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.
Read MoreLok Sabha Elections 2024: Congress on Sunday said it will mull over Bihar Chief Minister and JD-U leader Nitish Kumar's formula to defeat BJP in General Elections.
Nitish Kumar's statement is crucial as for the first time he revealed his plan for taking on PM Modi-Amit Shah-led BJP in Lok Sabha election 2024 and he is among only a few leaders who have the acceptance of almost all parties in the Opposition.
Speaking at the 11th General Convention of CPI-M in Patna, Nitish Kumar said, "I want you people (Congress) to take a quick decision. If they take my suggestion and fight together, they (BJP) will go below 100 seats, but if they don't take my suggestion, you know what will happen."
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar's statement comes amid growing voice from a section (mostly from Hindu religious gurus) to declare India a Hindu Rashtra.
Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar said that he has no desire to become Prime Minister.
According to the video of the incident, CM Nitish Kumar was surrounded by a security cover and other officials during the Samadhan Yatra when someone from the crowd threw a part of broken chair towards the CM.
The Bihar cabinet can have a maximum of 36 berths, and five of them are now lying vacant.
Samadhan Yatra: The district administration is on alert mode ahead of the Chief Minister's planned visit to Aurangabad and Rohtas on February 11.
According to Kushwaha, he has been alerting the incumbent chief minister about the foolhardy movements inside the party but Kumar has never bothered to look after his repeated alarms.
Adani row: Nitish Kumar made the averment in Kishanganj district, which he visited as part of his state-wide 'Samadhaan Yatra', replying to queries from journalists on the political row over the allegations which rocked the proceedings of Parliament.
Nitish slams BJP: Bihar Chief Minister also accused the saffron party of making cases against former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Yadav.
Reacting on the Chief Minister's statement, Kushwaha demanded a "stake" but did not clarify on its nature or whether it was in the party or government.
Although he did not elaborate, the chief minister made the statement apparently referring to the proposed cap on states' borrowing to 3.5 per cent of GDP from the next fiscal.
Things turned sour between the mentor and protégé recently when reports surfaced in a section of the media that Kushwaha could become a Deputy CM, evoking a strong denial from Kumar who made it clear that RJD's Tejashwi Yadav would remain the sole occupant of the post.
Prashant Kishor vs Nitish Kumar: Speaking to the media at Barauli in Gopalganj district, Kishor said chairing meetings of "favourite ministers and bureaucrats" at such programmes would not solve the issues of common people in the state.
While Aam Aadmi Party's Arvind Kejriwal, Samajwadi Party's Akhilesh Yadav, CPI's D Raja, and Marxist party's top leader Pinarayi Vijayan were among the leaders who took part, the absence of JDU president Nitish Kumar had raised eyebrows.
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RJD leader Sudhakar Singh made this comparison after he was asked, "how Nitish Kumar would be remembered in Indian politics".
BJP MP Pradeep Kumar Singh claimed JU-U MLAs and MPs are not happy with Nitish Kumar and they may desert him and join his party soon.
Tejashwi Yadav said people should be mindful of the 'conspiracies' of the BJP, as it is 'cunningly' trying to direct the political discourse towards a Hindu versus Muslim binary.
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