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the original copy marked by the candidate was sent directly to the strong room after the examination. The evaluators used to get only the Carbon Copy, and in case of any discrepancy, the original copy was matched with the Carbon Copy evaluated by the evaluators. Further, a permanent recruitment examination was also made compulsory and the physical examination was made qualifying in determining merit, for selection to

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In order to recruit only the qualified candidates in the state Police, the reform in recruitment examination was also brought. Kumar introduced the "Carbon Copy system" in the written examination, which was to be held to recruit the new entrants. In order to prevent tampering of the examination copy,

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Yadav neglect them. Moreover, the divisions in both the camps made the political atmosphere in the state a charged one in which many parties were fighting against each other with no visible frontiers. JD(U) and BJP were fighting against each other on some of the seats and so was the Samta Party. The

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political party. As the chief minister, he appointed more than 100,000 school teachers, ensured that doctors worked in primary health centres, electrified many villages, paved roads, cut female illiteracy by half, turned around a lawless state by cracking down on criminals and doubled the income of

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under Kumar's government brought results within a short period of time, and in 2006 itself, a total of 6,839 offenders were convicted. There witnessed a massive drop in cases registered under the Arms act in the forthcoming terms of Kumar as the Chief Minister. It declined to just 495 by the end of

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There can be no doubt about one thing that the upper-caste media was always anti-Lalu and it was either not aware of the ground level polarisation in Bihar, or deliberately ignored it. If the election result did not appear as a setback for RJD, it was largely because of the bleak picture painted by

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since his projection as the saviour of Muslims. It is argued by Sanjay Kumar that the belief that, "the dominant OBCs like the twin caste of Koeri-Kurmi will ask for share in power if he seeks their support while the Muslims will remain satisfied with the protection during communal riots only" made

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caste was sworn in as the chief minister. During Lalu's time, backward caste candidates came to dominate the Bihar assembly claiming half of the seats in it and it was the aspiration of this powerful social community that led to friction among the united backwards, leading to the rise of Kumar who

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to apprehend the officials taking bribe in order to reduce corruption. One of the major problem of the prison system of Bihar was laxity available to criminals to operate cell phones from the jail. Many a times, organised crime were planned from within the premise of Bihar's prison. The government

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Even after serving imprisonment in connection with the 1997 scam, Lalu seemed to relish his role as the lower-caste jester. He argued that corruption charges against him and his family were the conspiracy of the upper-caste bureaucracy and media elites threatened by the rise of peasant cultivator

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On 8 November 2023, the Bihar Assembly adjourned amidst protests by the opposition BJP demanding the resignation of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar following his controversial remarks about women's education and population control. Kumar expressed regret for any offense his comments may have caused.

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Capitalising on his 15 years consecutive terms as Chief Minister, Kumar highlighted various achievements and developments and listed various schemes carried out by his government and finally managed to get over a tightly contested election. NDA managed to get majority in Legislature Assembly by

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criticized Kumar, accusing him of having no shame and insulting women, without directly naming him. Kumar apologized, retracting his statements and reaffirming his support for women's education and empowerment. A complaint was also filed against Kumar for his remarks, with a hearing set for 25

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During this term, in January – February 2023, Kumar initiated his Samadhan Yatra, an outreach campaign, through which he visited various localities of the thirty eight districts of the state of Bihar. The primary motive behind these visits was overseeing the status of various state government

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made Kumar pull his Samta Party out of the Sharad Yadav and Ram Vilas Paswan faction of the Janata Dal. Differences also arose between the BJP and Kumar as the latter wanted to be projected as the Chief Minister of Bihar but the former was not in favour. Even Paswan also wanted to be a

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in the centre, as Samata Party member. NDA and allies had 151 MLAs whereas Lalu Prasad Yadav had 159 MLAs in the 324 member house. Both alliances were less than the majority mark that is 163. Nitish resigned before he could prove his numbers in the house. He lasted 7 days in the post.

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In order to strengthen his outreach and acceptability among the members of Extremely Backward Castes, and to expand his voter base beyond his traditional vote bank, Nitish Kumar embarked on a project to promote EBC leaders within his party. In 2005, a less known leader from the

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face. The Muslims and OBCs were too divided in their opinion. A section of Muslims, which included the poor communities like Pasmanda were of the view that Yadav only strengthened upper Muslims like Shaikh, Sayyid and Pathans and they were in search of new options.

