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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Patna: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday stressed on increasing the reservation quota in jobs beyond 50 per cent in view of the increasing population of Schedule Castes and also advocated extending it to
A public Interest Litigation (PIL) was filed today in the Patna High Court challenging the Bihar government's decision to clamp total ban on sale and consumption of alcohol in the state.
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today announced a complete ban on liquor in the state. The ban on both foreign and domestic liquor comes into effect today. Earlier, it was announced that only country
In what will count as a big push for providing equal rights to eunuchs and transgenders and bring them into the mainstream, the Bihar government on Wednesday announced extending reservation in jobs to the third gender and also set up a welfare board
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today described the imposition of President's rule in Uttarakhand as 'undemocratic' and 'unconstitutional'
New Delhi: After a failed attempt at unification of the larger Janata Parivar, JD(U), Rashtriya Lok Dal, Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajtantrik) and Samajwadi Janata Party look set to merge in Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh.
Ahead of Holi, it is raining gifts for MLAs in Bihar during the ongoing Budget session of the state Assembly. Besides the microwave ovens given to the legislators costing the state exchequer an estimated Rs 25 to 30 lakh, suitcases and mobile phones
Lucknow: With the success of Nitish Kumar in neighbouring Bihar fresh in their minds, major political parties may announce their chief ministerial candidates ahead of the assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh. Incumbent Chief Minister Akhilesh
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New Delhi: The Nitish Kumar government on Tuesday came under fire from the opposition BJP when its ministers were caught on camera dining with former Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP Mohammed Shahabuddin in a Siwan
Patna: JNU Students Union president Kanhaiya Kumar is more of a 'deshbhakt' (patriot) than BJP leaders who have dubbed him anti-national, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said today.Nitish Kumar made the remarks after ending a
New Delhi: Prashant Kishor, a key strategist in the landslide victories of Narendra Modi and Nitish Kumar, dissects what influences Indian voters today, their aspirations and what they now demand of their leaders in his
Patna: After Dalit student Rohith Vemula's mother charged Union Minister Smriti Irani with lying in Parliament about her son's suicide, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today said the Centre was “cultivating falsehood” to divide the
Patna: Stating he had 'no expectations' from Railway budget, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday opposed the Centre's decision asking state governments to invest in railway projects."I do not have any expectations from railway
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has denied describing Ishrat Jahan, who was killed in an encounter in Gujarat, as a 'daughter of Bihar' and threatened to sue the media for 'putting words into his
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has claimed the state has "witnessed a steady decline in crime" and termed the alleged spurt in crime graph as a "perception created by the opposition"."Bihar has witnessed a
Ara: The vice president of the Bharatiya Janata Party's Bihar unit Visheshwar Ojha was today shot dead by unidentified assailants in Bhojpur district while returning from a wedding.Ojha is the second BJP leader of the
New Delhi: Opposition BJP today alleged a "big racket" in disbursement of post-matriculation scholarships to SC/ST students pursuing technical education in professional institutions and demanded a high level probe into it.Senior BJP leader Sushil Modi also
Patna: The Bihar government on Tuesday gave the long awaited nod to the Detailed Project Report (DPR) of the Patna Metro Rail Project.The nod to the first phase of the project, costing Rs 16,960 crore,
Patna: Union Minister Ramvilas Paswan today hit out at Nitish Kumar government over the law and order situation in Bihar, saying the present condition was worse than the “jungle raj of the 90s.”“It's return of
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