List of Chief Ministers of Bihar State (1946-2023): There have been 37 Chief Ministers in Bihar, India, since 1946. The first was Sri Krishna Sinha; the present was Nitish Kumar from the Janata Dal Party. Below the table, we have listed the year-wise chief ministers and their party names to date.
List of Chief Ministers of Bihar State
| Chief Minister | From | To | Party Name |
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| Nitish Kumar | 10-08-2022 | Present | Janata Dal (United) |
| Nitish Kumar | 16-11-2020 | 09-08-2022 | Janata Dal (United) |
| Nitish Kumar | 20-11-2015 | 16-11-2020 | Janata Dal (United) |
| Nitish Kumar | 22-02-2015 | 20-11-2015 | Janata Dal (United) |
| Jitan Ram Manjhi | 20-05-2014 | 22-02-2015 | Janata Dal (United) |
| Nitish Kumar | 26-11-2010 | 20-05-2014 | Janata Dal (United) |
| Nitish Kumar | 24-11-2005 | 26-11-2010 | Janata Dal (United) |
| President's Rule | 07-03-2005 | 24-11-2005 | |
| Rabri Devi | 11-03-2000 | 06-03-2005 | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| Nitish Kumar | 03-03-2000 | 03-03-2000 | Samata Party |
| Rabri Devi | 09-03-1999 | 02-03-2000 | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| President's Rule | 11-02-1999 | 09-03-1999 | |
| Rabri Devi | 25-07-1997 | 11-02-1999 | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| Lalu Prasad Yadav | 04-04-1995 | 25-07-1997 | Janata Dal, Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| President's Rule | 28-03-1995 | 04-04-1995 | |
| Lalu Prasad Yadav | 10-03-1990 | 28-03-1995 | Janata Dal |
| Jagannath Mishra | 06-12-1989 | 10-03-1990 | INC |
| Satyendra Narayan Sinha | 11-03-1989 | 06-12-1989 | INC |
| Bhagwat Jha Azad | 14-02-1988 | 10-03-1989 | INC |
| Bindeshwari Dubey | 12-03-1985 | 13-02-1988 | INC |
| Chandrashekhar Singh | 14-08-1983 | 12-03-1985 | INC |
| Jagannath Mishra | 08-06-1980 | 14-08-1983 | INC |
| President's Rule | 17-02-1980 | 08-06-1980 | |
| Ram Sundar Das | 21-04-1979 | 17-02-1980 | Janata Party |
| Karpoori Thakur | 24-06-1977 | 21-04-1979 | Janata Party |
| President's Rule | 30-04-1977 | 24-06-1977 | |
| Jagannath Mishra | 11-04-1975 | 30-04-1977 | INC |
| Abdul Gafoor | 02-07-1973 | 11-04-1975 | INC |
| Kedar Pandey | 19-03-1972 | 02-07-1973 | INC |
| President's Rule | 09-01-1972 | 19-03-1972 | |
| Bhola Paswan Shastri | 02-06-1971 | 09-01-1972 | INC |
| Karpoori Thakur | 22-12-1970 | 02-06-1971 | Socialist Party |
| Daroga Prasad Rai | 16-02-1970 | 22-12-1970 | INC |
| President's Rule | 06-07-1969 | 16-02-1970 | |
| Bhola Paswan Shastri | 22-06-1969 | 04-07-1969 | INC |
| Harihar Singh | 26-02-1969 | 22-06-1969 | INC |
| President's Rule | 29-06-1968 | 26-02-1969 | |
| Bhola Paswan Shastri | 22-03-1968 | 29-06-1968 | INC |
| B. P. Mandal | 01-02-1968 | 02-03-1968 | INC |
| Satish Prasad Singh | 28-01-1968 | 01-02-1968 | INC |
| Mahamaya Prasad Sinha | 05-03-1967 | 28-01-1968 | Jana Kranti Dal |
| K. B. Sahay | 02-10-1963 | 05-03-1967 | INC |
| Binodanand Jha | 18-02-1961 | 02-10-1963 | INC |
| Deep Narayan Singh | 01-02-1961 | 18-02-1961 | INC |
| Sri Krishna Sinha | 02-04-1946 | 31-01-1961 | INC |
List of Chief Ministers of Bihar State (1946-2023)
