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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New Delhi, March 18: After holding a rally here for demanding special status for Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today."The Bihar chief minister will first meet Planning Commission Deputy
New Delhi, Mar 17: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Sunday brought his political fight to the national capital and demanded special status for his backward state, while laying bare his ambitions for a national role.“Change
New Delhi, Mar 13: The Congress in Bihar today termed Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's demand for special category status as "contradictory" and said the JD(U) rally in Delhi on March 17 in this regard is
Patna, Mar 7: Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today thanked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for praising Bihar as the fastest growing state with a growth rate of 10.9 per cent ahead of Gujarat.“Bahut bahut dhanyabad (Many
New Delhi, Mar 5: Nitish Kumar's journey from a village boy to an electrical engineer to the Chief Minister of Bihar is a story of relentless struggle and sacrifice. Let's have a look at some
Patna, Jan 30: Following some senior BJP leaders backing Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi as the prime ministerial candidate, a senior Janata Dal-United leader Wednesday made a strong pitch for Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar
Patna, Jan 28: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Monday ordered an inquiry into allegations of thrashing of a staff of a liquor trader at the residence of Sheikhpura district's police chief and demand for money,
Patna, Jan 25 : In a veiled attack on bete noir RJD President Lalu Prasad, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday said being out of power his condition resembled 'a fish without water'."He (Prasad)
Patna, Jan 19: In spite of abundance of sugarcane production in Bihar it could not develop sugar industries which instead flourished in western and southern parts of the country, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said Friday.“There
Patna, Jan 10: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today ordered an inquiry into the Aurangabad road accident which claimed 25 lives.Condoling the loss of lives, Kumar ordered the district magistrate and superintendent of police to
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is poorer than his cabinet colleagues — as far as cash assets are concerned. According to details of movable and immovable assets declared by the chief minister and his
Patna, Jan 2: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has only Rs. 14,474 in cash at present and the value of his movable assets have shrunk marginally at Rs. 6.10 lakh as per details of various
Patna, Dec 26: The year 2012 saw RJD chief Lalu Prasad trying to rock the boat of Nitish Kumar riding on the anger of the people against a series of incidents like Madhubani unrest, a
Patna, Dec 18: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Monday said only a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader will be the National Democratic Alliance's (NDA) prime ministerial candidate for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections."A BJP leader
New Delhi, Dec 16: BJP national spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prasad on Saturday ruled out the possibility of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar becoming NDA's Prime Ministerial candidate for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. "There is
Patna, Dec 13: The initiatives of Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Nawaz Sharif had almost clinched lasting peace between India and Pakistan, but for the Kargil war, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said on Wednesday. "The
New Delhi, Dec 8: RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav on friday hit out at Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over the NDA government's claims on development and asked why there were demands for granting a special
Patna, Dec 3: In the wake of senior BJP leaders backing Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi for the job of prime minister, Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad Monday threw a challenge at Bihar Chief
Lahore, Nov 16 : Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today left for India via the Wagah land border crossing after a week-long visit to Pakistan that saw him being feted by the country's top political
Lahore, Nov 15 : Pakistan Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee president Sardar Sham Singh surprised many when he touched the feet of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar during the latter's visit to Gurdwara Dera Sahib today.“You are
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