Vijay Kumar Sinha is an Indian politician and member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He was elected MLA from Lakhisarai in 2005, 2010, 2015 and 2020. He held the post of Speaker in Bihar Legislative Assembly from 2020 to 2022. He resigned from this role after a no-confidence motion was brought against him. The then ruling Grand Alliance. He has served as the Leader of the Opposition in the Bihar Legislative Assembly (2022–2024) and the Minister of Labor Resources (2017–2020), Government of Bihar. He started serving as one of the Deputy Chief Ministers of Bihar along with Samrat Chaudhary under the leadership of Nitish Kumar as Chief Minister in 2024.
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Vijay Kumar Sinha was born on Monday, 5 June 1967 (age 56 years; as of 2023) in his maternal grandfather’s village Tilakpur, Chanan Lakhisarai, Bihar. His zodiac sign is Gemini. His family hails from Badpur in Mokama block of Patna district of Bihar. He did Diploma in Civil Engineering from Government Polytechnic, Barauni, Begusarai (1989). He was an active member of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, the student wing of the RSS, during his college days. He became a volunteer of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in his early days.
An old picture of Vijay Kumar Sinha with his father
In 1982, he served as the Secretary of Durga Puja Committee, Barh. In 1983, he began his active participation in student politics by joining the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad at ANS College, Barh. In 1985, he was the President of the Government Polytechnic Muzaffarpur Students’ Union and the Secretary and Working President of the Bihar Polytechnic Students’ Union. In 1988 he became the General Secretary of the Unemployed Bihar Junior Engineers Association.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 4″
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: black
family and caste
Sinha belongs to the Bhumihar community, an upper caste in Bihar.
parents and siblings
Vijay Kumar Sinha’s father, Sharda Raman Singh (deceased), was the headmaster of a high school in Barhana (Flood), Bihar. His mother’s name is Surma Devi.
Sharda Raman Singh, father of Vijay Kumar Sinha
Vijay Kumar Sinha with his sister
wife and children
On June 8, 1986, at the age of 19, he married Sushila Devi.
Vijay Kumar Sinha’s wedding photo
Vijay Kumar Sinha with his wife Sushila Devi
Together, they have two sons and two daughters. The name of one of his sons is E.Kanhaiya Bhardwaj. He married Dr. Shivangi in 2022.
Vijay Kumar Sinha with his wife and son
Vijay Kumar Sinha posing with his son E. Kanhaiya Bhardwaj and daughter-in-law on his wedding day in 2022
Religion
He follows Hindu religion.
Vijay Kumar Sinha is celebrating Chhath Puja with his family.
signature/autograph
Signature of Vijay Kumar Sinha
livelihood
Vijay Kumar Sinha entered politics by joining BJP in 1988. Subsequently, he held various positions, including General Secretary of Unemployed Bihar Junior Engineers Association (1988), President of Ward-8 Rajendra Nagar Mandal, Patna Metropolitan City (1988), Vice President Rajendra Nagar Mandal, Patna Metropolitan BJP (1990), and President of Lok Nayak Mandal, Patna Metropolitan BJP (1992). He became the working committee member in-charge of Patna Metropolitan in 1995 and the state council member of Lakhisarai district of BJP in 1998. From 1999 to 2000 he served as a member of Nehru Yuva Kendra Bihar. He was the election in-charge of BJP, Suryagarh VS, District Lakhisarai during the 2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election. Other positions he held before becoming an MLA included State Secretary, Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, Bihar (2002), State Working Committee Member, BJP, Bihar (2004), State General Secretary, Kisan Morcha, BJP, Bihar (2006). Are. In 2005, Bihar Assembly elections were held twice as no government could be formed in Bihar in the February elections. Bihar was forced to hold another round of elections in October–November the same year. Vijay Kumar Sinha was elected MLA from Lakhisarai in the Bihar Legislative Assembly elections of February 2005. However, in the October 2005 Bihar Legislative Assembly election, RJD candidate Phulena Singh was elected MLA from Lakhisarai, defeating Sinha by a small margin of 80 votes. The Janata Dal (United) emerged as the majority seat winner following the October–November 2005 elections, and governed with the BJP as part of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA). Nitish Kumar took oath as CM for the second time. In 2009 he was the regional in-charge (Begusarai, Khagaria) of Bihar state BJP and in 2013 he became the state spokesperson of Bihar state BJP.
