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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After re-joining the NDA, Nitish Kumar on Wednesday met PM Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP president J P Nadda.
Nitish Kumar in Delhi: This was the first visit of the Janata Dal (United) supremo after he dumped the Mahagathbandhan and the I.N.D.I.A bloc to form a new government with the support of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Bihar.
According to JD (U) sources CM Nitish Kumar met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and is expected to meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP national president JP Nadda over his demand special packages for Bihar.
Nitish Kumar, a key member of the opposition's I.N.D.I.A bloc, took a U-turn and joined BJP-led NDA. Subsequently, he took oath as Bihar Chief Minister for a record ninth time on January 28.
The newly formed NDA government in Bihar will seek the trust vote in the state assembly on February 12.
Bihar politics: Jitan Ram Manjhi earlier said that we want 2 ministerial posts, an independent minister has been given a ministerial post, in Magadh one post has been given to a Scheduled Caste then one post should also be given to an upper caste. We have Anil Singh as a strong leader.
The election of a new Speaker, who would succeed Awadh Bihari Choudhary of the RJD, is also scheduled on February 12 and so is tabling of the state Economic Survey.
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Bihar news: The newly formed NDA government in Bihar, headed by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, will seek the trust vote on February 12, the inaugural day of the budget session, according to a revised notification issued on the matter on Thursday (February 1).
Janata Dal United (JDU) president Nitish Kumar was sworn in by Governor Rajendra Arlekar at Raj Bhavan, hours after he resigned from the Bihar Chief Minister's post.
Janata Dal (United) president Nitish Kumar, a key member of opposition's I.N.D.I.A bloc, took a U-turn and joined BJP-led NDA. Subsequently, he took oath as Bihar Chief Minister for a record ninth time on Sunday.
Nitish Kumar, the president of the JD(U), took oath as chief minister of Bihar for a record ninth time on Sunday after a dramatic volte-face, ditching the INDIA grouping, and forming the new government with the BJP, which he had dumped less than 18 months ago.
Addressing a public rally in Purnea district as part of his 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra', Gandhi had on Tuesday claimed that Nitish Kumar was feeling trapped after getting a caste survey conducted under pressure from the 'Mahagathbandhan' partners and the BJP "provided him with a way out".
Bihar: Nitish Kumar's alignment with the BJP, forged over the weekend, was reportedly triggered by his dissatisfaction with a comment made by Rahul Gandhi during an opposition meeting on January 13.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was scheduled to visit Jharkhand and Bihar on February 3 and 4 respectively, however, the visit has now been postponed, sources said.
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said Kumar participated in three meetings of the I.N.D.I.A bloc but gave no indication that he was going to "betray" the opposition.
Both the BJD and the BJP in separate statements said that Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge's visit will have no impact on Odisha politics. The Odisha Assembly election is scheduled to be held in or before June 2024.
Delhi Power Minister Atishi said the solar policy was approved by the Cabinet two days back and it would be notified within 10 days.
Nitish Kumar walked out of the I.N.D.I.A bloc on Sunday, drawing flak from the Opposition. JDU leader KC Tyagi said that his party quit the Opposition's alliance because Congress was attempting to weaken the regional parties and was busy in grabbing important posts in the alliance of over 25 parties
The Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra is scheduled to travel 6,713 km over 67 days, traversing 110 districts across 15 states before concluding in Mumbai on March 20 or 21. It will enter Bihar today as I.N.D.I.A bloc suffered a blow after Nitish Kumar switched sides to rejoin the NDA.
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