Vijay Kumar Sinha is an Indian politician affiliated with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). |
He was elected as the MLA for Lakhisarai in 2005, 2010, 2015, and 2020. |
Sinha served as the Speaker of the Bihar Legislative Assembly from 2020 to 2022. |
He then assumed the position of Leader of the Opposition in the Bihar Legislative Assembly from 2022 to 2024. |
Sinha also held the role of Minister of Labour Resources for the Government of Bihar from 2017 to 2020. |
In 2024, Vijay Kumar Sinha became one of the Deputy Chief Ministers of Bihar alongside Samrat Choudhary, under Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. |
He was born in Tilakpur, Chanan Lakhisarai, Bihar, with ancestral ties to Badpur in Mokama Block, Patna District. |
Vijay Kumar Sinha began his political journey in 1983 as a student activist. |
He won various leadership roles in student unions and community organizations during his early years in politics. |
The 2005 Bihar Assembly elections saw him face defeat in re-elections after initially winning in February of the same year. |
In 2020, Vijay Kumar Sinha was elected Speaker of the Bihar Legislative Assembly. |
His tenure as Speaker saw controversy during a no-confidence vote in 2022. |
Sinha came under criticism for his handling of an incident involving assault on opposition MLAs in the Assembly premises. |
Amidst political tensions, he faced conflicts with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. |
In August 2022, Sinha resigned as Speaker after a no-confidence motion by the Mahagathbandhan. |
The BJP then appointed him as the Leader of Opposition (LoP). |
This appointment made him the third upper-caste BJP LoP in Bihar since 1995. |
In 2023, Sinha's stance on attacks against migrants in Tamil Nadu led to a demand for apology from Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. |
In 2024, Vijay Kumar Sinha became one of the Deputy Chief Ministers once again under Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's ninth term. |