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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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‘M.A in 1 yr, Matriculation at the age of 8’: BSEB ex-head's wife Usha Sinha under scanner for fake degrees

India | Jun 13, 2016, 08:01 PM IST

Officials say that Usha Sinha’s own degrees could well be forged and she will have a lot of answering to do on her own educational qualifications.

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Lalu Prasad Yadav turns 69, Sonia Gandhi, Nitish Kumar among well-wishers

Politics | Jun 11, 2016, 06:10 PM IST

Congress president Sonia Gandhi, party vice president Rahul Gandhi, Union Finance minister Arun Jaitley and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today greeted RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav on his 69th birthday.

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‘Mangal Raj’? Newly elected Panchayat head shot dead in Nitish’s home district Nalanda; Rs 1 cr looted in Motihari

Politics | Jun 10, 2016, 08:35 PM IST

There appears to be no stopping of criminal activities in Lalu Prasad Yadav and Nitish Kumar’s Bihar. It wouldn’t be wrong to say that the law and order situation in the state is getting worse with each passing day.

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Gaya road rage: Nitish Kumar meets victim Aditya’s kin, promises justice

Politics | Jun 10, 2016, 03:07 PM IST

A month after Aditya Sachdeva was shot dead by JD(U) MLC Manorama Devi’s son Rocky Yadav, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today met the family members of victim and promised justice to the family.

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Police files FIR against Bihar toppers, college director in exam scam

India | Jun 07, 2016, 09:42 AM IST

Patna: An FIR has been registered against three intermediate toppers Ruby Rai, Saurabh Shrestha, Rahul Kumar including director of V R College in connection with the alleged irregularities in evaluation of marks in this year's

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Bihar: LJP leader Sudesh Paswan, brother murdered by Maoists in Gaya

Politics | May 25, 2016, 10:00 PM IST

Dumaria: In the latest in the spate of lawlessness that seems to have gripped Bihar ever since the Nitish Kumar-Lalu Yadav combine swept to power in the state, Sudesh Paswan, a leader from Ram Vilas

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'Mangal raj' and rule of law in Bihar, says CM Nitish Kumar

Politics | May 25, 2016, 08:03 AM IST

Amid Opposition's claim that 'Jungle Raj' has returned in Bihar in view of alleged spurt in crime in the recent past, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today used latest crime figures to assert there is 'Mangal Raj' and 'rule of law' in the state.

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Lalu asks party leaders to avoid 'unnecessary statements', says 'Mahagathbandhan is rock solid'

Politics | May 24, 2016, 10:23 AM IST

RJD chief Lalu Prasad has finally broken his silence over the utterances made by some of his party leaders in recent days. Asking them to share their concerns, if any, instead of airing ‘unnecessary statements’, he said that the 'mahagathbandhan' is

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Alarm bells for CM Nitish Kumar as journalist threatened in Bihar

Politics | May 23, 2016, 11:28 PM IST

Patna: The Bihar government, which has assured to protect the fourth pillar of democracy in wake of the killing of a journalist in Siwan, faced yet another embarrassing moment on Sunday after a journalist with

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RJD MP Taslimuddin slams Nitish Kumar, says party should walk out of alliance

Politics | May 22, 2016, 08:04 AM IST

Patna: Attacking Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over rising crime in the state, RJD lawmaker Mohammad Taslimuddin on today said his party should walk out of the ruling 'Grand Alliance' with the JD-U and

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All is not well in Bihar; RJD leaders seek Nitish’s ouster over failure to control crime

Politics | May 21, 2016, 01:46 PM IST

After senior RJD leader Raghuvansh Prasad Singh criticised Kumar for projecting himself as the leader of group, another RJD leader has come forward demanding the CM’s resignation.

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After alcohol, Bihar government imposes one-year ban on gutkha and pan masala

Politics | May 21, 2016, 01:44 PM IST

Patna (Bihar): Following up on his decision of making Bihar an alcohol-free state, the Nitish Kumar government today imposed a ban on the distribution, storage, manufacture, publicity or the sale of any type of

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Nitish Kumar recommended CBI probe under pressure: BJP

Politics | May 17, 2016, 10:36 PM IST

Patna: Senior BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi today welcomed Bihar government’s recommendation for a CBI probe into the murder of journalist Rajdeo Ranjan in Siwan but said it was “forced” to do so under “sustained

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CM Nitish for CBI probe in Siwan journalist murder case

Politics | May 17, 2016, 11:13 AM IST

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has said he will ask for a CBI probe into the journalist murder case in Siwan and rejected as "baseless" the criticism on law and order situation in the state.

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Ready for CBI inquiry in scribe's death: Nitish Kumar

Politics | May 16, 2016, 02:57 PM IST

Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today said his government is ready to hand over the case of Siwan journalist Rajdeo Ranjan's killing to the CBI. "We have learnt that the victim's family wants

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Nitish promises action on scribe’s murder, says guilty will not be spared

Politics | May 15, 2016, 07:10 PM IST

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar today expressed his grief over the murder of journalist Rajdeo Rajan in Siwan and promised that those who are guilty will not be spared.

Nitish Kumar in Varanasi

With ‘prohibition’ as his new trump-card, Nitish Kumar challenges PM Modi right in his bastion

Politics | May 12, 2016, 11:13 PM IST

With an eye on positioning himself as the most viable alternative to PM Modi in 2019 general elections, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today exhorted the people of Uttar Pradesh to teach the BJP the same lesson in challenged Modi

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PM Modi degree row: Nitish Kumar has a surprise response on the controversy

Politics | May 09, 2016, 09:29 PM IST

Patna, May 9 (PTI) Bihar Chief Minister and JD(U) President Nitish Kumar today termed the controversy over Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s educational qualification as a ”non-issue”. ”For me these are non-issues,” he said

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Bihar teen murder: With accused still on the run, Nitish promises swift action

India | May 09, 2016, 07:15 PM IST

New Delhi: Slamming the opposition for jumping to conclusion in the murder of class 12 student who was allegedly shot down by his party MLC’s son, Bihar Chief Minister today assured swift action against the

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Nitish Kumar is not ‘PM material’: RJD MP Taslimuddin

Politics | May 09, 2016, 04:18 PM IST

Kishanganj: Former Union Minister and senior RJD Lok Sabha MP Mohammad Taslimuddin today said Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is not “PM material” and he is “day dreaming of becoming the prime minister” as he has

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