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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Karachi, Nov 10: Making his first visit to Pakistan, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today said he was captivated by the warmth of brotherhood and goodwill here as he shared his experiences in realising his
Patna, Nov 5 : Buoyed by a massive crowd gathered at the JD(U)'s Adhikar rally, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday said that the Centre was discriminating against his state by denying it a
Patna, Nov 4: Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Sunday demanded a special status for Bihar and other such states that lag behind the national averages for human development and economic growth."The central government should accord a
New Delhi, Oct 24: The central government wants Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to head a unified command to take on Maoists in one of their last bastions in the state.The recent attacks on Indian
New Delhi, Oct 16: Following in the footsteps of his bête noire Lalu Prasad, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will be visiting Pakistan from November 9-16.Nitish will be leading a delegation of ministers, party MPs
Patna, Oct 16: In a veiled attack on RJD president Lalu Prasad, whose party supported a Left-sponsored Bihar strike, chief minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday said some people were suffering from 'the virus of impatience'
Patna, Oct 16: Putting an end to speculation, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Monday said his Janata Dal-United (JD-U) and the BJP will contest the next Lok Sabha elections together."JD-U and BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party)
Patna, Oct 15: Bihar government had not banned people from carrying black cloth to the chief minister's ‘Adhikar Yatra' and strict action would be taken against policemen if they had done so, Chief Minister Nitish
Patna, Oct 11: Ever since protestors at Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's ongoing Adhikar Yatra showed him black flags, district authorities in the state have been scrupulously keeping all things black out of his public
Patna, Oct 9: Angry people hurled plastic chairs at Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Tuesday when he reached the Nawada district town to address a public meeting as part of his Adhikar Yatra, police said.The
Munger, Oct 8: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today again denied that he had ever scuttled the special status demand made Rabri Devi and taunted Lalu Prasad that being a powerful minister in the UPA-I
Patna, Oct 7: Fear of black flags appears to haunt Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. Police said Sunday that those donning black or carrying umbrellas or flags that are black will not be allowed to
Bhagalpur, Oct 4: Describing the special status demand for Bihar as Nitish Kumar's pet political agenda to boost his career, RJD supremo Lalu Prasad today said that the Chief Minister was nursing an ambition to
Patna, Oct 2: Economic development of Bihar was the key to India's stride towards becoming a global superpower, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today said reiterating his demand for granting special category status to the
Begusarai, Sept 27: In an embarrassment to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, contractual teachers today waved black flags, threw eggs and slippers and shouted slogans at his public meeting in Bihar's Begusarai district demanding regularization
Patna, Sep 25: Criticising Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for notifying 51 per cent FDI in multi-brand retail, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday said he has 'neither time nor interest to hear the grievances
Patna, Sep 24: LJP chief Ramvilas Paswan on Monday said Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's demand for special category status to Bihar was aimed at mobilising mass support to strengthen his case for being projected as
Madhubani (Bihar), Sept 23: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today slammed persistent protest by contractual teachers during his public meetings in the districts on the issue of Bihar's special status.“I know those who are the
Muzaffarpur, Sep 22: In a forceful message to the Centre, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today said that the special category status was a matter of “right” for Bihar and its people and not “begging
New Delhi, Sep 20: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will not mind supporting Congress in government formation in 2014 provided it grants special status to Bihar. "I will help anyone form the next government at
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