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 3: NCP today slammed Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for failing to be tough against those who indulged in violence here while taking part in the slain Ranvir Sena chief Brahmeshwar Singh alias
Patna, June 2: The funeral procession of slain Ranvir Sena chief Brahmeswar Singh alias Mukhiya from Ara to here turned violent with the participants burning police outposts and private vehicles, damaging police and private vehicles
Bhagalpur, June 1: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today described as total success the ‘Bharat bandh' called by NDA to protest against petrol price hike. Demanding the Centre roll back hike in the prices of
Patna, May 26: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today said that there seemed to be a ‘trust deficit' between the Army and the Ministry of Defence and issues should have been handled more carefully.“There seems
Patna, May 26 : Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today demanded that the Centre immediately roll back the hike of Rs 7.50 per litre of petrol.Kumar told reporters that the Centre had once again imposed
Ara (Bhojpur), May 20: RJD supremo Lalu Prasad slammed Nitish Kumar-headed NDA government for “corruption and misrule” in Bihar and gave a call to the people to overthrow the ‘tainted' regime.“The state was reeling under
Mumbai, Apr 14: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar arrived here this evening to attend centenary celebrations of his state, a day after MNS chief Raj Thackeray withdrew his threat to disrupt the event slated for
Nashik, Apr 13: MNS chief Raj Thackeray yesterday dared Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to celebrate “Bihar Divas” in Mumbai.Addressing a rally at Idgah maidan in the powerloom town of Malegaon, 90 km from here,
Mumbai, Apr 12: After Nitish Kumar's statement that nobody can stop him from visiting Mumbai to attend Bihar's centenary celebrations here rubbed Raj Thackeray-led MNS the wrong way, the organisers today clarified the event is
Mumbai, Apr 10: The Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) is peeved over Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's statement that no one can stop him from going to Mumbai and take part in ‘Bihar Divas
Patna, Apr 8 : RJD supremo Lalu Prasad on Saturday said Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and his Bihar counterpart Nitish Kumar are like “cousins” on communal issues. “Both Modi and Kumar are like cousin
Patna, Mar 22: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday disagreed with spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravishankar's reported observation that government schools are breeding grounds for Naxalism.“It is not true...I don't agree with the perception,”
New Delhi, Mar 14: The opposition today slammed the Railway Budget saying that the fare hike, even if marginal, would cause a burden on the aam aadmi (poor people).Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who was
Patna, Mar 11: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday asked BJP and Congress to respect the regional parties because of their dominance in states. Kumar said the coalition era will continue and big parties like
Patna, Mar 8: The results of Assembly elections in five states have demonstrated that people now support regional parties because they represent regional aspirations, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said today. “This explains why Prakash
New Delhi, Feb 26: Backing the PCI chairman over his remarks on media freedom in Bihar, LJP chief Ram Bilas Paswan today made a scathing attack on Chief Minister Nitish Kumar saying those who claim
Patna, Feb 25 : Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today declined to comment on Press Council Chairman Justice Markandey Katju's statement that the press did not enjoy freedom in the state and was harassed if
Patna, Feb 22: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today apologised for the alleged misbehaviour of a senior police official with a woman after death of two children here on February 20.“It is my moral responsibility
Patna, Feb 20 : Terming as “unilateral and hasty” the proposal to set up the National Counter-Terrorism Centre, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today asked the Prime Minister to re-examine the issue and ensure the
Patna, Feb 19: British industrialist of Indian origin Karan Bilimoria today compared the leadership of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his deputy Sushil Kumar Modi with the vision of former Britain Prime Minister Margaret
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