Bihar, Nitish Kumar and Election
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Nitish Kumar will remain the Chief Minister of Bihar, sources have indicated, with the formation of the new state government expected in another three days after the cabinet formula was finalised at a meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
With JD(U) crossing 80 in the 243-strong House, just four seats behind the BJP's 89, Nitish Kumar looks set to take oath as Bihar's CM a 10th time
Fact-Check: An old clip of Samrat Choudhary saying that Nitish Kumar looted JDU's workers has gone viral as recent. However, it is from September 2023.
The NDA won the Bihar Assembly elections with a sizeable mandate, with both the JDU and BJP significantly improving on their 2020 performance
Tejashwi Yadav trails in Raghopur, while Nitish Kumar’s son Nishant Kumar stays away from politics, focusing on his career.
In the Bihar assembly elections 2025, the NDA clinched 202 seats in the 243-member Assembly. The BJP won 89 seats, while the JD(U) secured 85. Allies LJP (Ram Vilas), HAM and RLSP also won seats, contributing to the alliance’s majority.
This report covers the National Democratic Alliance's landslide victory in the Bihar Assembly elections, paving the way for Nitish Kumar to continue as Chief Minister. The bulletin discusses the BJP emerging as the single largest party and features reactions from alliance leaders,
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From Jungle Raj to Sushasan: Jan Suraaj’s Pavan Verma hails Nitish Kumar’s 20-year CM legacy
Jan Suraaj party spokesperson Pavan Verma says, "...Nitish Kumar was the 'X' factor of these elections. People assumed that Nitish Kumar's era had ended... Nitish Kumar has been the CM for the last 20 years.