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A socialist, Kumar founded the Samata Party in 1994 along with George Fernandes. In 1996 he was elected to the Lok Sabha, and served as a Union Minister in the government of Atal Bihari Vajpayee, with his party joining the National Democratic Alliance (NDA). In 2003 his party merged into the Janata Dal (United), and Kumar became its leader.
1 day ago · The Janata Dal (United) national executive meeting decides to appoint Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Kumar Jha as the party’s working president while chief minister Nitish Kumar would continue to be the ...
1 day ago · The Janata Dal (United) held its national executive meeting in Delhi on Saturday, with party supremo and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar resolving to push for special category status for the state, according to sources. The call for special category status for Bihar assumes significance at this time because Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ...
Jun 4, 2024 · In the last two decades, Nitish Kumar has been the only constant in Bihar. Despite the fact that his party, the JD (U), is the number three party in the Bihar Assembly, Nitish Kumar and the JD (U) have prevailed. That explains the bargaining power of the Bihar Chief Minister.
Jun 4, 2024 · The Nitish Kumar-Narendra Modi coalition (National Democratic Alliance) trumped the Tejashwi Yadav-Rahul Gandhi’s Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) bloc in the battle for...
Jun 4, 2024 · Amid speculations, Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal (United) has clarified that the party will continue to support the National Democratic Alliance (NDA). “We continue with our previous stand. Under the leadership of Nitish Kumar, JD(U) once again expresses its support in NDA…We are with the NDA, we will continue to be with the NDA,” JD(U ...
Nitish Kumar reportedly blamed the BJP for influencing Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) leader Chirag Paswan to field candidates in nearly all constituencies where JD(U) was contesting.
1 day ago · The party's national executive meeting chaired by its president and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar flagged price rise and unemployment as "burning issues", as its political resolution expressed ...
Aug 9, 2022 · Nitish Kumar took oath again as chief minister of Bihar state on Wednesday, a day after ending an alliance with PM Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Mr Kumar was in a coalition with...
Jan 28, 2024 · Nitish Kumar took oath as chief minister of Bihar for 9th time amid chants of Jai Shri Ram and Nitish Kumar zindabad in Rajendra Mandapam hall of Raj Bhawan. Mr. Kumar had taken oath as...
