Government of Bihar

Government of Bihar
Bicameral
Seat of GovernmentPatna
Country India
Websitestate.bihar.gov.in
Legislative branch
Assembly
Speaker of the HouseNand Kishore Yadav
Deputy Speaker of the HouseNarendra Narayan Yadav
Members in Assembly243
CouncilBihar Legislative Council
Chairperson of CouncilAwadhesh Narain Singh
Members in Council75 (63 Elected + 12 Nominated)
Executive branch
Governor
(Head of the State)
Arif Mohammed Khan
Chief Minister
(Head of Government)
Nitish Kumar,   JD(U)
Deputy Chief Minister
(Deputy Head of Government)
Vijay Kumar Sinha,   BJP
Samrat Choudhary,   BJP
Chief Secretary
(Head of Civil Service)
Pratyaya Amrit, (IAS)
Judiciary
High CourtPatna High Court
Chief JusticeJustice Sangam Kumar Sahoo
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.