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The Grand Alliance won the Assembly election by a margin of 178 over the BJP and its allies, with RJD emerging as the largest party with 80 seats and JD(U) placed second with 71. Kumar was sworn in as Chief Minister on 20 November 2015 for a record fifth time and

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In order to break the link of the prisoners with the jail authorities, Kumar's government took step like periodically transferring the dreaded criminals, who were convicted in large number of criminal cases from one prison to more secure cells located in

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Mr. Kumar government also launched 'Didi Ki Rasoi'. Under this project, women run pantries were opened which were tasked with providing home made fresh food for the schools, hospitals, offices and other places run by state government. Later, states like

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Later that year, he rejoined the Union Cabinet as Minister for Agriculture. From 2001 to May 2004, he was – again – the Union Minister for Railways. In the 2004 Lok Sabha elections, he contested elections from two places, when he was elected from

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were also recruited to form an investigation department, called "Special Vigilance Unit" (SVU). This body dealt with the offences at the level of high level government officials. For acquisition of property of the accused during trial,

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Mr. Kumar's government also initiated bicycle and meal programs. Giving bicycles to girls who stayed in school resulted in the state getting a huge number of girls into schools and a reduction in school dropout rates.

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Nitish Kumar is often criticised for frequently changing and dumping alliances throughout his political career for the sake of continuing as chief minister. This behavior has resulted in him earning the nickname

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in a judgement, in order to reform the entire operating system of jails. It included reducing the number of inmates to be included in a particular prison, a step, which was necessary to prevent the overcrowding.

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his government was narrowly reelected. In August 2022, Kumar left the NDA, rejoining the Mahagathbandhan (Grand Alliance) and UPA. In January 2024, Kumar left the Mahagathbandhan once again and rejoined the NDA.

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in 1985. In the initial years, Lalu Prasad Yadav was backed by Kumar as leader of the opposition in Bihar Assembly in the year 1989 but Kumar later switched his loyalty to BJP in 1996, after winning his first

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On 9 August 2022, Kumar resigned as chief minister and removed his party from the NDA, announcing that his party had rejoined the Mahagathbandhan, and would form a governing coalition with the RJD and INC.

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institutions at all level. This plan also included 20% reservation in these bodies for the members of Extremely Backward Castes. These quotas, which were given separately to already existing quotas for

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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.

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The reservation to this section of society brought a massive increase in their representation in the three tier Panchayati Raj system. There were many representatives of the EBCs for the post of

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also decided to adopt this scheme in their local developmental programmes. The governments of these states thus sent officials to study the implementation of the scheme by the Bihar government.

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developmental schemes and expediting their implementation on ground. During these visits, he was accompanied by his deputy Tejaswi Yadav and occasionally his cabinet ministers, when required.

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grabbed his attention and Kumar promoted him by making the head of Extremely Backward Caste wing of his party. He was also given significant positions like those of membership of syndicate of

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was a setback for the BJP, which in media campaigns was emerging with a massive victory. RJD emerged as the single largest party and with the political manoeuvring of Lalu Yadav,

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winning 125 seats as compared to Mahagathbandhan's 110 seats. He was sworn in as Bihar Chief Minister for seventh time in 20 years in the presence of top leaders of NDA.

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On 9 August 2022, Kumar broke the alliance with the BJP and resigned as chief minister and revoked his party from the NDA, announcing that his party had rejoined the

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recruited by the state, in order to deal with the extremists. They just needed special category of weapons, which was provided by the state under Kumar. The retired

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2010 from 1609 in 2006. According to one opinion, the massive decline was a result of fleeing of many criminals from the state, in order to seek refuse in the

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and other independents, and would form a governing coalition. On 10 August he sworn in as the chief minister of the state for the eighth time in 22 years.

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in the state. It brought some kind of economic engagement for the retired military personnels, and at the same time, made available professionally trained

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Nitish Kumar's government launched the Jeevika project also known as Bihar Rural Livelihood Project in 2006–07. This was launched with the support of

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Nitish served a fourth term for a brief period of time in 2015. Kumar again became Chief Minister on 22 February 2015, on the backdrop of upcoming

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caste dominated constituency. But, with the backing of Janata Dal United, Prasad as a NDA candidate was able to defeat Rashtriya Janata Dal leader

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Mr. Kumar campaigned aggressively during the elections for the Grand Alliance, countering the allegations raised by Narendra Modi and the BJP.

