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 MoreAll does not appear to be well in Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal (United) camp, with strong differences emerging within the party over the appointment of the new Army chief and the controversy that has followed.
Calling for transparency in the funding of political parties, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today said that donation sources of an amount as little as Re 1 should be disclosed.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today assured that his government will provide free WiFi facility in all colleges and universities of the state by February next year.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today claimed that prohibition has promoted communal harmony in the state, with members of all religions supporting the liquor ban.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, whose strong support to demonetisation was viewed by many as a strain in his relationship with his ruling partner Lalu Prasad Yadav’s RJD, has asserted that there is no problem
Senior JD(U) leader Sharad Yadav today denied reports of differences between him and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on ‘demonetisation’ and clarified that both of them were on the same page on this issue.
With the opposition failing to put up a strong front against centre’s demonetisation drive, an irked Congress stated that there can be only one prime ministerial candidate from the alliance it is part of.
In a move that may further cause chinks in the armour of opposition, RJD Supremo backed centre's demonetisation drive-in-principle but differed on how the decision was implemented At a meeting of his party legislators
Nitish Kumar today attended RJD Parliamentary party meeting and briefed the party MLAs in presence of its chief Lalu Prasad Yadav on why he supported Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decision to demonetise Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes.
The opposition BJP and ruling partners of the ruling ‘Mahagathbandhan’ government today created a huge ruckus in the Bihar Assembly over several issues including deteriorated law and order situation and demonetisation.
Hitting out at his political rivals, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday said that his opponents are trying to end his political career through a sustained attack.
For the third time since the government announced its decision to scrap currency notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday once again backed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decision
Even as most of the opposition is standing against Narendra Modi's demonetisation drive, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is resolute in his support to the Indian Prime Minister. Addressing his party workers, Kumar said, "Prime
To help students in their studies, the Bihar government has decided to provide free WiFi facility in all colleges and universities in the state from February next year.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, a fierce critic of the PM, openly came out in support of him and termed the note ban as correct.
An increase in the sale of rasgulla and milk by 16.25 per cent and 11 per cent respectively in Bihar in the seven months since the ban on alcohol is taking the state towards consuming
Toeing a different line, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday welcomed and supported Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decision to demonetise Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes.
Samajwadi Party Supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav's efforts to forge a grand alliance in Uttar Pradesh ahead of the Assembly elections appears to have waded into troubled waters with JD(U) and Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) sounding
After Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has also demanded a high-level impartial probe into the killing of eight SIMI undertrials in an alleged gunfight with police in Madhya Pradesh.
Nitish Kumar will not attend the silver jubilee celebrations of Samajwadi Party on November 5 but his alliance partner RJD President Lalu Prasad Yadav has confirmed participation in the in the mega event.
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