Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar
Incumbent
Tejashwi Yadav
since 10 August 2022
Government of Bihar
StyleThe Honourable (Formal)
Mr. Deputy Chief Minister (Informal)
TypeDeputy Head of Government
StatusDeputy Leader of the Executive
AbbreviationDy CM
Member of
Reports to
Residence208, Kautilya Nagar, MP MLA Colony, Patna
SeatPatna Secretariat
NominatorMembers of the Government of Bihar in Bihar Legislative Assembly
AppointerGovernor of Bihar on the advice of the Chief Minister of Bihar
Term lengthAt the confidence of the assembly
Deputy Chief minister's term is for 5 years and is subject to no term limits.
Inaugural holderAnugrah Narayan Sinha
Formation2 April 1946 (2 April 1946)
Websiteofficial website

The deputy chief minister of Bihar is the seniormost cabinet member of the state government who serves as the de facto second head of the state. He is the second highest ranking executive authority of the state's council of ministers. The current deputy chief of Bihar is Tejashwi Yadav, serving in office since 10 August 2022.

Deputy premiers of Bihar

Keys:   Indian National Congress

Sr. No. Name Portrait Term of office Political party Premier
1 Anugrah Narayan Sinha 20 July 1937 31 October 1939 2 years, 103 days Indian National Congress Shri Krishna Sinha

Deputy chief ministers of Bihar

# Portrait Name Constituency Term of office[1] Chief Minister Party
1 Anugrah Narayan Sinha 2 April 1946 5 July 1957 11 years, 94 days Shri Krishna Sinha Indian National Congress
Vacant N/A 5 July 1957 5 March 1967 9 years, 243 days N/A
2 Karpoori Thakur Tajpur 5 March 1967 28 January 1968 329 days Mahamaya Prasad Sinha Socialist Party
3 Jagdeo Prasad 28 January 1968 1 February 1968 4 days Satish Prasad Singh Shoshit Samaj Dal
4 Ram Jaipal Singh Yadav Sonpur 3 June 1971 9 January 1972 220 days Bhola Paswan Shastri Indian National Congress
5 Sushil Kumar Modi MLC 24 November 2005 16 June 2013 7 years, 204 days Nitish Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party
6 Tejashwi Yadav Raghopur 20 November 2015 26 July 2017 1 year, 248 days Rashtriya Janata Dal
(5) Sushil Kumar Modi MLC 27 July 2017 16 November 2020 3 years, 112 days Bharatiya Janata Party
7 Tarkishore Prasad Katihar 16 November 2020 9 August 2022 1 year, 266 days
Renu Devi Bettiah
(6) Tejashwi Yadav Raghopur 10 August 2022 Incumbent 1 year, 156 days Rashtriya Janata Dal

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