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Nitish Kumar

Nitish Kumar

Height: 1.73m DOB: 1 March 1951

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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Nitish Kumar makes personal comment on Ram Vilas Paswan's second marriage, Chirag enraged

India | Nov 01, 2022, 04:49 PM IST

Chirag, who is in Bihar to campaign for BJP candidates in the upcoming by-poll to two assembly segments, reminded Kumar "This kid had made you bite dust in last assembly polls".

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'Mahagathbandhan is going strong': Tejashwi rejects claims of another volte face by Bihar CM Nitish

India | Oct 25, 2022, 05:21 PM IST

Bihar politics: Speaking to media in Jehanabad, RJD leader and Bihar's deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav claimed that the "Mahagathbandhan is going strong."

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In fresh round of Nitish vs Kishor, poll strategist says, 'You can't have both ways all the time'

India | Oct 22, 2022, 03:27 PM IST

Nitish vs Kishor: Poll strategist Prashant Kishor had claimed on Wednesday that the Bihar CM is in touch with the BJP and that he may go for a tie-up with the party again if the situation demands so.

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Watch | What Nitish Kumar said on Prashant Kishor's 'CM in touch with BJP' claim

India | Oct 21, 2022, 12:54 PM IST

Poll strategist Prashant Kishor, once a close aide of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, heats up state politics with his claim that JDU leader kept his channel open to communicate with BJP.

Prashant Kishor heats up Bihar politics with his claim

Is Nitish Kumar planning to take another U-turn? Political strategist Prashant Kishor's big claim

India | Oct 19, 2022, 06:36 PM IST

Political strategist Prashant Kishor gave a spin to Bihar politics by claiming that Nitish Kumar, popular for taking U-turns, is in touch with BJP and he may join NDA again.

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Patna: Nitish Kumar's boat collides with JP Setu pillar; all onboard including Bihar CM safe

India | Oct 15, 2022, 02:00 PM IST

Patna news: All onboard the boat including the Bihar CM are safe.

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Nitish Kumar vows to never ally with BJP; says 'party wants rift in society, Mahagathbandan'

India | Oct 15, 2022, 08:04 AM IST

Nitish Kumar hit out at the saffron party for targeting him since the split of the BJP-JD(U) alliance in August this year and alleged that the former ally is trying to create a conflict in the Mahagathbandan.

Nitish has been targeting BJP since he left NDA and joined

Nitish Kumar snubs Amit Shah, says "HM not old enough to comment on JP"

India | Oct 12, 2022, 07:51 AM IST

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, a former ally of BJP, slammed Home Minister Amit Shah for his speech on socialist icon Jayprakash Narayan questioning RSS' ideology.

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Prashant Kishor attacks Nitish Kumar over 'working with BJP' remark; says 'age affecting Bihar CM'

India | Oct 09, 2022, 01:13 PM IST

Prashant Kishor also said age is affecting Nitish Kumar and it reflects in his "nervousness".

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'Prashant Kishor had advised me to merge JD(U) with Congress': Nitish Kumar's latest attack

India | Oct 08, 2022, 12:54 PM IST

Nitish Kumar also defended ally Lalu Prasad Yadav and his family after the CBI filed a chargesheet in the alleged job scam.

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Bihar Agriculture Minister Sudhakar Singh resigns from Nitish govt

India | Oct 02, 2022, 05:04 PM IST

Bihar agriculture minister Sudhakar Singh on Sunday resigned from the post and submitted his resignation to Deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav, informed Rashtriya Janata Dal's (RJD) Bihar president and Sudhakar's father, Jagdanand Singh.

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Row over 'condom remark': Bihar CM Nitish upset with IAS officer's comment; hints at possible action

India | Dec 16, 2022, 12:47 PM IST

Row over condom remark: The officer has, meanwhile, issued a signed statement expressing regret over the controversy that arose after a purported video footage of the September 27 function went viral on social media.

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Nitish Kumar says need of hour is one front of all opposition parties including Cong, Left

India | Sep 25, 2022, 05:07 PM IST

If all non-BJP parties unite, then they can get rid of those who are working to destroy the country, Kumar said at a mega rally organised by the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) here to mark former deputy prime minister Devi Lal's birth anniversary.

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Nitish, Lalu and Sonia meet: Opposition unity takes centerstage, more talks after Cong prez polls

India | Sep 25, 2022, 07:28 PM IST

During his last visit to Delhi, Nitish Kumar met Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Samajwadi Party leaders Mulayam Singh Yadav and Akhilesh Yadav, Communist Party of India (Marxist) general secretary Sitaram Yechury, and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.

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Amit Shah goes ballistic on Nitish Kumar in Bihar: 'In 2014, aap naa ghar ke rahe the, naa ghaat ke'

India | Sep 23, 2022, 04:35 PM IST

Amit Shah in Bihar: This was Shah's first trip to the state after Nitish Kumar parted ways with the BJP and joined hands with RJD, Congress and others to form a grand alliance government in the state.

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Bihar: RJD's Shivanand advises Nitish Kumar to open ashram, handover CM post to Tejashwi Yadav

India | Sep 22, 2022, 08:34 AM IST

Bihar: "Long ago, Nitish Kumar had said that he will open the ashram and provide political training. I will remind him to open that ashram after making Tejashwi the chief minister in 2025," Shivanand Tiwari said.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and ally RJD chief Lalu

Will throw BJP out of power in 2024, says Lalu Yadav, to soon visit Delhi with Nitish Kumar

India | Sep 21, 2022, 07:28 PM IST

Lok Sabha 2024: We will throw the BJP govt out of power... I will go to Delhi with Nitish Kumar and meet Sonia Gandhi soon & also meet Rahul Gandhi after he returns from his yatra (Bharat Jodo Yatra), Lalu Yadav said during state council meeting in Patna.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar

Don't want anything for myself, just keen on uniting opposition parties: Nitish

India | Sep 20, 2022, 10:39 PM IST

Nitish Kumar also asserted that his efforts should reap benefits for the younger generation, "for people like (his deputy) Tejashwi Yadav".

The JDU unit of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu

In blow to Nitish Kumar, JD(U) unit of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu join BJP

India | Sep 19, 2022, 12:07 AM IST

The Janata Dal-United (JDU) unit of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu has joined BJP in the presence of party president JP Nadda.

JD (U) president Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan

Prashant Kishor a businessman working for BJP: JD (U) president Lalan Singh

India | Sep 17, 2022, 05:36 PM IST

Party president Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan asserted that the poll campaign manager was "not a political worker but a businessman" who relied on "marketing" tactics.