Nitish Kumar

Responding to the recent decisions of the government, RJD spokesperson Mrityunjay Tiwary said, “They (NDA leaders) are simply copying our welfare agendas."

The senior lawyer, known for his anti-corruption campaigns, insisted that there must be “transparency and fairness” in the state’s land acquisition process.

Unemployment and Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls have emerged as the key issues that respondents said they would vote on, a new survey on Bihar elections has found.

Another key project is the construction of a rail overbridge at level crossing 91 between Siwan and Pachrukhi railway stations on State Highway 89 (Babuniya–Siswan Road), estimated at Rs 92.16 crore.

Time and again, the choices of this vote bloc have upended predictions and delivered surprises on counting day, making it the X-factor no political party can afford to ignore.

Proposal to open seven new medical colleges in the state was green-lighted in the Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.

Under the ‘Mukhyamantri Mahila Rozgar Yojana’, one woman from every family will receive Rs 10,000 as the first installment to start a small business of her choice.

The cabinet of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar approved a new scheme, 'Mukhya Mantri Divyangjan Udyami Yojana', in this regard.

Nitish Kumar said that several other provisions have been made to significantly assist entrepreneurs setting up industries in the state.

Among the deceased were eight men and two women, officials said.

The CM, however, did not specify what percentage of recruitments was to be reserved for those born and raised in the state.

The city’s first elevated corridor or double-deck flyover was inaugurated by Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on June 11, 2025 and spans the congested Ashok Rajpath corridor.

Nitish said that cooks, night watchmen, and physical education and health instructors have played a crucial role in strengthening the education system in the state, and announced an increase in their monthly salaries.

The survey comes barely three months ahead of polls in the state where the Nitish Kumar-led NDA will face off against the Mahagathbandhan.

Kumar said, "You all are shouting hai hai. A chant of khaay khaay (eat, eat) would have served you better".

Several BJP leaders from Bihar earlier said they would welcome Nitish Kumar's nomination as the NDA nominee for the vice presidential elections.

Tejashwi Yadav questioned the requirement of 11 documents for the revision form, asking how poor people would manage to provide so many documents.

The leader, in his message to Nitish Kumar, said that it was his opinion and that of thousands of workers and leaders of his party, that the time has now come.

The announcement comes at a significant time as the state is expected to hold the assembly polls, most likely in October or November. However, the Election Commission is yet to issue a proper dates.

BSP chief Mayawati dismissed Nitish Kumar's recent job-related promises as mere "rhetoric and electoral deception".