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Nitish Kumar is the 22nd chief minister of Bihar and the leader of the Janata Dal (United), a regional party. He has been in power since 2015, after joining and leaving various coalitions with the BJP and other parties.
Jun 4, 2024 · 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. This mandate comes at a time when Nitish Kumar was dealing with opposition attacks on his party's diminishing numbers in the Vidhan Sabha.
1 day ago · Three days before the launch of his Jan Suraaj party, political strategist Prashant Kishor on Sunday said Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will be ousted from the chair in the next Assembly elections for three reasons — “failure of liquor ban policy, unplanned and corruption-ridden land survey and forced installation of prepaid smart meters across the state”.
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...
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.
Jun 4, 2024 · With the BJP failing to cross the majority mark by itself, the formation of a new Narendra Modi government will now depend on the support of veteran kingmakers Chandrababu Naidu of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and Nitish Kumar of the Janata Dal (United), both of whom are constituents of the BJP-led NDA.
Jun 4, 2024 · Nitish’s party has emerged as the single-largest entity in Bihar despite contesting only 16 seats whereas the other big two parties, RJD and BJP, had fielded more candidates. Now, as the new Lok Sabha configuration sees the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) past the simple majority mark, Nitish’s significance is only likely to ...
Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar, on January 28, submitted his resignation after days of intense speculation about his Janata Dal (United) once again joining hands with the BJP. ... “Also, 12 Lok Sabha MPs of our party have been telling Nitish Kumar about their better electoral prospects should they contest the Lok Sabha polls as NDA (National Democratic Alliance) candidates,” said the JD(U) leader.
Nitish Kumar, in yet another flip-flop move, exited the ‘Mahagathbandhan’ alliance with Lalu Prasad Yadav's Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) on Sunday and staked claim to form a new government in Bihar...
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.