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On 29 August 2024, Mr. Kumar inaugurated Rajgir Sports Complex and Cricket stadium, which was built in his tenure with the overall funding of

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in jails, to prohibit the gangsters from operating cell phones. Bihar also actively enforced the All India Prison reforms program, outlined by

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was sworn in as the Chief Minister again. The media largely failed to gauge the ground level polarisation in Bihar. According to Sanjay Kumar:

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but the rising aspirations of the extremely backward castes unleashed by him resulted in JD(U) and BJP led coalition to defeat his party in

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that eventually saw Manjhi resign and Kumar become chief minister again. Later that year, the Mahagathbandhan won a large majority in the

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refused to do so, and therefore Kumar resigned on 26 July 2017, thus ending the Grand Alliance. He joined the principal opposition, the

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was brought, which became effective since 2010. The SVU remained a successful idea in dealing with corruption at the higher level of

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Anuvrat Puraskar, by Shwetambar Terapanthi Mahasabha (Jain organisation), for enforcing total prohibition on liquor in Bihar, 2017

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Nitish Kumar inaugurating the second phase of caste based survey in his ancestral village of Bakhtiarpur, with his family members

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Sharad Yadav was also a veteran socialist leader but without any massive support base. In the 1998 Parliamentary elections, the

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combine. The new coalition emerged leading in 199 out of 324 assembly constituencies and it was widely believed that in the

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The RJD had to be satisfied with the communist parties as coalition partners but the seat-sharing conundrum in the camp of

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Nitish Kumar and Samrat Chaudhary at the Rajgir Sports Academy felicitating sport persons of the state on 29 August 2024.

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Nitish Kumar during his Samadhan Yatra (reachout campaign to oversee the implementation of schemes) with ministers

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and soldiers to create a special wing of Police called Special Auxiliary Police (SAP), in order to deal with the

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Shri Nitish Kumar entering Parliament to present Interim Railway Budget (2004–05) in New Delhi on 30 January 2004

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government in 1996 and was subsequently made the leader of Lok Sabha. His outreach was witnessed in the western

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November 2023. Meanwhile, women's organizations condemned the remarks, and the former Chief Minister of Bihar,

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Nitish Kumar in conversation with higher police officials of state, while inspecting Sardar Patel Bhavan, Patna

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announced that this state sports academy of Bihar will host the Asian Women's Hockey Championship of 2024.

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too, when his followers organised an impressive rally at the behest of a newly floated organisation called

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750 crore. Kumar was joined by Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Chaudhary and Building Construction minister

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assuming power which resulted in Janata Dal having only two leaders of any consequence in it, namely

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in some of the backward areas of the state was also persisting for a long time. Kumar brought the

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Nitish Kumar with Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar Samrat Chaudhary participating in nomination of

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On 28 January, Kumar resigned as the chief minister and broke the Mahagathbandhan alliance with

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Nitish Kumar and Tejaswi Yadav inaugurating the office building of Bihar Police in 2023.

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He has earned a degree in Electrical Engineering from Bihar College of Engineering (now

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ended up eating each other's vote base. This made Kumar merge both the parties to form

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Official song of Nitish Kumar's election campaign for 2015 Bihar Assembly elections.

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class of politicians. During his early years as a politician he was associated with

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CM Nitish Kumar inspecting the stalls set up by Jivika Didis on 2 September 2024.

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was considered as the biggest criminal activity. Besides this, the challenge of

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Member, Joint Committee on the Constitution (Eighty-first Amendment Bill, 1996)

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in local bodies, led to political consolidation of Extremely Backward Castes.

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about the relief operations on flood-affected areas, in Bihar, 28 August 2008

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the media. Against this background, RJD's defeat had appeared like a victory.

