Bihar, India |
Travel Bihar, India's northern state with the capital of Patna.
Bihar is well-connected by railway lines to the rest of India.
Most of the towns are interconnected among themselves,
Kolkata, Delhi and Mumbai. Patna, Bhagalpur and Gaya.
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Welcome
| Welcome to Bihar, India |
Politics
Nominally Bihar is headed by a Governor, who is appointed by the President of India. The real executive power rests with the Chief Minister and the cabinet. The political party or the coalition of political parties having a majority in the Legislative Assembly forms the Government.
The head of the bureaucracy of the State is called the Chief Secretary. Under him is a hierarchy of officials drawn from the Indian Administrative Service, Indian Police Service, and different wings of the State Civil Services.
The judiciary is headed by the Chief Justice. Bihar has a High Court which has been functioning since 1916.
All the branches of the government are located in the state capital, Patna.
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Administrative
The state is divided into 9 divisions and 37 districts, for administrative purposes.
The current incumbent, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, succeeded Rabri Devi, wife of the Former Chief Minister Laloo Prasad (currently Cabinet Minister for Railways) in 2005. |
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