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Nitish Kumar To Resign As Bihar CM? JDU Chief Likely To File Rajya Sabha Nomination, Say Sources | India News

Nitish Kumar To Resign As Bihar CM? JDU Chief Likely To File Rajya Sabha Nomination, Say Sources | India News

Last Updated:March 04, 2026, 16:27 IST Nitish Kumar, the JDU chief, is set to file his nomination for the upper house of Parliament on Thursday. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Bihar’s political circles were abuzz amid growing speculation that Chief Minister Nitish Kumar may step down from the state’s top post after being elected to the Rajya Sabha. The JDU chief is set to file his nomination for the upper house of Parliament on Thursday and News18 Hindi sources confirmed that he will not continue as Bihar’s Chief Minister once elected as a member of the Rajya Sabha. The development triggered a flurry of questions about who will succeed him and what role, if any, his son Nishant Kumar will play in the new political arrangement. Nishant Kumar In Frame Sources told News18 Hindi that Nishant Kumar could be elevated to the post of Deputy Chief Minister. While no official confirmation has come from the JDU or the NDA alliance, chatter around his name has grown, with at least one senior minister close to Nitish …

Will Nitish Kumar’s son enter politics? JD(U) leaders keep cards close to their chest | Political Pulse News

Will Nitish Kumar’s son enter politics? JD(U) leaders keep cards close to their chest | Political Pulse News

Since January, there has been considerable buzz about Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s son Nishant Kumar entering politics. The JD(U) rank and file has so far never addressed the matter in public. Party leaders also told The Indian Express that the party had not discussed the matter at an organisational level even as they said Nishant’s entry could boost the party. A senior JD(U) leader said Nishant’s involvement in party affairs was “limited”, confined only to “certain public events with his father”. Story continues below this ad “As of now, he is not involved in party affairs. He does not participate in party meetings. We have not received any indication so far from Nitish ji that Nishant will be ushered into politics soon,” the leader said. The leader, however, added that it would not be “a bad idea” if Nishant entered politics but cautioned that the Opposition would be highly critical of Nitish, whose main plank over the years has been against dynasty politics. “Nitish ji has never promoted dynasty politics and he makes it …

Nitish’s age, son’s entry become talking points in Bihar politics

Nitish’s age, son’s entry become talking points in Bihar politics

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar turned 75 on Monday. He is understandably aging, as the nature does with everyone, but he remains in command in the state, and politically indispensable too. Nitish’s age, son’s entry become talking points in Bihar politics But for the first time, the Opposition is making his age and health a political issue with direct and relentless attacks on him. Yet, beyond rhetoric, there is a method in it — everyone knows the worth of Nitish Kumar to tilt the balance and the impact of his absence. Despite his flip-flop in the last seven years from the Grand Alliance (GA) to the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), Kumar has remained pivotal to the Bihar politics and has been able to play his cards deftly to be always one up. JD-U leaders say there is a lot more left in Nitish Kumar, and so does the BJP, but the way there has been a concerted move to initiate his non-political son Nishant Kumar, 49, into politics and get prepared to take over the …

Nitish Kumar’s son on Bihar election: ‘My father is 100% fit, vote for him’ | Latest News India

Nitish Kumar’s son on Bihar election: ‘My father is 100% fit, vote for him’ | Latest News India

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar’s son, Nishant, has urged people to vote for his father in the assembly elections, which are due later this year. Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar.(Hindustan Times) “This is an election year. I have urged the people to vote for my father earlier. I will do so again. He has done so much for Bihar. His return to power will ensure that development continues unhindered,” Nishant was quoted as saying by PTI on Friday. When asked about RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav’s remarks about the health of JD(U) supremo, who would be running for a fifth consecutive term in office in the assembly polls, he replied that his father is totally fit. “My father is 100 percent fit,” he told reporters, according to PTI. Nishant, however, did not respond to queries about speculations of his entry into politics. Also Read | Lalu Prasad predicts NDA defeat in upcoming Bihar assembly polls Last month, political circles in Bihar were abuzz with speculations about the entry of Nitish Kumar’s son in public life. Shravan …