Nitish Kumār (Hindi: नितीश कुमार) (born 1 March 1951, Bakhtiarpur, Bihar, India) is the Chief Minister of the north Indian state of Bihar. He is one of the leaders of Janata Dal (United) party. His name may also be written Nitiś Kumar, following the Hindi orthography. Bihar Chief Ministers of India Categories: | | | | | ... is the 60th day of the year (61st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bakhtiarpur is a city and a notified area in Patna district in the state of Bihar, India. ... Patna district is one of the districts of Bihar state, India, with Patna as the district headquarters. ... Janata Dal (United) is a political party in India. ... is the 169th day of the year (170th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Hindi (हिन्दी) is a language spoken mainly in North and Central India. ... is the 60th day of the year (61st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bakhtiarpur is a city and a notified area in Patna district in the state of Bihar, India. ... , Bihar (Hindi: बिहार, Urdu: بہار, IPA: ,  ) is a state of the Indian union situated in the eastern part of the country. ... A Chief Minister is the elected Head of Government of a state of India, a territory of Australia or a British overseas territory that has attained self-government. ... , Bihar (Hindi: बिहार, Urdu: بہار, IPA: ,  ) is a state of the Indian union situated in the eastern part of the country. ... Janata Dal (United) is a political party in India. ...

Political career

Kumar graduated from Bihar College of Engineering now, NIT Patna with a Bachelor's degree in Engineering. He was involved in the movement led by Jayaprakash Narayan between 1974 and 1977, and was close, among others, to Satyendra Narayan Sinha, a prominent leader of the time. Jayaprakash Narayan (Devanāgarī: जयप्रकाश नारायण; October 11, 1902 - October 8, 1979), widely known as JP, was an Indian freedom fighter and political leader, remembered especially for leading the opposition to Indira Gandhi in the 1970s. ... Satyendra Narayan Sinha (also transliterated as Satyendra Narayan Singh) (born July 12, 1917 ) was an Indian politician, participant in the Indian independence movement, and the 23rd Chief Minister of Bihar. ...

He was first elected to the Bihar legislative assembly in 1985. In 1987, he became the president of the Yuva Lok Dal. In 1989, he became the Secretary-General of the Janata Dal in Bihar. He was also elected to the 9th Lok Sabha that year. Year 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... A number of international organizations and other bodies use the title secretary general or secretary-general for their chief administrative officer. ... Janata Dal is an Indian political party which was formed through the merger one of the major Janata Party factions, the Lok Dal and a group of Congressmen led by V.P. Singh. ... Lok Sabha The Lok Sabha (House of the People) is the lower house in the Parliament of India. ...

In 1990, he became the Union Minister of State for Agriculture. In 1991, he was re-elected to the Lok Sabha and became General Secretary of the Janata Dal at the national level and Deputy Leader of Janata Dal in Parliament. He represented Barh parliamentary constituency (Bihar) in the Lok Sabha between 1989 and 2004. He briefly served as the Union Cabinet Minister for Railways and Surface Transport and then as the Minister for Agriculture in 1998-99. In August 1999, he resigned following the railway accident at Gaisal in North East India. Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... Minister of State is a title borne by officials in certain countries governed under the parliamentary system. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ...

In 2000, he was made the Chief Minister of Bihar but had to resign in 7 days. Later that year, he rejoined the Union Cabinet as Minister for Agriculture. From 2001 to May 2004, he served as the Union Cabinet Minister for Railways in the NDA government of Atal Behari Vajpayee. In the 2004 Lok Sabha elections, he contested elections from two constituencies, Barh and Nalanda. He was elected from Nalanda but lost from his traditional constituency, Barh. He was the leader of the Janata Dal (United) Parliamentary Party in the Lok Sabha. 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... NDA is an abbreviation. ... Atal Bihari Vajpayee (often wrongly spelt Behari; अटल बिहारी वाजपेयी in Devnagari) (born December 25, 1924) was the Prime Minister of India in 1996 and again from 1998 until May 19, 2004. ... Barh is a city and a municipality in Patna district in the state of Bihar, India. ... A view of the ruins of Nalanda University In the extreme rear is visible stucco (lime plaster fresco) wall art from the Gupta period. ... Janata Dal (United) is a political party in India. ...

In November 2005, he led theNational Democratic Alliance to a victory in the Bihar Assembly elections,2005 bringing to an end the 15-year rule of the Lalu Prasad Yadav-led Rashtriya Janata Dal in the state. He was sworn in as chief minister of Bihar on 24 November 2005. As the Chief Minister of Bihar he also holds the Chairmanship of the L.N. Mishra Institute of Economic Development and Social Change a prominent business school of Bihar. Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The National Democratic Alliance is a name used by at least two groups India - National Democratic Alliance (India) Iraq - National Democratic Alliance (Iraq) Sudan - National Democratic Alliance (Sudan) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Lalu Prasad Yadav, sometimes spelt as Laloo Prasad[1], (DevanāgarÄ«: लालू प्रसाद यादव) (born June 11, 1948 Goplaganj, Bihar[2]) is an Indian politician from the state of Bihar. ... RJD Womens wing office in Delhi The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD- National Peoples Party) is a political party in India. ... is the 328th day of the year (329th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Nitish Kumar on India Today

External links

• Biography on website of Lok Sabha