Nitish Kumar - Revision history

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‎9 times CM

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‎2017

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‎2017

Phuntsog: /* Months of back-room work */

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‎Months of back-room work

Phuntsog at 06:02, 14 September 2017

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Phuntsog: /* Why Nitish changed mind */

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‎Why Nitish changed mind

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 . Jan 28, 2024 | Severed ties with RJD once again. Sworn in as Bihar CM with NDA’s support
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 Sushil Modi said BJP had decided to support Nitish. “Nityanandji and I called on Nitishji. BJP will support him, will support the government under him, We will inform the governor also,“ Sushil Modi said after a brief meeting with party legislators in Patna. Reports of Lalu Prasad's confidantes meeting BJP leaders to plot against Nitish only served to quicken events. Sources said Lalu's aides urged leniency in a probe against the RJD boss and offered to unsettle the Nitish government in return.
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+Patna: Politics is a game of possibilities, and no one knows this better than Bihar CM Nitish Kumar who has ditched enough allies over the years. His spectacular performance in the Lok Sabha polls has once again ensured he remains the alliance’s face in Bihar till next year’s assembly polls. More so, because former deputy CM Sushil Kumar Modi’s untimely death has left BJP without a stalwart in the state.
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+ BJP can, of course, campaign using PM Modi’s name, as it did in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, but given Nitish’s considerable support base among the Extremely Backward Classes (EBCs) and women — JD(U) has won 12 of the 16 seats it was allotted under the seat-sharing arrangement — it would not want to distance him.
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+ The EBC category comprising 130 small caste groups like Dhanuks, Kumhars, Kahars, Noniyas, Kewats, Nais, Mallahs, Telis and Tatmas, makes up 36% of Bihar’s electorate, as per the recent caste survey. Along with this group, Nitish was backed by support from his Kurmi-Koeri (Kushwaha) community. Kurmis are 2.9% of Bihar’s electorate and Koeris 4.2%. The CM also benefitted from the Mahadalit category comprising 21 castes that he helped create. Mahadalits account for some 10% of the state’s total vote.
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+ Women form another pillar of support: Nitish reserved 50% of slots in panchayati raj institutions, urban local bodies and teaching jobs for them. He gave 35% reservation to women in all govt jobs and 33% quota to girl students in medical, engineering and sports institutions. And the blanket ban on liquor in Bihar reduced domestic violence. It’s not surprising that he’s 3.6 crore women voters.
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	[[File:nitish.png\|Nitish Kumar’s relations with the NDA, 2009-2017.jpg\| Nitish Kumar’s relations with the NDA, 2009-2017 <br/>From[http://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com/Gallery.aspx?id=27_07_2017_009_025_001&type=P&artUrl=TWISTS-TURNS-27072017009025&eid=31808 '' The Times of India ''] \|frame\|500px]]		[[File:nitish.png\|Nitish Kumar’s relations with the NDA, 2009-2017.jpg\| Nitish Kumar’s relations with the NDA, 2009-2017 <br/>From[http://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com/Gallery.aspx?id=27_07_2017_009_025_001&type=P&artUrl=TWISTS-TURNS-27072017009025&eid=31808 '' The Times of India ''] \|frame\|500px]]
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		+	'''See graphic’'':
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		+	'' Nitish Kumar, 1994-2024 ''
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		+	==9 times CM==
		+	[January 29, 2024: ''The Times of India'']
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		+	NITISH’S NINE LIVES
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		+	1. March 3, 2000 \| Took oath as Bihar CM for the ﬁrst time with BJP’s support
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		+	2. Nov 24, 2005 \| Sworn in as chief minister with BJP’s support. Remained in power for ﬁve years
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		+	3. Nov 26, 2010 \| Formed government again with BJP’s support
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		+	4. Feb 22, 2015 \| Replaced Jitan Ram Manjhi (who was then in JD-U) as CM. Earlier, Nitish had snapped ties with NDA in June 2013 after Narendra Modi was made chief of BJP campaign committee. He resigned as CM in May 2014 after JD(U)’s debacle in Lok Sabha elections
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		+	5. Nov 20, 2015 \| Took oath as Bihar chief minister with RJD’s support. Government lasted for a year and 8 months
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		+	6. July 27, 2017 \| Sworn in as CM with BJP’s support. Tenure lasted for 3 years, 3 months and 2 weeks
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		+	7. Nov 16, 2020 \| Took oath as CM with BJP’s support. Govt lasted for 21 months
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		+	8. Aug 10, 2022 \| Quit NDA again, became CM with the help of RJD, Congress and Left
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		+	9. Jan 28, 2024 \| Severed ties with RJD once again. Sworn in as Bihar CM with NDA’s support
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 [http://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com/Article.aspx?eid=31808&articlexml=REUNION-Synchronised-events-show-months-of-back-room-27072017009028 Akhilesh Singh|REUNION - Synchronised events show months of back-room work|Jul 27 2017 : The Times of India (Delhi)]
- There was more than a hint of synchronisation in the events played out in Patna and Delhi as BJP played its cards astutely on Wednesday with a scheduled meeting of the parliamentary board quickly deciding to back Nitish Kumar as CM and seal the deal for a coalition government.
+There was more than a hint of synchronisation in the events played out in Patna and Delhi as BJP played its cards astutely on Wednesday with a scheduled meeting of the parliamentary board quickly deciding to back Nitish Kumar as CM and seal the deal for a coalition government.
 Having already offered outside support to Nitish in case he broke with RJD, the BJP brass revised its public script almost every few minutes as the party first announced that it would would not like mid-terms polls in Bihar and then a little later announced that it would join a coalition.