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Mr. Kumar fought and first time won his election to the state assembly from

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Government of Peace Social Governance Security and the Problematic of Peace

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The Making of Miracles in Indian States: Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, and Gujarat

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The Making of Miracles in Indian States: Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, and Gujarat

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Union Cabinet Minister, Agriculture, with an additional charge of Railways

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and Extremely Backward Castes together with a section of upper castes. The

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and Janata Dal, which was in a much weaker position after the formation of

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had eroded his support base. Consequently, Congress decided to fight the

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On 28 January 2024, Kumar resigned as chief minister and rejoined NDA.

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Nitish Kumar paying tribute to his wife Manju Sinha through her statue.

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Member, Committee on Public Undertakings, Bihar Legislative Assembly.

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and murder against him. D.N Gautam, who served as Director General of

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Fir se ek bar ho Bihar me Bahar ho, fir se ek bar ho Nitish Kumar ho

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Mr. Kumar had dual challenge of keeping his core political base of

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from 1989 to 1994. Kumar first entered politics as a member of the

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Polio Eradication Championship Award 2009, by Rotary International

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made both social justice and development as his political theme.

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in 1994, but it remained a baseless party after the decision of

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was named as their candidate for prime minister, and formed the

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at low budgetry expense. These commandos were better than the

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One of the biggest challenge before Mr. Kumar after becoming

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This article is about the politician. For the cricketer, see

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had survived the splits in past when leaders like Kumar and

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India and the World Bank: The Politics of Aid and Influence

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On 17 May 2014, Mr. Kumar submitted his resignation to the

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Post-Mandal Politics in Bihar: Changing Electoral Patterns

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Post-Mandal Politics in Bihar: Changing Electoral Patterns

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NDTV Indian of the Year: The winners (18 February 2011).

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Post mandal politics in Bihar:Changing electoral patterns

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Chief Minister of Bihar Nitish Kumar with Prime Minister

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Yadav also alienated other dominant backward castes like

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Single Man: The Life and Times of Nitish Kumar of Bihar

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Rashtriya Janata Dal received a setback at the hand of

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Indian Of The Year 2008 – Politics Winner Nitish Kumar

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Union Minister of State, Agriculture and Co-operation

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Leader Janata Dal (U) Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha

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Mr. Kumar's government also took step to empower the

