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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Nitish Kumar will take oath today at 4:30 AM at Governor's House in Patna. This will be the Nitish's fourth consecutive term as the CM of Bihar.
Nitish Kumar will take oath on Monday (November 16) at 4:30 AM at Governor's House in Patna. This will be the Nitish's fourth consecutive term as the CM of Bihar. The formal announcement of Nitish Kumar's as NDA leader in Bihar came after a meeting which was attended by senior NDA leaders in Patna.
Nitish Kumar is back as Bihar chief minister again. Sushil Kumar Modi will be his deputy. The duo will take oath for their respective posts at a swearing-in ceremony. The NDA in Bihar on Sunday unanimously elected Kumar as its leader in the state legislature, paving the way for his return as Chief Minister for the fourth consecutive term.
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Tarkishore Prasad has been unanimously elected as the leader of BJP legislature party in Bihar, party leader Sushil Kumar Modi said on Sunday.
"I have been given this responsibility and I'll carry out the duty to the best of my ability," said Tarkishore Prasad after being elected as leader of BJP legislature party in Bihar.
"I can't comment on it as of now," says Tarkishore Prasad when asked about the post of Deputy CM in Bihar.
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Janata Dal (United) president Nitish Kumar will take oath as Bihar chief minister for a record fourth consecutive term on Monday with BJP’s Sushil Kumar Modi to return as the deputy CM.
The Bharatiya Janata Party, which fought the Bihar Assembly election along with the JD(U) as part of NDA, had promised that Nitish Kumar will be the chief minister if the alliance wins the electoral battle.
Nitish Kumar has been chosen as NDA legislature party leader after the NDA convened its meet in Nitish's home at Patna.
The decision was taken at an "informal" meeting of leaders of the four constituents in Bihar - the JDU, BJP, HAM and Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) at the residence of Kumar.
On Nov 15, at 12:30 pm all the NDA MLAs will hold a joint meeting, all decisions will be notified: Chief Minister & JD(U) chief Nitish Kumar
Nitish Kumar, an engineer by training, spurned a job offer from the state electricity department and decided to take the political path, a rare choice among educated youth in Bihar.
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