Nishant Kumar, son of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, on Sunday (March 8, 2026), officially joined the ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U) at the party headquarters in Patna. JD(U) working president Sanjay Kumar Jha inducted Mr. Nishant Kumar into the party. Mr. Nitish Kumar, however, was conspicuously absent. “Nishant hain to nischint hain (when Nishant Kumar is around, we are reassured), Jai (hail) Nitish, Jai Nishant,” they chanted. Mr. Nishant Kumar was born on July 20, 1975, and, like his father, is an engineer by education.

Source: The Hindu March 08, 2026 15:42 UTC