Nitish Kumār (Hindi: नितीश कुमार) (born 1 March 1951, Bakhtiarpur, Bihar, India) is the Chief Minister of the north Indian state of Bihar. Events 618 - Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Hindi ( Devanāgarī: hi [[wiktहिन्दी हिन्दी]] or hi [[wiktहिंदी हिंदी]] IAST:, IPA:) is Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Bakhtiarpur is a city and a Notified area in Patna district in the state of Bihar Bihar ( Hindi:बिहार Urdu: بہار bɪhaːr) is a state in eastern India. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country A Chief Minister is the elected Head of government of a sub-national (e Bihar ( Hindi:बिहार Urdu: بہار bɪhaːr) is a state in eastern India. He is the top leader of Janata Dal (United) party. Janata Dal (United is a Political party in India with political presence mainly in Bihar and Karnataka. His name may also be written Nitiś Kumar, following the Hindi orthography.

Political career

Kumar graduated from Bihar College of Engineering, now NIT Patna with a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering. The National Institute of Technology Patna is the 18th National Institute of Technology created by the Ministry of Human Resources Development Government of India on January 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 Satyendra Narayan Sinha (also transliterated as Satyendra Narayan Singh (born July 12 1917) was an Indian politician participant in the Indian independence

He was first elected to the Bihar Legislative Assembly in 1985. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) In 1987, he became the President of the Yuva Lok Dal. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) In 1989, he became the Secretary-General of the Janata Dal in Bihar. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) See also General Secretary. A number of International organizations, Communist parties and other bodies use the title Secretary Janata Dal is an Indian political party which was formed through the merger of one of the major Janata Party factions the Lok Dal and a group of Congressmen He was also elected to the 9th Lok Sabha that year. The Lok Sabha (also titled the House of the People, by the Constitution) is the directly elected Lower house of the Parliament of India

In 1990, he became the Union Minister of State for Agriculture in the Cabinet of Prime Minister V P Singh. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Minister of State is a title borne by politicians or officials in certain countries governed under a Parliamentary system. . 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. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. He represented Barh parliamentary constituency (Bihar) in the Lok Sabha between 1989 and 2004. He briefly served as the Union Cabinet as Minister for Railways and MInister for 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.

In 2000, he was made the Chief Minister of Bihar but had to resign in 7 days. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. 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. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Atal Bihari Vajpayee (अटल बिहारी वाजपेयी əʈəl bɪhaːɾiː ʋaːdʒpeiː (born December 25 1924 The eleventh Prime Minister of India. In the 2004 Lok Sabha elections, he contested elections from two constituencies, Barh and Nalanda. WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Barh is a city and a Municipality in Patna district in the state of Bihar, Nālandā is the name of an ancient University in Bihar, India. 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. Janata Dal (United is a Political party in India with political presence mainly in Bihar and Karnataka.

In November 2005, he led the National Democratic Alliance to a victory in the 2005 Bihar assembly elections, bringing to an end the 15-year rule of the Lalu Prasad Yadav-led Rashtriya Janata Dal in the state. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lalu Prasad Yadav, sometimes spelt as Laloo Prasad or Lalloo Prasad ( Devanāgarī: लालू प्रसाद यादव Lālu Prasād (born June The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD- "National People's Party" is a Political party in India. He was sworn in as Chief Minister of Bihar on 24 November 2005. Events 380 - Theodosius I makes his adventus, or formal Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. His father was a freedom fighter and enjoyed close proximity with the great Gandhian Bihar Bibhuti Anugrah Narayan Singh, one of the founders of modern Bihar.

Nitish Kumar on India Today

External links

• Biography on Bihar Govt web site
• Biography on website of Lok Sabha
• Bihar CM Nitish Kumar pays Tribute to Late Satyendra Narayan Sinha
• Vice-President CONDOLES THE DEATH OF SATYENDRA NARAYAN SINHA