The politics of Bihar, an eastern state of India, is dominated by regional political parties. , the main political parties are Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Janata Dal (United) (JDU), and Indian National Congress (INC). There are also some smaller regional parties, including Samata Party, Hindustani Awam Morcha, Jan Adhikar Party and Vikassheel Insaan Party, Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) and Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party, which play a vital role in politics of state. As of 2022, Bihar is currently ruled by Mahagatbandhan (Grandalliance) coalition. Administration and governments The constitutional head of the Government of Bihar is the Governor, who is appointed by the President of India. Executive power rests with the Chief Minister and the cabinet. The political party or the coalition of parties that has a majority in the Legislative Assembly forms the government. The first Chief Minister of Bihar was Krishna Sinha and the first Deputy Chief Minister was Anugrah Narayan Sinha. In 2014, the incumbent Chief Minister Nitish Kumar succeeded Jitan Ram Manjhi, who was sacked from his office.<ref name=Stamp></ref> In his previous term, Kumar resigned after the general election in 2014, after which Manjhi took over. The head of the state bureaucracy is the Chief Secretary. Under him is a hierarchy of officials drawn from the Indian Administrative Service, Indian Police Service, and other wings of the state civil services. The judiciary is headed by the Chief Justice. Bihar has a High Court that has been functioning since 1916. All of the government headquarters are situated in the state capital Patna. For administrative purposes, Bihar state has nine divisions—Patna, Tirhut, Saran, Darbhanga, Kosi, Purnia, Bhagalpur, Munger, and Magadh Division—which between them are subdivided into thirty-eight districts. History Pre-Independence Bihar was an important part of India's struggle for independence. Mahatma Gandhi became the movement's leader after the Champaran Satyagraha, launched in the state's Champaran district at the repeated request of a local leader Raj Kumar Shukla. He was also supported by Rajendra Prasad, Anugrah Narayan Sinha, and Brajkishore Prasad. Post Independence : 1950–1975 The first Bihar governments in 1946 were led by Shri Krishna Sinha and Anugrah Narayan Sinha. After the independence of India, power was shared by these Gandhian nationalists: Krishna Sinha became the first Chief Minister and Anugrah Narayan Sinha served as the first Deputy Chief Minister cum Finance Minister. The death of the central railway minister Lalit Narayan Mishra in