A picture of Vijay Kumar Sinha in District Administration Begusarai
In 2010, Vijay Kumar Sinha was re-elected MLA from Lakhisarai by defeating RJD candidate Phulaina Singh by 59620 votes. In 2013, he was the Chairman of Sub-Divisional Monitoring Committee, District Lakhisarai. In 2015, he was re-elected as MLA from Lakhisarai by defeating Janata Dal (United) candidate Ramanand Mandal by 6,556 votes. On 29 July 2017, he became the Labor Resources Minister of the Government of Bihar; He served on this post till 16 November 2020. In 2018, he served as the chairman of the monitoring committee of Lakhisarai district.
Vijay Kumar Sinha greeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi
In 2020, he was re-elected as MLA from Lakhisarai by defeating Congress candidate Amresh Kumar by 10,483 votes. On 25 November 2020, NDA candidate Vijay Kumar Sinha was elected as the Speaker of Bihar Assembly through voice vote amid heavy drama. The election took place amid chaos after the opposition demanded that it be held by secret ballot. Additionally, the Rashtriya Janata Dal-led grand alliance objected to the presence of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar during the voting, saying he was not a member of the House. The Chairman rejected the demands, leading to protests by the opposition and the House had to be adjourned during this time. In the 243-member assembly, Sinha got 126 votes in favor while 114 members voted against him, out of a total of 240 members who participated in the voting.
Vijay Kumar Sinha during a political rally
On 24 August 2022, Sinha resigned from the post after a 20-month tenure as Speaker, after a no-confidence motion was moved against him by the then ruling Grand Alliance. After this, Nitish established a grand coalition government with RJD and Congress. In a surprise twist, the BJP named Sinha as the Leader of the Opposition (LOP) on August 24, 2022, ahead of expected choices like former deputy CM Tarkishore Prasad and Renu Devi. Sinha’s selection marked him as the third upper caste leader chosen by the BJP for the role since 1995, after Yashwant Sinha and Ashwini Kumar Choubey.
Opposition leader Vijay Kumar Sinha addresses the media after staging a walkout during the budget session of the state assembly in Patna on April 5, 2023
On 28 January 2024, Samrat Chaudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha took oath as the new Deputy Chief Ministers of Bihar after CM Nitish Kumar took his routine U-turn and joined hands with the BJP once again.
Vijay Kumar Sinha takes oath as Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar, Nitish Kumar will become Chief Minister in 2024
car collection
He has two Tavera cars.
assets Liabilities
movable property
- Deposits in Banks: Rs. 4,520,220
- Bonds, debentures and shares: Rs 3,725,750
- Motor Vehicle: Rs. 464,827
- Other property (rifle and revolver): Rs. 77,181
Immovable property
- Agricultural Land: Rs. 35,00,000
- Commercial Building: Rs 1,30,00,000
- Residential Building: Rs. 1,40,00,000
Note: The given estimate of movable and immovable assets is as per financial year 2020. This does not include property owned by his wife and dependents.
net worth
His net worth in 2020 is Rs. 38,432,222. This does not include the total assets of his wife and dependents.
Facts/General Knowledge
- In 2016, he served as the Chairman of the Governing Body of Rajeshwar Lal College (R.Lal College), Lakhisarai.
- In March 2021, Sinha was criticized by the opposition for his inadequate response to the misbehavior of an RJD and a Congress MLA in the Assembly complex after the House passed the Special Armed Police Act. The act expanded police powers to conduct warrant-less searches and arrests, sparking protests from opposition members. RJD MLAs responded by approaching Sinha’s seat, tearing documents and surrounding his office, effectively trapping him inside. The situation escalated to such an extent that the police had to intervene and physically remove the protesting MLAs, some of whom were forcibly carried on stretchers.
- A notable spat between Sinha and Nitish occurred when Sinha dropped the chief minister’s name from the invitation to the anniversary celebration of the Bihar Assembly in July 2022. According to JD(U) members, this move was one of the reasons for Nitish to end his tenure. Alliance with BJP soon.
- In 2023, he took a vocal stance against the government in Tamil Nadu on issues such as alleged mistreatment of people from Bihar. The government sent a team of officials to the southern state to investigate the allegations and demanded an apology from the BJP leader after finding them false.
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