Government of Bihar
The Government of Bihar or Bihar Government is the state government of the Indian state of Bihar and its nine divisions which consist of 38 districts . It consists of an executive, led by the Governor of Bihar, a judiciary and legislative branches.
| Bicameral | |
| Seat of Government | Patna |
|---|---|
| Country | India |
| Legislative branch | |
| Assembly | |
| Speaker, Bihar Vidhan Sabha | Nand Kishore Yadav |
| Deputy Speaker, Bihar Vidhan Sabha | Narendra Narayan Yadav |
| Members in Assembly | 243 |
| Council | Bihar Legislative Council |
| Chairman of Bihar Vidhan Parishad | Devesh Chandra Thakur |
| Deputy Chair | Ram Chandra Purve |
| Members in Council | 75 (63 Elected + 12 Nominated) |
| Executive branch | |
| Governor | Rajendra Arlekar |
| Chief Minister | Nitish Kumar (JD(U)) |
| Deputy Chief Minister | Vijay Kumar Sinha (BJP) Samrat Choudhary (BJP) |
| Leader of the Opposition, Bihar Vidhan Sabha | Tejashwi Yadav (RJD) |
| Judiciary | |
| High Court | Patna High Court |
| Chief Justice | K. Vinod Chandran |
| Seat | 53 |
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.
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.