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.
Read More
"He is a fake socialist. Real socialist neither joins hands with communal forces nor is afraid of them," Lalu Yadav tweeted.
The cabinet also approved establishment of a state advisory board for the empowerment of 'Divyangjan' as envisaged in the Act.
Kumar hailed the Centre's "very positive" approach towards development in Bihar and said it was providing assistance to the state by way of projects, particularly in the field of roads, energy and infrastructure.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today said those inviting him for marriage would have to speak out that no dowry has been taken.
In a show of strength, Sharad Yadav addressed the national council meeting of the JD(U) where he targeted the BJP as well as Nitish.
Rebel JD(U) leader Sharad Yadav said that demonetisation drive and GST rollout devastated the economy.
It was first time that Nitish Kumar as the CM attended a function in which Mohan Bhagwat was also present.
Both Nitish Kumar and RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat will attend the celebrations to commemorate the 1,000th birth anniversary of Hindu theologian Ramanuja Acharya.
Sharad Yadav joined hands with Congress and other parties following his campaign against Nitish Kumar after he broke the JD(U)-RJD-Congress alliance and allied with BJP.
Sharad Yadav has alleged that Nitish Kumar joined hands with communal forces -- BJP, after dumping the Congress and the RJD "to guard his own interests".
A portion of the Rs 389 cr Bateshwarsthan Ganga Pump Canal Project collapsed in Bhagalpur, leading to inundation of residential areas and NTPC plant in Kahalgaon.
In an embarrassment for CM Nitish Kumar, a part of the Bateshwar Panth Canal Project collapsed hours before it was to be inaugurated by him.
Sharad Yadav-led rebel JD(U) faction today formed a disciplinary committee to decide on action against Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.
Election Commission had on Tuesday refused to take cognizance of Sharad Yadav's previous plea citing lack of documents to support its assertion.
Sharad Yadav said that his lawyers will respond to the Election Commission which did not take cognisance of his faction's application claiming to be the ‘real JD(U)’.
Last month, Sharad Yadav had submitted a memorandum to the Election Commission, staking claim over the party.
"We are fully ready for a mid-term Bihar assembly polls along with Lok Sabha polls," Bihar JD(U) president said.
Nitish urged Khattar to meet the family as it would instill a sense of confidence in them, and also ensure a prompt and impartial probe into the "most brutal" incident
RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav today said the state government must spell out details of every penny "embezzled" by a Bhagalpur-based NGO in Srijan scam case
RCP Singh told the Election Commission officials that former Janata Dal-United president Sharad Yadav has no basis to claim the party as his own.
Top News
Trending News
Latest News
