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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Dismissing speculations that contracts worth Rs 5 crore were given to his family members and aides, Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tarkishore Prasad said that the allegations against him are 'baseless' and are part of a political conspiracy.
Moreover, if any individual uses a section of a house for storage or area for consumption of liquor, the state govt will seal that portion and will put it out for auction.
INLD leader Abhay Chautala, along with his father and former Haryana CM Om Prakash Chautala, is organising the ‘Kisan Panchayat’ where leaders like Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav, former PM HD Deve Gowda and Siromani Akali Dal leader Parkash Singh Badal are expected to be present.
The Janata Dal (United) which is a constituent of the BJP-NDA has taken a different stand on NRC. Nitish himself has said that there is no need for NRC in the state.
The Minister who was in Gaya for his Jan Ashirwad Yatra said, "...All my workers are here, you have half-baked information...It's Janata Dal-United not "Disunited".
The Cancer Institute was inagurated by Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, who has has seeked more information on the matter from the Director of the hospital.
According to reports, a heated exchange took place between the MLA and a few passengers who were travelling in the same coach.
JD(U)’s parliamentary board chief Upendra Kushwahahad had, however, rekindled sentiments about Kumar being “PM material” a few weeks ago and the chorus got louder on the previous day when “Mission Nitish” became the rallying cry.
Janata Dal (United) has said that Nitish Kumar is not in the race for the post of Prime Minister though he has all the qualities required to become one.
On Wednesday, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar inaugurated four state highways having a total length of 130 km and constructed at a cost of over Rs 1,121 crore.
District court in Bihar has ordered a liquor smuggler to take care of the education of 5 children.
Mamata Banerjee's statement came at the backdrop of a 10-party delegation from Bihar headed by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi to push for a caste-based census.
Nitish Kumar's JD(U), RJD and other political parties from Bihar are pressing for a caste-based census. They are saying that the exercise will not only benefit Bihar, but the whole country.
On Saturday, the Bihar government released the list of 11 members who will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss the issue of caste-based census.
Pitching for caste census, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has said that it is the desire of the people that there must be a caste census. I hope there will be a positive discussion on this.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, along with an all-party delegation, will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August 23 to discuss the issue of a caste-based census. Tejashwi Yadav, who is the leader of opposition in the state assembly, will also participate.
Tejashwi Yadav's remarks came when he was asked to comment on caste-based census. The RJD has been demanding caste-based census.
Nitish Kumar has said that his strong pitch for a caste-based census was driven by social, and not political concerns.
Nitish Kumar has dismissed media reports that spoke about a rift in his Janata Dal (United). He said that 'all is well in his party'.
Some BJP MLAs have raised the recommendations of the Karunakaran Committee, which favoured debarring those with more than two children from contesting municipal and panchayat polls, be implemented in Bihar.
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