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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A month after Aditya Sachdeva was shot dead by JD(U) MLC Manorama Devi’s son Rocky Yadav, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today met the family members of victim and promised justice to the family.
Patna: An FIR has been registered against three intermediate toppers Ruby Rai, Saurabh Shrestha, Rahul Kumar including director of V R College in connection with the alleged irregularities in evaluation of marks in this year's
Dumaria: In the latest in the spate of lawlessness that seems to have gripped Bihar ever since the Nitish Kumar-Lalu Yadav combine swept to power in the state, Sudesh Paswan, a leader from Ram Vilas
Amid Opposition's claim that 'Jungle Raj' has returned in Bihar in view of alleged spurt in crime in the recent past, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today used latest crime figures to assert there is 'Mangal Raj' and 'rule of law' in the state.
RJD chief Lalu Prasad has finally broken his silence over the utterances made by some of his party leaders in recent days. Asking them to share their concerns, if any, instead of airing ‘unnecessary statements’, he said that the 'mahagathbandhan' is
Patna: The Bihar government, which has assured to protect the fourth pillar of democracy in wake of the killing of a journalist in Siwan, faced yet another embarrassing moment on Sunday after a journalist with
Patna: Attacking Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over rising crime in the state, RJD lawmaker Mohammad Taslimuddin on today said his party should walk out of the ruling 'Grand Alliance' with the JD-U and
After senior RJD leader Raghuvansh Prasad Singh criticised Kumar for projecting himself as the leader of group, another RJD leader has come forward demanding the CM’s resignation.
Patna (Bihar): Following up on his decision of making Bihar an alcohol-free state, the Nitish Kumar government today imposed a ban on the distribution, storage, manufacture, publicity or the sale of any type of
Patna: Senior BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi today welcomed Bihar government’s recommendation for a CBI probe into the murder of journalist Rajdeo Ranjan in Siwan but said it was “forced” to do so under “sustained
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has said he will ask for a CBI probe into the journalist murder case in Siwan and rejected as "baseless" the criticism on law and order situation in the state.
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today said his government is ready to hand over the case of Siwan journalist Rajdeo Ranjan's killing to the CBI. "We have learnt that the victim's family wants
Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar today expressed his grief over the murder of journalist Rajdeo Rajan in Siwan and promised that those who are guilty will not be spared.
With an eye on positioning himself as the most viable alternative to PM Modi in 2019 general elections, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today exhorted the people of Uttar Pradesh to teach the BJP the same lesson in challenged Modi
Patna, May 9 (PTI) Bihar Chief Minister and JD(U) President Nitish Kumar today termed the controversy over Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s educational qualification as a ”non-issue”. ”For me these are non-issues,” he said
New Delhi: Slamming the opposition for jumping to conclusion in the murder of class 12 student who was allegedly shot down by his party MLC’s son, Bihar Chief Minister today assured swift action against the
Kishanganj: Former Union Minister and senior RJD Lok Sabha MP Mohammad Taslimuddin today said Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is not “PM material” and he is “day dreaming of becoming the prime minister” as he has
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