Vijay Kumar Chaudhary

Vijay Kumar Chaudhary (born 8 January 1957) is an Indian politician serving as a Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar since 15 April 2026. He has been a member of Bihar Legislative Assembly since 1982, and has constantly served in Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's cabinets.

He has previously held the posts of Speaker of Bihar Vidhan Sabha, Leader of Janata Dal (United) Legislature Party in Bihar Legislative Assembly and the Minister for Finance, Commercial Taxes, Education, Building Construction, Transport, Rural Development, Rural Works, Science, Technology and Technical Education, Higher Education, Minority Welfare, Information & Public Relations, Agriculture, Animal and Fish Resources ministries in the Government of Bihar. He is a member of Nitish Kumar's core committee which shapes policies of the Government and the party.

Chaudhary has also served as the Home Minister-in-charge, putting forth the Government's stand on home affairs in Bihar Legislative Assembly. Known for being an efficient administrator and a soft-spoken person with a clean image, he is a close confidante of Nitish Kumar.