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In June 2013, Kumar broke with the BJP after 895:, the governing coalition won re-election in a 5590:24 November 2005 – 17 May 2014 3917:"Jahanabad MP in Bihar Ambulance contract row" 2585:Elected to Bihar Vidhan Parishad, Fourth term 2487:Elected to Bihar Vidhan Parishad, Second term 1998:JP Memorial Award, Nagpur's Manav Mandir, 2013 1797:When corruption charges were levelled against 1728:(Grand Alliance) to counter the BJP in Bihar. 1586:Jeevika project for rural livelihood promotion 1062:in 1997. The second split took place prior to 5816: 5646: 5353:Nitish Kumar, CNN IBN Indian of the year-2010 4509:"Won't contest Bihar elections: Nitish Kumar" 3632:Ruled Or Misruled: Story and Destiny of Bihar 3617: 3457: 3266:. SAGE Publications India. pp. 296–297. 2976: 2974: 2531:Elected to Bihar Vidhan Parishad, Third term 2466:Elected to Bihar Vidhan Parishad, First term 1809:, and came back to power within a few hours. 1554: 972:agricultural caste. His nickname is 'Munna'. 5563:3 March 2000 – 10 March 2000 5155: 5131:"When Nitish Kumar canceled the Modi dinner" 3413: 3342: 2765:"Nitish Kumar paying tribute to Manju Sinha" 1908: 1833:to fill the vacant seat after the demise of 1704:, a day after his party fared poorly in the 1233:but lost from his traditional constituency, 1217:. In August 1999, he resigned following the 1118:forthcoming election to Bihar state assembly 6474:From the Communist Party of India (Marxist) 5534:Nitish Kumar Website at Government of Bihar 4686:"NDA retains power in Bihar with 125 seats" 4453:"How Nitish Kumar and Lalu Yadav won Bihar" 3527:Railway online booking through credit cards 2042:"Indian of the Year Award" – Politics, 2010 1812: 498:13 October 1999 – 22 November 1999 5823: 5809: 5653: 5639: 4595:"Sunday Story: The Leader and his machine" 3853:. Taylor & Francis. pp. 197–198. 3842: 3840: 3338: 3336: 3334: 3299:M. Govinda Rao; Arvind Panagariya (2015). 3072:"Nitish Kumar's wife passes away in Delhi" 2971: 2364:Union Cabinet Minister, Surface Transport 2255:Deputy Leader of Janata Dal in Parliament 1852: 1647: 1443:Consolidation of Extremely Backward Castes 1189: 38: 5495:"Bihar Assembly Election Results in 1980" 3422:. SAGE publishing India. pp. 85–86. 3351:. SAGE publishing India. pp. 85–86. 2139:Member, Bihar Legislative Assembly, from 2060:Great Indian of the Year – Politics, 2008 1989: 1780: 1731: 1680: 1395:", to Beur Jail. In 2022, gangsters like 635:10 April 2016 – 27 December 2020 6591:Members of the Bihar Legislative Council 4123: 3416:"Re-emergence of RJD: elections of 2000" 3345:"Re-emergence of RJD: elections of 2000" 3305:. Oxford University Press. p. 170. 3042:"I dream of the old glory days of Bihar" 2873:. Government of Bihar. 24 January 2019. 2103:Contested first assembly elections on a 2045:NDTV Indian of the Year – Politics, 2009 1953: 1856: 1784: 1722:2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election 1651: 1639:for the first time at the behest of the 1589: 1558: 1446: 1352: 1249: 1193: 947: 444:22 November 1999 – 3 March 2000 16:22nd Chief Minister of Bihar (born 1951) 3941: 3837: 3331: 2623: 2435:Member, Committee on Coal & Steel. 1245: 964:; his mother Parmeshwari Devi was from 756: 1973; died 2007) 188:24 November 2005 – 20 May 2014 6493: 5298:"NDTV Indian of the Year: The winners" 5271:"MSN Indian Of The Year: Nitish Kumar" 5242: 4636:from the original on 29 September 2018 4605:from the original on 29 September 2018 4575:from the original on 29 September 2018 4545:from the original on 29 September 2018 4450: 3847:Ranabir Samaddar, ed. (3 March 2016). 3785:"Shift order for 44 Beur jail inmates" 3539:"Railway Reservation through internet" 3407: 3225: 3223: 3221: 3219: 3217: 3156: 1981:Arun Sinha has authored a book titled 1578:Soon after the inauguration by Kumar, 956:Mr. Kumar was born on 1 March 1951 in 545:14 April 1998 – 5 August 1999 343:19 March 1998 – 5 August 1999 5804: 5634: 5401:from the original on 21 February 2018 5371:from the original on 28 February 2010 5334:from the original on 8 September 2017 5198:from the original on 22 February 2018 4623: 4250:from the original on 4 September 2022 4180: 4162:from the original on 4 September 2022 4124:Antholis, William (22 October 2013). 