola Paswan Shastri | Jun 2, 1971 | Jan 9, 1972 | INC |
| President's rule | Jan 9, 1972 | Mar 19, 1972 | N/A | |
| 14 | Kedar Pandey | Mar 19, 1972 | Jul 2, 1973 | INC |
| 15 | Abdul Gafoor | Jul 2, 1973 | Apr 11, 1975 | INC |
| 16 | Jagannath Mishra | Apr 11, 1975 | Apr 30, 1977 | INC |
| President's rule | Apr 30, 1977 | Jun 24, 1977 | N/A | |
| 17 | Karpoori Thakur | Jun 24, 1977 | Apr 21, 1979 | JNP |
| 18 | Ram Sundar Das | Apr 21, 1979 | Feb 17, 1980 | JNP |
| President's rule | Feb 17, 1980 | Jun 8, 1980 | N/A | |
| 19 | Jagannath Mishra | Jun 8, 1980 | Aug 14, 1983 | INC (I) |
| 20 | Chandrashekhar Singh | Aug 14, 1983 | Mar 12, 1985 | INC (I) |
| 21 | Bindeshwari Dubey | Mar 12, 1985 | Feb 13, 1988 | INC (I) |
| 22 | Bhagwat Jha Azad | Feb 14, 1988 | Mar 10, 1989 | INC (I) |
| 23 | Satyendra Narayan Sinha | Mar 11, 1989 | Dec 6, 1989 | INC (I) |
| 24 | Jagannath Mishra | Dec 6, 1989 | Mar 10, 1990 | INC (I) |
| 25 | Lalu Prasad Yadav | Mar 10, 1990 | Mar 28, 1995 | JD |
| President's rule | Mar 28, 1995 | Apr 4, 1995 | ||
| 26 | Lalu Prasad Yadav | Apr 4, 1995 | Jul 25, 1997 | JD, RJD |
| 27 | Rabri Devi | Jul 25, 1997 | Feb 11, 1999 | RJD |
| President's rule | Feb 11, 1999 | Mar 9, 1999 | ||
| 28 | Rabri Devi | Mar 9, 1999 | Mar 2, 2000 | RJD |
| 29 | Nitish Kumar | Mar 3, 2000 | Mar 10, 2000 | JD(U) |
| 30 | Rabri Devi | Mar 11, 2000 | Mar 6, 2005 | RJD |
| President's rule | Mar 7, 2005 | Nov 24, 2005 | ||
| 31 | Nitish Kumar | Nov 24, 2005 | May 20, 2014 | JD(U) |
| 32 | Jitan Ram Manjhi | May 20, 2014 | Feb 22, 2015 | JD(U) |
| 33 | Nitish Kumar | Feb 22, 2015 | Nov 20, 2015 | JD(U) |
| 34 | Nitish Kumar | Nov 20, 2015 | Nov 16, 2020 | JD(U) |
| 35 | Nitish Kumar | Nov 16, 2020 | Present | JD(U) |
Last Updated on : October 15, 2025