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	The CM ran his own check and found the “tip-off “ to be credible -a determination which, JD(U) sources said, deepened the divergence. On May 8, the SC struck down the Jharkhand HC order and ruled that Lalu would have to face trial in each of the cases registered against him in connection with the fodder scam. The top court, in fact, passed severe strictures against the HC judge who gave the verdict .		The CM ran his own check and found the “tip-off “ to be credible -a determination which, JD(U) sources said, deepened the divergence. On May 8, the SC struck down the Jharkhand HC order and ruled that Lalu would have to face trial in each of the cases registered against him in connection with the fodder scam. The top court, in fact, passed severe strictures against the HC judge who gave the verdict .
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		+	==Months of back-room work==
		+	[http://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com/Article.aspx?eid=31808&articlexml=REUNION-Synchronised-events-show-months-of-back-room-27072017009028 Akhilesh Singh\|REUNION - Synchronised events show months of back-room work\|Jul 27 2017 : The Times of India (Delhi)]
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		+	There was more than a hint of synchronisation in the events played out in Patna and Delhi as BJP played its cards astutely on Wednesday with a scheduled meeting of the parliamentary board quickly deciding to back Nitish Kumar as CM and seal the deal for a coalition government.
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		+	Having already offered outside support to Nitish in case he broke with RJD, the BJP brass revised its public script almost every few minutes as the party first announced that it would would not like mid-terms polls in Bihar and then a little later announced that it would join a coalition.
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		+	The two parties worked over recent months to revive their 17-year-long alliance which ended abruptly in June 2013 when Nitish parted ways expressing strong opposition to Narendra Modi being considered as the NDA's prime ministerial candidate.
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		+	The tie-up is intended to highlight a common agenda against corruption as also underscore an alliance with a major backward caste leader, a significant factor in Bihar and neighbouring UP.With Modi's own OBC credentials seen as an asset, the pact with Nitish weakens the argument that BJP caters to upper caste interests.
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		+	As the high political drama unfolded soon after Nitish sought an appointment with Bihar governor Kesarinath Tripathi on Wednesday evening, BJP moved to leave no confusion about the return of a JD(U)-BJP government in the state. Asked about a reunion with BJP , Nitish bolstered saffron spirits by saying his next move would be in the interest of the state.
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		+	Soon after Nitish's resignation, PM Narendra Modi tweeted his approval of the move as he linked it with the war against corruption, one of the major planks of the NDA government including measures like demonetisation and the law to crack down on benami property .
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		+	Modi tweeted, “I congratulate Nitish Kumar for joining fight against corruption.125 crore people of the coun try are with him... Rising above political affiliations, fight against corruption is in the interest of Bihar and the country .“ Later, Modi's tweets turned out to be the official BJP line as several of its leaders hinted at joining hands with Nitish, terming it an alliance of crusaders against corruption.
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		+	It may be a coincidence but BJP convened its parliamentary board meeting initially about finalising candidates for the Rajya Sabha polls. However, there was a formal briefing about political developments in Bihar after the parliamentary board meet.
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		+	Sushil Modi said BJP had decided to support Nitish. “Nityanandji and I called on Nitishji. BJP will support him, will support the government under him, We will inform the governor also,“ Sushil Modi said after a brief meeting with party legislators in Patna. Reports of Lalu Prasad's confidantes meeting BJP leaders to plot against Nitish only served to quicken events. Sources said Lalu's aides urged leniency in a probe against the RJD boss and offered to unsettle the Nitish government in return.
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 [http://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com/Article.aspx?eid=31808&articlexml=Friends-Season-2-Why-Nitish-changed-mind-27072017009021 Friends, Season 2: Why Nitish changed mind|Jul 27 2017 : The Times of India (Delhi)]
- CM Joined Hands With BJP After Learning Of Lalu's Offer To NDA To Topple Govt
+CM Joined Hands With BJP After Learning Of Lalu's Offer To NDA To Topple Govt
 Though beset with contradictions and led by a chief minister who chafed at the constraints imposed on him by coalition compulsions, the grand alliance in Bihar would not have unravelled so soon had it not been for Nitish Kumar's suspicions of betrayal.

