Vijay Kumar Sinha

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(m. 1986)
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 2023
8th Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar
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 Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar along with Samrat Choudhary under Nitish Kumar as Chief Minister. 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]

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]

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.