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/New Delhi: As prices of pulses skyrocketed further, the Centre and the government of Bihar where elections are underway were today locked in a blame game even as Congress raised questions on the policies of
Nalanda (Bihar): Nitish Kumar today asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to bring back 'purane din' (old days) of the people, as the Bihar chief minister hit back at the BJP, which blamed him for the
Ghoshwari-Baijna (Mokama): No government will be formed in Bihar without the support of Third Front, says controversial Madhepura MP Pappu Yadav stressing that the the other two alliances are unlikely to get majority in the
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today used Narendra Modi's 'Na khauanga na khane doonga' remark to hit out at him over spiraling price of pulses and also attacked him for "not being bothered" about
Patna: Accusing Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and RJD chief Lalu Prasad of trying to turn the state assembly polls into a "battle between backwards and upper castes", BJP president Amit Shah today said his
New Delhi: The development plank was a "mukhauta" (mask) for the BJP and its real agenda was communalism, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has said.The Janata Dal-United (JD-U) also told CNN-IBN news channel that Prime
New Delhi: BJP firebrand leader Giriraj Singh today reminded RJD chief that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is actually a 'divorcee' groom."Nitish betrayed George Fernande, then parted his ways with Lalu and later the BJP.
PATNA: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, RJD chief Lalu Prasad and BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi have one thing in common -- they are all star campaigners who are not contesting these staggered Bihar elections.Star
Patna: Forget development... It is caste factor that will play the dominating role when 32 of the 243 constituencies go to the polls in the second round of assembly elections on Friday.About 8.58 million voters
New Delhi : For too long, he was shy, unlike most other politicians. But ever since the battle for Bihar began, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has embraced social media like never before, answering, to the
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday said that he joined forces with RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav to ensure the defeat of the BJP-led NDA in the state assembly polls."It was necessary to
New Delhi : Campaigning for the second phase of Bihar assembly elections will end today at 5 pm.The 32 constituencies going to poll in 2nd phase are spread across Maoist affected districts Kaimur, Rohtas, Aurangabad,
Patna: Attacking Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over the bribery video sting, BJP chief Amit Shah today dared him to make public the names of five other ministers who were allegedly involved in the scandal besides
Patna: Buoyed by 57 per cent voter turnout in the first phase of polling on 49 constituencies in Bihar, BJP national spokesperson Syed Shahanwaz Hussain today said the NDA will get a decisive mandate in
New Delhi: Latching on to a sting video of a senior JD-U minister allegedly accepting bribe, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday attacked rivals Nitish Kumarand Lalu Prasad, accusing them of "insulting" the legacy of
New Delhi: A day before scheduled voting for first phase of Bihar elections, Awadhesh Kushwaha, a minister in Nitish Kumar's cabinet, resigned after a video emerged showing him taking money in a sting operation.Kushwaha was
Patna: Observing that India has imposed a complete ban on export of cow meat, former Bihar deputy chief minister Sushil Kumar Modi today dared Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to prove his claim of 14.5 per
New Delhi: The Emergency imposed in 1975 was the "biggest blow" to Indian democracy but it also led to the birth of a new political generation in the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on
Chakai: The battle for supremacy between two BJP allies as well as rumblings in the grand alliance are at play in many seats as 49 constituencies of the Bihar Assembly go to polls in the
Rampur : Attacking Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi today said that their poll promises to lift Muslim weavers out of poverty were “lies” and the economy has been “deteriorating” after
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