Nitish Kumar

Who is Nitish Kumar?

Nitish Kumar is an Indian politician who served as the Chief Minister of Bihar from 2005 to 2014. Previously, he was a Minister in the Union Government India. He belongs to the Janata Dal party. As a Chief Minister, he gained popularity by initiating a series of developmental and constructive activities including building of long-delayed bridges, re-laying roads that had ceased to exist, appointing over 100,000 school teachers, ensuring that doctors worked in primary health centers, and keeping crime in check. On May 17, 2014 he resigned taking the moral responsibility of his party's poor performance in the recently concluded general elections.