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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In a recent meeting of the INDI alliance which took place in Delhi, majority of the parties of the bloc stressed on finalising seat-sharing in view of the upcoming high stakes elections.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar urged bigger parties in the INDIA bloc to "show a big heart" to make the alliance successful.
Several top leaders including Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge will participate in the discussion on the Zoom app. Meanwhile, national presidents of major parties of I.N.D.I alliance are also likely to join, as per sources.
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Lalan Singh tendered his resignation from JD(U) chief's post in a key party meeting held today in Delhi. Bihar CM Nitish Kumar has been elected as the next JD(U) president, KC Tyagi informed.
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JDU will hold its National Executive meeting today in the national capital to deliberate on the party's strategy for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and to decide the political future of Lalan Singh.
India's number one and the most followed Super Prime Time News Show ‘Aaj Ki Baat- Rajat Sharma Ke Saath' was launched just before the 2014 general elections.
Senior BJP leader Giriraj Singh's statement comes after some media reports suggested that JD-U leader and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is feeling uneasy in the newly formed I.N.D.I.A bloc which was his brainchild. However, Kumar remained mum over his next move.
There are reports of Nitish Kumar once again returning to the NDA. However, JDU has termed these reports baseless and mere rumours.
The salaries of the 'exclusive teachers' earlier contractual teachers who have been given state government employees will remain unchanged for now. Their pay structure will be revised as per guidelines set by the Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC).
The development is crucial as the ruling party is going to face a big challenge to fight the BJP in the next Lok Sabha election in the changed political scenario in the state and a change of guard at a crucial juncture may harden the task for Nitish Kumar.
Amid reports of displeasure with the I.N.D.I.A alliance, the news of Nitish Kumar's return to NDA has gained momentum. India TV conducted a poll to know the opinion of the public
India's number one and the most followed Super Prime Time News Show ‘Aaj Ki Baat- Rajat Sharma Ke Saath' was launched just before the 2014 general elections.
JD(U) MLA Gopal Mandal said that the common public does not know Kharge and it is Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar who should become the Prime Minister candidate for the I.N.D.I.A bloc.
Reports had surfaced that Nitish Kumar was unhappy with the I.N.D.I.A. bloc after alliance meeting which took place on December 19. During the meeting, Mamata Banerjee and Arvind Kejriwal proposed Mallikarjun Kharge's name for PM face.
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JD(U) MP Sunil Kumar Pintu claimed that there was no substantial discussion in the meeting. He further stated that parties had to discuss on seat sharing but that could also not be done.
This will be the fourth meeting of the Opposition's I.N.D.I.A bloc, which came on a single platform aiming to challenge the winning streak of PM Narendra Modi at the Centre and oust his government from power. The meeting becomes crucial as it is taking place with months to go for the Lok Sabha polls
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar was scheduled to address a public rally in Varanasi, the constituency of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. on December 24.
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