BakhtiyarpurA big political development came to light in Bihar on Thursday. Actually, news came that Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is now going to leave Bihar politics and move to Central politics and will now become the voice of Bihar in Rajya Sabha. There was speculation about this but Nitish Kumar himself confirmed it by posting a post. Nitish Kumar is an established face in Bihar politics, who has led the state for the last 21 years. In such a situation, the information about his going to Rajya Sabha was shocking for political experts across the country. In such a situation, it is important to know what is the history of Nitish Kumar? How did he enter politics? How did an engineer, who could not even win an election in his early political career, later become the Chief Minister of Bihar continuously without contesting any election? How did Nitish Kumar become synonymous with power in Bihar in the last 25 years? Let us know…
Who is Nitish Kumar, what is his family-educational history?
Nitish Kumar was born on March 1, 1951 in Bakhtiyarpur, Bihar. At present his age is 75 years. His mother’s name was Parameshwari Devi. Father Ram Lakhan Singh was an Ayurvedic doctor. Coming from Kurmi (backward) caste, Nitish’s early education took place in the village itself. After doing mechanical engineering from Bihar College of Engineering, Nitish started working in the Electricity Board. Meanwhile, Jai Prakash joined Narayan’s movement and entered politics.
What is the name of Nitish’s wife?
Nitish Kumar was married to Manju Kumari Sinha on 22 February 1973. Manju was a government school teacher in Bihar. Manju herself had also done engineering. At the same time, Nitish Kumar’s wife Manju passed away in 2007. Nitish and Manju have a son, Nishant Kumar. Nishant has studied engineering from BIT Mesra. Nishant always remained away from politics. He is never seen with his father in political meetings or political programs. Nishant himself has also announced that he will never enter politics like his father. However, now amidst the news of Nitish going to Rajya Sabha, discussions about Nishant entering politics are intensifying.
Who else is in Nitish’s family?
Nitish Kumar has five brothers and sisters in his family. Nitish’s elder brother Satish Kumar is a farmer. Apart from this, Nitish has three younger sisters Usha Devi, Indu Devi and Prabha Devi. Like Satish, the sisters are also away from politics. Not much information is available about Nitish’s family, because Nitish has always kept the family away from political resources. However, now there is speculation about his son Nishant Kumar entering politics.
Lost first election, now Chief Minister 10 times
Nitish first contested the 1977 Bihar Assembly elections, but lost. Contested the assembly elections again in 1985 and won. Became the state president of Lok Dal in 1987.
In 1989, he was elected MP from Barh Lok Sabha constituency of Bihar. He was the Union Minister of Agriculture and Cooperation from April 1990 to November 1990. Elected MP for the second time in 1991.
Fought against Lalu Prasad Yadav in 1995 Bihar Assembly elections. Started Samata Party with George Fernandes. Then his party could win only six seats in the elections.
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Contested Lok Sabha elections in 1996 and was elected MP. He was the Union Railway Minister, Surface Transport Minister and Agriculture Minister in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government.
On August 2, 1999, Nitish Kumar resigned from the post of Union Railway Minister, taking moral responsibility for the Gasoline train accident. The facility of instant booking of tickets was started when Nitish was the Railway Minister.
In March 2000, he became the Chief Minister of Bihar for the first time. However, his tenure lasted only for seven days. After this, he became Chief Minister for the 10th time in 2005, 2010, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2020, 2022, 2024 and 2025.