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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Hindustani Awam Morcha withdraws support from the Nitish Kumar-led Bihar government.
CPI general secretary D Raja on Monday said that the secular political parties are teaming up to defeat the BJP in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and not for grabbing power, and added that an understanding in this regard is 'gaining momentum'.
Bihar: CM Nitish Kumar on Friday said that he asked Jitan Ram Manjhi and his son Santosh Kumar Suman to merge their party with JD-U, but they decided to separate.
JD(U) leader Ratnesh Sada replaced Hindustani Awam Morcha- Secular (HAM-S) president Santosh Kumar Suman, who resigned on June 13 as the state's minority welfare minister.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was on his regular morning walk when a biker was about to hit him but the CM luckily escaped. The police arrested the accused after the incident.
Bihar news: The decision to this effect was taken at a cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, he said on Tuesday (June 13).
After HAM leader Santosh Kumar Suman's resignation, Bihar’s Sonbarsa MLA and JD(U) leader Ratnesh Sada is likely to be appointed as the state's new Minority Welfare minister.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is making efforts to forge a united opposition ahead of the Lok Sabha elections in 2024 to take on the NDA.
1990-batch IAS officer Chaitanya Prasad, who was holding the charge of ACS (home), has been replaced by S Siddharth, the principal secretary of the chief minister’s secretariat.
Bihar Bridge Collapse: An under-construction bridge in Bihar's Bhagalpur district collapsed on Sunday.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has been spearheading the campaign to unite all the like-minded parties to forge an alliance against the BJP-led NDA for 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has been spearheading the campaign to unite all the like-minded parties to forge an alliance against the BJP-led NDA for 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
Bihar liquor prohibition law: After changes in the prohibition law, the authorities can now release vehicles transporting liquor after payment of either 10% of the insured value of the vehicle or Rs 5 lakh after consulting the judicial authorities.
Nitish Kumar on new Parliament building: The Bihar Chief Minister said the earlier building was a historic one and that there was no need to change it.
According to India's second annual Lightning Report, the state has reported the most deaths due to lightning between April 1, 2020- March 31, 2021.
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Nitish Kumar met with his Delhi counterpart and promised his "complete support" in the AAP government's continuous fight with the Centre over control of administrative services on Sunday.
The critical statement came as Kumar met the AAP leader in Delhi and extended "complete support" to him in his government's ongoing tussle with the Centre over the control of administrative services.
Taking a dig at Arvind Kejriwal, former Union Minister Harsh Vardhan said, "Those who he used to call corrupt, today is joining hands with them."
Delhi: In addition, party leaders Sanjay Jha, Manoj Jha, and Bihar Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav were also present in the meeting.
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