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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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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)".

Bihar Election 2020: Tejashwi Yadav says CM Nitish Kumar is tired, JD(U)-BJP hit back

Bihar Election 2020: Tejashwi Yadav says CM Nitish Kumar is tired, JD(U)-BJP hit back

Elections | Oct 25, 2020, 06:25 PM IST

Drawing sharp retorts from leaders of the ruling NDA, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Sunday said that the Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is tired and no longer able to manage Bihar.

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Bihar Election 2020: Who will form the next govt, know what Super Opinion Poll says

Elections | Oct 24, 2020, 11:40 PM IST

Bihar Assembly Election 2020 is all set to take place from October 28. The assembly polls will be held in three phases. A look at Bihar's Super Opinion Poll.

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BJP-NDA govt taking Bihar out of lantern age to LED era: JP Nadda taunts RJD

Elections | Oct 24, 2020, 11:48 PM IST

With just 4 days left when Bihar goes to polls, BJP President JP Nadda who is addressing rally after rally, seeking to garner support for the party, on Saturday took a dig at Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) saying the BJP-led NDA government is taking Bihar out of the age of lantern era to that of a LED era. Lantern is the party symbol of the RJD. Nadda made the comment at his rally at the Hawai Adda Maidan in Bihar's Bhagalpur district.

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Article 370, Galwan, RJD's 'jungleraaj' - Highlights of PM Modi's first day, first show in Bihar

Elections | Oct 23, 2020, 10:58 PM IST

PM Modi, who hit the election campaign trail for the first time since the COVID-19 outbreak, addressed rallies in Sasaram, Gaya and Bhagalpur, where polling is scheduled to be held in the first phase on October 28.

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Laluji will get bail on November 9, Nitish's farewell next day, boasts Tejashwi

Elections | Oct 23, 2020, 05:25 PM IST

In his address, delivered mostly in Bhojpuri in a tone that appeared a loose copy of his father's famous style of speech-making, Tejashwi also targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was in Bihar on Friday to address his first rallies in the polls.

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Jitan Ram Manjhi: Nitish's former bête noire seeks re-election from Imamganj

Elections | Oct 23, 2020, 03:59 PM IST

He has switched sides more than you can vividly remember. Talk of Bihar's political landscape and there he is -- Jitan Ram Manjhi, a low-profile leader who has garnered attention every election with his astounding political choices.

Nitish Kumar is often referred to as the Chanakya of

Nitish Kumar: The Chanakya of Bihar politics

Elections | Oct 23, 2020, 09:38 AM IST

Nitish Kumar has earned an image of being suave and workaholic, credit his works in the last 15 years. Soft-spoken, sharp, and articulate, he speaks in a measured tone.

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With 'Bihar First, Bihari First' mantra, Chirag Paswan hopes to make big difference in Bihar polls

Elections | Oct 22, 2020, 11:24 PM IST

Bihar Election 2020: President of the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) in Bihar, Chirag Paswan is now the face for the party in the upcoming assembly election after the death of his father and renowned politician Ram Vilas Paswan. Riding on the popularity and credibility of his father who was the Union Minister in the Modi government, Chirag Pawan's mantra for the forthcoming elections is 'Bihar First, Bihari First'.

OPINION | Bihar polls: Nitish Kumar, a liability for NDA campaign

Opinion | Bihar polls: Nitish Kumar, a liability for NDA campaign

India | Oct 22, 2020, 02:07 PM IST

Senior BJP leaders in Bihar have already begun to sense the mood of the voters, who are eager for change this time. Nitish Kumar ruled for 15 years in Bihar, first in alliance with the BJP, then joined Mahagathbandhan, and later walked out to forge alliance with the BJP again.  

Asaduddin Owaisi has claimed that the BJP wants to install

Bihar election 2020: Asaduddin Owaisi claims BJP wants its own CM, not Nitish Kumar

Elections | Oct 22, 2020, 01:29 PM IST

 Asaduddin Owaisi has claimed that the BJP wants to install its own Chief Minister in Bihar. 

BJP releases manifesto for Bihar Assembly election 2020.

Bihar election 2020: BJP manifesto promises 19 lakh jobs, free Covid vaccine to everyone

Elections | Oct 22, 2020, 12:49 PM IST

Bihar election 2020: BJP in its election manifesto has promised 19 lakh jobs and free Covid vaccine to all. The BJP is contesting elections in an alliance with Nitish Kumar's JDU.

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar addressing a poll rally

When Nitish Kumar lost his cool over 'Lalu zindabad' slogans during poll rally

Elections | Oct 22, 2020, 05:39 PM IST

Slogans shouting "Lalu Zindabad" at an election rally on Wednesday seemed to have angered Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. A visibly irate CM could be seen stopping his speech midway to take on those in the crowd shouting pro-Lalu slogans.

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