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, Sep 19: BJP has not officially declared anyone as its prime ministerial candidate for the next Lok Sabha polls and JD(U) being a key NDA partner would officially be informed of any decision on
Patna, Sept 13: Seventeen-year-old Vikram Kumar Singh hailing from Madhubani district came to meet chief minister Nitish Kumar at his janata darbar, not for complaining but just an aim to follow in the footsteps of
Patna, Sep 13: Opposition RJD today accused Chief Minister Nitish Kumar of misleading people on the 1996 Ganga Water Sharing Treaty and demanded that he take back his comments against erstwhile Lalu Prasad government on
Patna, Sep 5: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today took a jibe at his arch rival RJD chief Lalu Prasad saying Prasad who was caught napping in the Lok Sabha, had woken up three months
Patna, Aug 27: Appealing to Anna Hazare to end his fast, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today said corruption had turned into a "game" in the hands of the people which they will not tolerate.
Patna, Aug 24: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today termed Anna Hazare a ‘saint' and asked JD(U)leaders and workers to take lesson from his fast, which entered the ninth day today, and remain vigilant to
Patna, Aug 22: Demanding Prime Minister be brought within the ambit of Lokpal, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Monday said Bihar government would bring a suitable amendment to a legislation in the next assembly session for
Lalu Is A Caricature Of His Old Self, Says Nitish Patna, Aug 8 : Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today termed arch-rival Lalu Prasad as a “carricature of his old self” and advised the RJD chief
Patna, Aug 8: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today alleged that the UPA government was discriminating Bihar for political reason as it had opened its purse for the states ruled by friendly parties.Referring to a
Patna, Aug 6: Trashing the NDA government's claim of development in Bihar, RJD national president Lalu Prasad today dared state Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to show a single achievement that his government has attained with
New Delhi, Jun 30: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today questioned the Centre's decision of sending two drafts of Lokpal Bill for consideration and demanded that the government be clear before seeking states' views on
Purnia, Jun 24: Stakes are high for the bypolls to the Purnia assembly seat in Bihar, slated for tomorrow, although the ruling NDA commands two-thirds majority in the state assembly.NDA leaders believe that a victory
Beijing, June 18: On a study tour to China to comprehend its development, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar appeared impressed with its growth but sounded diffident about it's applicability to India.Kumar was however, struck by
Patna/Gopalganj, May 31: Heads began to roll in Bihar following the killing of a doctor by jail inmates with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today ordering the transfer of Inspector General (Jail) and Gopalganj District Magistrate.
Patna, Apr 18: Brushing aside allegations against advocate and former union minister Shanti Bhushan and his son Prashant Bhushan, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today said the smear campaign against the anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare,
Ahmedabad, Apr 11 : Veteran Gandhians and activists have written to Anna Hazare, saying that claims of rural development made by Gujarat under Chief Minister Narendra Modi were false and the noted anti-corruption crusader needs
Patna, Apr 11: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today said he humbly acknowledged the appreciation for his works by Gandhian Anna Hazare as a word of appreciation for doing good work boosts one's morale."I acknowledge
Patna, Apr 11 : Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has said India was sitting on the powder keg of corruption and stressed that the country needs a spark to ignite a revolution as witnessed from
New Delhi, Apr 10: Chief ministers Narendra Modi and Nitish Kumar were praised by anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare on Sunday for their efforts on rural development, with the Gandhian saying that their counterparts in other
New Delhi, Mar 28: Four months after his spectacular victory in Bihar, JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar today hit back at his detractors with the suspension of four party MPs including his friend-turned-foe Rajiv Ranjan for
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