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 Assembly election 2020: Nitish Kumar said that nobody had the strength to send anyone out of the country as he rubbished rumours that people belonging to the minority community will be evicted out of the country.
Bihar Assembly election 2020: Rahul Gandhi assailed PM Narendra Modi and Bihar CM Nitish Kumar over job creation. Rahul said that Nitish Kumar had promised he would provide jobs to the youth and change Bihar, but he could not deliver.
Lok Janshakti Party president Chirag Paswan on Wednesday tore into Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for using Prime Minister Narendra Modi's name to win the assembly election in the state.
Bihar Assembly election 2020: Onions were flung towards Nitish Kumar by some protestors at an election rally in Madhubani. The CM was addressing the public in Gangaur village ground in Harlakhi assembly constituency when the incident took place.
Polling in 94 assembly constituencies across 17 districts in Bihar Assembly Election 2020 second phase took place today with a total voter turnout recorded at 53.51, according to the Election Commission. The polling percentage may rise further as voting continued beyond schedule in several places the commission informed
As polling in the second phase of Bihar election is underway, onions were thrown at incumbent Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who was addressing a poll rally in Madhubani while campaigning for upcoming phase 3 scheduled for November 7.
The second phase of voting saw top politicians as early voters. Casting his vote at a government school in Digha, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar urged people to vote in large numbers.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will never come to power as the CM again after November 10, Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) President Chirag Paswan said on Tuesday.
Bihar Assembly Election 2020 second phase polling in 94 constituencies across 17 districts concluded on Tuesday evening. According to the election commission, a total of 53.51 voter turnout was recoreded till 6 pm, informed the Election Commission of India.
Bihar Election 2020: The second phase of polling on 94 seats across 17 districts is set to take place today. Out of 94, the BJP is contesting on 46 seats while the JD(U) at 43 to defeat the RJD-Congress-left alliance in the state.
Bihar Election 2020 latest news: The 31-year-old leader has repeatedly targeted Bihar CM Nitish Kumar over issues of unemployment and migrant crisis during campaigning for the ongoing Bihar Assembly elections.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday mocked Mahagathbandhan for promising 10 lakh jobs once voted to power.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar does not speak on the real issues of the state, Tejashwi Yadav said on Saturday.
Nitish Kumar has been sitting at the helm of Bihar's affair since 2005. But he has never contested Assembly elections in Bihar in the last 35 years. Nitish last contested Assembly elections in 1985.
Attacking opposition RJD, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday appealed to people to not "get misled" by those who "ignored" women and backward classes during their rule.
Nitish Kumar said that the RJD in its 15 years tenure provided jobs to only 95,000 people while the successive Janata Dal (United) governments employed over six lakh people.
Bringing the 'Modi factor' to the fore of the poll campaign, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday devoted his speech at a BJP rally in Patna to development works undertaken by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for Bihar and said PM Modi will make it a "developed" state if the ruling NDA is voted back to power.
One person was killed and six others suffered injuries in firing in Munger during the Durga idol immersion. The incident took place on Monday when the crowd had gathered to participate in the event.
Bihar Assembly Election 2020: The Bihar polls is being conducted in three phases. While the first phase is being held today, the the second phase of polling for 94 seats will take place on November 3. The third phase of polling for the remaining 78 constituencies will be conducted on November 7. The results will be announced on November 10.
Bihar Election Phase 1 poll Live Updates: Polling in 71 assembly constituencies of Bihar in the first phase of three-phase elections which took place amid tight security and COVID-19 guidelines, has ended. A voter turnout of 54 per cent has been recorded, with CEC saying that the number may rise further.
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