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: In an apparent reference to Narendra Modi's ‘toilets first, temples later' remark, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today said the Bihar government had pioneered the slogan in 2007.“Officials popularised the concept among the people,
Patna: Senior BJP leader Sushil Modi today hit out at Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for blaming the party for “spreading the rumour” about scarcity of salt and dared him to prove the charge.“If Kumar
Patna: Apparently targeting the BJP for the recent panic buying of salt in the state, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today claimed that those who offered milk to Lord Ganesha were testing the effectiveness of
New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi today held discussions with Congress leaders from Bihar on the Lok Sabha elections early next year but there was no decision on the issue of alliances in the crucial state.“The issue
Patna: After Narendra Modi announced his pet Sardar Patel statue project, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar couldn't resist showing off his grand plans.Even costlier that India's Mars Orbiter project, the plans for the Virat Ramayan
New Delhi: BJP prime ministerial nominee Narendra Modi will visit Bihar for a third time around December end or mid-January next year to address a public meeting for which the date and venue were being
Patna: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar today lashed out at BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi saying that his rally at Gandhi Maidan had an initial poor turnout, but the serial blasts carried out by
Jagdalpur (Bastar): Escalating his attack on Nitish Kumar, Narendra Modi today raked up the issue of Patna blasts to allege that the Bihar Chief Minister was insensitive and had "arrogantly" refused a proper probe into
Patna: Having a dig at Narendra Modi and BJP, Bihar Chief Minister and JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar today said people of the state have purchased brooms in large quantity during dhanteras to "clean the muck"."People
Patna: In a scathing attack on Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, senior BJP leader and former minister Giriraj Singh today said like a "dehati aurat" (rural woman) he was quarrelling with Narendra Modi out of
Patna/New Delhi/Ahmedabad: Both are fiery speakers, both are politicians who plan their moves with precision, and both are cut off from their family relatives. Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi and Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar
Rajgir(Bihar): For the first time, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar today openly lashed out at BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, comparing him with Hitler and fascists, and cautioning people that democracy may be wiped
Rajgir: In a major embarrassment to Bihar Chief Minister, JD(U) MP Shivanand Tiwari today asked him why was he so jealous of Narendra Modi?"We don't want to be the Prime Minister. When someone is shining,
New Delhi: Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde is unlikely to visit Patna tomorrow as announced earlier due to non-availability of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.Shinde will not visit Patna as Kumar has some prior engagement, forcing
Patna: LJP leader Ramvilas Paswan today asked Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to take moral responsibility for the serial blasts in Patna that claimed six lives and "quit on his own"."The serial blasts at Patna
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today ruled out any security lapses in the arrangements for the BJP rally here and said the serial blasts were an attempt to disturb the law and order situation
Patna: Taking Bihar CM to task for betraying BJP in Bihar, Gujarat Chief Minister and BJP's PM candidate Narendra Modi today asked the people of Bihar to punish Nitish Kumar in upcoming general elections.Unfazed by
Patna: Hailing President Pranab Mukherjee for doing away with many unwarranted customs, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday urged him to end the tradition of wearing gowns at convocations of educational institutions."You have done
Patna: RJD leader Rabri Devi yesterday said Chief Minister Nitish Kumar does not have the strength to stop Narendra Modi from coming to Bihar, the way her husband Lalu Prasad Yadav had stopped L K
Patna: With poll surveys indicating increase in seats for the BJP-led NDA under its Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi in 2014 polls, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today dismissed such surveys based on small samples
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