List of politicians from Bihar

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This is a list of politicians from Bihar, India. It includes leaders from different political parties.

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Rajendra Prasad Rajendra Prasad (Indian President), signed image for Walter Nash (NZ Prime Minister), 1958 (16017609534).jpg Indian National Congress First President of India.
Srikrishna Sinha [[Dr Srikrishna Sinha alias Bihar Keshri and SriBabu ( Premier , 1st Chief Minister and Architect of Modern Undivided Bihar ) Indian National Congress Premier of Bihar Province First Chief Minister .
Jagjivan Ram
Jagjivan Ram stamp (cropped).jpg
Indian National Congress Sasaram Former Deputy Prime Minister of India

Former Minister of Defence (India)

Shyam Nandan Prasad Mishra Indian National Congress, Congress (O), Janata Party Begusarai Lok Sabha constituency Former Minister of External Affairs (India)

Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha

Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha

Anugrah Narayan Sinha Bihar Vibhuti Dr Anugrah Narayan Sinha,first Bihar Dy Chief Minister.jpg Indian National Congress Aurangabad Member of Central Legislative Assembly

Member of 2nd Council of State

Member of Constituent Assembly of India

1st Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar

1st Finance Minister of Bihar

Jagdeo Prasad
Stamp of India - 2001 - Colnect 160767 - Jagdeo Prasad.jpeg
Shoshit Samaj Dal

Samyukta Socialist Party

3rd Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar
Lalit Narayan Mishra
Lalit Narayan Mishra 1976 stamp of India.jpg
Indian National Congress 14th Minister of Railways
Karpoori Thakur
Karpoori Thakur 2016 stamp of India.jpg
Socialist Party

Janta Party

Tajpur

Samastipur

11th Chief Minister of Bihar
Abdul Ghafoor Indian National Congress & Samata Party Siwan & Gopalganj 13th Chief Minister of Bihar
Jagannath Mishra Jagannath Mishra (24 June 1937 - 19 August 2019).jpg Indian National Congress 14th Chief Minister of Bihar
Bali Ram Bhagat
B.R. Bhagat in a meeting (cropped).png
Indian National Congress Arrah Lok Sabha constituency 13th External Affairs Minister
11th Governor of Rajasthan
8th Governor of Himachal Pradesh
6th Speaker of the Lok Sabha
Nitish Kumar The Chief Minister of Bihar, Shri Nitish Kumar meeting with the Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission, Shri Montek Singh Ahluwalia to finalize Annual Plan 2007-08 of the State, in New Delhi on February 14, 2007 (Nitish Kumar) (cropped).jpg Janata Dal (United) Harnaut Chief Minister of Bihar [1]
Lalu Prasad Yadav Lalu Prasad Yadav addressing the EEC - 2006 (cropped).jpg Janata Dal
Rashtriya Janata Dal
Raghopur (Bihar Assembly)

Saran (Lok Sabha)

20th Chief Minister of Bihar
30th Minister of Railways
Gopal Jee Thakur Gopal Jee Thakur.jpg Bhartiya Janta Party Darbhanga Member of Parliament
Ram Vilas Paswan Ram Vilas Paswan addressing at the press conference on the conclusion of the Second Meeting of the Fertiliser Advisory Forum comprising delegates from States, Industry representatives.jpg Samyukta Socialist Party
Bharatiya Lok Dal
Janata Party
Janata Dal (United)
Lok Janshakti Party
Rosera (Lok Sabha)

Hajipur (Lok Sabha)

46th Minister of Communications and IT

32nd Minister of Mines

26th Minister of Railways

18th Minister of Labour and Employment

11th Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers

11th Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution

Meira Kumar Meira Kumar.jpg Indian National Congress Bijnor (Lok Sabha) 1st woman Speaker of the Lok Sabha
Nand Kishore Yadav Nand Kishore yadav in Bihar assembly.jpg Bhartiya Janta Party Patna Sahib [2] Minister Road Construction Department - Government of Bihar [3]
Sushil Kumar Modi The Leader of Opposition, Bihar, Shri Sushil Kumar Modi in New Delhi on January 08 (cropped).jpg Bhartiya Janata Party Bhagalpur (Lok Sabha) 4th Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar

Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha

Onkarnath Baranwal Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) Chakai
Ravi Shankar Prasad Ravi Shankar Prasad At Office.jpg Bharatiya Janata Party Patna Sahib Former Union Cabinet Minister
Bhola Singh Bharatiya Janata Party Nawada
Radha Mohan Singh
The Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shri Radha Mohan Singh briefing the media on Project Chaman, in New Delhi on October 16, 2017.jpg
Bharatiya Janata Party Purvi Champaran Former Union Cabinet Minister for Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
Raghuvansh Prasad Singh Raghuvansh Prasad Singh.jpg Janata Party
RJD Flag.svg Rashtriya Janata Dal
Vaishali Ex Minister of Rural Development
Shatrughan Sinha Shatrughan Sinha 00451.JPG All India Trinamool Congress Asansol Member of Parliament
Shivanand Tiwari JanataDalUnitedFlag.PNG Janata Dal (United)
Shakeel Ahmad Shri Shaqeel Ahmed in his office after taking over the charge as the Minister of State for Communications & Information Technology in New Delhi on May 24, 2004.jpg Indian National Congress Spokesman for the All India Congress Committee [4]
Ashok Kumar Indian National Congress
Uday Mandal [5] Uday Mandal.jpg Samata Party [6] Madhubani Loksabha National President Samata Party [7]

Gauri Shankar Pandey Gauri Shanker Pandey.jpg Indian National Congress Bettiah Ex Minister of Transport, Industry, Forest
Krishna Kumar Mishra Krishna Kumar Mishra, Kehunia.png Bharatiya Janata Party Chanpatia Ex Minister, Revenue & Land Reforms (Bihar)
Upendra Kushwaha Upendra Kushwaha in 2018 (cropped).jpg Janata Dal (United) KarakatEx member of Rajya Sabha

Chairperson of Rashtriya Lok Morcha ≥ Ex Minister of State In Rural development GOVt. of INDIA Minister of state in HRD Govt. of India (at present)

allianceNational Democratic Alliance (NDA)
Jitan Ram Manjhi Sri Jitan Ram Manjhi.jpg Hindustani Awam Morcha Ex. CM of Bihar
Radhanandan Jha Indian National Congress Ex Speaker Bihar Vidhan Sabha
Abdul Bari Siddiqui Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)Alinagar, Darbhanga Former Finance Minister of Bihar [8]
Giriraj Singh
Giriraj Singh Giriraj Singh assuming charge as Minister of State (Independent Charge) in 2017.jpg
Giriraj Singh
Bhartiya Janta Party Begusarai Union Cabinet Minister for Rural Development & Panchayati Raj
Brahmanand Mandal [9] Samata Party Munger Ex M.P.
Nityanand Rai
Shri Nityanand Rai taking charge as the Minister of State for Home Affairs, in New Delhi on June 01, 2019.jpg
Bhartiya Janta Party Ujiarpur Union Minister of State for Home Affairs
Tejashwi Yadav
Tejaswi Yadav 2023.jpg
Rashtriya Janata Dal Raghopur, Vaishali (Vidhan Sabha constituency) Ex Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar
Awadh Bihari Choudhary
Awadh Bihari Chaudhary C621706A-000E-4B68-B486-1FE2C9813F2E.jpg
Rashtriya Janata Dal Siwan Assembly constituency Speaker of the Bihar Legislarive Assembly
Deo Narayan Yadav Rashtriya Janata Dal Babubarhi Assembly constituency 12th Speaker of the Bihar Legislarive Assembly
Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav
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Janata Dal Janata Dal symbol.svg Arrah Lok Sabha constituency Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers
Syed Shahnawaz Hussain
The Union Minister for Textiles Shri Syed Shahnawaz Hussain addressing the Press on the forthcoming mega event for showcasing the expertise and capabilities of Indian Fashion Industry, Textiles and Apparel manufacturing.jpg
Bharatiya Janata Party Kishanganj district Former Minister of Industries, Govt of Bihar

Former Minister of Textiles (India) Former Ministry of Civil Aviation (India)

Chirag Paswan Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) Jamui (Lok Sabha constituency)

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