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Nitish Kumar

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  • Born 01 March 1951
  • Age 73
  • Birth Place Bakhtiarpur, Bihar India
  • Profession Politician
  • Political Party Janata Dal (United)
  • In Office Union Minister Of Railways 20 March 2001 - 21 May 2004, Union Minister Of Agriculture 27 May 2000 - 21 July 2001, Union Minister Of Surface Transport 13 October 1999 - 22 November 1999

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Nitish Kumar BIOGRAPHY

Last Updated : 29 Jan 2025
Nitish Kumar has become the Chief Minister of Bihar for the 9th term after he resigned from the post on January 28, 2024 and joined hands with the BJP. Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Sinha are his new deputies now. Nitish Kumar’s move to dump the Mahagathbandhan (grand alliance) to cross over to th...

Nitish Kumar PERSONAL LIFE

Father Kaviraj Ram Lakhan Singh
Mother Parmeshwari Devi
Spouse Manju Sinha ​ ​(1973; died 2007), ​
Education Bihar College of Engineering (BE)

POSITIONS HELD BY Nitish Kumar

Position Tenure
Chief Minister of Bihar 22 February 2015 - Present
Member of a Legislative Assembly of India N/A
Chief Minister of Bihar 24 November 2005 - 17 May 2014
Member of the 11th Lok Sabha N/A
Member of the 12th Lok Sabha N/A
Member of the 13th Lok Sabha N/A
Member of the 9th Lok Sabha 2 December 1989 - 13 March 1991

NITISH KUMAR NEWS

In first meet, Nitish Cabinet endorses plans for job creation, 11 satellite townships in first meet

November 26, 2025 4:17 am

The meeting set out the government’s policy direction for the next five years, endorsing proposals centered on leveraging Bihar’s youth population and boosting economic growth.

Do freebies still win elections? Lessons from Bihar and Delhi

November 24, 2025 12:43 pm

Freebies can bring about a marginal improvement and relief for the poor, but not a significant push for transforming the economic environment

Bihar has got tall promises, it needs a credible development strategy

November 24, 2025 11:50 am

In 2024, Bihar hosted the Business Connect Summit and attracted Rs 1.81 lakh crore in investment proposals, with players like the Adani Group and Sun Petrochemicals stepping up. That is what a credible development strategy looks like — using incentives to attract private investment rather than expanding an already strained public payroll.

With battle lines clear for 2026, Nitish’s 10th return as CM a reckoning for INDIA amid drift

November 24, 2025 10:10 am

Barring its common opposition to BJP, INDIA alliance does not have a leader or convener nor a defined structure, nor a clear roadmap or narrative — it stands at a crossroads today

As new government takes charge in Bihar, Sachchidanand Sinha’s wisdom will be deeply missed

November 24, 2025 4:56 pm

Sinha used Lohia’s critique of Marx to understand Bihar’s economic crisis and his contentions helped shape Bihar’s demands for special category status

Nitish Kumar Cabinet Portfolio 2025: Samrat Choudhary given Bihar Home Ministry, CM keeps general administration

November 22, 2025 1:02 am

Bihar Nitish Kumar Cabinet Portfolio 2025 List: Vijay Sinha has been given charge of the Mines and Geology Department, while BJP’s Ramkripal Yadav has been allotted the Agriculture portfolio.

The cabinet of CM Nitish, round 10: Much old, some new, and a fine balancing act

November 21, 2025 2:31 am

Of the 27-member cabinet, including the CM, eight are from the upper caste, five are Dalits, and 14 are OBCs and EBCs

As Nitish Kumar begins 10th innings, where NDA’s Bihar 2025 sweep ranks in poll dominance

November 21, 2025 10:07 am

While the JD(U) recorded its best-ever performance in a Bihar election in terms of strike rate, and the BJP came close to its 2010 peak, their performance was nowhere close to some of the sweeps registered in state election history.

Bihar Cabinet Ministers' Educational Qualification 2025: CM Nitish Kumar is an NIT Patna graduate

November 21, 2025 9:16 am

Education Qualifications of Bihar Cabinet Ministers 2025: The swearing-in ceremony was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP national president JP Nadda, along with other senior NDA leaders. 

