Nitish Kumar is the Chief Minister of Bihar. He also served as a minister in the Union Government and belongs to the Janata Dal (United) political party. Owning responsibility for his party's poor performance in the 2014 general elections, on 17 May 2014, he resigned. However, in February 2015, he returned to office following a political crisis in the state. In November 2015, he won the state elections. On 10 April 2016, Nitish Kumar was elected as the national president of his party. On 26 July 2017, he resigned again as Chief Minister of Bihar over differences with the coalition partner RJD. Naming of Tejaswi Yadav (the deputy CM and Lalu Yadav's son) in an FIR by the CBI was the main cause of Kumar’s resignation. However, within hours, he joined the NDA coalition and secured a majority in the assembly. The very next day, he was CM, again. He belongs to a socialist class of politicians and learnt the lessons of politics from stalwarts like Jayaprakash Narayan and Ram Manohar Lohia. Between 1974 and 1977, he participated in Narayan's movement. Early life: Nitish Kumar was born in Harnaut, Nalanda district of Bihar. From Bihar College of Engineering, he got a degree in mechanical engineering in 1972. After graduation, he joined the Bihar State Electricity Board and later moved into politics.
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Patna: A day after shifting 160 DSP-level officers, the Nitish Kumar government yesterday transfered 11 IPS officers, including Superintendent of Police of several districts, to further tone up the police administration in the state.Rajiv Mishra,
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Patna: Thanking Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for his kind words, Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) president Ramvilas Paswan today said his party was with Congress and will go with its decision on alliance.“I thank Chief
Gaya: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar yesterday cautioned people of the state against reverting to the “bad” days of the RJD rule.“Hope you have not forgotten the situation in Bihar during that time (RJD rule)....
Ranchi: Jharkhand High Court yesterday asked a petitioner, who has sought to make Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and JD(U) leader Shivanand Tiwari accused in the Rs 950 crore fodder scam, to spell out specific
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is hell bent on punishing corrupt officials in a record time here.He held a video conference with all the district magistrates and superintendents of police here on Wednesday to
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Patna: Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today refused to join debate on a perception that the Aam Admi Party (AAP) will pose a serious threat to mainstream political parties after storming to power in Delhi last
Patna: Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today refused to comment on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's much publicised remarks that it will be disastrous for the country if BJP's prime ministerial hopeful Narendra Modi succeeds in his
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