4087: 3671: 3628: 3605:from the original on 21 February 2014 3453: 3451: 3395:from the original on 4 September 2022 2929:from the original on 4 September 2022 2903:from the original on 4 September 2022 2861: 2859: 2823: 2668:from the original on 16 December 2018 2265:Member, Railway Convention Committee 1715: 1277:Mr. Kumar also recruited the retired 1213:in 1998–99, in the NDA government of 244:3 March 2000 – 10 March 2000 5431:from the original on 9 November 2018 5324:"A Person of the Year: Nitish Kumar" 5168:from the original on 13 January 2016 4754:from the original on 8 December 2020 4463:from the original on 9 November 2015 4451:Sajjad, Mohammad (8 November 2015). 4237: 4132:from the original on 13 January 2016 3104:. 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India Today. 24 November 2010. 4280:from the original on 4 March 2016 4219:from the original on 7 April 2020 4193:from the original on 7 April 2020 4181:Kumar, Abhay (24 November 2019). 3825:from the original on 27 July 2023 3735:from the original on 8 April 2023 3508:from the original on 16 July 2022 3241:from the original on 16 July 2022 2775:from the original on 1 April 2023 2614: 2439:Member, Committee of Privileges. 2415:Union Cabinet Minister, Railways 2330:Union Cabinet Minister, Railways 2081: 1618:Tenure as Chief Minister of Bihar 1240: 778:Kaviraj Ram Lakhan Singh (father) 6007:Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu 5662: 5487: 5471:. Ibnlive.in.com. Archived from 4358:from the original on 17 May 2014 3138:from the original on 7 June 2020 2988:. 18 August 2015. Archived from 2844:from the original on 5 July 2022 2805:from the original on 5 July 2022 2577:as 40th Chief Minister of Bihar 2566:as 39th Chief Minister of Bihar 2555:as 38th Chief Minister of Bihar 2544:as 37th Chief Minister of Bihar 2523:as 36th Chief Minister of Bihar 2505:20 November 2015 – 26 July 2017 2500:as 34th Chief Minister of Bihar 2479:as 32nd Chief Minister of Bihar 2458:as 31st Chief Minister of Bihar 2371:22 November 1999 – 3 March 2000 2291:Member, Committee on Estimates. 1744: 1547:, Extremely Backward Castes and 1517:Jahanabad Lok Sabha constituency 880:, the NDA won a majority in the 864:. In 1996 he was elected to the 809: 6536:Janata Dal (United) politicians 6469:From the Bharatiya Janata Party 6459:Longest-serving chief ministers 6356:Anumula Revanth Reddy 5461: 5443: 5413: 5383: 5357: 5346: 5316: 5289: 5263: 5236: 5210: 5180: 5158:"The man who transformed Bihar" 5149: 5123: 5103: 5083: 5063: 5037: 5004: 4978: 4956: 4926: 4894: 4862: 4836: 4810: 4784: 4766: 4734: 4708: 4678: 4648: 4617: 4587: 4557: 4527: 4501: 4475: 4444: 4422: 4396: 4370: 4314: 4292: 4262: 4231: 4205: 4174: 4144: 4117: 4062: 4036: 4011: 3986: 3961: 3942:Bhelari, Amit (6 August 2023). 3935: 3909: 3879: 3807: 3777: 3747: 3704: 3665: 3587: 3557: 3531: 3520: 3490: 3377: 3292: 3253: 3189: 3150: 3120: 3094: 3064: 3034: 3004: 2982:"Bihar leader-Mr. Nitish Kumar" 2941: 2915: 2889: 2511:as 35th Chief Minister of Bihar 2473:26 November 2010 – 17 May 2014 2262:17 December 1991 – 10 May 1996 2253:General-Secretary, Janata Dal. 2163:President, Yuva Lok Dal, Bihar 1821:On 8 December 2020, his deputy 753: 6551:Agriculture ministers of India 5832:Current Indian chief ministers 4718:. ThePrint. 16 November 2020. 2817: 2787: 2757: 2710: 2650: 2598:List of politicians from Bihar 2538:November 2020 – December 2020 2337:14 April 1998 – 5 August 1999 2327:19 March 1998 – 5 August 1999 1949: 1768:Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar 1393:2005 Jahanabad Jail Break case 1: 3464:. Anthem Press. p. 129. 3197:"Nitish Kumar: The Super CEO" 2824:Kumar, Sanjay (5 June 2018). 2608: 2517:27 July 2017 – November 2020 2402:20 March 2001 – 21 July 2001 2381:3 March 2000 – 10 March 2000 2306:Member, Committee on Defence 2077:State of the Nation Poll 2007 2019:"MSN Indian of the Year 2010" 1883:Bihar caste-based survey 2023 1825:was elected unopposed to the 1670:2005 Bihar Assembly elections 1622:Mr. Kumar is a member of the 1519:, which was believed to be a 1184:2005 Bihar Assembly elections 981:Bihar State Electricity Board 943: 872:, with his party joining the 844:member. He was member of the 385:Union Minister of Agriculture 6541:Lok Sabha members from Bihar 5247:. Thehindubusinessline.com. 4690:www.thehindubusinessline.com 4101:. 