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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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Bihar: RJD President Jagadanand Singh's son joins JD-U

India | Apr 12, 2022, 11:31 PM IST

An event was held in JD-U office located at Veerchand Patel path where Ajit Singh joined the party in the presence of national President Lalan Singh and state President Umesh Kushwaha.

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Bihar: Low intensity blast close to CM Nitish Kumar's stage in Nalanda, 1 detained

India | Apr 12, 2022, 06:47 PM IST

According to reports, the explosion took place just 15 to 18 feet away from where CM Nitish Kumar was present during a function in his home district Nalanda.

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'Entry Nitish Chacha': Tej Pratap invites Bihar CM to re-enter Mahagathbandhan amid BJP-JD(U) feud

India | Apr 11, 2022, 12:43 PM IST

Several netizens took a dig at Tej Pratap for the post as few years ago, he had stood outside Rabri Devi's residence with a placard reading "No entry for Nitish Chacha."

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Nitish Kumar to quit as Bihar CM for Rajya Sabha seat?

India | Apr 01, 2022, 05:10 PM IST

The chief minister started off as an MLA in the early 1980s, got elected to the Lok Sabha thereafter for a number of terms during which he also served as a Union minister for many years and has been an MLC since becoming the chief minister in 2005. 

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Those consuming alcohol are 'mahapaapi': Nitish Kumar

India | Mar 31, 2022, 02:35 PM IST

Nitish Kumar said people consume hooch despite knowing that liquor consumption is harmful. He said they are responsible for the consequences, not the government.

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Let Yogi Adityanath and Nitish Kumar swap posts to bring UP model in Bihar: Rabri Devi

India | Dec 27, 2022, 03:40 AM IST

Rabri Devi made the comment while lambasting the BJP-JDU dispensation for alleged failure to maintain law and order situation in Bihar.

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Bihar assembly passes amendment Bill on liquor ban with 100% majority

India | Dec 27, 2022, 03:43 AM IST

After the Bihar Prohibition and Excise (Amendment) Bill, 2022, gets the governor’s approval, first-time offenders will get bail from the duty magistrate after depositing a fine. However, if the person fails to pay it, he or she is liable to face a one-month jail term.

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'Govt of his party...': When angry youth berated Upendra Kushwaha over murder of JD(U) leader

India | Mar 29, 2022, 01:59 PM IST

JD-U leader Deepak Mehta was gunned down outside his home in Danapur by unidentified bike-borne assailants. They had opened fire on him indiscriminately.

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Bihar: VIP's Mukesh Sahani sacked from Nitish Kumar cabinet

India | Mar 27, 2022, 10:51 PM IST

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday sacked Mukesh Sahni the minister for fisheries and animal husbandry from his cabinet.

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Caught on camera: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar attacked by man during event in Patna

India | Mar 27, 2022, 10:57 PM IST

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was punched by a man in Patna's Bakhtiyarpur when the CM was garlanding the idol of Sheelbhadra Yaji installed in the Community Health Center.

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'Majboori' made Nitish Kumar fall on PM Modi's feet in Lucknow, alleges Rabri Devi

India | Mar 26, 2022, 06:35 PM IST

A lot is being read into the “body language” of Kumar at the glittering ceremony. His photographs, greeting the PM with folded hands and bending at his waist, have been lapped up by the opposition in Bihar.

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Won't resign as minister, Nitish Kumar may sack me if he wishes: Mukesh Sahani

India | Mar 24, 2022, 02:53 PM IST

Mukesh Sahani rubbished claims by the BJP that during his hurried induction into the NDA ahead of the 2020 assembly polls, a deal was struck that he will merge his VIP within six months.

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11 migrant labourers from Bihar burnt to death in Hyderabad; CM Nitish, Tejashwi MIA

Mar 23, 2022, 02:31 PM IST

Nearly 12 hours after a massive fire tragedy at a scrap godown in Hyderabad killed 11 people, all hailing from Bihar, the Nitish government appeared to be in a slumber.

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Bihar cop at centre of CM-speaker face-off transferred

India | Mar 19, 2022, 01:24 PM IST

According to a notification issued by the state home department, Ranjan Kumar, the sub-divisional police officer of Lakhisarai, has been transferred to Areraj in East Champaran in the same rank.

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Nitish Kumar loses cool over Bihar Assembly Speaker: Here's what happened

India | Mar 14, 2022, 02:19 PM IST

The incident is likely to add to the already tense relationship between the NDA partners Bharatiya Janata Party and Nitish's Janata Dal-United in Bihar.

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Bihar government to launch doorstep delivery of digitized land records

India | Mar 12, 2022, 08:08 AM IST

Ramsurat Kumar told the Assembly that Bihar will be 1st state in India where people will get facility of doorstep delivery of digitized land documents and all preparations have been made for launching the facility.

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SC gives notice to Bihar govt for appointing S.K. Singhal as DGP

India | Mar 07, 2022, 05:37 PM IST

The apex court has said why it should not pursue a contempt of court case against the Bihar government which did not follow the top court's direction and appointed Singhal as the DGP.

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Nitish Kumar as Opposition candidate for President? Here's what Bihar CM has to say

India | Feb 23, 2022, 10:34 AM IST

The tenure of President Ram Nath Kovind ends in July. The electoral college comprises members of both Houses of Parliament besides legislative assemblies of states and union territories.

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Poll strategist Prashant Kishor meets Nitish Kumar

India | Feb 19, 2022, 11:15 PM IST

Kumar, however, played down the meeting, saying their ties are old and not much should be read into the meeting.

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'Nonsense': Nitish Kumar slams Punjab CM Channi over 'bhaiyas' comment

Elections | Feb 17, 2022, 05:09 PM IST

Channi courted controversy during a rally in poll-bound Punjab by asking people not to let the "bhaiyas" of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Delhi "rule" the state.

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