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 Election Result: Amit Shah and BJP president J P Nadda have already announced that Nitish Kumar will be the chief minister irrespective of the seats won by the two allies.
The Shiv Sena on Tuesday said JD-U leader Nitish Kumar should thank it if he retains the post of Bihar chief minister despite his party winning lessseats in the Assembly polls than ally BJP as the latest trends indicate.
BIhar Assembly Election Result 2020: The BJP has made handsome gains in Bihar, credit Nitish Kumar's love-hate relationship with PM Narendra Modi. People have overwhelmingly voted for the BJP to help it gain more than the JD(U).
Bihar Results 2020: KC Tyagi said that Nitish Kumar will continue as the Chief Minister of Bihar even if the BJP wins more seats that the JDU.
Bihar results 2020: BJP workers gathered outside the party office in Patna as the trends suggested that the NDA is headed to retain power in the state.
Bihar Election 2020 Full List Winners: The result of Bihar Assembly Election 2020 is out and a stellar performance by the BJP enabled the ruling NDA to attain a simple majority. BJP, which had contested 110 seats, won 72 and was leading in another two while the JD(U) which fought 115, won only 42 and was ahead in another.
Bihar Assembly Election 2020 Result Live: The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) comprising BJP, JDU, HAM and VIP succeeded in reaching the halfway mark — 122 seats — emerging victorious in the Bihar Assembly Election 2020, defeating the Mahagathbandhan led by RJD, Congress, CPI, others.
Bihar Assembly Election Result 2020: Who will win the Bihar battle — Nitish Kumar, Tejashwi Yadav or Chirag Paswan as the counting of votes in the Bihar Assembly Election 2020 is all set to take place on Tuesday — November 10. The election on 243 constituencies took place in three phases.
The Shiv Sena has chided the BJP and PM Narendra Modi for supporting Donald Trump who condemned the achievement of Kamala Harris, the Vice President-elect of the United States.
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav has emerged as the most favoured chief ministerial candidate, one of the exit polls show.
Bihar Election 2020: The Super Exit Poll predicts an easy win for the RJD-led Mahagathbandhan while a setback for the JDU-BJP alliance. But, it has to be mentioned that these are exit polls and not the actual results as the seat tally projected in these polls may differ from that on the counting day on November 10.
Plurals Party chief Pushpam Priya Choudhary on Saturday said that riddance from Nitish Kumar and Lalu Prasad Yadav was the only way forward for Bihar's development.
Bihar Assembly election 2020: Vijay Kumar Chaudhary is considered a trusted aide of JD(U) president and Bihar CM Nitish Kumar. He is seeking a hat-trick in Sarairanjan in Samastipur.
Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) President Chirag Paswan Saturday said Nitish Kumar would "never" become the chief minister of Bihar. The state is undergoing the third and final phase of polling in 78 assembly segments today, as part of which 2.35 voters will decide the fate of 1,204 candidates.
Polling in 78 assembly segments of Bihar in the third and final phase of state elections on Saturday in which 2.35 crore voters were eligible to decide the fate of 1,204 candidates has concluded.
Bihar election news: Pappu Yadav, whose original name is Rajesh Ranjan, has described Nitish's statement as 'emotional blackmail' while asserting that the script is being written by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Bihar Election Latest News: Nitish's remark on the last day of campaigning for third phase polls triggered speculation about the 69-year-old leader's retirement from politics.
In his four-page letter written in Hindi, PM Modi said he needs Nitish Kumar's government in Bihar to ensure all-round development of the state.
Nitish, 69, started his political career in 1977. He contested Assembly election from Harnaut seat in Nalanda district four times.
Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) President Chirag Paswan on Thursday took a jibe at Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and said that he would bow down before Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav post declaration of November 10 assembly election results.
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