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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With the BJP falling short of majority, JD-U chief and Bihar CM Nitish Kumar is being seen as a kingmaker in forming next government. Opposition's I.N.D.I.A bloc is hoping for another return of Kumar to the coalition.
With the BJP falling short of a majority in the Lok Sabha and needing the NDA allies to form the government at the Centre, Bihar Chief Minister and JD (U) head Nitish Kumar and TDP's N Chandrababu Naidu have emerged as potential kingmakers.
Both Nitish Kumar and Tejashwi Yadav are scheduled to attend their individual alliance partner meetings in Delhi, a day after election results. NDA and INDIA bloc will sit today to decide on government formation, as the BJP has fallen short of majority.
With the BJP falling short of majority, Kumar is being seen as a key player whom the opposition INDIA bloc is also sending fillers.
Lok Sabha Election Results 2024: As the BJP fell short of the majority mark on its own while the NDA crossed the 272 mark, a JDU leader said that the people expect Nitish Kumar to be the Prime Minister.
Bihar Lok Sabha Election Results 2024: The counting of votes was held on June 4 for all the 40 constituencies in the state. Scroll down to check the complete list of constituencies and its winning candidates.
Bihar Lok Sabha Elections Results 2024 Highlights: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Janata Dal-United, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and the Congress are the main parties in the state.
The meeting between Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Prime Minister Narendra Modi speculations as RJD leader and former Nitish's deputy Tejashwi Yadav, recently, claimed that all is not well between Kumar and the BJP in Bihar.
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Bihar CM Nitish Kumar's frequent slips of the tongue have become a focal point amid the Lok Sabha Elections. His recent blunders, including referring to PM Modi as a potential Chief Minister and mistakenly invoking the late Ram Vilas Paswan during a campaign, have drawn significant criticism.
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Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar was addressing a rally in Araria constituency which is slated to vote in the third phase of elections on May 7 along with Jhanjharpur, Supaul, Madhepura, and Khagaria.
An inquiry has been initiated to find the exact cause of the fire that took away six lives at a wedding pandal.
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In the lead-up to the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections on April 26, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has penned a letter to the public, addressing concerns about the state's past governance issues. In his letter, he reflects on the era of 'jungle raj' and criticised the flawed system.
Tensions rise in Bihar's election campaign as Janta Dal-United leader and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar takes a personal jab at Rashtriya Janta Dal (RJD) supremo Lalu Yadav. He was countered by Lalu's son and party leader, Tejashwi Yadav.
I.N.D.I.A bloc has no vision and faith. They gather votes on the work done by Nitish Kumar and the central government. RJD was also in power in Bihar for so many years but they don’t dare to speak about their work. ‘Jungal raaj’ and ‘corruption’ are the other words for RJD, PM Modi said in Gaya.
Lok Sabha Elections 2024: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is looking to improve its tally of 303 which it won in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. The BJP and its allies including TDP, JDU, PMK, Shiv Sena, LJP-RV and others have already declared several candidates.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed an election rally in Bihar's Nawada on Sunday. Nitish Kumar, who addressed the gathering ahead of the Prime Minister, made a fumble, for which he was trolled online.
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