Vijay Kumar Sinha
Vijay Kumar Sinha | |
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Sinha in 2023 | |
| 8th Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar | |
| Assumed office 28 January 2024 | |
| Chief Minister | Nitish Kumar |
| Preceded by | Tejashwi Yadav |
| Minister of Road Construction Government of Bihar | |
| Assumed office 28 January 2024 | |
| Chief Minister | Nitish Kumar |
| Preceded by | Tejashwi Yadav |
| Minister of Mining & Geology Government of Bihar | |
| Assumed office 28 January 2024 | |
| Chief Minister | Nitish Kumar |
| Preceded by | Ramanand Yadav |
| Minister of Art, Culture & Youth Affairs Government of Bihar | |
| Assumed office 28 January 2024 | |
| Chief Minister | Nitish Kumar |
| Preceded by | Jitendra Kumar Ray |
| Leader of the Opposition Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 24 August 2022 – 28 January 2024 | |
| Chief Minister | Nitish Kumar |
| Preceded by | Tejashwi Yadav |
| Speaker of the Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 25 November 2020 – 24 August 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Vijay Kumar Chaudhary |
| Succeeded by | Awadh Bihari Choudhary |
| Minister of Labour Resources Government of Bihar | |
| In office 29 July 2017 – 16 November 2020 | |
| Chief Minister | Nitish Kumar |
| Preceded by | Vijay Prakash Yadav |
| Succeeded by | Jibesh Kumar |
| Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Fulaina Singh |
| Constituency | Lakhisarai |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 June 1967 Tilakpur, Bihar, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse |
Sushila Devi (m. 1986) |
| Children | 2 sons & 2 daughters |
| Residence | Patna |
| Profession | Politician |
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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. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party and a member of Bihar Legislative Assembly from Lakhisarai constituency since 2010.
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.