Vijay Kumar Sinha

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Vijay Kumar Sinha
Shri Vijay Kumar Sinha, Leader of Opposition, Bihar Legislative Assembly, Patna meeting with the President of India Smt. Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan on April 12, 2023.jpg
Sinha in 2017
Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar
Incumbent
Assumed office
28 January 2024
Servingwith Samrat Choudhary
Children2 sons & 2 daughters
Residence Patna
ProfessionPolitician
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Vijay Kumar Sinha is an Indian politician and 8th Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar along with Samrat Choudhary under Nitish Kumar as Chief Minister from January 2024. He was earlier the leader of the opposition in the Bihar Legislative Assembly. [1] [2] He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party and a member of Bihar Legislative Assembly from Lakhisarai constituency since 2010. [3] [4]

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He was the Speaker of the Bihar Legislative Assembly from 25 November 2020 to 24 August 2022, Vijay Sinha resigned from his post following a no-confidence motion moved against him by the then-ruling Mahagathbandhan. [5]

Offices held

Ministerial rolesTenure of office
Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar 28-Jan-2024incumbent1 year, 292 days
Minister of Agriculture26-Feb-2025incumbent263 days
Minister of Road Construction28-Jan-202426-Feb-20251 year, 29 days
Minister of Art, Culture & Youth28-Jan-202426-Feb-20251 year, 29 days
Minister of Mines & Geology28-Jan-2024incumbent1 year, 292 days
Leader of Opposition, BLA 24-Aug-202228-Jan-20241 year, 157 days
Speaker of Bihar Legislative Assembly 25-Nov-202024-Aug-20221 year, 272 days
Minister of Labour Resources29-Jul-201716-Nov-20203 years, 110 days
Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly 2010incumbent

Controversies

In November 2025, during the first phase of the Bihar Legislative Assembly elections, Vijay Kumar Sinha’s convoy faced an angry blockade in Khoriari village of Lakhisarai district. Villagers, angered over years of broken roads and poor drainage, confronted his team as he arrived for inspection. [6]

Videos from the scene, widely circulated online, showed protesters throwing slippers and cow dung at Sinha’s vehicle. In response, Sinha was seen shouting abuse at the crowd and making threats, including remarks that once his government returned to power, he would “run a bulldozer” over those defying him. [7] Another clip showed him rebuking his armed bodyguard, asking, “If you can’t fire, then what’s the point of being a bodyguard?” — a comment criticized for promoting violence. The episode drew heavy public criticism and was cited as an example of political arrogance and intimidation. [8]

References

  1. ↑ "BJP's Vijay Kumar Sinha elected Speaker of Bihar Assembly". Kumar Anshuman. The Economic Times. 26 November 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  2. ↑ Tewary, Amarnath (25 November 2020). "NDA nominee Vijay Kumar Sinha elected Bihar Assembly Speaker". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  3. ↑ "After 51 years, Bihar Elects Speaker, Job Goes To BJP's Vijay Sinha". NDTV.com. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  4. ↑ "Vijay Kumar Sinha: BJP's Vijay Sinha elected speaker of Bihar assembly". The Times of India . 25 November 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  5. ↑ Tewary, Amarnath (24 August 2022). "Bihar Assembly Speaker Vijay Kumar Sinha resigns". The Hindu. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  6. ↑ Public Meter (6 November 2025). गोबर फेंका तो BJP Deputy CM Vijay Kumar Sinha बोले "छाती पर बुलडोजर चलाऊँगा" | Bihar Voting में बवाल . Retrieved 7 November 2025– via YouTube.
  7. ↑ Public Meter (6 November 2025). गोबर फेंका तो BJP Deputy CM Vijay Kumar Sinha बोले "छाती पर बुलडोजर चलाऊँगा" | Bihar Voting में बवाल . Retrieved 7 November 2025– via YouTube.
  8. ↑ Article19 India (7 November 2025). पब्लिक ने फेंका गोबर तो सिक्योरिटी से कहा गोली क्यों नहीं चलाते । Navin Kumar . Retrieved 7 November 2025– via YouTube.{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)


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