Nitish Kumar: The many switch hits and u-turn politician from Bihar

India

oi-Vicky Nanjappa

New
Delhi,
Aug
08:
The
Bihar
government
is
on
the
verge
of
a
collapse
as
Nitish
Kumar
appears
to
make
a
u-turn
yet
again.
Meetings
are
scheduled
of
all
the
parties
and
an
announcement
regarding
a
split
with
the
BJP
is
likely
to
be
made
this
week.

In
the
2016
elections,
Nitish
Kumar
formed
the
government
in
Bihar
with
the
support
of
the
RJD,
Congress
and
left.

He
however
resigned
as
CM
on
July
26
2017
and
later
formed
the
government
in
alliance
with
the
BJP.
In
the
2021
elections,
Nitish
Kumar’s
JD(U)
fought
elections
with
the
BJP
and
formed
the
government
although
the
JD(U)
was
able
to
get
just
43
seats.

Bihar
crisis:
How
the
numbers
stack
up
in
the
assembly

With
the
political
crisis
looming
large
in
Bihar,
let
us
take
a
look
at
the
timeline:

1985:
Nitish
Kumar
elected
to
the
Bihar
state
assembly

1989:
Nitish
Kumar
backs
Lalu
Prasad
and
bags
the
chair
of
leader
of
opposition

1996:
Nitish
Kumar
makes
a
switch
hit,
backs
BJP

2000:
Nitish
is
elected
as
CM
of
Bihar
for
the
first
time.
With
151
MLAs,
the
NDA
was
unable
to
prove
its
majority
in
the
then
324
member
House.
He
resigned
before
he
could
prove
the
numbers

1988
to
2004:
Served
as
minister
of
railways,
surface
transport
and
agriculture
minister
in
the
NDA
government
under
Atal
Bihari
Vajpayee

2004:
Re-elected
to
Lok
Sabha
for
a
sixth
term
from
Nalanda

November
2005:
Nitish
is
sworn
in
as
chief
minister
of
Bihar
with
the
BJP
as
coalition
partner

2012:
Supported
Pranab
Mukherji
for
president
while
in
NDA

June
2013:
Breaks
ties
with
BJP
after
it
became
clear
that
Narendra
Modi
will
be
the
prime
ministerial
candidate

2014:
Nitish
steps
down
as
CM
and
Jitan
Ram
Manjhi
is
appointed
CM

February
2015:
Nitish’s
JD(U)
allies
with
RJD
under
Lalu
Prasad
Yadav
and
contest
elections.
Goes
on
to
become
CM
with
backing
of
RJD,
Congress
and
Left

July
2016:
Nitish
takes
another
u-turn
and
forms
the
government
with
BJP

2017:
Supported
Ramnath
Kovind
for
president
while
in
MGB

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