Patna: JD(U) MLA Hari Narayan Singh, a close aide of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, on Saturday claimed that a “unanimous” decision has been taken to make the party supremo’s son Nishant the deputy CM in the new government to be formed upon his father’s resignation.
Singh, the MLA from Harnaut, the assembly segment in Nalanda district that Kumar himself had represented in the 1980s, also claimed that Nishant, who is entering politics in his late 40s, will be elected to the state legislative council next month.
“At the legislature party meeting held at the chief minister’s residence, a unanimous decision was taken to make Nishant the deputy CM in the new government,” Singh told a private news channel here, a day after the JD(U) president briefed his colleagues about his decision to give up the post and move to the Rajya Sabha.
Nishant Kumar, a software engineer who graduated from BIT Mesra, is the son of Bihar CM and JDU chief Nitish Kumar.
Born July 20, 1975, to Nitish Kumar and the late Manju Kumari Sinha, Nishant has long kept a low public profile while pursuing spiritual interests. Recent filings peg his net worth at Rs 3.61 crore, mostly from inherited maternal assets.
Nishant Kumar’s induction signals a sharp U-turn for Nitish Kumar, long an outspoken critic of dynastic politics. It follows the NDA’s sweeping 2025 Bihar poll win and growing JD(U) calls for a clear successor. In media chats, he has hinted at closely tracking his father’s governance work.
Bihar Minister Dilip Jaiswal whan asked about Nishant Kumar’s political entry, said, “We have an alliance. Whatever decision they take, it will be welcomed. Whatever decision they make, as an alliance partner, we will welcome it” quotes ANI.
In a different statement, he said, “It’s a great joy that Nishant Kumar is now stepping into politics with the CM’s and his family’s support. We wholeheartedly welcome him.”
“He’s undoubtedly an educated young leader with a BTech degree and a solid grounding.
Everything happens at its right time, and this seems to be his moment. We should embrace his entry warmly,” added the former state BJP president.
Earlier, senior JD-U leaders, including working president Sanjay Jha, Rural Works Department Minister Ashok Choudhary from Nitish Kumar’s cabinet, and others had publicly demanded that Nishant Kumar enter active politics.
While protests have erupted over Bihar CM Nitish Kumar’s sudden decision to quit state politics and enter the Rajya Sabha, JD(U) supporters are unhappy with the move.
Expressing deep heartbreak, they praise Nitish Kumar’s lifelong service to Bihar from the student movement era till now.
