Government of Bihar

Government of Bihar
Bicameral
Seat of GovernmentPatna
CountryIndia
Legislative branch
Assembly
Speaker, Bihar Vidhan SabhaNand Kishore Yadav[1]
Deputy Speaker, Bihar Vidhan SabhaNarendra Narayan Yadav[2]
Members in Assembly243
CouncilBihar Legislative Council
Chairman of Bihar Vidhan ParishadDevesh Chandra Thakur
Deputy ChairRam Chandra Purve
Members in Council75 (63 Elected + 12 Nominated)
Executive branch
GovernorRajendra Arlekar
Chief MinisterNitish Kumar,   JD(U)
Deputy Chief MinisterVijay Kumar Sinha,   BJP
Samrat Choudhary,   BJP
Leader of the Opposition, Bihar Vidhan SabhaTejashwi Yadav,   RJD
Judiciary
High CourtPatna High Court
Chief JusticeK. Vinod Chandran
Seat53

Bihar Government is the state government of the Indian state of Bihar and its nine divisions which consist of districts . It consists of an executive, led by the Governor of Bihar, a judiciary and legislative branches.

Like other states in India, the head of state of Bihar is the Governor, appointed by the President of India on the advice of the central government. The head of state is largely ceremonial. The Chief Minister is the head of government and is vested with most of the executive powers. Patna is the capital of Bihar hence, it serves as the headquarter for almost all the departments.

The Patna High Court, located in Patna, has jurisdiction over the whole state. The present legislative structure of Bihar is bicameral. The Legislative houses are the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Bihar Legislative Assembly) and Bihar Vidhan Parishad (Bihar Legislative Council). Their normal term is five years, unless dissolved earlier.

  1. ^ "BJP's Nand Kishore Yadav elected unopposed as Bihar Assembly Speaker". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  2. ^ "JD(U)'s Narendra Narayan Yadav elected unopposed as Bihar assembly deputy speaker". The Indian Express. 23 February 2024. Retrieved 23 February 2024.