Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, sworn in for an unprecedented 10th term, has now completed around 19 years in office, placing him among India’s top 10 longest-serving chief ministers. At 74, Kumar continues a political journey that began in the JP Movement and has seen multiple ideological shifts, earning him contrasting nicknames like ‘Paltu Ram’ and ‘Sushashan Babu’. The list of long-serving CMs is topped by Pawan Kumar Chamling of Sikkim and includes stalwarts like Naveen Patnaik, Jyoti Basu, Manik Sarkar, and M. Karunanidhi.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, sworn in for an unprecedented 10th term, has now completed around 19 years in office, placing him among India’s top 10 longest-serving chief ministers. At 74, Kumar continues a political journey that began in the JP Movement and has seen multiple ideological shifts, earning him contrasting nicknames like ‘Paltu Ram’ and ‘Sushashan Babu’. The list of long-serving CMs is topped by Pawan Kumar Chamling of Sikkim and includes stalwarts like Naveen Patnaik, Jyoti Basu, Manik Sarkar, and M. Karunanidhi.