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 : Star campaigners are eating light vegetarian food and sipping an array of local sherbets and juices to stay cool, fresh and full of energy to sweat it out in the open to address
New Delhi: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of importing beef controversy in Bihar to polarise voters just ahead of the Assembly polls.He also challenged his arch rival Prime
Bhagalpur/Rosera: Terming Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar as a "mask" of the Grand Secular Alliance, BJP president Amit Shah today said that it would be "Jungle Raj-2" if Kumar returned to power."Nitish Kumar is only
Patna/Nawada: Bihar Chief minister Nitish Kumar today charged the BJP for trying to communalise the election atmosphere in the state saying the party is in "panic in the face of defeat."Kumar said the saffron party
Muzaffarnagar: BJP national President Amit Shah on Sunday said Chief Minister Nitish Kumar won't be able to bring development to Bihar by carrying two allies, Congress and RJD, on his shoulders."The Congress had presided over
New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) fire brand leader and minister of state (MSME) Giriraj Singh on Sunday said that people might be forced to eat beef in Bihar if the duo of Bihar Chief
Mumbai: Dubbing Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar as a 'diamond' during his alliance with the BJP, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said the veteran JD(U) leader has now lost much of his sheen after joining hands
Patna/Purnea: A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi blasted Bihar CM Nitish Kumar for being "arrogant" enough to reject the special package, BJP President Amit Shah also attacked Kumar on similar line, stating that he
Patna: In a bid to make their poll sop more attractive, BJP today said it would also provide free petrol for the two-wheelers for two years, which they will give to 5,000 meritorious girls passing
New Delhi : Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) leader Hardik Patel, who announced the formation of a new organisation, Akhil Bharatiya Patel Navnirman Sena (ABPNS) here on Wednesday, said that he would join politics "if people want"
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today said that he strongly supports his Bihar counterpart Nitish Kumar and urged people to vote for him in the upcoming Assembly polls in the state."Some media houses
Nawada/Barbigha: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was today shown slippers by a section of people during an election rally in Nawada.A group of people at the election rally at Warsaliganj showed 'chappals' while Kumar was
PATNA: An FIR was lodged against BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi on Tuesday for trying to allure voters by promising them free laptops, colour TVs and sarees during his public address ahead of the state
Rosera/Bachwara: Sharpening his attack on the NDA for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for "not fulfilling the promises" made during the last general elections and said
Patna: Under attack from the Opposition on the call drop problem, Union Communications and Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today said that the situation was improving."There is a problem about call drops, but the
Khagaria (Bihar): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today alleged that the BJP-led coalition at the Centre will abolish reservation for OBCs, SC and STs if it win assembly elections in Bihar as RSS chief Mohan
Samastipur (Bihar): Hitting the campaign trail yesterday for the forthcoming state assembly polls, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not fulfilling any of the promises made during the general election
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