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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The swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Council of Ministers following the General Elections 2024 will be held today (09 June 2024). On the occasion, leaders from India’s neighbourhood and Indian Ocean region have been cordially invited as distinguished guests.
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Nitish Kumar, who supported Narendra Modi's name as the leader of the NDA alliance and said that it's a very good thing that all of us have come together and we will all work together with you (PM Modi). You will be swearing in as the Prime Minister on Sunday.
Senior BJP leader Rajnath Singh on Friday proposed Narendra Modi's name as the leader of the NDA Parliamentary Party and the proposal was seconded by his party colleagues Amit Shah and Nitin Gadkari as well as top NDA leaders.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi thanked all the members of the NDA after he was elected as the alliance leader during the Parliamentary party meeting, ahead of the Modi 3.0 government formation.
Nitish Kumar's endorsement of PM Modi signals a strong political alignment and a strategic move to consolidate support within the NDA. This endorsement is expected to strengthen the ruling coalition's position as they prepare for upcoming political challenges.
The TDP and JD(U) have already dismissed suggestions of defecting to the opposition alliance and have clearly stated that they will remain with the NDA.
According to the sources, JD-U wants the approval of 'Special Category Status' for Bihar as the state will undergo assembly election in 2025. With the support of JD-U and TDP, Narendra Modi will take oath as PM on June 8 third time in a row, achieving a historic feat.
With the BJP falling short of a majority in the Lok Sabha and needing the NDA allies to form the government at the Centre, Bihar Chief Minister and JD (U) head Nitish Kumar and TDP's N Chandrababu Naidu have emerged as potential kingmakers.
The meeting of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) was held at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's residence at the 7, Lok Kalyan Marg to discuss election results and next government formation.
Nitish Kumar is in Delhi today to attend the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) meeting a day after election results and discuss strategy for government formation.
With the BJP falling short of majority, JD-U chief and Bihar CM Nitish Kumar is being seen as a kingmaker in forming next government. Opposition's I.N.D.I.A bloc is hoping for another return of Kumar to the coalition.
With the BJP falling short of a majority in the Lok Sabha and needing the NDA allies to form the government at the Centre, Bihar Chief Minister and JD (U) head Nitish Kumar and TDP's N Chandrababu Naidu have emerged as potential kingmakers.
Both Nitish Kumar and Tejashwi Yadav are scheduled to attend their individual alliance partner meetings in Delhi, a day after election results. NDA and INDIA bloc will sit today to decide on government formation, as the BJP has fallen short of majority.
With the BJP falling short of majority, Kumar is being seen as a key player whom the opposition INDIA bloc is also sending fillers.
Lok Sabha Election Results 2024: As the BJP fell short of the majority mark on its own while the NDA crossed the 272 mark, a JDU leader said that the people expect Nitish Kumar to be the Prime Minister.
Bihar Lok Sabha Election Results 2024: The counting of votes was held on June 4 for all the 40 constituencies in the state. Scroll down to check the complete list of constituencies and its winning candidates.
Bihar Lok Sabha Elections Results 2024 Highlights: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Janata Dal-United, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and the Congress are the main parties in the state.
The meeting between Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Prime Minister Narendra Modi speculations as RJD leader and former Nitish's deputy Tejashwi Yadav, recently, claimed that all is not well between Kumar and the BJP in Bihar.
Bihar has a total of 40 Lok Sabha seats, third highest after Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra. Polling in Bihar was held in all the seven phases of Lok Sabha elections 2024.
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