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, Jun 29: Terming as "nautanki" the visit of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi to Uttarakhand, a state minister on Friday said Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar does not believe in "aerial show off"."Our Chief
Patna, Jun 27: After Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde, it was Union Minority Affairs Minister K Rahman Khan's turn yesterday to describe Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar as secular."Nitish Kumar
Patna, Jun 26: Keeping up the party's attack on Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, senior BJP leader and former deputy chief minister Sushil Kumar Modi yesterday lambasted him for allegedly taking Congress help to stay
Patna, June 25: Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde Tuesday described Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar as "a very nice human being" and said his stand on secularism was laudable.Shinde's statement came nearly 10 days after Nitish
Patna, June 24: Amid speculation about Congress strategy on the JD(U) in Bihar following its bailing out Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in the recent confidence vote, party general secretary C P Joshi is arriving here
Patna, June 24: In a veiled threat to BJP leaders on the offensive against him after JD(U) parted ways with the NDA partner, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today said that if he opened his mouth
Patna, Jun 24: Lauding Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for his party JD(U) parting ways with NDA, the NCP on Sunday said that the former has not betrayed or insulted the mandate of the people
Ranchi, June 22: Former BJP president Nitin Gadkari Saturday said that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar seems to be dreaming of becoming the prime minister and indulging in vote bank politics."It seems that Nitish Kumar
New Delhi, Jun 21: In a veiled attack on Narendra Modi days after JD(U) split from NDA, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today asserted that the country needs a leader who can unite and not
Patna, June 20: BJP general secretary Rajiv Pratap Rudy Thursday said Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was jealous of the rise of his Gujarat counterpart Narendra Modi and suffering from 'namo-nia'."Nitish Kumar should consult a
Patna, June 20: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today contributed Rs five crore for relief work among the victims of the Uttarakhand flash flood.A state government officer has gone to Dehradun with the cheque of
Patna, June 19: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today dismissed the so-called wave in favour of Narendra Modi,perceived by many BJP workers, as one created by corporate houses and is short-lived sans any magic.
Patna, June 19: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is confident of proving his majority in the assembly Wednesday after dumping the BJP as an ally, party leaders said Tuesday.Janata Dal-United (JD-U) leaders said Nitish Kumar
Patna, Jun 17: Signalling that the Nitish Kumar government has the magic figure for continuing in the government without BJP, four Independent legislators are today participating in the JD(U) meeting on the situation leading to
New Delhi, Jun 17: Wading into BJP politics, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today accused his estranged ally of "betraying" and "cornering" elders in the party in an oblique reference to the sidelining of L
Patna, Jun 15 : As fissures within the NDA widened today, the BJP slammed JD(U) leader and Bihar chief minister as “opportunistic” and accused Nitish Kumar of using his ”pseudo secular” image as a virtue
Patna, Jun 15: With the ruling coalition in Bihar appearing headed for a split, BJP leaders in the state today refused to meet Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. “We were called by Nitish Kumar, but this
Patna, June 15: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar has convened a meeting of Janata Dal (United) legislature party meeting here on Sunday at 11 am, after which the formal announcement of severing the 17-year-old alliance
Patna, June 15: In a clear indication towards a split in the BJP-JD-U combine, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Friday said the situation in the alliance was now "difficult", while the BJP accused his party
New Delhi/Patna/Hyderabad, June 13: The proposal for a Federal Front got some boost Thursday with the Telugu Desam expressing readiness to join it while Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said his JD-U was holding discussions
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