Patna: The final preparations are on for the formation of the 17th term of Bihar legislative assembly as the 2020 elections have given the mandate to the NDA.
At the legislature party meeting of the NDA, Nitish Kumar was unanimously elected the leader of the NDA.
Kumar also met the governor to stake his claim to form the government and presented him with the consent letter of the majority MLAs.
After meeting the governor, Kumar met representatives of the media and said that the governor has received the consent letter of MLAs and has appointed him as the Chief Minister-designate.
He will take the oath of office on Monday evening. He said that the names of his cabinet colleagues would be announced shortly.
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Nitish Kumar is a seasoned politician who has earned the sobriquet of ‘Chanakya’ in Bihar. He has been able to win the confidence of people through social engineering.
Kumar is going to be the Chief Minister for the record seventh time as he will be taking oath as the 37th CM of Bihar.
He had also been the 29th, 31st, 32nd, 34th, 35th and 36th Chief Minister of the state prior to this.
Kumar, a socialist leader, is considered a mature leader. This time, during the election campaign, he had said that this was his last election.
“This is my last election, give me a chance,” he had appealed to the people.
Born in a Kurmi family in 1951, Nitish Kumar completed graduation in mechanical engineering from the Patna Engineering College.
His political gurus were Jayprakash Narayan, Ram Manohar Lohia, Karpoori Thakur and George Fernandes.
He was married on February 22, 1973, to Manju Kumari Sinha, an engineer by profession. Nitish Kumar has one son who is a graduate from the Birla Institute of Technology.
Enters Politics In 1977
Nitish Kumar entered politics in 1977 by contesting Bihar assembly election on Janata Party ticket. He was elected to the Bihar assembly in 1985.
Kumar’s political clout increased when he became the Bihar unit president of Yuva Lok Dal in 1987.
