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
The political somersault by Nitish Kumar will rank as one of the biggest of its kind in India's political history, CPI-M journal "People's Democracy" said in an editorial
Tejashwi Yadav today launched an attack on Nitish Kumar and said Bihar CM'S inner conscience wakes up when it suits him.
Lalu Yadav on Tuesday slammed Bihar chief Minister Nitish Kumar for his remarks in Monday's press conference and said the Janata Dal (United) leader was a champion of U-turns
The plea alleged that there was a criminal case against the JD(U) leader wherein he was accused of killing a local Congress leader Sitaram Singh, and injuring four others ahead of Lok Sabha by-election to the Barh constituency in 1991
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav’s elder son Tej Pratap Yadav is likely to face trouble as the newly formed JD(U)-NDA government, led by Nitish Kumar, has initiated an inquiry into the Rs 90 lakh soil scam
A plea was today filed in the Supreme Court seeking cancellation of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's membership of the state Legislative Council.
Nitish Kumar today countered allegations of a 'fixed match' with the BJP and said that RJD's silence on graft charges left him with no option but to ditch the Grand Alliance
The court dismissed two petitions on the ground that the new government in Bihar was formed as per constitutional process and had won the trust vote in the Assembly
Bharatiya Janata Party president Amit Shah today denied speculation over his possible role in the leadership of the central government, saying he has no plans to be a part of the Union Cabinet
Sharad Yadav said that Nitish breaking away from the Congress-JD(U-RJD) Grand Alliance and allying with the BJP and the NDA went against the “mandate by the people” who voted overwhelmingly for the former
Bihar's Minority Welfare Minister Khurshid alias Feroz Ahmad earned the ire of a Muslim cleric for chanting 'Jai Sri Ram' in the state assembly premises on July 28.
RJD chief Lalu Prasad today appealed to former JD(U) president Sharad Yadav to undertake a nationwide tour to defeat "communal" forces that have fanned out in the country.
RJD today said it will move court "within a week" against Bihar governor's invitation to JD(U)-NDA coalition to form government in the state.
The series of tweets by Yadav came hours after he received an invitation from RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav to lead the battle against the BJP in Bihar
Rudy, the Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, also expressed confidence that under the new JD(U)-BJP government, Bihar would be transformed
In the 243-member House, a maximum of 37 ministers are allowed as per the constitutional provisions.
A total of 27 minister from Janata Dal (United), BJP and LJP were administered the oath of office and secrecy by Government Keshari Nath Tripathi.
"Nitish Kumar would induct 16 to 18 ministers in his cabinet," an official in the chief minister's office said.
Nitish had on Wednesday evening resigned from the post of Chief Ministership, thus pulling down curtains on the 20-month-long Mahagathbandhan.
Nitish Kumar won the trust vote comfortably with 131 votes against the opposition's 108.
Top News
Trending News
Latest News