'I, Nitish Kumar, solemnly swear...': Nitish Kumar takes oath as Bihar CM for record 10th time

November 20, 2025 12:26 pm

Bihar CM oath-taking ceremony, Nitish Kumar oath 10th time: At 74, Nitish Kumar also achieved another milestone of extending his 19-year stint as CM and breaking into the national top-10 list of longest-serving heads of government.

NITISH KUMAR PHOTOS

Opposition unity on display as KCR meets Nitish Kumar in Patna

September 01, 2022 1:26 pm

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao met his counterpart in Bihar, Nitish Kumar, and called for a "BJP-mukt Bharat" in a joint press conference on Wednesday.

After JD(U)-RJD patch-up, Nitish pays courtesy visit to ex-foe Lalu Prasad

August 17, 2022 10:27 pm

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Wednesday visited RJD national president Lalu Prasad, who returned to Patna from New Delhi after undergoing treatment due to a fall.

Nitish Kumar parts ways with BJP again, returns to Mahagathbandhan

August 09, 2022 10:48 pm

Soon after resigning as Bihar CM, Nitish Kumar met Governor Phagu Chauhan and staked claim to form a new government with the JD(U)-RJD led ‘Mahagathbandhan’. The grand alliance will take oath at 2 pm on Wednesday.

Violence erupts outside Bihar Assembly amid Opposition’s protest over Police Bill

March 24, 2021 11:05 am

Amid Uproarious scenes in the Assembly and heated protests outside by the Opposition against what it termed a “draconian” law, Bihar Special Armed Police Bill, 2021 was passed in the State Assembly Tuesday and will now be tabled in the Legislative Council.

'Sabka saath, sabka vikas, sabka vishwaas': PM Modi thanks BJP workers after Bihar win

November 11, 2020 10:04 pm

Addressing party workers at a felicitation function after the BJP's victory in Bihar elections and various bypolls, PM Modi asserted that the only mantra for his party's victory was "Sabka saath, sabka vikas and sabka vishwas".

With NDA leading in Bihar, BJP supporters start celebrations

November 10, 2020 7:42 pm

With the trends suggesting that the NDA alliance is on course to form the government in Bihar, BJP workers have started celebrating at party head office in Delhi on Tuesday.

Nitish Kumar resignation: Here is what happened

July 26, 2017 7:36 pm

Nitish Kumar has resigned as the Chief Minister of Bihar. Kumar is on his way to submit his resignation to Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi. The decision to quit was taken by Kumar at a meeting of JDU MLAs on Wednesday evening.

Nitish Kumar takes oath as Bihar Chief Minister

November 20, 2015 5:41 pm

Nitish Kumar on Friday (November 20) took oath as Bihar Chief Minister along with 28 ministers, including RJD chief Lalu Prasad’s two sons Tejaswi and Tej Pratap, as the grand alliance government of RJD-JD(U)-Congress was sworn in at a mega ceremony attended by several top leaders from non-BJP parties.

Sonia, Nitish and Lalu launch joint attack against PM Modi at Swabhiman rally in Patna

October 16, 2015 5:16 pm

“The people of Bihar were misled (by BJP) during the Lok Sabha but they are not going to fall prey to such false promises this time,” said CM Nitish Kumar.

NITISH KUMAR VIDEOS

Bharat bandh: Protest turns violent in some states, politicians blame each other

June 22, 2020 6:16 pm

Led by the Congress party, a united Opposition called for a Bharat Bandh on Monday over rising fuel prices and falling value of the rupee. The protest turned violent in some states, causing damage to public property. While Congress President Rahul Ga

Nitish supporting JNU students is 'martyrs' disrespect: BJP

February 15, 2016 1:39 pm

New Delhi, Feb 15 (ANI): In a biting reply to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over his demand of proofs on JNU, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Shrikant Sharma on Monday said why is Nitish quiet on killing of political leaders in Bihar. Sharma said his support to anti-national people residing in JNU is disrespect to the soldiers who died fighting for the country. He added that speaking on JNU issue is Nitish's way of covering up the intolerant activities of his state.

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