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Nitish Kumar

Nitish Kumar

Height: 1.73m DOB: 1 March 1951

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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Voters stand in queues to cast their votes during the

53.51 per cent voting in Bihar election second phase, says Election Commission

Elections | Nov 03, 2020, 08:49 PM IST

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.

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Bihar Election 2020: Polling on 94 seats in 17 districts today

Elections | Nov 03, 2020, 01:30 AM IST

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.

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Hours ahead of second phase polling, Tejashwi's big addition to 10 lakh jobs promise

India | Nov 02, 2020, 08:17 PM IST

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.

Will RJD delay salaries or stop development work, Nitish

Will RJD delay salaries or stop development work, Nitish mocks 10-lakh jobs' promise

Elections | Nov 02, 2020, 09:44 AM IST

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday mocked Mahagathbandhan for promising 10 lakh jobs once voted to power.

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Nitish Kumar never speaks on real issues like Padhayi, Kamayi, Sichai, Dawai: Tejashwi Yadav

Elections | Oct 31, 2020, 01:50 PM IST

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar does not speak on the real issues of the state, Tejashwi Yadav said on Saturday.

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Why Nitish Kumar never contested Assembly elections in last 35 years

Elections | Oct 31, 2020, 01:57 PM IST

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.

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Nitish launches blistering attack on Lalu, Rabri at Khagaria rally

Elections | Oct 30, 2020, 05:43 PM IST

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.

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Bihar election 2020: Nitish Kumar comes out with jobs data to counter RJD

Elections | Oct 30, 2020, 08:38 AM IST

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.

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PM Modi will make Bihar developed state if people vote NDA to power, says CM Nitish Kumar

Elections | Oct 28, 2020, 05:56 PM IST

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.

Tejashwi Yadav slams Nitish Kumar over Munger firing.

'Who gave permission to become General Dyer', Tejashwi Yadav slams Nitish over Munger firing

Elections | Oct 28, 2020, 01:13 PM IST

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 election 2020: Key battles to watch out for in phase 1

Bihar election 2020: Key battles to watch out for in phase 1

Elections | Oct 28, 2020, 11:12 AM IST

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.

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Bihar votes: 54 per cent turnout in Phase I

Elections | Oct 28, 2020, 10:04 PM IST

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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Bihar Election 2020 phase 1: Over 2 crore voters to decide fate of 1,066 candidates

Elections | Oct 28, 2020, 12:00 AM IST

Bihar Assembly Election 2020, first of the total three phase poll, is set to take place today. The election in the first phase will take place across 71 constituencies with more than 2 crore voters who will decide the fate of 1,066 candidates.

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Chirag Paswan faces Opposition's fire for video shoot infront of his father's photo - WATCH

Elections | Oct 28, 2020, 04:38 PM IST

Didn't expect CM (Nitish Kumar) to do such low-level politics. He's scared he'll go to jail in my government, Chirag Paswan said.

15-year Nitish rule vs 15 years of Lalu? Bihar voters to decide

15-year Nitish rule vs 15 years of Lalu? Bihar voters to decide

Elections | Oct 27, 2020, 02:51 PM IST

The elections for 243 Assembly seats will be held in three phases - for 71 seats on October 28, for 94 seats on November 3, and remaining 78 on November 7. The results will be announced on November 10.

Tejashwi Yadav stirs row with 'babu saheb' remark at Rohtas

Bihar election 2020: Tejashwi Yadav stirs row with 'babu saheb' remark

Elections | Oct 27, 2020, 12:06 PM IST

Bihar Assembly election 2020: Tejashwi Yadav is the chief ministerial face of the grand alliance. Addressing a rally in Rohtas, he said that poor used to walk before 'Babu Saheb' with their head held high when Lalu Prasad was in power.

Tejashwi Yadav slams Nitish Kumar's '8-9 children' jibe

'PM Modi has 6 siblings', Tejashwi responds to Nitish Kumar's '8-9 kids' jibe

Elections | Oct 27, 2020, 12:02 PM IST

Tejashwi Yadav, 31, is the eighth of former CMs Lalu Prasad Yadav and Rabri Devi's nine children. PM Modi is the third of six siblings, with five of them being boys.

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Has RJD conceded defeat even before first phase voting? Top party leader's video goes viral

Elections | Oct 26, 2020, 07:39 PM IST

Amid the heated political atmosphere in the state, a video has gone viral showing a top RJD leader admitting that the NDA has a 'guarantee' to retain power. 

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.

Bihar election 2020: Slogans in support of RJD at Nitish Kumar's rally leave CM red-faced

Elections | Oct 26, 2020, 01:09 PM IST

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was left red-faced when a group of youth at his Muzaffarpur rally started raising slogans against him.

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Bihar election 2020: Nitish Kumar missing from BJP posters - What it means

Elections | Oct 26, 2020, 08:38 AM IST

Bihar Assembly election 2020: The BJP's full-page advertisements and posters feature Narendra Modi's pictures and read: "BJP hai to Bharosa hai (Where there is BJP, there is trust)".