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    Nitish Kumar (born 1 March 1951) is an Indian politician who has been serving 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.

  3. Jun 4, 2024 · Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, a key BJP ally, plays a crucial role in the Lok Sabha as the kingmaker, with ties to the INDIA bloc and interest from the opposition alliance.

    • Nitish Kumar was born on March 1, 1951 in Bakhtiyarpur to an Ayurvedic practitioner-cum-freedom fighter father. He studied electrical engineering from Bihar Engineering College and got involved in student politics during these days.
    • In 1974, Kumar's budding political career got a major leg-up when he got associated with the 'JP movement'. That's when he met Lalu Prasad and Sushil Kumar Modi.
    • Nitish's first electoral success came in the 1985 assembly elections when he was elected to the Bihar assembly from Harnaut. In 1977, he had contested from the same seat on a Janata Party ticket but suffered defeat.
    • Shortly thereafter, the Bihar chief minister turned his eye to Delhi and got elected to Lok Sabha from the now abolished seat of Barh.
  4. Nitish Kumar of the Janata Dal (United) on Sunday resigned as the chief minister of Bihar and hours later, formed a new government with the Bharatiya Janata Party, which he had dumped...

  5. Jan 28, 2024 · Nitish Kumar | The man who mastered political engineering. On January 28, 2024 Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar resigned from his post and left the mahagathbandhan alliance to return...

  6. Switching sides at key moments, Nitish Kumar, 73, has managed to stay on as chief minister for close to two decades, barring one short break in 2014-2015.

  7. 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.