Vijay Kumar Chaudhary, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Indian Janata Dal politician
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Place of Birth: Dalsinghsarai, Bihar, India
About Vijay Kumar Chaudhary
- Vijay Kumar Chaudhary (born 8 January 1957) is an Indian politician.
- He has been a member of Bihar Legislative Assembly since 1982, and is currently serving as the Speaker of Bihar Legislative Assembly. He has previously held the posts of Leader of Janata Dal (United) Legislature Party in Bihar Legislative Assembly and the Minister for Water Resources, Agriculture, Animal and Fish Resources and Information & Public Relations Departments in the Government of Bihar.
- He was considered to be the Number 2 in the pecking order of Bihar cabinet and continues to be a member of Nitish Kumar's core committee which shapes policies of the Government and the party.Chaudhary served as the Home Minister-in-charge, putting forth the Government's stand on home affairs in Bihar Legislative Assembly.
- He has also held the position of Finance Minister-in-charge and presented Bihar's Annual Budget for the 2014-15 fiscal.
- Known for being an efficient administrator and a soft-spoken person with a clean image, he is a close confidante of Nitish Kumar and was speculated to succeed him as Chief Minister of Bihar following the latter's resignation after the 2014 Lok Sabha polls.
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