Here is the list of Chief Ministers of Bihar from 1946 to the present:
Chief Ministers of Bihar
- Sri Krishna Sinha (1946–1961)
- First Chief Minister of Bihar.
- Served until his death in 1961.
- Deep Narayan Singh (1961)
- Served as interim CM for a short period.
- Binodanand Jha (1961–1963)
- Took over after Sri Krishna Sinha’s demise.
- K. B. Sahay (1963–1967)
- Known for implementing land reforms.
- Mahatma Dasarathi Singh (1967–1967)
- Held the position briefly.
- Satish Prasad Singh (1968)
- Held office for just a few days.
- B. P. Mandal (1968)
- Renowned for the Mandal Commission on reservation.
- Harihar Singh (1969)
- Brief tenure.
- Bhola Paswan Shastri (1968–1969, 1969–1971, 1972–1973)
- Served three non-consecutive terms.
- Karpoori Thakur (1970–1971, 1977–1979)
- A prominent socialist leader.
- Daroga Prasad Rai (1970)
- Held office briefly.
- Abdul Ghafoor (1973–1975)
- First Muslim Chief Minister of Bihar.
- President’s Rule (1977)
- Bihar was under central rule multiple times.
- Jagannath Mishra (1975–1977, 1980–1983, 1989–1990)
- Served three terms.
- Chandra Shekhar Singh (1983–1985)
- A Congress leader.
- Bindeshwari Dubey (1985–1988)
- Prominent Congress leader.
- Bhagwat Jha Azad (1988–1989)
- Served briefly.
- Satyendra Narayan Sinha (1989–1990)
- Known for his developmental works.
- Lalu Prasad Yadav (1990–1997)
- A significant leader of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD).
- Rabri Devi (1997–2005)
- First woman Chief Minister of Bihar.
- Nitish Kumar (2000, 2005–2014, 2015–present)
- Leader of Janata Dal (United).
- Known for development and governance reforms.
- Jitan Ram Manjhi (2014–2015)
- Represented marginalized communities.
Nitish Kumar is the current Chief Minister of Bihar, serving his multiple non-consecutive terms since 2005.