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 Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday tendered his resignation from the post after meeting Governor Phagu Chauhan. In a letter to the governor, he asked to dissolve the 16th Bihar assembly.
Nitish Kumar said that the NDA will stake the claim to form the next government after Sunday's meeting. The NDA in Bihar comprises four parties -- Janata Dal (United), BJP, HAM, and VIP.
Bihar is among a few states in the country where liquor is banned. The law was enacted by the Nitish Kumar government in 2016.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, whose JD(U) suffered a major slump in seats in the assembly polls on account of the rebellion by Chirag Paswan, onThursday said it is for the alliance spearhead BJP to take a call on whether to retain the LJP in the NDA.
Janata Dal-United leader and NDA ally Nitish Kumar is likely to take oath as the Bihar Chief Minister for another term on November 16 after the NDA victory in Assembly elections.
The NDA led by Nitish Kumar won 125 seats, three more than the halfway mark of 122 in the 243-chair Assembly. The grand alliance won 110 seats.
Taking a jibe at Nitish Kumar, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Manoj Jha said that the JD(U) chief was dreaming of becoming the chief minister after managing just 40 seats in Bihar. Jha wondered "how long will the illusion last" if Nitish takes over the reins of the state again.
Bihar Election Result: The Rashtriya Janata Dal led by Lalu Prasad's son Tejashwi Yadav powered the party to the status of the single largest party with 75 seats. But its alliance partner, Congress appeared to be the weak link and restricted the alliance from gaining majority.
Nitish Kumar is set for a fourth straight term. Despite slumping electoral fortune that relegated his party JD(U) to a distant third in the state assembly with just 43 seats, down from 71 it had won in 2015.
Nitish Kumar will take oath as the Chief Minister of Bihar for the seventh time in 15 years. In the just held Assembly elections, the NDA won 125 seats, three more than halfway mark of 122 in the 243-chair Assembly.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday thanked PM Modi's leadership and the people of Bihar for voting NDA to power once again.
According to India TV's analysis, had the LJP contested elections with the NDA, the alliance would have secured more than 160 seats. The LJP emerged as a vote cutter party at 37 seats, thus hurting the JDU candidates the most.
Bihar ElectionResult: The BJP won 74 seats and Nitish Kumar's JD(U) secured 43 seats. Other NDA partners Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) and former Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi's Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) won four seats each.
Nitish Kumar will be the chief minister of Bihar, state party chief Sanjay Jaiswal said on Wednesday amid speculation of change in CM face, owing to BJP's new "big brother" tag.
Bihar results: The Shiv Sena said that Amit had to declare well ahead of the elections that Nitish Kumar will be the Chief Minister irrespective of the numbers. It added that Shah had made a similar promise to the Shiv Sena in 2019.
With a slender majority in Bihar, Nitish Kumar is now headed to become the 23rd Chief Minister of the state. He will take oath for the seventh time in 15 years.
According to the results updated on the Election Commission website late Tuesday night, JD(U)'s Krishnamurari Sharan alias Prem Mukhiya has polled 61,848 votes, while the RJD's Atri Muni alias Shakti Singh Yadav has got 61,836 votes.
Bihar Election Result: Nitish Kumar-led NDA secured a win in Bihar with a slender majority. The ruling alliance won 125 seats in the 243-member Legislative Assembly against 110 clinched by the RJD-led grand alliance.
Nitish Kumar-led was back in power in Bihar on Wednesday with a slender majority, surmounting anti-incumbency of 15 years, a mutinous former ally, and a spirited challenge from a resurgent opposition that rose from its ashes like proverbial phoenix after the 2019 Lok Sabha poll debacle.
Bihar Assembly Election Result: Seemanchal has a sizeable Muslim population and is considered an RJD-Congress stronghold. But this election, AIMIM of Asaduddin Owaisi has ended up dividing the Muslims votes and hurting the prospects of RJD.
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