1 May 2009. Archived from 4097:. Lok Sabha Elections 2009. 3157:Gandhi, A.K (January 0101). 2549:December 2020 – August 2022 2392:27 May 2000 – 20 March 2001 2010:top 100 global thinkers 2012 1936: 1469:National Democratic Alliance 1419:, who had numerous cases of 1391:, who was prime accused in " 1304:Bihar Special Court Act 2009 1133:National Democratic Alliance 921:2014 Indian general election 874:National Democratic Alliance 795:Bihar College of Engineering 716:National Democratic Alliance 7: 5427:. India. 24 December 2010. 4934:"Let the caste count begin" 2795:"Biography of Nitish Kumar" 2591: 2560:August 2022 – January 2024 2412:22 July 2001 – 21 May 2004 2272:8 April 1993 – 10 May 1996 2226:April 1990 – November 1990 2129:ticket. But he lost again. 1885:started in his sixth term. 1207:Union Minister for Railways 1199:Union Minister for Railways 917:United Progressive Alliance 10: 6622: 6556:V. P. Singh administration 6546:Railway ministers of India 5421:"Awards galore for Nitish" 1555:Promotion of sport culture 1429:Bihar Legislative Assembly 1312:Director General of Police 882:Bihar Legislative Assembly 284:Union Minister of Railways 18: 6452: 6424: 6405: 6386: 6367: 6348: 6329: 6310: 6291: 6272: 6247: 6228: 6209: 6190: 6171: 6152: 6133: 6114: 6095: 6076: 6057: 6032: 6018: 5999: 5980: 5961: 5942: 5923: 5904: 5885: 5866: 5847: 5838: 5675: 5619: 5610: 5602: 5592: 5583: 5575: 5565: 5556: 5548: 5543: 5397:. India. 25 August 2009. 5220:. indiatoday.intoday.in. 4128:. Brookings Institution. 2867:"Chief Minister of Bihar" 1909:Ninth term (2024–present) 1743: 1738: 1413:Bihar Legislative Council 979:) in 1972. He joined the 817: 805: 788: 781:Parmeshwari Devi (mother) 771: 763: 737: 709: 699: 672: 667: 663: 651: 639: 628: 616: 604: 593: 585: 573: 561: 549: 538: 526: 514: 502: 491: 484: 472: 460: 448: 437: 425: 413: 401: 390: 383: 371: 359: 347: 336: 324: 312: 300: 289: 282: 272: 260: 248: 237: 227: 215: 203: 192: 181: 171: 159: 125: 84: 72: 61: 53: 49: 37: 30: 6606:Samata Party politicians 6526:Chief ministers of Bihar 5669:Chief ministers of Bihar 4354:. news.biharprabha.com. 2603:Ganga Water Lift Project 2298:Third term in Lok Sabha 2218:Member, House Committee 1813:Seventh term (2020–2022) 1706:2014 Lok Sabha elections 1672:, Kumar a leader of OBC 1543:(campaigns) to mobilize 1211:Minister for Agriculture 1205:Nitish was briefly, the 1106:1999 Lok Sabha elections 1011:. Kumar participated in 913:Indian National Congress 836:He is the leader of the 21:Nitish Kumar (cricketer) 5770:Satyendra Narayan Sinha 5613:Chief Minister of Bihar 5586:Chief Minister of Bihar 5559:Chief Minister of Bihar 3719:Oxford University Press 3629:Singh, Santosh (2015). 2571:January 2024 – present 2023:NDTV Indian of the Year 2004:Foreign Policy Magazine 1853:Eighth term (2022–2024) 1648:Second term (2005–2010) 1637:Chief Minister of Bihar 1580:Asian Hockey Federation 1190:Kumar as Union Minister 1126:2000 assembly elections 991:Mr. Kumar belongs to a 907:, a coalition with the 831:chief minister of Bihar 132:(2015–2017) (2022–2024) 56:Chief Minister of Bihar 6531:Janata Dal politicians 6464:Female chief ministers 5855:Nara Chandrababu Naidu 3819:Indian express express 3458:Jason A. 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Prabhat Prakashan. 2664:. PTI. 27 July 2017. 1957: 1860: 1788: 1655: 1593: 1562: 1525:Surendra Prasad Yadav 1450: 1356: 1299:intelligence officers 1253: 1225:for instant booking. 1219:Gaisal train disaster 1197: 1163: 1050:defected to form the 968:. Nitish belongs to 951: 92:Keshari Nath Tripathi 5755:Chandrashekhar Singh 5715:Bhola Paswan Shastri 5455:13 July 2011 at the 4692:. 11 November 2020. 4440:on 23 February 2015. 4276:. 25 November 2010. 4270:"A triumph in Bihar" 3893:. 27 December 2016. 3721:. pp. 178–180. 3672:Sinha, Arun (2011). 3639:. pp. 239–241. 3237:. 12 November 2020. 2830:. 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