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: In yet another incident highlighting deterioration of law and order in Bihar, an LJP leader of Vaishali district was gunned down in broad daylight on the roads of Patna.According to police, the incident took
Patna: Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today hit out at the Centre for not selecting any city from Bihar in the the list of 20 smart cities and said the BJP-led Union government has no consideration
Patna: After a long break, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is set to resume his popular 'janata durbar' (people's court) from February 1 to listen to the grievances of the people, an official said here
Patna: A man attempted to hurl a slipper at Bihar CM Nitish Kumar during a function at Bakhtiarpur today.However, Kumar was unharmed as the slipper missed its mark.The accused,who was in an inebriated state, hurled
Patna: A district court on Wednesday closed a case against RJD president Lalu Prasad relating to an FIR registered against him during last Lok Sabha elections, on the plea of the state government, days after
Patna: Bihar has once again grabbed the media headlines for all wrong reasons, especially after the massive victory of 'Grand Alliance' in last year's Assembly poll.First it was an engineer and a contractor, working on
Patna: The Janata Dal (United) has suspended party MLA Sarfaraz Alam who was earlier booked on charges of allegedly abusing a couple inside the Rajdhani Express last Sunday.The decision by the party follows a statement
Patna: Fulfilling a key election promise, the Nitish Kumar government on Tuesday gave the green signal to 35 per cent reservation for women in state government jobs."Decision was taken of reservation for women in all
Purnea: Awadhesh mandal, husband of Bihar's ruling Janata Dal (United) legislator Bima Bharti was freed forcibly from Purnea's Maranga police station on Sunday, hours after he was arrested for allegedly threatening a witness in a
New Delhi: Controversies seem to follow RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav after his both sons Tejashwi Prasad and Tej Pratap were inducted by Nitish Kumar in his Cabinet at prominent posts.While Lalu's elder son Tej
Patna: The Nitish Kumar government on Tuesday decided to impose 13.5 per cent tax on luxury items including on sweets priced more than Rs 500 a kg and mosquito repellant among others to mop up
Patna: The Nitish Kumar government today decided to impose 13.5 per cent tax on luxury items including on sweets priced more than Rs 500 a kg and mosquito repellant among others to mop up additional
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and RJD leader Lalu Prasad are set to visit Prime Minister Narendra Modi's parliamentary constituency Varanasi ahead of assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh.Lalu Prasad will visit Varanasi after January
New Delhi: Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan has predicted that 'Mahagathbandhan' government of the RJD, JD(U) and Congress led by CM Nitish Kumar in Bihar will fall in six months owing to the differences between
Patna: An article about former prime minister Indira Gandhi's rule, published on the official website of Bihar government, has left the Congress red-faced after it described her reign worst than British in India.The write-up, while
Patna: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar's son Nishant Kumar is richer than him as far as movable and immovable assets are concerned while Lalu's younger son Tejashwi Yadav has no vehicle.Bihar deputy chief minister Tejashwi
Patna: The escalating war of words between coalition partners in Bihar – Rashtriya Janata Dal and the Janata Dal United – over the law and order situation has forced senior leaders from both sides to
Patna: Close on the heels of RJD chief Lalu Prasad's apparent snub to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over the deteriorating law and order situation in the state, senior party leader Raghubansh Prasad Singh today
Patna: Taking a strict note of the rising noise pollution in state capital, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar has banned the use of siren by VVIP and VIP escort vehicles.Presiding over a home department review meeting
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday directed top police officials to take necessary steps to curb crime in the state, an official said.The chief minister, in a meeting with the police top brass,
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