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Nitish Kumar (born 1 March 1951) is an Indian politician who has served as the 22nd chief minister of Bihar since 22 February 2015, having previously held the office from 2005 to 2014 and for a short period in 2000. He is Bihar's longest serving chief minister whilst also holding the post for his 9th term.
On Sunday, January 28, Nitish Kumar alleged that he broke away from the grand alliance as "things were not working well" for him in the Mahagathbandhan and the opposition bloc INDIA. The JD (U...
Jan 28, 2024 · JDU leader KC Tyagi reveals reason behind Nitish Kumar ditching RJD, INDIA bloc. He alleged the JD (U) had been doing a lot of work in Bihar, but the "others" -- alluding to Lalu Yadav's Rashtriya ...
Jun 4, 2024 · As Election Commission data confirmed that 6.4 per cent more women than men voted in the Lok Sabha polls in the state, it was clear that Nitish’s thrust on women had paid off. Nitish has remained the fulcrum of Bihar politics since decisively winning the November 2005 assembly polls.
Nitish Kumar taking oath as the chief minister of the BJP-JD (U) government in Bihar. Jitan Ram Manjhi, Chirag Paswan, Samrat Chaudhary and JP Nadda were present as Kumar took the oath amid...
Jan 28, 2024 · On January 28, 2024 Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar resigned from his post and left the mahagathbandhan alliance to return back to the BJP-led NDA fold. Later in the day he is set to take oath...
Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar submitted his resignation to governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar on Sunday, breaking away from the grand alliance less than 18 months after forming a new ...
Jan 28, 2024 · Nitish Kumar resigned as Bihar Chief Minister on Sunday, ending his 18-month ruling alliance with Lalu Prasad Yadav's Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Congress. With the support of the BJP, he took oath as the new Chief Minister, marking his return to the NDA.
Jan 27, 2024 · Bihar Politics Highlights, Nitish Kumar News: JD(U) president Nitish Kumar took oath as Chief Minister of Bihar for the ninth time amid chants of ‘Jai Shri Ram’ in Raj Bhawan, Patna. Two Deputy CMs from BJP, Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha, and six other ministers including Bijendra Prasad Yadav, Santosh Kumar Suman, Shrawan Kumar ...
Jan 28, 2024 · While Nitish Kumar has been sworn in as Chief Minister nine times, many others have served as CM longer than he has, in fewer tenures. Nitish has been CM for over 17 years, but many, like Sikkim’s Pawan Kumar Chamling (24 years), Odisha’s Naveen Patnaik (23 years), Bengal’s Jyoti Basu (23 years), have been in power for longer than he has.
