Nitish Kumar’s tenth term as Chief Minister marks another chapter in a political career shaped by socialist roots, shifting alliances and long-term governance reforms.

Born on 1 March 1951 in Kalyan Bigha in present-day Nalanda district, Nitish Kumar grew up far from the political spotlight. His father, Kaviraj Ram Lakhan Singh, shared a close association with former Bihar Chief Minister and freedom fighter Satyendra Narayan Sinha.

Kumar pursued electrical engineering at what is now NIT Patna, where he began engaging with socialist political thought under leaders such as Ram Manohar Lohia, Jay Prakash Narayan, Karpoori Thakur, Satyendra Narayan Sinha and V.P. Singh.

He became actively involved in Jay Prakash Narayan’s ‘Sampoorna Kranti’ movement between 1974 and 1977. Senior journalis

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