List of governors of Bihar

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The Governor of Bihar is a nominal head and representative of the President of India in the state of Bihar. The Governor is appointed by the President for a term of 5 years. Ram Nath Kovind is the governor of Bihar.

Powers and functions

The Governor has:

Executive powers related to administration, appointments and removals,

Legislative powers related to lawmaking and the state legislature, that is Vidhan Sabha or Vidhan Parishad, and

Discretionary powers to be carried out according to the discretion of the Governor.

In his ex-officio capacity, the Governor of Bihar is Chancellor of the universities of Bihar (at present 12) as per the Acts of the Universities.

References

List of governors of Bihar Wikipedia

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