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	In June, JD(U) had slammed BJP for not addressing mob lynching issues, and for making cow the "national agenda" in a bid to polarise votes, India Today reported. However, in the same month BJP had come out to say Narendra Modi and Nitish Kumar had nothing but love for each other. BJP spokesperson GVL Narsimha Rao said, "The coalition in Bihar is riddled with internal contradictions. While there is a natural admiration between the prime minister and Nitish Kumar, the open attacks among the alliance partners signal a massive churn." But now that the JD(U) and BJP have planned to stitch an alliance in Bihar, their take on each other is at least not left to the imagination.		In June, JD(U) had slammed BJP for not addressing mob lynching issues, and for making cow the "national agenda" in a bid to polarise votes, India Today reported. However, in the same month BJP had come out to say Narendra Modi and Nitish Kumar had nothing but love for each other. BJP spokesperson GVL Narsimha Rao said, "The coalition in Bihar is riddled with internal contradictions. While there is a natural admiration between the prime minister and Nitish Kumar, the open attacks among the alliance partners signal a massive churn." But now that the JD(U) and BJP have planned to stitch an alliance in Bihar, their take on each other is at least not left to the imagination.
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		+	==Why Nitish changed mind==
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		+	[http://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com/Article.aspx?eid=31808&articlexml=Friends-Season-2-Why-Nitish-changed-mind-27072017009021 Friends, Season 2: Why Nitish changed mind\|Jul 27 2017 : The Times of India (Delhi)]
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		+	CM Joined Hands With BJP After Learning Of Lalu's Offer To NDA To Topple Govt
		+	Though beset with contradictions and led by a chief minister who chafed at the constraints imposed on him by coalition compulsions, the grand alliance in Bihar would not have unravelled so soon had it not been for Nitish Kumar's suspicions of betrayal.
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		+	Sources in JD(U) said that though Nitish was not happy with the conduct of ministers nominated by RJD who would take orders from Lalu Prasad, it was the “reliable report“ of the latter offering a deal to BJP which turned out to be the tipping point for him.
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		+	JD(U) sources alleged that Lalu's emissaries had approached two Union ministers offering to pull the rug from under Nitish's feet in lieu of the Centre's help with legal troubles facing their boss.
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		+	Convicted for his complicity in a corruption case and, as a result, barred from contesting elections, Lalu had won a big battle when Jharkhand high court endorsed his argument that having already been convicted in the fodder scam case, he could not be tried separately for cases which were part of the larger conspiracy to embezzle money meant to buy animal feed for government-run dairy and poultry forms.
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		+	The CBI had challenged the verdict in the Supreme Court and, according to JD (U), RJD wanted the Centre to go easy during the hearing. The two Union ministers shared details of the purported offer with the leadership and within no time, news of the conspiracy reached Nitish.
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		+	The CM ran his own check and found the “tip-off “ to be credible -a determination which, JD(U) sources said, deepened the divergence. On May 8, the SC struck down the Jharkhand HC order and ruled that Lalu would have to face trial in each of the cases registered against him in connection with the fodder scam. The top court, in fact, passed severe strictures against the HC judge who gave the verdict .