Vijay Kumar Sinha

Sinha was born on 5 June 1967 in Tilakpur, Bihar. According to his election affidavit summary, he completed a civil engineering diploma from State Polytechnic, Begusarai.^[6]

Sinha has represented the Lakhisarai constituency in the Bihar Legislative Assembly as a Bharatiya Janata Party candidate. He served as Minister of Labour Resources in the Government of Bihar from 29 July 2017 to 16 November 2020.

He was elected Speaker of the Bihar Legislative Assembly on 25 November 2020.^[7][8] He resigned from the post on 24 August 2022 after a no-confidence motion was moved against him following a change in the ruling coalition.^[9]

After leaving the Speaker's office, Sinha served as Leader of the Opposition in the Bihar Legislative Assembly from 24 August 2022 to 28 January 2024. On 28 January 2024, he was appointed Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar along with Samrat Choudhary in the government headed by Nitish Kumar.^[10]

Sinha served as Speaker of the Bihar Legislative Assembly from 25 November 2020 to 24 August 2022. His election as Speaker was reported by national news outlets in November 2020.^[11] He resigned from the post in August 2022 after a no-confidence motion was moved against him.^[12]

Sinha served as Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar from January 2024 to April 2026. He held several portfolios during this period, including Road Construction, Art, Culture and Youth Affairs, Mines and Geology, Revenue and Land Reforms, Urban Development and Housing, and Agriculture.^{[citation needed]}

Sinha served as Minister of Revenue and Land Reforms from 20 November 2025 to 15 April 2026.^{[citation needed]}

In January 2026, The Times of India reported that Sinha said action against land mafias would be taken by March and referred to steps for improving transparency in the land administration system.^[13]

In a February 2026 interview with The New Indian Express, Sinha said that the state government had "zero tolerance" for corruption in land-related matters and had launched a campaign against land mafia and officials involved in corrupt practices in land registration.^[14]

In March 2026, while holding the Revenue and Land Reforms portfolio, Sinha said that he had authorised rules-based action against striking revenue and circle officers who did not return to duty after a government ultimatum.^[15]

Sinha served as Agriculture Minister of Bihar from February 2025 to November 2025 and again assumed the office in May 2026. In May 2026, he launched the second phase of issuing farmer IDs under the Agri Stack programme for remaining beneficiaries in Bihar.^[16]

Sinha is married to Sushila Devi. The couple have four children.