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: Expressing concern over the alarming level of air pollution in Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has directed concerned officials for banning 15-year-old diesel vehicles in the state capital among other measures to improve the
Patna: In a bid to prevent anaemia and malnutrition among children in Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today said that lemon and jamun trees be planted at all Aganwadi centres in the state.Kumar instructed that
Patna: The Nitish Kumar government in Bihar today unveiled its strategy to enforce prohibition of alcohol in the state in phases which includes a total ban on country liquor from April 1 next year.Sale of
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today came out in support of his Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal and slammed the CBI raid in the CM office by calling it a "breach of decency in the
Patna: What appears to be a leaf out of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's book, Bihar Deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav shared his first hand experience of debutant legislator on Facebook post titled ”Dil ki Baat”.In
Patna: A month after Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar defeated BJP in Bihar assembly elections; he thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his much publicised financial package on Tuesday.It was the first time Nitish Kumar
Patna: Bill Gates, co-chair and trustee of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, met Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar here today and discussed ways to work together on key health indicators like family planning and
Patna: Fulfilling one of his electoral promises, the Bihar government on Friday adopted Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's "seven determinations", including free toilet and drinking water pipeline supply to every household, in a bid to achieve
Patna: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday said BJP was playing 'politics' in the name of lord Ram."BJP has been playing politics in the name of Ram and it has nothing to do with
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today sent Rs five crore to Tamil Nadu for relief and rehabilitation work in the southern state battered by incessant rains.Kumar sent a cheque of Rs five crore to
Patna: LJP president Ramvilas Paswan today said the Grand Alliance will not complete its full term and force a mid-term poll in Bihar due to ego clash between its top leaders, a reference to Chief
Bhopal: Though no new liquor shops will be opened or breweries encouraged, the Madhya Pradesh government has no plans to ban alcohol, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Saturday.The reaction of Singh, who is
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday announced that liquor will be banned in Bihar from April 1, 2016.“Govt is formulating policies and laws to ban liquor in the state from April 1 2016,”
Patna: Amidst the claim by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal that Lalu Prasad had "pulled and hugged him" at the swearing-in ceremony of Nitish Kumar, the RJD chief's son and Bihar deputy chief minister Tejaswi
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New Delhi: On the very first day of the Nitish Kumar-led grand-alliance taking over the reins of power in Bihar, it became crystal clear that Lalu Prasad will play the role of the big brother
Patna: Nitish Kumar on Friday took oath as Bihar Chief Minister along with 28 ministers, including RJD chief Lalu Prasad's two sons Tejaswi and Tej Pratap.21 out of 28 ministers of Nitish Kumar's newly formed
New Delhi: “So long as you have food in your mouth, you have solved all questions for the time being” says an old proverb.The newly sworn in Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and 28 other
Patna: Nitish Kumar on Friday took oath as Bihar Chief Minister along with 28 ministers, including RJD chief Lalu Prasad's two sons Tejaswi and Tej Pratap.Tejashwi, who is younger of the two sons have been
Patna: Tej Pratap Yadav, son of RJD supremo Lalu Yadav, while taking oath as a minister in Nitish Kumar's cabinet on Friday misread Apekshit (expected) as Upekshit (overlooked).It was only after Bihar Governor Ramnath Kovind
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