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April 15, 2026, 11:02 AM - 3 min read
His ascent effectively concludes the nearly twenty-year dominance of Nitish Kumar, who resigned on Tuesday to transition into a new role as a Rajya Sabha MP.
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April 14, 2026, 07:39 PM - 2 min read
Earlier in the day, Nitish Kumar, who heads the JD(U) and was recently elected to the Rajya Sabha, tendered his resignation from the post of Chief Minister, paving the way for a political transition in the state.
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April 14, 2026, 02:47 PM - 3 min read
The whole exercise was started from Old Secretariat, Patna where Kumar convened a last-minute meeting of his ministers to bid them farewell.
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April 12, 2026, 05:31 PM - 4 min read
Nitish Kumar may resign after an April 14 Cabinet meeting, with Bihar likely to get a new Chief Minister the next day amid a major political transition.
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April 12, 2026, 04:29 PM - 3 min read
Earlier in the day, JD(U) national working president Sanjay Kumar Jha said the process of the formation of the new government in Bihar will roll out after April 13.
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April 10, 2026, 02:10 PM - 1 min read
The oath was administered by Rajya Sabha chairman C P Radhakrishnan in his chamber at a brief ceremony.
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April 9, 2026, 06:02 PM - 3 min read
Nitish Kumar is likely to resign as Bihar Chief Minister on April 14, with Deputy CM Samrat Chaudhary emerging as the frontrunner to take over, sources said.
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March 30, 2026, 12:36 PM - 2 min read
Sanjay Kumar Jha, the JD(U) national working president, had previously confirmed that the resignation would follow the stipulated timeline, though he remained tight-lipped when pressed on exactly when the 75-year-old veteran might actually step down as Chief Minister.
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March 24, 2026, 02:52 PM - 2 min read
Sanjay Kumar Jha confirmed that the development follows a collective request from party members for Kumar to continue leading the organisation.
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March 17, 2026, 04:57 PM - 4 min read
As Nitish Kumar prepares to move to the Rajya Sabha, the question of succession inevitably arises. Numerically, the answer appears straightforward. The Bharatiya Janata Party, now the dominant partner in the ruling coalition, would naturally claim the chief minister’s chair. Yet, politics in Bihar has rarely been dictated by arithmetic alone.
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March 17, 2026, 10:19 AM - 3 min read
The five successful candidates include Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who is set to make his debut in the Upper House, alongside BJP national president Nitin Nabin, Union Minister Ram Nath Thakur, Shivesh Kumar, and Upendra Kushwaha.
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March 14, 2026, 08:03 PM - 3 min read
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar launches development projects worth ₹480 crore in Begusarai and Sheikhpura during his Samridhi Yatra.
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