An Ex-IAS officer can be Nitish Kumar’s successor in JDU

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A former Indian Administrative Services( IAS) officer and close aide  of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Manish Verma joined the Janata Dal United (JDU) party on July 9 in Patna. JDU working chairman Sanjay Jha handed him the party membership in the presence of state unit chairman Umesh Kushwaha. He was posted as the Additional Advisor to the CM.

 According to reports, with the  upcoming Bihar assembly elections in  2025 he will likely get a crucial post in the party, as discussed during the party’s national meeting held in Patna last week he is likely to be considered a possible successor to  Bihar CM Nitish Kumar. 

Who is Manish Verma?

Manish Verma, aged 50, hails from the Nalanda region of Bihar. His father Dr Ashok Verma has been known as a well known doctor

 in Biharsharif. Verma Completed his primary education from a government  school  in Biharsharif. He also studied in a school  in Patna before completing his graduation  in Civil Engineering from the IIT Delhi. He also worked with the Indian Oil Corporation before passing the UPSC in 2000. 

Manish got his first posting in Kalahandi and then became a Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) in Gunupur, Rayagara in Odisha. He was in Odisha for 12 years before he was transferred on deputation to Bihar. 

Verma joined as  additional consultant to Bihar chief minister after the post was created by Nitish Kumar on February 2, 2022 in a cabinet meeting. He has also served as a member of the Bihar State Disaster Management Authority. Verma stepped down from all these posts before joining the JDU

Connection with JDU

Verma has been aligned with the JDU  for over a year now. He played a significant  part during the recent Lok Sabha elections.  He visited all the 16 constituencies of JDU whereas the party ultimately won 12 seats and ended up getting a major  adherent in the NDA alliance.

Journalism and Mass Communication Graduate| Former Intern at Doordarshan Kendra and Press Trust of India

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