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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Last week, Nitish Kumar attended an Indian Medical Association (IMA) function in Patna. The event emerged as a Covid hotspot after several doctors tested positive for the disease.
As per the Niti Aayog's Multi-dimensional Poverty Index (MPI), Bihar has the highest proportion of "multidimensionally poor" people; 51.91 per cent of the state's population.
The term of current President Ibrahim Solih comes to an end in 2023 and this propaganda campaign aimed at India appears to be an early manifestation of the election strategy of the opposition coalition
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has one residential flat in a cooperative housing society at Dwarka in New Delhi, while his son has agricultural land and residential houses at Kalyan Bigha and Hakikatpur (both in Nalanda district) and Kankarbagh in Patna.
In an exclusive interaction with India TV, Pandey said the way Covid cases have shot up in the last few days, it is evident that the state is witnessing a surge.
The Bihar chief minister also applauded the role of doctors in serving people during the first and second wave of the coronavirus pandemic.
The matter was resolved after the district police chief had a word with the agitated people, though not before they had received a tongue lashing from the chief minister.
Earlier, Bijendra Yadav, the state minister for planning and implementation, wrote a letter to NITI Aayog vice-chairman Rajiv Kumar, pitching again for the special category status. In the letter, Yadav asserted that Bihar "fulfilled all the criteria" set for grant of special status.
Bihar Labour Resources Minister Jivesh Mishra said he won't enter the Assembly till the time Police officials are suspended.
Mahto's statement comes at a time when Nitish Kumar started an oath-taking campaign in a bid to implement the liquor prohibition law successfully in Bihar.
Nitish Kumar said the concerns expressed by the Prime Minister were absolutely correct.
Nitish Kumar pointed out that the decision was taken after an all-party meeting. Hence, those who are pointing fingers at the decision should also remind themselves of that meeting.
Lalu Prasad returned to Patna in October after over three years. He was imprisoned in fodder scam cases.
Lalu Prasad Yadav’s attempt to disown the controversial move of Kumar came at a time when the latter is facing the heat over a large number of deaths caused by consumption of spurious liquor recently.
A total of 32 people died in the state after consuming spurious liquor, the recent death being reported from Muzaffarpur.
Earlier on Thursday, calling the physical assault on the Additional District Judge in Madhubani by two police officers an "unprecedented and shocking matter", Patna High Court has taken the Suo Moto cognizance of the matter and said that the matter is to be listed on November 29.
A total of 32 people died in the state after consuming spurious liquor, the recent death being reported from Muzaffarpur.
Meanwhile, Nitish Kumar on Monday said the crime rate in Bihar has come down after the liquor ban and he stands against liquor.
Yadav challenged the government to cull out the "call details record of Lesi Singh and the SHO of the police station concerned".
Apart from cabinet ministers, the judges of Patna High Court and other officials having similar posts can also purchase vehicles costing Rs 30 lakh.
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