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Patna : Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar turned 72 today. He is getting congratulations from all over the country. Those who congratulated Nitish Kumar’s party leaders, activists and big leaders of politics are also included. JDU President Lalan Singh and Minister Sanjay Jha have congratulated the CM on his birthday and wished him a long life.
Nitish Kumar has been in charge of the state for 17 years. Let us tell you that he was born on March 1, 1951 in Bakhtiyarpur in Patna district. Took Mechanical Engineering degree from Patna Engineering College. Nitish’s surname is Munna. Nitish Kumar’s father was a legal and freedom fighter. Nitish Kumar, who does politics of socialist ideology, learned the qualities of politics from Jayaprakash Narayan, Ram Manohar Lohia, Karpoori Thakur and George Fernandes.
Nitish Kumar has also been the Union Minister of Railways and Agriculture before becoming the CM of Bihar. While being the Railway Minister, he took many such decisions, which are discussed even today. Nitish Kumar married Manju Kumari Sinha, a teacher by profession, on 22 February 1973. Nitish Kumar, who was against the dowry system, got married without taking dowry. Nitish Kumar has a son Nishant, who is a graduate from BIT.
Record of taking oath 8 times
Bihar’s CM Nitish Kumar has a record of taking oath as CM 8 times. Although Nitish Kumar is behind many leaders in terms of being the CM of a state for the maximum number of days in the country, but no one is near him in terms of taking oath as CM for the maximum number of times. Sikkim’s CM Pawan Kumar Chamling, who has been CM for the longest period of 28 years in the country, has also taken oath only 6 times. While Jayalalithaa and Himachal CM Virbhadra Singh have also taken oath 6 times.
