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 government on Monday said rate of heinous crimes has decreased by 27 per cent in the month of April since the imposition of total prohibition in the state. A high-level meeting held by
Patna: Union Minister Ramvilas Paswan today mocked Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for appealing to non-BJP parties to make a ‘Sangh-mukt Bharat’ and dubbed the latter as a “fine actor”. ”What a fine actor he
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday was officially coronated as the national president of the Janata Dal-United (JD-U) here.
It’s too early to predict anything about 2014 elections but one thing is for sure, Nitish is going to make it the battle of his life especially when Prashant Kishor is on his side.
Buoyed by the success of total prohibition in Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today said, if invited, he would visit other states to campaign against alcohol.
Nitish Kumar said that the party will take action against its Rajya Sabha member Anil Sahani over alleged fraud in leave travel concession
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday said the RSS ideology was not good for the country and again urged all non-BJP parties to unite against the BJP.
New Delhi:Coming down heavily on Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's call for a “BJP/RSS-mukt Bharat”, the BJP on Sunday said the Janata Dal-United (JD-U) leader was “daydreaming”. “What is Nitish Kumar's credibility to
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has appealed to non-BJP parties to make a 'Sangh-mukt' (Sangh-free) country "to save democracy". "Sangh-mukt Bharat banane ke liye sabhi gair BJP parties ko ek hona hoga (to usher
Jharkhand's first Chief Minister Babulal Marandi today stressed for a "strong alternative" in national politics and felt that the Bihar Chief Minister fits the bill.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday said the complete ban on liquor in his state has given a new direction to the entire country.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was today unanimously elected as the president of Janata Dal (United). He will replace 3-time party chief Sharad Yadav.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is likely to replace Sharad Yadav as the Janata Dal (United)'s president today after the party's national executive meeting here.
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
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